Episode 38: Quantum Physics, Reality, and Consciousness with Dr. James Glattfelder The Consciousness Podcast 2020-07-31 | In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. James Glattfelder. Dr. Glattfelder is a physicist turned quant, turned complexity scientist, with a pinch of data science and a philosophical bent. He has a Ph D in Complex Systems from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and is interested in fundamental theories and real-world complexity. We discussed quantum physics and consciousness, the concept of reality, panpsychism and more. Please enjoy this episode with Dr. James Glattfelder.theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-38-quantum-physics-reality-and-consciousness-with-dr-james-glattfelder
Episode 42: Psilocybin, Addiction and Consciousness with Dr. Garcia-Romeu The Consciousness Podcast 2020-11-20 | In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins and a Guest Researcher at the National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Neuroimaging Research Branch, where he studies the effects of psychedelic drugs in humans, with a focus on psilocybin as an aid in the treatment of addiction. We discussed his work with psilocybin, what it means to be addicted, and what insight his work has given him into the mystery of consciousness. So, please enjoy this episode, with Dr. Garcia-Romeu.theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-42-psilocybin-addiction-and-consciousness-with-dr-garcia-romeu
Episode 41: Consciousness and Psychedelics with Dr. Dennis McKenna The Consciousness Podcast 2020-11-03 | In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Dennis McKenna, an ethnopharmacologist, research pharmacognosist, lecturer and author. He’s also the founder of the McKenna Academy and a board member at the Heffter Research Institute. We talked about psychedelics and consciousness.theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-41-consciousness-and-psychedelics-with-dr-dennis-mckenna
Episode 40: Consciousness as Fundamental to Reality with Dr. Donald D. Hoffman The Consciousness Podcast 2020-10-23 | In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Donald D. Hoffman, who is a professor of cognitive science at the University of California, Irvine. His writing has appeared in Scientific American and Edge, and his work has been featured in the Atlantic, Wired, and Quanta. He resides in Irvine, California. Be sure to check out his latest book, The Case Against Reality, available just about everywhere.theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-40-consciousness-as-fundamental-to-reality-with-dr-donald-d-hoffman
Episode 39: Ketamine, NDE and Consciousness with Dr. Sam Ko The Consciousness Podcast 2020-09-30 | In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Sam Ko, owner of Reset Ketamine. We discussed his insight into consciousness while working with Ketamine and his East-meets-West approach to healing. This is also the first episode that is also published on my other podcast, The Stoned Ape Reports, which covers healing with psychedelic medicines. So, please enjoy this episode with Dr. Sam Ko.
Episode 37: An Inside View of Consciousness with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor The Consciousness Podcast 2020-06-19 | In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr Jill Bolte Taylor. Dr. Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist who experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain in 1996. It took eight years to completely recover all of her physical function and thinking ability. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey. We discussed left-brain, right-brain and what that means for our understanding of consciousness. Please enjoy this episode with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor.theconsciousnesspodcast.com
Episode 36: Mind Versus Consciousness & The Split Brain with Dr. Chris Niebauer The Consciousness Podcast 2020-05-30 | In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Chris Niebauer. Dr. Niebauer the the author of No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism. He earned his Ph.D. in cognitive neuropsychology at the University of Toledo, with a focus on the differences between the left and right sides of the human brain. He is currently a professor at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses on consciousness, mindfulness, left- and right-brain differences, and artificial intelligence. We discussed mind versus consciousness and the link to Eastern philosophy. Please enjoy this episode with Dr. Chris Niebauer.
Episode 35: Past Life Regression, NDEs with Dr. John Webber The Consciousness Podcast 2020-05-02 | In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. John Webber. Dr. Webber is a practicing Psychiatrist whose patients have experienced past-life regression and near-death experiences. He is also the author of The Red Chair, the story of John and his patient, Judy, who discovered past lives and a connection with spirituality, which led them to the healing they had previously thought impossible. We discussed near-death experiences and other psi phenomena as they relate to consciousness Please enjoy this episode with Dr. John Webber.
Episode 34: Alien Information Theory with Dr. Andrew Gallimore The Consciousness Podcast 2020-04-04 | In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Andrew Gallimore. Dr. Gallimore is a neurobiologist, chemist, and pharmacologist, with a focus on the relationship between psychedelic drugs, the brain, and consciousness as they relate to the structure of reality. He is currently based at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan. We discussed his Alien Information Theory and more. Please enjoy this episode with Dr. Andrew Gallimore.theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-34-alien-information-theory-with-dr-andrew-gallimore
Episode 33: Subjective versus Objective experiences of Consciousness with Tom Clark The Consciousness Podcast 2020-02-29 | In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Philosopher Tom Clark. Tom hosts Naturalism.Org, one of the Web’s most comprehensive resources on worldview naturalism, its implications and applications. He is also a research associate at the Institute for Behavioral Health at Brandeis University, working on solutions to drug addiction and other behavioral disorders. We had a great conversation about the subjective versus objective experiences of consciousness, neural correlates of consciousness, death, and more. Please enjoy this episode with Philosopher Tom Clark.theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-33-subjective-versus-objective-experiences-of-consciousness-with-tom-clark
Episode 32: Turning Science On Its Head with Mark Gober The Consciousness Podcast 2020-02-08 | In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Mark Gober, himself the host of a podcast about consciousness. Mark is a Board member at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Partner at Sherpa Technology Group in Silicon Valley, former New York investment banker and now also an author and podcast host. His book, An End to Upside Down Thinking, shines the light on a different way of understanding consciousness.theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-32-turning-science-on-its-head-with-mark-gober
Episode 31: NDEs, Death and Consciousness with Psychic Dr. Debra Diamond The Consciousness Podcast 2020-01-11 | In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Debra Diamond, a former Wall Street money manager, CNBC commentator and host of a CNN radio program who left a high profile job to pursue a life of spirituality and purpose. She is a graduate of the Holistic Studies Institute of New York, has completed mediumship training at the Arthur Findlay College in the UK and trained at the Carl Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. She is a writer, artist, thinker, and psychic and provides a unique perspective on human consciousness.theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-31-ndes-death-and-consciousness-with-psychic-dr-debra-diamond
Episode 30: An Exploration of Consciousness with Dr. Riccardo Manzotti and author Tim Parks The Consciousness Podcast 2019-12-15 | In this episode, I welcome back previous guest, Riccardo Manzotti, along with his friend and co-author, Tim Parks. We discussed their new book, Dialogues on Consciousness, in which the two discuss the nature of consciousness. theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-30-an-exploration-of-consciousness-with-dr-riccardo-manzotti-and-author-tim-parks
Episode 29: Near-Death Experience (NDE) and Consciousness with Dr. Pim van Lommel The Consciousness Podcast 2019-09-16 | In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with cardiologist Dr. Pim van Lommel. For more than twenty years Dr. van Lommel has studied near-death experiences (NDEs) in patients who survived a cardiac arrest. In 2001, he and his fellow researchers published a study on Near Death Experiences in the renowned medical journal The Lancet. He, then wrote the bestseller Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience in 2007. theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-29-near-death-experience-nde-and-consciousness-with-dr-pim-van-lommel
Episode 28: The Hard Science and Philosophy of Consciousness with Dr. Berit Brogaard The Consciousness Podcast 2019-08-04 | In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Berit Brogaard. We discussed science and consciousness, brain waves and neural correlates of consciousness, and her work with synesthesia and savant syndrome. Dr. Berit “Brit” Brogaard is a Professor of Philosophy and the Director of the Brogaard Lab at the University of Miami. Her areas of research include philosophy of perception, philosophy of emotions, and philosophy of language. She is the author of several books, including Transient Truths and The Superhuman Mind.theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-28-the-hard-science-and-philosophy-of-consciousness-with-dr-berit-brogaard
Episode 27: The Spread Mind with Dr. Riccardo Manzotti The Consciousness Podcast 2019-07-12 | In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Riccardo Manzotti. We discussed his explanation of consciousness, which he terms The Spread Mind. With a background in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science, Dr. Manzotti was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the Department of Linguistic and Philosophy, MIT and is currently an Associate Professor in Theoretical Philosophy, IULM University, Milan and a Google Scholar.theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-27-the-spread-mind-with-dr-riccardo-manzotti
Episode 26: Neuropharmacology of LSD, Psilocybin and Consciousness with Dr. Katrin Preller The Consciousness Podcast 2019-06-07 | We had a great conversation and covered neuropharmacology and LSD, altered states of consciousness and even a little philosophy. Please enjoy this episode with with Dr. Katrin Preller.
Episode 25: Artificial Intelligence, Psychology with Dr. Jim Crowder and Dr. Shelli Friess The Consciousness Podcast 2019-04-30 | In this episode, I have the honor of speaking with two experts, a father-daughter team working on Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Psychology. Dr. Jim Crowder is a Systems Fellow at Colorado Engineering, where his projects include Research, Development and Deployment of Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Intelligence and Machine Learning systems and applications. He’s also the creator of the famous Maxwell AI bot. Dr. Shelli Friess completed her doctorate at Argosy University in Counselor Education and Supervision and is a faculty member at Walden University’s School of Counseling and Human Services. Her research interests include artificial intelligence, counselor development and wellness, trauma, and vicarious trauma.
Episode 24: Consciousness and Out of Body Experiences with Dr. Susan Blackmore The Consciousness Podcast 2019-03-19 | In this episode, I have the honor of speaking with Dr. Susan Blackmore, who is a psychologist, lecturer and writer researching consciousness, memes, and anomalous experiences. She is a Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth, as well as a TED Talk lecturer, blogger for the Guardian, and often appears on radio and television. Her book, The Meme Machine (1999) has been translated into 16 other languages; more recent books include Conversations on Consciousness (2005), Zen and the Art of Consciousness (2011), Seeing Myself: The new science of out-of-body experiences (2017) and a textbook Consciousness: An Introduction (3rd Ed 2018).
The Consciousness Podcast with Elizabeth Schechter The Consciousness Podcast 2019-01-26 | In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Elizabeth Schechter, who is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology in the Department of Philosophy and in the Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Program at the Washington University in St. Louis. Her work centers on questions of psychological unity, with a focus on split-brain, which you can find in her book, Self-Consciousness and “Split” Brains: The Minds’ I.theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-22-consciousness-and-the-split-brain-with-dr-elizabeth-schechter
Episode 21: Consciousness, Spirituality and Interconnectedness with Dr. Cassandra Vieten The Consciousness Podcast 2018-12-28 | In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Cassandra Vieten, who is the President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and a scientist at the Mind-Body Medicine Research Group at California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute. Dr. Vieten is a licensed clinical psychologist and has been with IONS since 2001, previously serving as its Executive Director of Research.theconsciousnesspodcast.com
Cennectome Harmonics, LSD and Consciousness with Dr. Selen Atasoy The Consciousness Podcast 2018-11-23 | In this episode, I discussed Connectome Harmonics and neural correlates of consciousness, specifically under the influence of LSD, mindfulness meditation and dream sleep with Dr. Selen Atasoy. Dr. Atasoy’s research explores brain dynamics in different states consciousness, including sleep, meditation, and psychedelic states, as well as in psychiatric disorders, by analysing fMRI and MEG data within the mathematical framework of harmonic waves. She has extensive experience working in experimental and computational neuroscience exploring neural correlates of consciousness. Currently, she is working as a postdoctoral researcher at Hedonia Transnational Research Group, University of Oxford.We had a great conversation.. Please enjoy this episode with Dr. Selen Atasoy.theconsciousnesspodcast.com
The Consciousness Podcast with Dr Michael Graziano The Consciousness Podcast 2018-09-29 | My guest this episode is Dr. Michael Graziano, Professor of Psychology at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute where he runs a lab and studies the brain basis of consciousness. He earned his PhD at PRINCETON UNIVERSITY in 1996 and is an accomplished musician and composer as well as a published author, having published several novels in addition to his published works.We had a great conversation about his Attention Schema Theory and much more. http://theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-19-the-evolution-of-consciousness-and-the-attention-schema-theory-with-dr-michael-graziano
Episode 18: Neuroscience and Consciousness in Animals with Dr. Scott Husband The Consciousness Podcast 2018-08-25 | My guest is Dr. Scott Husband of The University of Tampa. Dr. Husband’s primary field of study is behavioral neuroscience with an emphasis on comparative neuroanatomy and cognition. He has studied higher-level visual processing, the role of dopamine in attention, and dopamine-hormone interactions in various species of birds.http://theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-18-neuroscience-and-consciousness-in-animals-with-dr-scott-husband
The Consciousness Podcast with Marjorie Woollacott The Consciousness Podcast 2018-07-28 | In this edition, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Marjorie Woollacott, author of the book, Infinite Awareness: The Awakening of a Scientific Mind, which she describes as both a scientist’s memoir and a research survey on human consciousness.http://theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-17-neuroscience-meditation-and-consciousness-with-dr-marjorie-woollacott/http://theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-17-neuroscience-meditation-and-consciousness-with-dr-marjorie-woollacott
Episode 16: Consciousness, Idealism and Baloney with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup The Consciousness Podcast 2018-06-09 | In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup. Bernardo has a Ph.D. in computer engineering with specializations in artificial intelligence and reconfigurable computing. He has worked as a scientist in some of the world’s foremost research laboratories, including the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories (where the “Casimir Effect” of Quantum Field Theory was discovered). He has authored many academic papers and books on philosophy and science. Three of his most recent books, available at online booksellers are: More Than Allegory, Brief Peeks Beyond and Why Materialism Is Baloney.http://theconsciousnesspodcast.com
Episode 15: The Consciousness Podcast with Keith Frankish The Consciousness Podcast 2018-05-15 | This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Keith Frankish, a European philosopher and writer. I was first introduced to Dr. Frankish’s theory by David Chalmers’ keynote speech at The Science of Consciousness. The theory is Illusionism. Do we have consciousness or does it SEEM as if we have consciousness? Dr. Frankish is an Honorary Reader at the University of Sheffield, a Visiting Research Fellow with The Open University, and an Adjunct Professor with the Brain and Mind Programme at the University of Crete. His focus is primarily in philosophy of mind, but he has interests in many areas of philosophy. Please enjoy this conversation on Illusionism with Dr. Keith Frankish. http://theconsciousnesspodcast.com
Episode 14:The Consciousness Podcast with Michael Nahm The Consciousness Podcast 2018-05-05 | This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Michael Nahm, and the topic was Terminal Lucidity, a term he coined. Terminal Lucidity has implications in end-of-life experience, Near Death Experience, and provides insight into human consciousness. Dr. Nahm is a Biologist and studied Zoology, Botanics, Genetics, and Palaeontology. Learn more about his thoughts, ideas, and studies at www.michaelnahm.com.
Episode 13: The Consciousness Podcast with Dr Dean Radin The Consciousness Podcast 2018-04-10 | Dr. Dean Radin discusses his scientific experiments in consciousness, including his quantum double-slit experiment.http://theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-13-the-scientific-study-of-the-foundation-of-psi-phenomena-and-consciousness-with-dr-dean-radin
Episode 12: The Consciousness Podcast with Bernard Kobes The Consciousness Podcast 2018-04-02 | Dr. Bernard Kobes of Arizona State University joins us to discuss the Philosophy of Consciousness. We discussed everything from emergentism to the Mary thought experiment to the ethics of converged consciousness.http://theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-12-the-philosophy-of-consciousness-from-emergentism-to-connected-minds-with-dr-bernard-kobes
Episode 11: The Consciousness Podcast with Jonathon Simon The Consciousness Podcast 2018-03-23 | Jonathan Simon of the NYU Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness joins us to discuss the immortality of the soul, property dualism, and much more.http://theconsciousnesspodcast.com/episode-11-immortality-of-the-soul-property-dualism-and-more-with-jonathan-simon
Episode 9: Quantum Consciousness with Dr. Amit Goswami The Consciousness Podcast 2018-03-12 | Dr. Amit Goswami discusse Quantum Activism, Quantum Consciousness and Creativity.http://theconsciousnesspodcast.com
Episode 10: Anesthetics and Consciousness with Dr. George Mashour The Consciousness Podcast 2018-03-12 | Dr. George Mashour, Director, Center for Consciousness Science, discusses Consciousness, anesthetics, and Ketamine.http://theconsciousnesspodcast.com
Episode 8: Panpsychism and Integrated Information Theory with Dr. Christof Koch The Consciousness Podcast 2018-03-12 | Dr. Christof Koch discusses panpsychism and the Integrated Information Theory of consciousness. http://theconsciousnesspodcast.com
Episode 7: Survival of Consciousness after Death with Dr. Edward Kelly The Consciousness Podcast 2018-03-12 | Dr. Ed Kelly discusses near death experiences (NDE) and other psi phenomena. http://theconsciousnesspodcast.com
