The universe is an extraordinary place, full of beauty and mystery. And yet, for all of the amazing things that science has discovered, the most surprising and mysterious aspect of reality is… us. Through the development of life and mind, the universe glimpses the potential of a subjective dimension, -of value, meaning, and significance. Today growing numbers of scientists and philosophers argue that proper recognition of the existence of consciousness reframes our entire cosmological pictur ...
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Does the Universe have a Purpose? Cosmic Fine-Tuning and Consciousness | Philip Goff
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Philosopher Philip Goff joins me to talk about panpsychism, cosmic fine-tuning, and his hypothesis that the universe is driven to the creation of conscious life and value.Please support Waking Cosmos on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/wakingcosmosPhilip's website: https://philipgoffphilosophy.com…
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Is Sentientism the Future of Ethics? | Jamie Woodhouse | The Waking Cosmos Podcast
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I discuss the philosophy, history and movement of sentientism with Jamie Woodhouse.Please support Waking Cosmos on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/wakingcosmosJamie's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SentientismAs mentioned in this episode, here is my conversation with David Pearce: https://on.soundcloud.com/suSUPJamie's conversation …
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Consciousness and Moral Realism | Sharon Rawlette
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Does moral truth exist? In this episode I talk to the philosopher Sharon Rawlette about her work on moral realism, and her pursuit of a universal ethical theory grounded in the intrinsic value of conscious states. We discuss her book, The Feeling of Value, utilitarianism, the deep nature of value, hedonism, darwinian suffering, and Sharon’s belief …
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We live in a unique time in history, when humanity’s growing technological power risks destroying our vast potential in the universe. The philosopher Toby Ord calls our unique time, "the Precipice." Today Toby joins me on Waking Cosmos to discuss existential risk, artificial intelligence, consciousness, and the far future of life in the universe.Pl…
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Consciousness, Psychedelics, and Panpsychism | Andrés Gómez Emilsson | The Waking Cosmos Podcast
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In today’s episode of Waking Cosmos I’m joined by the philosopher and consciousness researcher Andrés Gómez Emilsson. He is the director of research at the Qualia Research Institute, and the cofounder and president of the Stanford Transhumanist Association. We discuss Andrés’ views about consciousness, and how it could be a deep and fundamental par…
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Is there an Infinite Mind? | Donald Hoffman Ph.D. | The Waking Cosmos Podcast
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For all of science’s impressive advancements, one problem has stubbornly eluded us: Why do we have consciousness? How does inert unconscious matter give rise to the light of conscious experience? Neuroscientist Donald Hoffman has been pondering this question throughout his career. His thinking has gradually led him to a surprising possibility — tha…
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Cosmology and the Evolution of Consciousness | Brian Swimme Ph.D. | The Waking Cosmos Podcast
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Did the universe require the evolution of conscious life? How does our evolving picture of the universe impact human life? Cosmologist Brian Swimme joins Adrian on the Waking Cosmos podcast.Please consider supporting this podcast on Patreon here:https://www.patreon.com/wakingcosmosWatch Brian's Documentary, Journey of the Universe ~ https://www.jou…
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Nonlocal Mind and the Global Consciousness Project | Roger Nelson Ph.D. | The Waking Cosmos Podcast
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For many years psychologist Roger Nelson Ph.D. has explored an extended property of the mind that is unexplained by current science. Results of these experiments seem to suggest that our thoughts and intentions are not encapsulated within our brains or bodies, but extend mysteriously into the world around us, and in scientifically measurable ways. …
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ESP and Reality | Dean Radin Ph.D. on Consciousness and Observer Effects | The Waking Cosmos Podcast
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Dean Radin Ph.D. is a scientist who has been exploring mysterious anomalies of consciousness for decades. As chief scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Dean has conducted many scientific experiments testing the existence of telepathy, precognition, mind-matter interaction, and other anomalies of the mind. It is a field of study which rema…
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Does the Universe Have a Mind? | Exploring Panpsychism with Philip Goff | The Waking Cosmos Podcast
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Does the Universe have a Mind?My guest today is the philosopher Philip Goff, who has received attention for his defense of panpsychism, which is the idea that consciousness, —the distinctly subjective aspect of our minds, could be a fundamental element of reality. With growing support for panpsychism in academia, it is a view that Goff believes cou…
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Psychedelics and the Nature of Reality | David Luke | The Waking Cosmos Podcast
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Patreon ~ https://www.patreon.com/wakingcosmosPsychologist David Luke is one of the new generation of psychedelics researchers, based at the University of Greenwich in the UK. One of the things that stands out about David is that while he takes a scientific approach to understanding the potential value of psychedelics, he keeps an open mind to what…
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Quantum Mind, Immortality, and the End of Suffering | David Pearce | The Waking Cosmos Podcast
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My guest today is David Pearce, a well known philosopher and transhumanist, yet his views about consciousness set him apart from other transhumanists you might be familiar with (listen below). David believes that the nature of consciousness goes much deeper than can be explained through classical physics or from within a materialist paradigm. He su…
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The Future of Mind | Andrés Gómez Emilsson | The Waking Cosmos Podcast
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"There is a limitless horizon of possible mental experiences, pregnant with unimaginable value and significance."Please consider supporting Waking Cosmos on Patreon~ https://www.patreon.com/wakingcosmosThe nature of consciousness is among the most profound mysteries humans have encountered. And yet, whether we think that consciousness reflects a fu…
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The Qualia of Infinity | Mike Johnson | The Waking Cosmos Podcast
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How do we map the landscape of consciousness? What is the future for mind in the universe? And is consciousness an intrinsic part of reality? Today on Waking Cosmos I'm joined by Mike Johnson from the Qualia Research Institute, where they're working on a theory of consciousness which could have profound implications for society, including the devel…
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Remote Viewing and the Reality of Psychic Phenomena | The Waking Cosmos Podcast
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Are psychic phenomena real? In today's episode of Waking Cosmos, Adrian talks to Garret Moddel, a physicist at the university of Colorado who has carried out extensive scientific experiments exploring ESP, also known as “psi” phenomena. Garret has conducted experiments exploring phenomena ranging from telepathy, to precognition, and mind-matter int…
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