#54 - Critical Rationalism 2.0, with Lucas Smalldon

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Christofer and science writer Lucas Smalldon speak about epistemology in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss how Lucas found Critical Rationalism, his evolved version as different from David Deutsch's, knowledge as adapted information, universal epistemology vs. 'knowing different things are different', Seinfeld and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the importance of feeling ones feelings, and other related topics.
Lucas Smalldon is a student of critical rationalism. His blog, barelymorethanatweet.com, contains short posts on various issues from a critical rationalist perspective.

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#54 - Critical Rationalism 2.0, with Lucas Smalldon

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#15 - [Patreon Episode] Reductio Ad Reductionem, with Lucas Smalldon 1:40:23

23 weeks fa1:40:23

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Lucas starts a fire with his bare hands and threatens Christofer's marriage by being so manly, followed by the two having a productive discussion about why Chris is an information-ist (derogatory towards information) and why cavemen probably thought a lot about apples. In these unedited bonus episodes for supporters, Christofer casually explores different topics with his friends: just thinking - and laughing -out loud. Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#57 - [Half Episode] Truth and Abstractions, with David Deutsch and Jake Orthwein 42:16

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Christofer speak with physicist David Deutsch and Jake Orthwein about the logical concept of truth. They discuss the reality of abstractions, how representations get their meaning, the difference between biological evolution and the evolution of ideas, how emotions aren't theories, and more. Note: This is only the first half of the conversation, the full episode can be found on Patreon (patreon.com/doexplain). David Deutsch is a Visiting Professor of Physics at the Centre for Quantum Computation at Oxford University and the author of two books: 'The Fabric of Reality' and 'The Beginning of Infinity'. He works on fundamental issues in physics, particularly the quantum theory of computation and information, and constructor theory. Website: www.daviddeutsch.org.uk Twitter: @DavidDeutschOxf Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#56 - Relationship in Dzogchen, with Charlie Awbery 1:37:30

2 years fa1:37:30

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Christofer and meditation coach Charlie Awbery speak about their article 'Relating as beneficent space' in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss fixed patterns in interaction, psychological vs. Vajrayana perspective, Rigpa, accurate response, extraception, basic okayness, and other related topics. Charlie Awbery is a British born Vajrayana meditation coach, living in the US. They have a ton of experience in traditional Vajrayana - decades of practice, retreats, and application in ordinary life - that they bring to their coaching and teaching for contemporary practitioners uninterested in the cultural baggage associated with traditional contexts. They work with nerdy high-achievers, tech and finance industry professionals dedicated to understanding their minds, people who want to lead their best, most productive and beneficial lives. They co-founded Evolving Ground, a community for contemporary Vajrayana practitioners, where they lead group practices, discussions, gatherings, and retreats. 'Relating as beneficent space'-article: https://vividness.live/relating-as-space Charlie's relationship-course page: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/vajrayananow/1020122# Evolving ground website: https://evolvingground.org Vayrajana Now newsletter: https://confirmsubscription.com/h/t/8959B51E58109207 Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#55 - Pointing Out Instructions in Dzogchen, with Charlie Awbery 1:10:59

2 years fa1:10:59

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Christofer and meditation coach Charlie Awbery speak about Dzogchen in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss different types of non-duality, spontaneity, spacious presence, Rigpa, emptiness and form, pointing out instructions, Evolving Ground, and other related topics. Charlie Awbery is a British born Vajrayana meditation coach, living in the US. They have a ton of experience in traditional Vajrayana - decades of practice, retreats, and application in ordinary life - that they bring to their coaching and teaching for contemporary practitioners uninterested in the cultural baggage associated with traditional contexts. They work with nerdy high-achievers, tech and finance industry professionals dedicated to understanding their minds, people who want to lead their best, most productive and beneficial lives. They co-founded Evolving Ground, a community for contemporary Vajrayana practitioners, where they lead group practices, discussions, gatherings, and retreats. Charlie's course page: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/vajrayananow August retreat page: https://www.evolvingground.org/drala Vayrajana Now newsletter: https://confirmsubscription.com/h/t/8959B51E58109207 Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#54 - Critical Rationalism 2.0, with Lucas Smalldon 1:36:35

2 years fa1:36:35

1:36:35

Christofer and science writer Lucas Smalldon speak about epistemology in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss how Lucas found Critical Rationalism, his evolved version as different from David Deutsch's, knowledge as adapted information, universal epistemology vs. 'knowing different things are different', Seinfeld and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the importance of feeling ones feelings, and other related topics. Lucas Smalldon is a student of critical rationalism. His blog, barelymorethanatweet.com, contains short posts on various issues from a critical rationalist perspective. Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#53 - [The Chapman Series, Pt.6] Hot Tub Time Machine 1:49:08

2 years fa1:49:08

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#52 - [The Chapman Series, Pt.5] POPPER WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME 2:26:35

2 years fa2:26:35

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This is part 5 of a series where Christofer investigates the ideas of David Chapman with his friend Jake Orthwein. The material covered is mainly from Chapman's two books: 'Meaningness' (meaningness.com) and 'In the Cells of the Eggplant' (metarationality.com). In the fifth episode Lulie Tanett joins the conversation to compare her current (critical) rationalist position with the meta-rational one. They talk about the historical lineage that CR grew out of, why Descarted fucked up philosophy for everyone, the correspondence theory of truth, pragmatism, objective vs. subjective meaning, representation as affordances vs. mirroring the world, how genes aren't theories, information, intentionality, and why a universal epistemology might not be a coherent idea. Jake Orthwein is a writer and filmmaker based in Santa Monica, CA. He studied film and cognitive science at the University of Southern California and currently works as Director of Media for the Psychology of Technology Institute, an academic non-profit focused on improving research on the human-technology relationship. He is also a long term meditator. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeOrthwein Website: https://frameproblems.com/ Lulie Tanett is a writer from Oxford, England, specialising in applied critical rationalism. She is currently in teacher training for the Alexander Technique – an embodied mindfulness technique about how to get out of your own way. You can find her on Twitter ( https://www.twitter.com/reasonisfun and https://www.twitter.com/metaLulie ), where she writes about philosophy, the psychology of how to get unstuck and flourish, non-coercion and fun. Website: https://www.lulie.co.uk/ Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#51 - Everything Everywhere All at Once, with Jonny Miller 2:01:49

2 years fa2:01:49

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Christofer and nervous system specialist Jonny Miller speak about the path to authenticity in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss a recent Sacred Sons-retreat, the role of emotions in decision making, being vulnerable, circling, working with inner 'darkness', effective altruism, ethics, how emotional fluidity is a superpower, meaning, Christopher Bache's LSD-insights, reason, whether healing requires other people, and other related topics. Jonny Miller is an emotional resilience researcher, host of the Curious Humans podcast and founder of Nervous System Mastery — a cohort based course for cultivating calm and agency over your internal state. Nervous System Mastery: nsmastery.com Curious Humans Podcast: curioushumans.com Twitter: twitter.com/jonnym1ller Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#50 - Alexander Technique and Embodiment, with Lulie Tanett (feat. Hugo Holke) 1:44:53

2 years fa1:44:53

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Christofer and writer Lulie Tanett speak about the unity of body and mind in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss their journeys toward emotional fluidity, Alexander Technique, psychology and awareness, non-duality, Christofer's critiques of AT, Lulie's experiences of oneness, CR and meta-rationality, and answer some Twitter-questions. Lulie Tanett is a writer from Oxford, England, specialising in applied critical rationalism. She is currently in teacher training for the Alexander Technique – an embodied mindfulness technique about how to get out of your own way. You can find her on Twitter ( https://www.twitter.com/reasonisfun and https://www.twitter.com/metaLulie ), where she writes about philosophy, the psychology of how to get unstuck and flourish, non-coercion and fun. Website: https://www.lulie.co.uk/ "Oro" by Hugo Holke (58:57): https://open.spotify.com/track/1QqvH6feiXoEHfiRsNwH1m Hugo’s Spotify page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6WloCUDmzQ70gZrPDLTcku Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#49 - Nervous System Mastery, with Jonny Miller 1:52:52

2 years fa1:52:52

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Christofer and nervous system specialist Jonny Miller speak about breath and bodywork in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Jonny's journey through grief and loss, emotional fluidity, why feeling deeply isn’t irrational, embracing anger, holotropic breathwork, polyvagal theory, breath repatterning, trauma as incomplete reflexes, somatic experiencing, TRE, IFS, and other related topics. Jonny Miller is an emotional resilience researcher, host of the Curious Humans podcast and founder of Nervous System Mastery — a cohort based course for cultivating calm and agency over your internal state. Nervous System Mastery: nsmastery.com Curious Humans Podcast: curioushumans.com Twitter: twitter.com/jonnym1ller Episode with Ed on Breath Repatterning: https://podcast.curioushumans.com/episodes/the-birth-of-a-modality-repatterning-the-three-diaphragms-of-breathing-cultivating-nervous-system-regulation-with-ed-dangerfield Timestamps: ( 0:00) - Preamble and introduction (8:23) - The beginning of Jonny’s journey (14:40) - The tools to deal with tragedy (21:11) - Thoughts on Joe Hudson’s work (31:03) - Fully feeling your feelings (38:30) - Breathwork and meditation (45:45) - Chris on his past trauma (52:31) - Explanation of polyvagal theory (58:15) - Mouth-breathing, breathing patterns (1:07:45) - Alan Watts and belly laughter (1:11:40) - Somatic practices, TRE, and beyond (1:20:24) - Diving in vs. Gradual change (1:25:39) - Posture, breath, and Alexander Technique (1:35:05) - How the body keeps the score (of trauma) (1:42:16) - Where the wider culture stands Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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Guest Appearance on the Art of Accomplishment, with My Wife 47:32

2 years fa47:32

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Christofer and his wife Sadie joins Joe Hudson and Brett Kitsler on the Art of Accomplishment podcast (their episode description below): "Our guest Christofer returns with his wife Sadie for a powerful couples coaching session with Joe. They uncover how a pattern of self-reliance and appearing strong for each other has created stress in their relationship. What happens when they try a different approach?" Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#48 - $20M Start-Up, Jhanas and Dzogchen, with Oliver Edholm 1:31:35

2 years fa1:31:35

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Christofer and entrepreneur Oliver Edholm speak about his road to becoming CEO of a major AI start-up (Depict) and meditation in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Minecraft and programming, dropping out of high school, joining Y-combinator, AI-recommendation engines, why Depict is different from larger competitors, the role of emotions in decision-making, the four jhanas, Dzogchen, pointing-out instructions, and other related topics. Oliver Edholm is a 20-year old high school dropout, and founder & CEO of Depict. Depict has raised $20M in funding, and employs 40 people at the company during the time of writing. He previously lived in Singapore where he conducted AI-research at the age of 16, and before that he worked as a Machine Learning Engineer at Klarna. Oliver is also a Thiel Fellow and is recognized by Forbes in their 30 Under 30 list. Website: https://depict.ai/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-edholm-ai/ Timestamps: (0:00) - Preamble and intro (4:28) - Oliver’s origin story as an AI Entrepreneur (16:26) - Emerging from a teenage existential crisis (25:30) - Recommendation engines (29:40) - Expanding into e-commerce (34:03) - Dealing with the human aspect of business / Overcoming interpersonal barriers (42:46) - Differentiating from the tech giants (50:45) - Where does meditation fit into all of this? (54:48) - Thoughts on Dzogchen (1:03:55) - Instructions and teachings on jhanas (1:08:51) - Breakdown of all the jhanas (1:23:22) - Comparisons of jhanas with other experiences (1:28:25) - Oliver reveals the Dzogchen ‘pointing out’ instruction Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#47 - Emptiness, with Jake Orthwein 1:39:11

2 years fa1:39:11

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Christofer and writer Jake Orthwein speak about the buddhist concept of Emptiness in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss dependent co-arising, lack of inherent existence and no-self, Rob Burbea's 'ways of looking', the baysian brain and meditation, why emptiness is liberative, 'fear of emptiness' and DPDR, and other related topics. Jake Orthwein is a writer and filmmaker based in Santa Monica, CA. He studied film and cognitive science at the University of Southern California and currently works as Director of Media for the Psychology of Technology Institute, an academic non-profit focused on improving research on the human-technology relationship. He is also a long term meditator. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeOrthwein Timestamps: (0:00) - Introduction and preamble (5:47) - What the hell is emptiness? (13:46) - Why care about emptiness? (21:20) - How is this different from monism or nihilism? (30:26) - "The Bayesian Brain and Meditation" (40:50) - Why no-self does not mean no concepts (52:50) - Duality and reactivity (59:03) - Holdups with emptiness in practice (1:08:21) - Ways of practicing (1:17:14) - Concerning awareness (1:21:36) - Intermittent patterns of selfing (1:32:14) - How deep this runs Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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Guest Appearance on the Art of Accomplishment 33:44

2 years fa33:44

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Christofer joins Joe Hudson and Brett Kitsler on the Art of Accomplishment podcast (their episode description below): "Today’s episode is a coaching session with a guest who wants to stop postponing his enjoyment into an abstract future that never arrives. This session opens up an exploration of what can happen when we bring enjoyment into any moment: even the experience of chronic pain." Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#46 - Embodied Awareness, with Charlie Awbery 2:33:42

3 years fa2:33:42

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Christofer and meditation coach Charlie Awbery speak about Vajrayana in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Charlie's early awakening experience, the importance of view in meditation, Tantra and Dzogchen, experiential sameness, renunciation vs. engagement, self-love, no self, the "should" of being more mindful, the possibility of stabilizing Rigpa, Evolving Ground, Ultraspeaking, silence as a superpower, and other related topics. Charlie Awbery is a British born Vajrayana meditation coach, living in the US. They have a ton of experience in traditional Vajrayana - decades of practice, retreats, and application in ordinary life - that they bring to their coaching and teaching for contemporary practitioners uninterested in the cultural baggage associated with traditional contexts. They work with nerdy high-achievers, tech and finance industry professionals dedicated to understanding their minds, people who want to lead their best, most productive and beneficial lives. They co-founded Evolving Ground, a community for contemporary Vajrayana practitioners, where they lead group practices, discussions, gatherings, and retreats. Coaching practice page: https://vajrayananow.com/about-my-approach… Newsletter: https://createsend.com/t/t0BB803DA87EE91842540EF23F30FEDED… Opening awareness online book: https://evolvingground.org/opening-awareness… Evolving ground community: https://evolvingground.org Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#45 - Be Your Own Authority, with Joe Hudson 1:06:54

3 years fa1:06:54

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Christofer and executive coach Joe Hudson speak about following your own wisdom in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the idea of love languages, the trap of trying to make other people happy, loving vs. liking people, empathizing without getting lost in a story, limiting belief cycles, if Joe still suffers, embracing physical pain, and other related topics. Joe Hudson is a sought after executive coach and creator of The Art of Accomplishment, an online learning platform for personal development. As a venture capitalist Joe found that the most rewarding aspect, and the part he was most successful at, was the mentorship and coaching of the leadership of his portfolio companies. This insight moved him to his present role as a coach, business consultant and teacher. He now coaches 12 CEOs and leaders in prominent companies and runs transformative programs for both individuals and businesses. He is practicing a craft that makes big, lasting, and overwhelmingly positive impacts on the lives of people in his programs and in the companies he works with. Website: https://artofaccomplishment.com/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-art-of-accomplishment/id1540650504 Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#44 - Why You Can't Meditate While Running From a Tiger, with Marek Doyle 2:18:36

3 years fa2:18:36

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Christofer and metabolic nutritionist Marek Doyle speak about the role of physiology in meditative success in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Marek's own path to introspection, the energetic cost of emotional suppression, neural rewiring of maladaptive associations, technical debt, body tension, the misunderstood role of cortisol in the stress response, physical hurdles to psychological progress, Marek's approach to solving these, why everybody should supplement with magnesium, MDMA research and neurotoxicity claims, and other related topics. Marek Doyle is a functional nutritional therapist based in London, England. He has spent the last 17 years reconciling the data from 3,000 patient outcomes and 11,000 test results to build a model of personalized nutrition, and has been featured by a range of media, such as Sky Sports, the Daily Mail, Mens Health and Marie Claire. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marekdoylenutrition Website: https://www.marekdoyle.com/ The main article discussed in the podcast: https://www.marekdoyle.com/why-cant-i-meditate-discussion-of-the-neurobiological-obstacles-faced-by-those-with-me-cfs-and-other-inflammatory-energetic-stress-disorders/ Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#43 - [The Chapman Series, Pt.4] Stages of Adult Development 1:38:15

3 years fa1:38:15

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This is part 4 of a series where Christofer investigates the ideas of David Chapman with his friend Jake Orthwein. The material covered is mainly from Chapman's two books: 'Meaningness' (meaningness.com) and 'In the Cells of the Eggplant' (metarationality.com). In the fourth episode they focus on Chapman's discussion of Robert Kegan's stages of adult development. They talk about Piaget's constructivist lineage, how one relates to meaning in the different stages, and give an overview of Chapman's 'Meaningness and Time'. Jake Orthwein is a writer and filmmaker based in Santa Monica, CA. He studied film and cognitive science at the University of Southern California and currently works as Director of Media for the Psychology of Technology Institute, an academic non-profit focused on improving research on the human-technology relationship. He is also a long term meditator. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeOrthwein Website: https://frameproblems.com/ Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#42 - Knowing Less, with Aella 1:14:41

3 years fa1:14:41

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Christofer and micro-celebrity Aella speak about exploring one's mind in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Aella's ten months of doing acid, deconstructing identity, inner vastness, exploring pain, embodiment, four categories of enlightenment, fallibilism, spiritual authority, belief construction, holding on to ideas, twitter-questions, and other related topics. Aella is a sex worker, blogger, and controversial twitter-celebrity who loves collecting data from her audience. She was homeschooled from birth to the end of “high school” by professionally evangelical fundamentalist Christians in Idaho. After leaving home she turned to a series of shitty jobs involving windowless factories and waking up at 4am. She eventually escaped from that into the warm, wet embrace of porn, which she used to fund dives into far away realms, both physical and psychedelic. She did a documentary or two , spent a year somehow getting addicted to LSD , did some analytical escorting , and became one of the top Onlyfans earners until her attention span ran out. Now she's comfortably settled in Austin, working on her research institute for sexual fetishes . Website: https://knowingless.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aella_girl Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#41 - [The Chapman Series, Pt.3] Deconstructing Dzogchen 2:10:13

3 years fa2:10:13

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This is part 3 of a series where Christofer investigates the ideas of David Chapman with his friend Jake Orthwein. The material covered is mainly from Chapman's two books: 'Meaningness' (meaningness.com) and 'In the Cells of the Eggplant' (metarationality.com). In the third episode they focus on the different ways Chapman and Sam Harris speak about the central insight of Dzogchen. They talk about the self as an illusion, rigpa, the four naljors within Dzogchen, emptiness, sutric renunciation and dangers of 'no-self', intermittently continuing, embodiment, Nietzsche’s true world theories, spiritual bypassing, comparing non-duality and emotional fluidity, and why Chris thinks Sam Harris might be mistaken about the value of engaging with one's repressed emotional material. Jake Orthwein is a writer and filmmaker based in Santa Monica, CA. He studied film and cognitive science at the University of Southern California and currently works as Director of Media for the Psychology of Technology Institute, an academic non-profit focused on improving research on the human-technology relationship. He is also a long term meditator. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeOrthwein Website: https://frameproblems.com/ Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#40 - Turbulent Tripping, with Aaron Nesmith-Beck 1:08:55

3 years fa1:08:55

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Christofer and entrepreneur Aaron Nesmith-Beck speak about practical tips for having a useful psychedelic experience in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss if using drugs is cheating, dealing with bad/challenging trips, ceremonial containers for a trip, nested arcs, fractal insights, tripping in a group, psilocybin retreats in Holland, DMT, QRI and neural annealing, meeting extra dimensional beings, and other related topics. Aaron Nesmith-Beck is a writer and entrepreneur most interested in psychedelics as a way to effectively do good. He founded Atman, one of the first legal psilocybin retreats. Atman Retreat allows people to explore the transformative potential of psychedelics safely, legally, and in a setting designed to maximize their benefits. Before that, he travelled for several years while blogging at Freedom & Fulfilment, which has now reached almost a million people worldwide. He's currently based in Toronto, Canada and was previously a board member of Mapping the Mind, one of Canada’s largest psychedelic science conferences, and a volunteer organizer for Effective Altruism Toronto. Other interests of his include meditation, applied ethics, personality and transpersonal psychology, and nonduality. Website: https://anesmithbeck.com/ Atman Retreat: https://atmanretreat.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/anesmithbeck Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#39 - The Magic of Mushrooms, with Aaron Nesmith-Beck 1:44:04

3 years fa1:44:04

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Christofer and entrepreneur Aaron Nesmith-Beck speak about the transformative powers of psychedelics in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss how nice Canadians really are, common objections to using psychedelics, Aaron's most memorable psychedelic experiences, Atman Retreat, tripping solo or with a sitter, crying as a therapeutic tool, bodymind tension, highly sensitive people (HSP), the experience of Oneness, the metaphysics of mystical insight, and other related topics. Aaron Nesmith-Beck is a writer and entrepreneur most interested in psychedelics as a way to effectively do good. He founded Atman, one of the first legal psilocybin retreats. Atman Retreat allows people to explore the transformative potential of psychedelics safely, legally, and in a setting designed to maximize their benefits. Before that, he travelled for several years while blogging at Freedom & Fulfilment, which has now reached almost a million people worldwide. He's currently based in Toronto, Canada and was previously a board member of Mapping the Mind, one of Canada’s largest psychedelic science conferences, and a volunteer organizer for Effective Altruism Toronto. Other interests of his include meditation, applied ethics, personality and transpersonal psychology, and nonduality. Website: https://anesmithbeck.com/ Atman Retreat: https://atmanretreat.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/anesmithbeck Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#38 - Laughing Out Loud, with Joe Hudson 1:07:43

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Christofer and executive coach Joe Hudson speak about resisting positive emotions in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss crying at bus stops, laughing, dealing with anger, the shadow, inherent goodness, original sin, love what you do vs. do what you love, parts work, and other related topics. Joe Hudson is a sought after executive coach and creator of The Art of Accomplishment, an online learning platform for personal development. As a venture capitalist Joe found that the most rewarding aspect, and the part he was most successful at, was the mentorship and coaching of the leadership of his portfolio companies. This insight moved him to his present role as a coach, business consultant and teacher. He now coaches 12 CEOs and leaders in prominent companies and runs transformative programs for both individuals and businesses. He is practicing a craft that makes big, lasting, and overwhelmingly positive impacts on the lives of people in his programs and in the companies he works with. Website: https://artofaccomplishment.com/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-art-of-accomplishment/id1540650504 Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#37 - [The Chapman Series, Pt. 2] Nebulosity of Knowing 1:07:45

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This is part 2 of a series where Christofer investigates the ideas of David Chapman with his friend Jake Orthwein. The material covered is mainly from Chapman's two books: 'Meaningness' (meaningness.com) and 'In the Cells of the Eggplant' (metarationality.com). In the second episode they focus on why the search for a universal theory of epistemology is problematic. They talk about mathematical and semantic information, the difference between nebulosity and fallibilism, and Chapman's division of reasonableness, rationality and meta-rationality. Jake Orthwein is a writer and filmmaker based in Santa Monica, CA. He studied film and cognitive science at the University of Southern California and currently works as Director of Media for the Psychology of Technology Institute, an academic non-profit focused on improving research on the human-technology relationship. He is also a long term meditator. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeOrthwein Website: https://frameproblems.com/ Article by David Deutsch mentioned in the intro: https://www.warpnews.org/premium-content/david-deutsch-optimism-pessimism-and-cynicism/ Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#36 - [The Chapman Series, Pt. 1] Cognitivism, Representationalism, and Rationalism 2:01:40

3 years fa2:01:40

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This is part 1 of a series where Christofer investigates the ideas of David Chapman with his friend Jake Orthwein. The material covered is mainly from Chapman's two books: 'Meaningness' (meaningness.com) and 'In the Cells of the Eggplant' (metarationality.com). In the first episode they focus on problematic cognitivist assumptions that undergird much of Deutsch's critical rationalism. They talk about Heidegger's idea of coping with the world, the relationship between cognition, perception and action, how representations get their meaning, and how Wittgenstein got some shit right. Jake Orthwein is a writer and filmmaker based in Santa Monica, CA. He studied film and cognitive science at the University of Southern California and currently works as Director of Media for the Psychology of Technology Institute, an academic non-profit focused on improving research on the human-technology relationship. He is also a long term meditator. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeOrthwein Website: https://frameproblems.com/ Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#35 - Connection, with Joe Hudson 1:19:59

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Christofer and executive coach Joe Hudson speak about emotional fluidity in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss fishing in Alaska, the value of being impartial in conversation, connection, repressed emotion and physical tension, rationality vs. emotion, improving decision making, cognitive deconstruction, enlightenment, non-duality, the self, depersonalization and zen sickness, and other related topics. Joe Hudson is a sought after executive coach and creator of The Art of Accomplishment, an online learning platform for personal development. As a venture capitalist Joe found that the most rewarding aspect, and the part he was most successful at, was the mentorship and coaching of the leadership of his portfolio companies. This insight moved him to his present role as a coach, business consultant and teacher. He now coaches 12 CEOs and leaders in prominent companies and runs transformative programs for both individuals and businesses. He is practicing a craft that makes big, lasting, and overwhelmingly positive impacts on the lives of people in his programs and in the companies he works with. Timestamps: (1:54) - Who Joe is and what he does (4:13) - Lessons from fishing in Alaska (7:42) - What is impartiality and the VIEW state of mind? (17:45) - Imperfection and oscillation (22:48) - Emotional fluidity (27:40) - Are emotions rational? (33:14) - Prejudice against emotions (38:30) - Bottling up and bodily tension (44:27) - Intellectual and emotional deconstruction (49:14) - Different methodologies for achieving emotional fluidity (55:44) - Stages of the sense of self (1:04:14) - Every epiphany leads to a rut (1:08:10) - The phenomenology of being Joe Website: https://artofaccomplishment.com/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-art-of-accomplishment/id1540650504 Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#34 - Sentience, with Walter Veit, Dennis Hackethal, and Matt Guttman 2:22:03

3 years fa2:22:03

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Christofer, Walter Veit, Dennis Hackethal, and Matt Guttman speak about whether animals are sentient in this episode of Do Explain. Walter argues "yes", Dennis argues "no" and Matt argues that the hard problem really is hard. They discuss the difference between sentience and consciousness, the special way humans learn, consciousness as a binary jump vs. gradually evolving, animals as mere robots, information processing and computation, the hard problem of consciousness, anthropomorphism, panpsychism, different animal behaviors, and other related topics. Walter Veit is a theoretical scientist and philosopher with interests stretching widely across science and philosophy. His primary research interests are located at the intersection of the biological, social, and mind sciences in addition to empirically informed philosophy and ethics. Website: https://walterveit.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrwveit Dennis Hackethal is a software engineer and intelligence researcher in Silicon Valley, California. He hosts a podcast called Artificial Creativity about how to create AGI and also writes regularly about philosophy on his blog. Website: https://blog.dennishackethal.com/ Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/dchacke Twitter: https://twitter.com/dchackethal Matt Guttman is a software engineer and analyst in Chicago, Illinois. He holds degrees in philosophy, business management, English literature, and education, and have an active and intriguing online presence on Twitter, @RealtimeAI . Links provided by Dennis: - https://www.windowonintelligence.com/ - https://blog.dennishackethal.com/posts/animal-sentience-faq - https://blog.dennishackethal.com/posts/buggy-dogs - https://blog.dennishackethal.com/posts/evidence-is-ambiguous Studies provided by Walter: Browning, H. & Veit, W. (2021). The Measurement Problem of Consciousness . Philosophical Topics. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.23082.75207 Veit, W. & Browning, H. (2021). Phenomenology Applied to Animal Health and Suffering . In S. Ferrarello (Ed.), Phenomenology of Bioethics: Technoethics and Lived-Experience , pp. 73-88. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65613-3_6 Veit, W. & Huebner, B. (2020). Drawing the boundaries of animal sentience . Animal Sentience 29(13). http://doi.org/10.51291/2377-7478.1595 Browning, H. & Veit, W. (2020). Is Humane Slaughter Possible? Animals , 10 (5), 799. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10050799 Veit, W., Dewhurst, J., Dołega, K., Jones, M., Stanley, S., Frankish, K. & Dennett, D.C. (2019). The Rationale of Rationalization – Behavioral and Brain Sciences 43, e53. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X19002164 Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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Guest Appearance on Humans 1:29:05

4 years fa1:29:05

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Christofer joins Josh Levent on the Humans podcast (Josh's episode description below): "Christofer Lövgren calls himself the irrevocably curious dickhead. Born and raised in Sweden, he grew up playing with Legos, Gameboy and Trading Cards. When he was 5 he picked up the guitar from his granddad and fell in love with it. He only gave it up at age 19, when his workout addiction led to extreme pain in his hands and forearms making guitar-playing impossible. Luckily he’s now again at a place where he can play guitar and is even playing with a band. Christofer is someone who loves conversations. He told me that exploring the outer world doesn’t interest him much, because he is so fascinated by his own and others’ inner worlds, which he can tap into through conversations. One of the places he does this is on his podcast, Do Explain, which he started 2 years ago to explore the work of David Deutsch and Critical Rationalism more broadly. At school, Christofer loved maths when he had fun textbooks until 6th Grade. At that point the serious textbooks with fewer interesting pictures and colours, and a separate book for doing the work made him lose interest. He now says that anyone having fun is learning, even if just on an inexplicit level. While we also talked about serious and difficult topics related to mental and physical health, at the end, we had a lot of fun recording this episode and you will hear us laughing a lot. And at the end that encapsulates Christofer’s personality completely for me. He is deep, and a great conversationalist for serious topics, but he will always make it fun as well." Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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#33 - In a Sea of Studies: COVID-19 Vaccines, with Marek Doyle and Dr. Purvi Parikh 1:23:14

4 years fa1:23:14

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Christofer, Marek Doyle and Dr. Purvi Parikh speak about the COVID-19 vaccines in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss their effectiveness/efficacy, CDC's change in reporting of breakthrough infections, methodological limitations of certain studies, vaccine safety, comparing COVID-19 with the flu, natural immunity, self-reporting, and other related topics. Marek Doyle is a functional nutritional therapist based in London, England. He has spent the last 15 years reconciling the data from 2,000 patient outcomes and 9,000 test results to build a model of personalized nutrition, and has been featured by a range of media, such as Sky Sports, the Daily Mail, Mens Health and Marie Claire. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marekdoylenutrition Website: https://www.marekdoyle.com/ P urvi Parikh, MD, is an immunologist and allergy specialist at NYU who has been involved in the Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Trials. Dr. Parikh practices in New York City at Allergy and Asthma Associates of Murray Hill and New York University School of Medicine. She also sits on the Board of Directors for the advocacy council of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, and have appeared as a medical expert on CNN, CNBC and CBS News, among others. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/panipurvinyc Twitter: https://twitter.com/purviparikhmd [NOTE: References and additional comments for this discussion went over the allowed character limit and can instead be found in the following blog post on the Do Explain website: https://www.doexplain.org/episodes/33-in-a-sea-of-studies-covid-19-vaccines-with-marek-doyle-and-dr-purvi-parikh] Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly) https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time) Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer…

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Guest Appearance on Increments 1:39:14

4 years fa1:39:14