Game Theory, False Narratives, Survival, Life Advice - Daniel Schmachtenberger | BSP# 20 @BeforeSkool

Before Skool Daniel Schmachtenberger is a founding member of The Consilience Project, aimed at improving public sensemaking and dialogue. The throughline of his interests has to do with ways of improving the health and development of individuals and society, with a virtuous relationship between the two as a goal. Towards these ends, he’s had particular interest in the topics of catastrophic and existential risk, civilization and institutional decay and collapse as well as progress, collective action problems, social organization theories, and the relevant domains in philosophy and science.

Motivated by the belief that advancing collective intelligence and capacity is foundational to the integrity of any civilization, and necessary to address the unique risks we currently face given the intersection of globalization and exponential technology, he has spoken publicly on many of these topics, hoping to popularize and deepen important conversations and engage more people in working towards their solutions.

0:00 - 0:55 - Intro
0:55 - 11:45 - What is Game Theory?
11:45 - 18:13 - Human Nature
18:13 - 27:30 - How Technology Conditions Humanity WOW
27:30 - 43:00 - Is Tech moving Too Fast for Humans to Adapt to it? Excellent
43:00 - 52:20 - Perverse Incentives
53:20 - 1:01:50 - The Mostly False Progress Narrative
1:01:50 - 1:09:04 - Why Modern Humans Feel Empty Very Good, but not knew
1:09:04 - 1:31:08 - Who will pass on their genes?
1:31:08 - 1:47:38 - Why should we care about the Meta Crisis? Fantastic
1:47:38 - 1:59:54 - What is a healthy culture & healthy progress?
1:59:54 - 2:25:15 - Spiritual Beliefs & Compassion
2:25:15 - 2:48:20 - Authentic Positive Progress & Regulation
2:48:20 - 2:52:21 - Can AI be Regulated?
2:52:21 - 3:03:00 - After AI, what will be the purpose of Humans?
3:04:30 - 3:24:08 - Is Democracy Over?
3:24:08 - 3:33:50 - Curiosity vs. Cognitive Bias
3:33:50 - 3:38:42 - Life Perspective

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Game Theory, False Narratives, Survival, Life Advice - Daniel Schmachtenberger | BSP# 20

Before Skool 2024-05-09 | Daniel Schmachtenberger is a founding member of The Consilience Project, aimed at improving public sensemaking and dialogue. The throughline of his interests has to do with ways of improving the health and development of individuals and society, with a virtuous relationship between the two as a goal. Towards these ends, he’s had particular interest in the topics of catastrophic and existential risk, civilization and institutional decay and collapse as well as progress, collective action problems, social organization theories, and the relevant domains in philosophy and science.

Motivated by the belief that advancing collective intelligence and capacity is foundational to the integrity of any civilization, and necessary to address the unique risks we currently face given the intersection of globalization and exponential technology, he has spoken publicly on many of these topics, hoping to popularize and deepen important conversations and engage more people in working towards their solutions.

0:00 - 0:55 - Intro
0:55 - 11:45 - What is Game Theory?
11:45 - 18:13 - Human Nature
18:13 - 27:30 - How Technology Conditions Humanity WOW
27:30 - 43:00 - Is Tech moving Too Fast for Humans to Adapt to it? Excellent
43:00 - 52:20 - Perverse Incentives
53:20 - 1:01:50 - The Mostly False Progress Narrative
1:01:50 - 1:09:04 - Why Modern Humans Feel Empty Very Good, but not knew
1:09:04 - 1:31:08 - Who will pass on their genes?
1:31:08 - 1:47:38 - Why should we care about the Meta Crisis? Fantastic
1:47:38 - 1:59:54 - What is a healthy culture & healthy progress?
1:59:54 - 2:25:15 - Spiritual Beliefs & Compassion
2:25:15 - 2:48:20 - Authentic Positive Progress & Regulation
2:48:20 - 2:52:21 - Can AI be Regulated?
2:52:21 - 3:03:00 - After AI, what will be the purpose of Humans?
3:04:30 - 3:24:08 - Is Democracy Over?
3:24:08 - 3:33:50 - Curiosity vs. Cognitive Bias
3:33:50 - 3:38:42 - Life Perspective

Survival Skills, Doomsday Prep, Fake Survival Shows, Invasive Species - Les Stroud | BSP 31

Before Skool 2024-10-17 | Les Stroud is a Canadian survival expert, filmmaker and musician best known as the creator, writer, producer, director, cameraman and host of the television series Survivorman. Stroud was named Chief Scout by Scouts Canada on 22 November 2021. After a short career behind the scenes in the music industry, Stroud became a full-time wilderness guide, survival instructor and musician based in Huntsville, Ontario. Stroud has produced survival-themed programming for The Outdoor Life Network, The Discovery Channel, The Science Channel, and YTV. The survival skills imparted from watching Stroud's television programs have been cited by several people as the reason they lived through harrowing wilderness ordeals.

0:00 - 5:44 - Survivorman
5:44 - 14:00 - Fake Survivor Shows
14:00 - 25:20 - Basic Survival Skills Everyone Should Know
25:20 - 28:00 - How to survive an apocalypse
28:00 - 32:18 - Off-Grid Living
32:18 - 37:49 - Humans are Too Detached from Nature
37:49 - 39:55 - Urban People vs Nature People
39:55 - 46:35 - Lost Ancient Civilization & Uncontacted Tribes
46:35 - 53:41 - Doomsday Prep
53:41 - 1:06:20 - Free Speech & Trolls
1:06:20 - 1:20:00 - Advice to aspiring content creators
1:20:00 - 1:28:05 - The Most Dangerous Animals, Tigers, Sharks, Bears, Water Buffalo
1:28:05 - 1:30:59 - Invasive Species

How to Survive an Apocalypse - Les Stroud

Before Skool 2024-10-11 | This is a clip from the Before Skool Podcast Ep 31 with Les Stroud.
Les Stroud (born 20 October 1961) is a Canadian survival expert, filmmaker and musician best known as the creator, writer, producer, director, cameraman and host of the television series Survivorman. Stroud was named Chief Scout by Scouts Canada on 22 November 2021. After a short career behind the scenes in the music industry, Stroud became a full-time wilderness guide, survival instructor and musician based in Huntsville, Ontario. Stroud has produced survival-themed programming for The Outdoor Life Network, The Discovery Channel, The Science Channel, and YTV. The survival skills imparted from watching Stroud's television programs have been cited by several people as the reason they lived through harrowing wilderness ordeals.
Full podcast can be heard here youtube.com/watch?v=mDBglR1UVrs

Boomer Wealth Transfer, Gen Z Despair, AI Girlfriends, UBI, Career Advice - Scott Galloway | BSP 30

Before Skool 2024-10-08 | Scott Galloway is Professor of Marketing at NYU’s Stern School of Business and a serial entrepreneur. He was named one of the world’s best business professors by Poets & Quants. Scott has founded nine companies, including Prophet, RedEnvelope, L2, and Section, where he also teaches. He is the New York Times–bestselling author of The Four, The Algebra of Happiness, Post Corona, Adrift: America in 100 Charts, and The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security. Scott has served on the boards of directors of The New York Times Company, Urban Outfitters, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, Panera Bread, and Ledger. He has won multiple Webby and Best Podcast awards, and his books have been translated into 28 languages. Across his Prof G and Pivot podcasts, No Mercy / No Malice newsletter, and his YouTube channel, Scott reaches millions. You can check out his podcast here youtube.com/@TheProfGShow

0:00 - 1:15 - Intro
1:15 - 4:30 - Are Young Men and Women Hopeless?
4:30 - 6:59 - Baby-Boomer Wealth Transfer
6:59 - 12:49 - Universal Basic Income
12:49 - 21:34 - Homeless & Healthcare Industrial Complex
21:34 - 33:50 - Romance & Population Decline (Super good)
33:50 - 37:44 - How to Figure out Your Career Path
37:44 - 44:00 - Don't Follow Your Passion (Good)
44:00 - 47:48 - AI Disruption & Valuation
47:48 - 51:34 - Future Predictions, GLP-1 Drugs
51:34 - 59:48 - Audience Capture

Why Young Men & Women Are Struggling to Couple - Scott Galloway

Before Skool 2024-10-02 | This is a clip from The Before Skool Podcast # 30 with Professor Scott Galloway. Full episode here youtube.com/watch?v=ZkkfjVWLjDc

Scott Galloway (born November 3, 1964) is an American public speaker, author, podcast host, and entrepreneur. He is a clinical professor of marketing at the New York University Stern School of Business.

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Decoding Symbols, Yin Yang, Serpents, Satan, Olympics, Post Modernism - Jonathan Pageau | BSP 29

Before Skool 2024-09-05 | Jonathan Pageau is a renowned liturgical artist, writer, and public speaker. Through his popular YouTube channel The Symbolic World, he has become a sought-out interpreter of the deep patterns in stories. With his 2022 publication of God's'Dog: Monster, a graphic novel invented with his brother Matthieu Pageau and artist Cord Nielson, Jonathan proved himself a powerful storyteller in his own right. The project’s successful crowdfunding encouraged him to continue his efforts to reclaim the storytelling landscape by starting a publishing company called Symbolic World Press (SWP).

SWP’s maiden publication is The Tale of Snow White and the Widow Queen, the first of an eight-book series of fairy tales in which Pageau explores a new way of telling fairy tales: one which is both aware of our cultural moment and simultaneously committed to honoring the deeply celebratory of the roots these stories have planted in our common imagination.

Jonathan’s YouTube channel, The Symbolic World, now has nearly 200k subscribers, and the community that has developed around his listenership is an active, supportive, and talented collection of artists and thinkers from around the globe. He recently launched a new Symbolic World Website, where people can sign up to access exclusive content unavailable on the regular channel, and to engage in the Symbolic World Community for timely discussions around symbolism, literature, religion, art, and culture. The site has also begun hosting paid courses, where people can sign up for an interactive deep dive into specific works, such as Beowulf, C.S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy, and the rebirth of Christian Metaphysics.

0:00 - 1:19 - Intro
1:19 - 3:25 - Yin Yang
3:25 - 6:20 - Importance of Symbols
6:20 - 14:33 - Serpent & Staff - Caduceus
14:33 - 28:00 - Satan
28:00 - 33:00 - Inverting Symbols & Olympic Ceremony
33:00 - 42:30 - Break down of identity and Tyranny
42:30 - 47:30 - Where does Post-modernism go next?
47:30 - 50:00 - Cycle of Empires
50:00 - 52:00 - Jordan Peterson
52:00 - 57:05 - Übermensch - Friedrich Nietzsche
57:05 - 1:04:10 - Shedding Collective Identities
1:04:10 - 1:09:37 - Strategies of Revolutionary Activists
1:09:37 - 1:31:53 - A Case for Free Will
1:31:53 - 1:31:53 - Returning to Traditions, Rejecting Modernity
1:31:53 - 1:52:42 - Reviving Fairytales

Alien Gods, Mars Civilization, Asteroid Impact, ET Life, Extinction - Dr. David Kipping | BSP 28

Before Skool 2024-08-20 | David Kipping is an astronomer at Columbia University, director of the Cool Worlds Lab, and host of the Cool Worlds YouTube channel.

EPISODE LINKS:
David's X Profile: https://x.com/david_kipping
David's YouTube: youtube.com/@UCGHZpIpAWJQ-Jy_CeCdXhMA
Cool Worlds Lab: coolworldslab.com

0:00 - 1:49 - Intro
1:49 - 8:15 - Science Communication
8:15 - 13:30 - The Downfall of Space Exploration, Fermi Paradox
13:30 - 17:43 - Mining Asteroids, Economic Reward of Space Exploration
17:43 - 23:00 - Are we alone in the universe?
23:00 - 30:32 - Rare Earth Hypothesis
30:32 - 37:32 - How do we search for extraterrestrial life?
37:32 - 43:29 - How would we Terraform Mars? Really good!
43:29 - 50:41 - Ethics of Colonizing Space
50:41 - 52:30 - Antarctica
52:30 - 59:22 - What came before the Big Bang?
59:22 - 1:06:32 - Agrippa's Trilemma, God, Religion
1:06:32 - 1:11:55 - Alien Gods, Theology
1:11:55 - 1:17:40 - Existential Threats
1:17:40 - 1:24:17 - Increasing Longevity, Short-term thinking
1:24:17 - 1:30:15 - Shape of the Universe (Really interesting)
1:30:15 - 1:35:30 - Singularity, Time relativity (Really good)
1:35:30 - 1:42:00 - Writing Science Fiction
1:42:00 - 1:49:40 - We're probably not living in a Simulation? (Very Good)

The Problem with Colonizing Mars - Dr. David Kipping

Before Skool 2024-08-15 | This is a clip from the Before Skool Podcast, episode 28 with Dr. David Kipping. Dr. David Kipping is a teacher of space, astronomy, exoplanets, astroengineering and the search for extraterrestrial life & intelligence.

In this clip, Dr. David Kipping explains the major obstacles of building a human civilization on Mars. There is no magnetic field, far less gravity and almost no atmosphere. We also discuss the ethical issues of going to space and modifying humans to fit the harsh environment.

The Cool Worlds Lab (http://coolworldslab.com), based at the Department of Astronomy, Columbia University, is a team of astronomers seeking to discover and understand alien worlds, particularly those where temperatures are cool enough for life, led by Professor David Kipping.

Full podcast can be found here youtube.com/watch?v=Sq8-lETPvKo

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Wrongfully Imprisoned for the Worst Crime Imaginable - Greg Kelleys Incredible Story | BSP 27

Before Skool 2024-08-08 | Greg Kelley is a former football star who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 25-99 years in prison. He was forced to spend 3.5 years behind bars until he was found innocent and is now exonerated. His case has been labeled the greatest Mishandling of justice in the history of the Texas court system. Greg has miraculously used this horrific experience as a way to do better for the world. He founded the Vindication Foundation to help other wrongfully imprisoned inmates. He is now a husband, father and runs a thriving business. Learn more at https://linktr.ee/gregkelley

0:00 - 8:55 - High School, Football, Intro
8:55 - 18:40 - The False Conviction
18:40 - 23:26 - Losing Everything
23:26 - 25:27 - Greg's Wife
25:27 - 49:40 - The Trial, Investigation, Guilty Verdict
49:40 - 1:09:00 - Prison, Fighting for his life
1:09:00 - 1:19:00 - Finding the Light in Hell
1:19:00 - 1:30:00 - Getting Exonerated - The Truth Prevails
1:31:00 - 1:33:33 - Free at Last - A Warm Homecoming
1:33:33 - 1:41:19 - Redemption - Justice is Finally Served
1:41:19 - 1:51:30 - How did this experience change your life?
1:51:30 - 1:58:35 - Closure & Forgiveness
1:58:35 - 2:05:00 - The Power of Faith, Jesus
2:05:00 - 2:10:00 - Reintegrating into Society
2:10:00 - 2:29:00 - Paying it forward - Helping the innocent

Plant Ceremonies, Taoism, Jung, Archetypes, Addiction, Healing - Paul Chek | BSP 26

Before Skool 2024-07-30 | Paul Chek is a world renowned holistic health, fitness & personal development expert and Host of Spirit Gym with Paul Chek podcast. Check out Paul Chek's Spirit Gym - myspiritgym.com

0:00 - 9:43 - Intro
9:43 - 13:40 - Corrupt Medical & Food Industry
13:40 - 18:25 - Heart Breathing
18:25 - 42:30 - Plant ceremonies
42:30 - 47:00 - Split Personalities, repressed authenticity, Carl Jung
47:00 - 57:30 - What causes addiction? Really Good
57:30 - 1:25:00 - Where is civilization heading?
1:25:00 - 1:33:30 - Taoist Perspective
1:33:30 - 1:37:50 - People are stuck in childhood
1:37:50 - 2:01:00 - Is the Deliberate?
2:01:00 - 2:14:15 - Are we destroying ourselves?
2:14:15 - 2:21:53 - Is Tap water safe to drink?
2:21:53 - 2:35:00 - Viruses are real?
2:35:00 - 2:59:00 - How does a Multi-Partner relationship work?
2:59:00 - 3:10:00 - Midlife Crisis

The Secret to a Long, Loving Relationship - Bret Weinstein

Before Skool 2024-07-26 | This clip is from the Before Skool Podcast 11 with Bret Weinstein. Full conversation can be found here youtube.com/watch?v=MZP7fWCOJ0I&t=2225s

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The 4 Causes of Addiction - Paul Chek

Before Skool 2024-07-23 | This clip is from The Before Skool Podcast Episode 26 with Paul Chek. Paul Chek is an author, veteran, public speaker, fitness coach and health expert. In this video, Paul cites the writing of Angeles Arrien (1940 – April 24, 2014) was a Basque-American cultural anthropologist, educator, author, lecturer and consultant, best known for her book The Four-Fold Way: Walking the Paths of the Warrior, Healer, Teacher and Visionary.

Full discussion with Paul Chek can be heard here youtube.com/watch?v=_664pzwBXLY

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Is the Progress Narrative a Lie? - Jamie Wheal

Before Skool 2024-07-21 | This is a clip from The Before Skool Podcast episode 24 with Jamie Wheal. There is a progress narrative that life keeps getting better, for everyone all over the world. Crime is lower, there's less war, people are supposedly living longer, we are richer, we have bigger TVs and more food than we can handle...but is the world really getting better? Is the progress narrative a lie?

Listen to the full discussion with Jamie Wheal here youtube.com/watch?v=NIBGcqFb_Mk&t=4551s

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Finding Romance, Loving Yourself, Chakra Imbalances, Awakening, Tarot - Gem Goddess | BSP 25

Before Skool 2024-07-15 | In this episode of the Before Skool Podcast, Gem Goddess joins Mark for round 2. Gem Goddess is a youtuber, author, tarot reader, astrologist and spiritual teacher. Learn more about Gem Goddess at youtube.com/c/TheGemGoddess

0:00 - 1:40 - Intro
1:40 - 12:20 - How to find romance
12:20 - 18:30 - Beliefs create reality
18:30 - 23:20 - Seeing the bigger picture
23:20 - 29:58 - What do we live for?
29:58 - 1:03:55 - Chakra Imbalances
1:03:55 - 1:09:15 - kundalini awakening
1:09:15 - 1:11:31 - Married life
1:11:31 - 1:19:44 - 3rd eye, Intuition & Logic
1:19:44 - 1:31:10 - Finding balance really good
1:31:10 - 1:41:45 - Never ask a psychic these questions
1:41:45 - 1:47:52 - Fate vs Destiny
1:47:52 - 2:05:20 - Asking the Tarot about the future of humanity
2:05:20 - 2:07:00 - Are you optimistic about the future?

Forbidden Tarot Questions - Gem Goddess

Before Skool 2024-07-13 | This clip is from the Before Skool Podcast episode 25 with Gem Goddess. Mark asks if there are any questions we should never ask tarot to reveal to us. Gem Goddess explains that there are certain mysteries that you don't want to solidify.

Full episode can be found here youtube.com/watch?v=_iyd9EM_xxU

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Anti-Humanism, Cynicism, Ancient Psychedelics, Progress Narrative - Jamie Wheal | BSP# 24

Before Skool 2024-06-20 | Jamie Wheal is a writer and cofounder of the Flow Genome Project. He is the author of Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work as well as Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's Lost Its Mind.

Learn more about Jamie Wheal at flowgenomeproject.com

0:00 - 3:30 - Intro
3:30 - 10:00 - The Secret Elixir of Eleusis
10:00 - 18:40 - MDMA Studies
18:40 - 35:00 - Should all drugs be legal?
35:00 - 43:50 - Progress Narrative - Is is a lie?
43:50 - 1:01:37 - Will technology save us?
1:01:37 - 1:08:00 - Is there an anti-human agenda?
1:08:00 - 1:14:40 - Underlying causes of current geopolitical issues
1:14:40 - 1:49:30 - Solving Tribalism, Colonialism & Capitalism
1:49:30 - 2:10:05 - Rise in Cynicism
2:10:05 - 2:20:00 - Philosophy for Life, Lord of the Rings

The Murky Underbelly of Social Media, Content Moderation, PTSD - Facebook Whistleblower | BSP 23

Before Skool 2024-06-12 | In today's episode, Mark sits down with Britney Gordon, a former facebook employee who oversaw content moderation. Britney details how content moderation works on social media platforms, the impact on mental health, the chaos of managing the world's content, censorship, bias, crisis management and the real world harm of social media.

To learn more about Britney Gordon, visit britneygordon.com

0:00 - 4:50 - Role at Facebook
4:50 - 7:55 - What do Content Moderators See
7:55 - 9:50 - Psychological Impact of being a content moderator
9:50 - 20:48 - How does Social Media Content Get Moderated?
20:48 - 40:50 - Intervening in Real World Threats
40:50 - 44:26 - Mark Zuckerberg
44:26 - 1:06:30 - Who Really Controls Social Media?
1:06:30 - 1:11:30 - Censorship & Bias
1:11:30 - 1:15:48 - Mental Health Effect on Content Moderators
1:15:48 - 1:18:05 - Managing the Chaos of 2020-2021
1:18:05 - 1:28:00 - Leaving Facebook
1:28:00 - 1:34:00 - Detoxing from Social Media
1:34:00 - 1:39:00 - Is content moderation necessary?

Making Sense of LGB, TQ+, Activism, Racism, Culture Divide, Solutions - Amir Odom | BSP# 22

Before Skool 2024-06-03 | Amir Odom is a cultural and political commentator. Amir's channel brings sanity and rationality to polarized issues. To learn more, check out Amir's channel youtube.com/@amirxodom

0:00 - 1:20 - Intro
1:20 - 5:10 - Amir's Backstory
5:10 - 7:21 - Meeting President Trump
7:21 - 9:34 - Thinking for yourself
9:34 - 13:07 - Is the Rise of LBGTQ a Social Contagion?
13:07 - 18:30 - "LGB" is Different from "TQ2IA+"
18:30 - 28:05 - What Are We Doing To Our Kids?
28:05 - 30:50 - Gay Pastors
30:50 - 38:20 - Mental Health
38:20 - 48:07 - Activism & College Protests, Lack of Purpose
48:07 - 53:40 - Inspiring Others
53:40 - 57:44 - Responding to Haters
57:44 - 1:04:30 - Being Grateful for Your Ancestor's Sacrifice
1:04:30 - 1:07:33 - Racial Progress
1:07:33 - 1:12:50 - Are Reparations A Good Idea?
1:12:50 - 1:17:35 - Non-Profit Industrial Complex
1:17:35 - 1:24:50 - How Social Media Impacts Development
1:24:50 - 1:34:20 - The Guinea Pig Generation
1:34:20 - 1:38:36 - Why do people get more conservative as they age?
1:38:36 - 1:43:30 - Immigration & Culture
1:43:30 - 1:54:57 - Does Affirmative Action Help or Harm?
1:54:57 - 2:02:00 - Race Swapping Movie Characters
2:02:00 - 2:07:00 - Identity politics divide us

Dont Disrespect the Sacrifice of Your Ancestors - Amir Odom

Before Skool 2024-06-01 | This clips is from the Before Skool Podcast, Episode 22 with Amir Odom
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Intelligence Feedback vs Effort Feedback - Andrew Huberman

Before Skool 2024-05-31 | This is a clip from the "Growth Mindset" animation by Dr. Andrew Huberman. Full animation can be viewed here youtube.com/watch?v=V9ewjjzAlRs&t=761s

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Alex Greys Profound Advice to Aspiring Artists

Before Skool 2024-05-25 | Alex Grey is best known for his depictions of the body that provide a multi-dimensional “x-ray” of anatomical, psychic and spiritual forces. For many people his visionary art presents icons of the psychedelic mystical experience. Alex and his wife, Allyson Grey, are the founders of Chapel of Sacred Mirrors.

In this video, Alex Grey give's his guidance to aspiring artists. The key takeaways are to create everyday. Carry a physical art journal with you. Make it as easy as possible for yourself to get in the habit of creating. Then seek out other creators that you admire. Find past creations that inspire you. Build a wealth of experience and skills. Don't expect to have immediate success. Many of the most well known artists, like Vincent Van Gogh, took years, decades or even a lifetime to finally be recognized. Don't create for money or fame or external validation. Create to express your inner light, to share your experiences and elevate consciousness. Create for the simple joy of creation. After all, that's what you've been put on this earth to do.

Alex uses Ken Wilbert's "Four Quadrants" to further explain to the process of creation - I / We / It / Its. First, creation begins with self exploration - Learning, intention, vision - it's what's in your heart. Second, it's getting the creation out into the studio, bringing the vision into the material world. Third, is about all the systems in the world in which you can deploy your art - the internet, social media, galleries, museums, concerts, cafes, etc. Lastly, the fourth quadrant, is the integration of your art into culture. It's the reaction and discussion of your art, which ultimately affects the entire web of consciousness.

Watch the full 2 hour podcast with Allyson and Alex Grey - youtube.com/watch?v=s7VZTCaCqJo&t=3087s

Humans are getting Sicker, Ozempic, Toxic Food, Bad Healthcare, Pesticides - Dr. Zach Bush | BSP# 21

Before Skool 2024-05-19 | Zach Bush MD is a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care. He is an internationally recognized educator and thought leader on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems. Dr Zach founded *Seraphic Group and the nonprofit Farmer’s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. His passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including topics such as the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut/brain health. His education has highlighted the need for a radical departure from chemical farming and pharmacy, and his ongoing efforts are providing a path for consumers, farmers, and mega-industries to work together for a healthy future for people and planet.

0:00 - 1:12 - Intro
1:12 - 8:00 - Are Humans Getting Sicker?
8:00 - 20:20 - Chemical Farming Affects on Health
20:20 - 31:00 - Changing the way we farm
31:00 - 40:00 - How did we strip the nutrition out of food?
40:00 - 45:00 - Ozempic
45:00 - 49:30 - Flaws in the healthcare system
49:30 - 54:14 - How individuals can make an impact
54:14 - 1:02:45 - How has EGO impacted Health?
1:02:45 - 1:17:20 - How will AI alter humanity?
1:17:20 - 1:22:00 - Autistic Future & Innovation
1:22:00 - 1:28:59 - How consciousness infuses with food & biology
1:28:59 - 1:33:44 - Lessons from working in Hospice Patients
1:33:44 - 1:43:30 - Overcoming burnout & Encouraging Revelations

Overfed & Undernourished - The Paradox of Obesity & Malnutrition - Dr. Zach Bush

Before Skool 2024-05-16 | Zach Bush MD is a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care. He is an internationally recognized educator and thought leader on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems. Dr Zach founded *Seraphic Group and the nonprofit Farmer’s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. His passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including topics such as the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut/brain health. His education has highlighted the need for a radical departure from chemical farming and pharmacy, and his ongoing efforts are providing a path for consumers, farmers, and mega-industries to work together for a healthy future for people and planet.

This clip is from the Before Skool Podcast # 21 with Dr. Zach Bush

Why Modern Humans Feel So Empty - Daniel Schmachtenberger

Before Skool 2024-05-07 | In this video, Daniel Schmachtenberger explains how economic incentives are misaligned with the well-being of humanity. This animation is a clip from the Before Skool Podcast with Daniel Schmachtenberger, Episode # 20.

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Rediscover Your Creative Spirit - Allyson & Alex Grey | BSP# 19

Before Skool 2024-04-17 | Alex Grey is an American visual artist, author, teacher, and Vajrayana practitioner known for creating spiritual and psychedelic artwork such as his 21-painting Sacred Mirrors series. He works in multiple forms including performance art, process art, installation art, sculpture, visionary art, and painting. He is also on the board of advisors for the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics, and is the Chair of Wisdom University's Sacred Art Department. He and his wife Allyson Grey are the co-founders of The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM), a non-profit organization in Wappingers Falls, New York.

Allyson Grey, a conceptual abstract painter and co-founder of CoSM, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, has long been a mentor and influencer of the contemporary Visionary Art movement. In 1971, in a psychedelic awakening through the guidance of Ram Dass’ book Be Here Now, Allyson heard a voice calling her to express in her art an essentialized world view. Chaos, Order & Secret Writing came to artistically symbolize the three essential characteristics of human perception, a minimal yet all-encompassing artistic statement worthy of immersion for a lifetime. Allyson’s art is a personal and shared meditation on the structure of thought, life and enlightenment.

Learn more about Allyson and Alex Grey at cosm.org
Alex Grey's website - alexgrey.com
Allyson Grey's website - allysongrey.com/about
CoSM youtube channel - youtube.com/@CoSMvision

0:00 - 4:40 - Appreciation
4:40 - 7:00 - Working in a Morgue
7:00 - 10:50 - Artistic Collaboration
10:50 - 14:50 - Depicting Infinite Consciousness in Art
14:50 - 21:10 - Secret Writing
21:10 - 27:33 - Couples that create together
27:33 - 33:58 - Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
33:58 - 39:22 - Reacting to AI Generated Art
39:22 - 43:40 - Opportunities for artists
43:40 - 51:10 - Will AI destroy human creativity?
51:10 - 1:08:52 - The Creative Spirit - Developing your own unique artistic style
1:08:52 - 1:15:08 - How to make money without being a sellout
1:15:08 - 1:22:15 - Tattoos of our art
1:22:15 - 1:31:44 - Important of Sacred Spaces & Community
1:31:44 - 1:46:30 - Polarity
1:46:30 - 1:59:48 - Advice to Aspiring Artists

The Replication Crisis in Academic Studies - Gurwinder

Before Skool 2024-04-09 | The replication crisis (also called the replicability crisis and the reproducibility crisis) is an ongoing methodological crisis in which the results of many scientific studies are difficult or impossible to reproduce. Because the reproducibility of empirical results is an essential part of the scientific method, such failures undermine the credibility of theories building on them and potentially call into question substantial parts of scientific knowledge.

The replication crisis is frequently discussed in relation to psychology and medicine, where considerable efforts have been undertaken to reinvestigate classic results, to determine whether they are reliable, and if they turn out not to be, the reasons for the failure. Data strongly indicate that other natural and social sciences are affected as well.

The phrase replication crisis was coined in the early 2010s as part of a growing awareness of the problem. Considerations of causes and remedies have given rise to a new scientific discipline, metascience, which uses methods of empirical research to examine empirical research practice.

This clip is from the podcast with Gurwinder. Listen to the full podcast here youtube.com/watch?v=CvqvIXoPBqY&t=4295s

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Free Will, Age of Aquarius, Lost Wisdom, Dark Agendas, AI, Ego Worship - The Alchemist | BSP# 18

Before Skool 2024-04-02 | Sarah Elkhaldy is a spiritual teacher and creator of "The Alchemist" Youtube channel, which focuses on deep mystical practices to enhance our lives.

0:00 - 7:33 - How will the Timeline Split play out?
7:33 - 14:00 - Where do you get your info from?
14:00 - 19:20 - Do we have Free Will?
19:20 - 27:10 - Christ Consciousness & the Material Age
27:10 - 42:00 - Age of Aquarius
42:00 - 49:35 - Narcissism & Nihilism
49:35 - 1:00:00 - Transcending the Hermetic Pendulum
1:00:00 - 1:13:08 - Satan & Ego Worship
1:13:08 - 1:20:16 - Dealing with Existential Crisis
1:20:16 - 1:24:40 - AI & Aliens
1:24:40 - 1:34:51 - Atlantis & Lost Knowledge
1:34:51 - 1:42:25 - Is Technology Lowering Consciousness?
1:42:25 - Living in Harmony, Ending the Victim Cycle
1:53:30 - 2:06:00 - Elon Musk, Good or Evil?
2:06:00 - 2:16:16 - Predictive Programming
2:16:16 - 2:22:00 - Dark Agenda & Aggressive Gaslighting
2:22:00 - 2:32:35 - How to handle power
2:32:35 - 2:46:15 - Money
2:46:15 - 3:04:21 - Femininity & Masculinity
3:04:21 - 3:09:20 - Compassion, Humanity, Perfection

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What is the Soul? - Paul Chek

Before Skool 2024-03-28 | In this video we try to define "The Soul". There is a growing idea in the modern world that humans have no soul, that we are programmable machines or "hackable animals" according to Yuval Noah Harari. But are these things true? Paul Chek looks across various religions, cultures and philosophers for an answer. Carl Jung stated, "In order for something to be rejected, it must first be real."

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How Will AI Impact Movies & Comics? - Nerdrotic

Before Skool 2024-03-26 | Gary of Nerdrotic explains how AI will affect the movie industry and the comic industry. This clio is from the Before Skool Podcast episode 16. Listen to the full podcast here youtube.com/watch?v=8_oXSuyjQP8&t=90s

Gary from Nerdrotic is a fandom advocate and 10 year comic book retailing veteran. Covering the good and the bad from the current state of Pop Culture with an affinity for genre Film and TV like Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, Star Trek and Venture Bros. Hosting a channel that focuses on nerd culture, specifically comic books, movies, and television. Breaking down the ins and outs of the productions and presentations in video reviews, and Live streams like The Nerdrotic Nooner. Proud member of the Fellowship and co-host of Friday Night Tights, The Real BBC, and Forbidden Frontier. Founder/Presenter at Nerdrotic on YouTube/Nerdrotic.com (2014-Present), Founder/Owner The Comic Outpost (2003-2013), Editor/Post Production Technicolor (2010-2012) Publisher/Artist/Writer at Entropy Comics (1996-2010)

Learn more about Nerdritic at youtube.com/@nerdrotic

The Rise of Irrational Thinking - Gurwinder | BSP # 17

Before Skool 2024-03-19 | This is a podcast with the fantastic writer, Gurwinder. We explore the startling rise of irrational thinking, especially in academia. We also cover the potential Tik Tok ban, audience capture, cognitive decline and how to find sanity.

To learn more about Gurwinder, please check out his Substack. https://www.gurwinder.blog/

0:00 - 6:40 - The Rise of Irrational Thinking
6:40 - 12:45 - The Value of Truth
12:45 - 19:00 - Irrational College Degrees
19:00 - 30:04 - The Replication Crisis
30:04 - 44:30 - Real World Harm of Irrational Thinking
44:30 - 54:36 - What's wrong with academia
54:36 - 1:09:31 - Audience Capture
1:09:31 - 1:33:17 - Tik Tok is Causing Brain Atrophy
1:33:17 - 1:41:31 - Should Journalists Use AI to Write?
1:41:31 - 1:55:08 - How to Find Common Sense in a Senseless World

Nerdrotic - The End of Woke Hollywood & DEI | BSP # 16

Before Skool 2024-03-08 | In this podcast we examine the culture war and the underlying ideology. How has this ideology affected comics books, media, cities and entertainment?

Gary from Nerdrotic is a fandom advocate and 10 year comic book retailing veteran. Covering the good and the bad from the current state of Pop Culture with an affinity for genre Film and TV like Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, Star Trek and Venture Bros. Hosting a channel that focuses on nerd culture, specifically comic books, movies, and television. Breaking down the ins and outs of the productions and presentations in video reviews, and Live streams like The Nerdrotic Nooner. Proud member of the Fellowship and co-host of Friday Night Tights, The Real BBC, and Forbidden Frontier. Founder/Presenter at Nerdrotic on YouTube/Nerdrotic.com (2014-Present), Founder/Owner The Comic Outpost (2003-2013), Editor/Post Production Technicolor (2010-2012) Publisher/Artist/Writer at Entropy Comics (1996-2010)

Learn more about Nerdritic at youtube.com/@nerdrotic

0:00 - 2:27 - Intro
2:27 - 15:20 - Culture War Explained
15:20 - 20:55 - Peak Wokeness, Reversing Course
20:55 - 26:40 - Why is everything a sequel or remake?
26:40- 33:00 - What makes a good story?
33:00 - 40:40 - DEI
40:40 - 45:30 - Hollywood is collapsing
45:30 - 1:01:55 - The Downfall of San Francisco
1:01:55 - 1:07:30 - Left wing ideology vs right wing ideology
1:07:30 - 1:13:36 - Addiction & Recovery
1:13:36 - 1:19:00 - How will AI Impact Movies & Comic books?
1:19:00 - 1:26:00 - Life of Nerdrotic, youtube, nerd talk
1:26:00 - 1:29:45 - Critical Drinker
1:29:45 - 1:33:20 - is the Movie Industry Dying?
1:33:20 - 1:49:30 - Ancient Mysteries & Catastrophes

Stand Up & Yell Bullsh*t - Russell Brand Reacts to Terence McKenna

Before Skool 2024-03-03 | Russell Brand reacts to an After Skool animation that is narrated by Terrence McKenna. Please subscribe for more interesting insights.

The Power of Fasting - Mike Rashid

Before Skool 2024-03-01 | Mike Rashid is a Professional Heavyweight Boxer, 2x Golden Gloves Winner, Power Bodybuilder, CEO of Interstellar Media, CEO and Co-Founder of Ambrosia Nutraceuticals, CEO and Founder of Alpha Academy Apparel, Author of ``Overtraining`` series eBooks and creator of the Alpha Shred Challenge.
Learn more about Mike Rashid at mikerashid.com

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Epidemic of Narcissism & Victim-Based Thinking in Modern Culture - Baggage Claim | BSP # 15

Before Skool 2024-02-06 | Baggage Claim is a youtube channel that aims to unpack the nonsense of modern culture and addresses the epidemic of narcissism and victim-based thinking that is taking over our society. To learn more, visit the Baggage Claim youtube channel youtube.com/c/baggageclaim

0:00 - 6:11 - Intro
6:11 - 15:30 - Why Modern Movies Are Failing
15:30 - 24:28 - Good Storytelling vs Lazy Writing
24:28 - 32:40 - Decline of Romance in Modern Culture
32:40 - 33:57 - Corporate Wokism
33:57 - 41:09 - Goundhog Day
41:09 - 45:30 - Character Development, Hero's Journey
45:30 - 1:01:40 - National Identity & Common Belief Systems
1:01:40 - 1:04:21 - Monogamy
1:04:21 - 1:13:39 - Healthy Masculinity
1:13:39 - 1:19:50 - Fatherless Homes & Addiction
1:19:50 - 1:23:00 - Do Criminals have Free Will?
1:23:00 - 1:34:10 - Positive Femininity
1:34:10 - 1:40:00 - 5th Wave Feminism
1:40:00 - 1:49:05 - Optimistic Future
1:49:05 - 2:12:25 - 10 Day Silent Retreat
2:12:25 - 21:16:54 - Harness your conscious mind

UnchartedX - Evidence of Advanced Technology in Ancient Civilizations | BSP # 14

Before Skool 2024-01-17 | Ben van Kerkwyk is the creator of UnchartedX, author, tour guide and historian. His work focuses on technology and engineering of ancient monuments. On UnchartedX, Ben investigates anomalies to uncover the true origins of the mystery that is our past.

Learn more about Ben and his work at youtube.com/@UC2Stn8atEra7SMdPWyQoSLA Or consider joining a tour of Egypt unchartedx.com

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0:00 - 4:30 - Intro, Egypt Trip
4:30 - 12:09 - Machu Piccu, High Altitude Civilizations
12:09 17:44 - Distinct Types of Building
17:44 - 27:22 - A Tale of Two Industries
27:22 - 30:00 - Unfinished Obelisk, Colossal Monuments
30:00 - 40:15 - Shifting Perspective on Human History
40:15 - 45:53 - Geography during the Ice Age, Before the Flood
45:53 - 54:20 - Gosford Glyphs - Ancient Egyptians in Australia?
54:20 - 1:04:57 - Evidence of High Technology in Ancient Egypt
1:04:57 - 1:21:20 - Tube Drills
1:21:20 - 1:28:10 - Inherited Culture
1:28:10 - 1:35:14 - Timeline of Egyptian Dynasties
1:35:14 - 1:44:00 - Random Stuff
1:44:00 - 1:50:55 - Mainstream Pushback
1:50:55 - 2:00:30 - Did the Pyramids have a Purpose?
2:00:30 - 2:11:06 - Quality Research
2:11:06 - 2:14:45 - Scientific Dogma
2:14:45 - 2:25:19 - Our Cosmic Destiny

A Brief History of Cambodias Haunting Genocide & The Khmer Rouge Killing Fields

Before Skool 2024-01-11 | This clip is from the Before Skool Podcast # 12 with Jake Julius, creator of RattlesnakeTV. Full episode can be found here youtube.com/watch?v=NItdWXITkho&t=5748s

The Cambodian genocide was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens by the Khmer Rouge under the leadership of Communist Party of Kampuchea general secretary Pol Pot. It resulted in the deaths of 1.5 to 3 million people from 1975 to 1979, nearly a third of Cambodia's population in 1975 (c. 7.8 million).

To learn more about Jake, visit his Youtube channel youtube.com/@rattlesnaketv/featured

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Mike Rashid - Stop Being Weak, Conquer Your Fears, Live like a Gentle Warrior | BSP # 13

Before Skool 2024-01-03 | Mike Rashid is a Professional Heavyweight Boxer, 2x Golden Gloves Winner, Power Bodybuilder, CEO of Interstellar Media, CEO and Co-Founder of Ambrosia Nutraceuticals, CEO and Founder of Alpha Academy Apparel, Author of ``Overtraining`` series eBooks and creator of the Alpha Shred Challenge.
Learn more about Mike Rashid at mikerashid.com

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0:00 - 13:40 - Eating Once a Day
13:40 - 19:50 - Capitalism & the Food Industry
19:50 - 23:00 - Do We Have Too Much Freedom?
23:00 - 30:50 - Human Nature
30:50 - 34:03 - Predictive Programming
34:03 - 42:20 - Corrupt Politics & Dictatorships
42:20 - 52:30 - Growth Mindset
52:30 - 56:30 - Life is what you make it
56:30 - 1:01:09 - Stop being weak
1:01:09 - 1:07:20 - Peaceful Warrior
1:07:20 - 1:09:15 - Raising strong, creative children
1:09:15 - 1:18:00 - As Above So Below
1:18:00 - 1:22:00 - Optimistic Future

Jake Julius of RattlesnakeTV - Modern Dating, Culture War, Religion & Politics | BSP# 12

Before Skool 2023-12-28 | Jake Julius is the creator of RattlesnakeTV, a channel that unabashedly discusses important and controversial topics using humor and extensive research. Some of the topics covered on RattlesnakeTV include masculinity, cultural issues and debating and communication techniques.

To learn more about Jake, visit his Youtube channel youtube.com/@rattlesnaketv/featured

0:00 - 3:33 - Intro
3:33 - 6:20 - Why You Must Be Dangerous
6:20 - 9:00 - American Politics
9:00 - 22:00 - Spread of Wokeness
22:00 - 25:00 - Whatever Podcast
25:00 - 38:10 - Monogamy vs Promiscuity, Men & Women
38:10 - 40:02 - Modern Dating
40:02 - 50:20 - Andrew Tate
50:20 - 53:35 - Facing Adversity
53:35 - 1:08:17 - Success on Youtube
1:08:17 - 1:12:42 - Act like a Professional
1:12:42 - 1:24:10 - Random Exchange
1:24:10 - 1:35:15 - Cambodian genocide
1:35:15 - 1:38:40 - Culture Wars
1:38:40 - 1:57:27 - Finding a Higher Power

What Caused the Ice Age Mega Flood? - Bret Weinstein

Before Skool 2023-12-21 | The Younger Dryas, which occurred circa 12,900 to 11,700 years BP, was a return to glacial conditions which temporarily reversed the gradual climatic warming after the Last Glacial Maximum, which lasted from circa 27,000 to 20,000 years BP. The Younger Dryas was the last stage of the Pleistocene epoch that spanned from 2,580,000 to 11,700 years BP and it preceded the current, warmer Holocene epoch. The Younger Dryas was the most severe and longest lasting of several interruptions to the warming of the Earth, and it was preceded by the Late Glacial Interstadial (also called the Bølling–Allerød interstadial), an interval of relative warmth that lasted from 14,670 to 12,900 BP.

The Channeled Scablands are a relatively barren and soil-free region of interconnected relict and dry flood channels, coulees and cataracts eroded into Palouse loess and the typically flat-lying basalt flows that remain after cataclysmic floods within the southeastern part of Washington state.

Geologist J Harlen Bretz defined "scablands" in a series of papers written in the 1920s as lowlands diversified by a multiplicity of irregular channels and rock basins eroded into basalt. Flood waters eroded the loess cover, creating large anastomizing channels that exposed bare basalt and creating butte-and-basin topography. The buttes range in height from 30 to 100 m (98 to 328 ft), while the rock basins range from 10 m (33 ft) in width up to the 11 km (7 mi) long and 30 m deep Rock Lake. Bretz further stated, "The channels run uphill and downhill, they unite and they divide, they head on the back-slopes and cut through the summit; they could not be more erratically and impossibly designed."

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Bret Weinstein - Bold Predictions about AI, Human Extinction, Romance & Climate | BSP # 11

Before Skool 2023-12-14 | In today's episode I sit down with Bret Weinstein, professor and author, to discuss the state of the world, declining education, first principle thinking, AI, evolution, romance and some bold prediction of the future. Please let me know who you would like to see next as a guest. Thank you.

0:00 - 3:30 - Standing up for the truth
3:30 - 14:00 - First Principle Thinking
14:00 - 17:40 - Evolution of Social Behavior
17:40 - 22:00 - Institutional Capture
22:00 - 28:18 - The Decline of College
28:18 - 35:00 - Future of AI predictions
35:00 - 47:20 - The Death of Romance
47:20 - 54:00 - Will Humans Go Extinct?
54:00 - 56:00 - Ideological Subversion
56:00 - 59:58 - Learning from Real Experiences
59:58 - 1:03:18 - Sam Harris
1:03:18 - 1:23:03 - Younger Dryas Flood
1:23:03 - 1:34:40 - Potential Climate Disaster
1:34:40 - 1:38:20 - Optimistic Future
1:38:20 - 1:51:03 - Elon, Freedom, Courage, What's Next
1:51:03 - 1:59:00 - How to have a successful long-term relationship

Evidence of Energy Control in Egyptian Temple of Hathor? - Randall Carlson

Before Skool 2023-11-30 | Dendera Temple Complex - Built beginning ca. 1995 BCE is quite large, boasting a basilica, two birth houses, a sacred lake, and numerous other temples and shrines within its walls. Structures at the site hail from an assortment of different ancient Egyptian eras, with monuments from the Middle Kingdom, the Ptolemaic Era, and the period of Roman provincial rule.

There is evidence that the first building on the site went up around 2250 BCE, but the standing structures mostly date from the Ptolemaic era forward. In 1995 BCE, construction likely began on the Mentuhotep II monument, the oldest existing structure when the site was rediscovered. The Mentuhotep monument has since been moved to Cairo. The oldest structure currently there is from Nectanebo II, built ca. 345 BCE. All that said, it may be more accurate to say the structure as we know it began in 54 BCE, when construction began on the Temple of Hathor, the most prominent structure at the Dendera complex.

The Temple of Hathor is one of the most well-preserved antiquity sites in Egypt today, and is an excellent example of traditional Pharaonic architecture. The Temple of Hathor was built primarily during the Ptolemaic Dynasty, which was a period of Greek rule in Egypt. However, construction of the temple was completed under the Roman emperor Trajan, who is seen depicted on the walls of the complex making offerings to Hathor. The temple complex also includes a monumental gateway, constructed by Trajan as well as Domitian, another Roman emperor.

Men are LOSING the Ability to Reproduce - Dr. Shanna Swan

Before Skool 2023-11-18 | This is from the new podcast with Dr. Shanna Swan - youtube.com/watch?v=BbXmH6ewCK4&t=35s

Shanna H. Swan, Ph.D., is one of the world’s leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists. She is Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City where she is also a member of the Transdisciplinary Center on Early Environmental Exposures and the Mindich Child Health and Development Institute. Shanna is also an Adjunct Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California San Francisco and Senior Scientist at Environmental Health Sciences. Her work examines the impact of environmental exposures have on reproductive health and neurodevelopment.

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Dr. Shanna Swan - The Shocking Decline of Sperm Count & Fertility | BSP# 10

Before Skool 2023-11-18 | Shanna H. Swan, Ph.D., is one of the world’s leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists. She is Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City where she is also a member of the Transdisciplinary Center on Early Environmental Exposures and the Mindich Child Health and Development Institute. Shanna is also an Adjunct Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California San Francisco and Senior Scientist at Environmental Health Sciences. Her work examines the impact of environmental exposures have on reproductive health and neurodevelopment.

Since 1998 Dr. Swan has conducted multi-center pregnancy cohort studies, which now include more than 1,500 mothers and their children, in order to better understand how prenatal and early childhood exposure to stressors can impact children's health and development. For over twenty years, Dr. Swan and her colleagues have been studying the dramatic decline in sperm count around the world. Her July 2017 paper “Temporal Trends in Sperm Count: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis” ranked #26 among all referenced scientific papers published in 2017 worldwide and was updated in 2022.

Dr. Swan has published more than 200 scientific papers and a myriad of book chapters and has been featured in extensive media coverage around the world. Her appearances include ABC News, NBC Nightly News, 60 Minutes, CBS News, PBS, the BBC, PRI Radio, and NPR, as well as in leading magazines and newspapers, ranging from The Washington Post to Bloomberg News to New Scientist.

In 2021 Dr. Swan and co-author Stacey Colino published: Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Health, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race which has been translated into nine languages.

Dr. Swan is committed to broadening the impact of this science in order to protect public health and the environment.

0:00 - 1:37 - Intro
1:37 - 9:15 - Rapid Decline of Fertility
9:15 - 13:10 - Forecast of the Future
13:10 - 20:30 - Male Fertility
20:20 - 25:00 - Female Fertility
25:00 - 31:00 - Why is this decline bad
31:00 - 34:20 - Get your sperm tested
34:20 - 45:00 - New Study - Couples trying to get pregnant
45:00 - 49:25 - Important lifestyle changes to increase fertility
49:25 - 54:05 - Next phase of work
54:05 - 58:00 - Getting Pregnant After Coming Off Birth Control
58:00 - 1:00:50 - Philosophy
1:00:05 - 1:09:40 - Testosterone
1:09:40 - 1:16:10 - Bigger picture

Ralph Smart - Speaking Truth to Power | BSP# 9

Before Skool 2023-11-06 | Ralph Smart is a psychologist, author, counselor, alchemist, relationship guide and creator of the popular YouTube channel, "Infinite Waters". To view more inspiring content from Ralph, check out his channel youtube.com/@InfiniteWatersRalphSmart

0:00 - 3:38 - Intro
3:38 - 7:10 - How to open your 3rd eye
7:10 - 10:25 - Speaking Truth to Power
10:25 - 15:30 - Great Reset vs Great Awakening
15:30 - 20:41 - The Youtube Creative Landscape
20:41 - 26:50 - Life after death
26:50 - 31:39 - The Dumbing Down of Society
31:39 - 36:55 - The Dead Internet Theory
36:55 - 43:02 - Be conscious with your Attention
43:02 - 53:44 - Being a Creator without Selling Out
53:44 - 57:10 - The Golden Age of History
57:10 - 1:00:36 - You Gotta Know Your Worth
1:00:36 - 1:10:10 - Optimism for the Future

The Dead Internet Theory - Ralph Smart

Before Skool 2023-11-03 | This clip is from the Before Skool Podcast Episode 9 with Ralph Smart. Full episode - youtube.com/watch?v=PWKeY-vwfZE&t=739s

The dead Internet theory is an online theory that asserts that the Internet now consists mainly of bot activity and automatically generated content that is manipulated by algorithmic curation, marginalizing organic human activity.

Ralph Smart is a psychologist, author, counselor, alchemist, relationship guide and creator of the popular YouTube channel, "Infinite Waters". To view more inspiring content from Ralph, check out his channel youtube.com/@UCjt7bEwtlk6A6f_CiY2ZOlQ

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The Education System Destroys Curiosity - Carl Sagan

Before Skool 2023-10-23 | Carl Edward Sagan ( November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, science communicator, author, and professor. His best known scientific contribution is his research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation. He assembled the first physical messages sent into space, the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record, which were universal messages that could potentially be understood by any extraterrestrial intelligence that might find them. He argued in favor of the hypothesis, which has since been accepted, that the high surface temperatures of Venus are the result of the greenhouse effect.

Initially an assistant professor at Harvard, Sagan later moved to Cornell, where he spent most of his career. He published more than 600 scientific papers and articles and was author, co-author or editor of more than 20 books. He wrote many popular science books, such as The Dragons of Eden, Broca's Brain, Pale Blue Dot and The Demon-Haunted World. He also co-wrote and narrated the award-winning 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, which became the most widely watched series in the history of American public television: Cosmos has been seen by at least 500 million people in 60 countries. A book, also called Cosmos, was published to accompany the series. Sagan also wrote a science-fiction novel, published in 1985, called Contact, which became the basis for a 1997 film of the same name. His papers, comprising 595,000 items, are archived in the Library of Congress.

Sagan was a popular public advocate of skeptical scientific inquiry and the scientific method; he pioneered the field of exobiology and promoted the search for extra-terrestrial intelligent life (SETI). He spent most of his career as a professor of astronomy at Cornell University, where he directed the Laboratory for Planetary Studies. Sagan and his works received numerous awards and honors, including the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, the National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal, the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction (for his book The Dragons of Eden), and (for Cosmos: A Personal Voyage), two Emmy Awards, the Peabody Award, and the Hugo Award. He married three times and had five children. After developing myelodysplasia, Sagan died of pneumonia at the age of 62 on December 20, 1996.

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Randall Carlson - Reviving A Lost Ancient Technology | BSP # 8

Before Skool 2023-10-18 | Randall Carlson is a master builder and architectural designer, teacher, geometrician, geomythologist, geological explorer and renegade scholar. He has 5 decades of study, research and exploration Into the interface between ancient mysteries and modern science and has been recognized by The National Science Teachers Association for his commitment to Science education for young people.

The acclaimed 1997 TBS/CNN documentary “Fire from the Sky” was based upon his research into Earth change and catastrophic events. He has organized several dozen field expeditions documenting evidence for catastrophic earth change. He has received academic recognition for outstanding work as a student of geology. His work incorporates Ancient Mythology, Astronomy, Earth Science, Paleontology, Symbolism, Sacred Geometry and Architecture, Geomancy, and other arcane and scientific traditions. For over 25 years he has presented classes, lectures, and multimedia programs synthesizing this information for students of the Mysteries.

Randall is uniquely qualified to interpret the hidden meaning of the great masterpieces of mystical architecture, as well as esoteric and occult ritual and symbolism. It is his aspiration to affect a revival of lost knowledge towards the goal of creating the new world based upon universal principles of harmony, freedom, and spiritual evolution.

To learn more about Randall's work, please visit randallcarlson.com

0:00 - 4:56 - Intro
4:56 - 20:10 - Giant Floods
20:10 - 37:17 - Plato's Atlantis
37:17 - 1:02:00 - Debunking The Eye of Sahara/Atlantis Idea
1:02:00 - 1:21:50 - The Downfall of Civilization
1:21:50 - 1:31:30 - Pearl Harbor
1:31:30 - 1:46:00 - Education & Propaganda
1:46:00 - 1:50:00 - Lost Technology
1:50:00 - 2:01:00 - Unreleased Joe Rogan Podcast Controversy
2:01:00 - 2:17:00 - Rediscovering Ancient Plasma Energy Technology
2:17:00 - 3:02:53 - Thunderstorm Generator
3:02:53 - 3:13:00 - Temple of Hathor
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Randall Carlson Debunks Atlantis Location at Richat Structure

Before Skool 2023-10-16 | The Richat Structure, also called Eye of the Sahara or Eye of Africa, is a prominent circular geological feature in the Sahara's Adrar Plateau, near Ouadane, west–central Mauritania, Northwest Africa. In the local dialect, rīšāt means feathers and it also is known locally in Arabic as tagense. Tagense refers to the circular opening of the leather pouch used to draw water from local wells.

It is an eroded geological dome, 40 kilometres (25 mi) in diameter, exposing sedimentary rock in layers that appear as concentric rings. Igneous rock is exposed inside and there are spectacular rhyolites and gabbros which have undergone hydrothermal alteration, and a central megabreccia. The structure is also the location of exceptional accumulations of Acheulean archaeological artifacts. It was selected as one of the first 100 geological heritage sites identified by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) to be of the highest scientific value.

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You Must be Dangerous to be Good - Jordan Peterson

Before Skool 2023-07-10 | Jordan B. Peterson is an author, professor and psychiatrist. In this video he describes why a harmless person is not a morally superior person. You must be dangerous to be good. A harmless man is not a good man, a good man is a very dangerous man who has that under voluntary control. For more content like this, please subscribe.

Psychedelic Beer in Ancient Greece - Brian Muraresku

Before Skool 2023-06-07 | Brian Muraresku is the author of 'The Immortality Key - The Secret History of the Religion with No Name'. Learn more at brianmuraresku.com

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