Cosmic Conversations

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Follow host Justin Marquez as he uses conversation to explore the universe’s weirdest ideas and biggest mysteries.

Justin Marquez

  • Jan 3, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 17 EPISODES


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Episode Sixteen: A conversation on Artificial Intelligence.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021


In this episode Justin and his guest, his artificially intelligent computer Sharon, discuss the pros and cons of machine intelligence, and what the future of AI may look like.

Episode Fifteen: A conversation on emotion in art.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020


In this episode Justin and his friend, artist and designer Everett Arce, discuss creating emotionally honest art through a fundamental understanding of the medium.

Episode Fourteen: A conversation on Cult Psychology.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020


In this episode Justin and his friend, comedian and writer Elyse Joseph, discuss cult psychology from the perspective of her experience inside of one.

Episode Thirteen: A conversation on the Universe.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020


In this episode Justin and his guest Astrophysicist Mason MacDougall discuss life, the universe and everything in it.

Episode Twelve: A conversation on Creativity.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020


In this episode Justin and his friend David “Fez” Lee discuss art and creativity.Featuring original music by Fez himself.

Episode Eleven: A conversation on Satanism.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020


In this episode, Justin and his guest John H Shaw, a former Reverend in the church and Editor-in-Chief of Satanist Magazine, discuss The Satanic Bible, as well as the philosophy of Levayan Satanism.

Episode Ten: A conversation on how philosophy can save the world.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020


In this episode Justin and his guest Josh Bachynski discuss what they believe to be the only way humanity can make it through the 21st century in one piece, and that’s by embracing a new philosophy for the modern age.Josh Bachynski is a TEDx Talker, Philosopher, Teacher and Expert Marketer and SEO with over 20 years business branding, marketing and SEO experience. Josh has an MA and PhD (abd) in Neuroscience, Psychology and Philosophy, a TEDx talk called the Future of Google Search and Ethics. Josh has also mastered meditation (both Eastern and Western techniques), and developed a system of meditation called Bach Meditation. He also has 3 black belts, and have been doing internal Asian based martial arts for 30 years.

Episode Nine: A conversation on the novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude".

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020


In this episode Justin and his long time friend Juan Fajardo discuss the cultural and political significance of the novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Episode Eight: A conversation on Meditation.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020


In this episode Justin and his friend Jonathan Blake explore the mental and spiritual benefits of meditation and mindfulness.

Episode Seven: A conversation on Mushrooms.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020


In this episode, Justin and his special guest discuss the Stoned-Ape Hypothesis, how mushrooms have cognitive development of humans, and how psychedelics can be used as a microscopic lens into consciousness.

Episode Six: A conversation on Masculinity.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020


In this episode join Justin and his Dad as they discuss masculinity as a concept and their own ideas surrounding manhood.

Episode Five: A conversation on Religion

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020


In this episode join Justin and Alan Watts as they take a deep dive into the origins of the Big Five world religions as well as the history and significance of the Axial Age to the development of modern spiritual ideologies.

Episode Four: A conversation on Consciousness.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020


In this episode, Justin discusses his own theories on the nature of consciousness, the soul, and the origins of thought itself.

Episode Three: A conversation on Art.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020


Listen to Justin discuss the role of the artist in society, as well as the way in which we spread ideas through memes.

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Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020


Episode Two: A conversation on the Technium.

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020


In this episode Justin discusses the true potential of artificial intelligence and what a future of self-aware machines will mean for humanity. Credits:https://plato.stanford.edu/index.htmlhttps://www.edge.org/conversation/kevin_kelly-the-technium-and-the-7th-kingdom-of-lifehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2019/10/04/the-magic-of-smart-mirrors-artificial-intelligence-augmented-reality-and-the-internet-of-things/#350adf79615bhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/310610871_Using_Inspiration_from_Synaptic_Plasticity_Rules_to_Optimize_Traffic_Flow_in_Distributed_Engineered_Network

Episode One: A conversation on Nothing.

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2020


In the inaugural episode of Cosmic Conversations, host Justin Marquez discusses the nature of reality and the linguistic concept of nothing. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nothingness/https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/01/31/the-four-scientific-meanings-of-nothing/#2dc6593c1a5fhttps://www.livescience.com/28132-what-is-nothing-physicists-debate.htmlhttps://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-say-they-ve-managed-to-manipulate-pure-nothingness

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