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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

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.ukTwitter: @DavidDeutschOxfSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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.orgVayrajana Now newsletter: https://confirmsubscription.com/h/t/8959B51E58109207Support the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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/vajrayananowAugust retreat page: https://www.evolvingground.org/dralaVayrajana Now newsletter: https://confirmsubscription.com/h/t/8959B51E58109207Support the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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

This is part 6 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 sixth episode Lulie Tanett joins the conversation again to dive deeper into meta-rationality. They talk about truth and correspondence, evolution, brains in vats, abstract propositions fairy land, the frame problem in AI, what making progress means, 'knowing that' as different from 'knowing how', and how Chris is always trying to secretly organize an MDMA sex party in the forest with everyone. 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/JakeOrthweinWebsite: 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

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/JakeOrthweinWebsite: 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

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.comTwitter: twitter.com/jonnym1llerSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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/1QqvH6feiXoEHfiRsNwH1mHugo's Spotify page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6WloCUDmzQ70gZrPDLTckuSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and breathworker 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.comTwitter: twitter.com/jonnym1llerEpisode 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-dangerfieldSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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

In this episode, Christofer talks to Oliver Edholm about the road to becoming CEO of Depict, an AI start-up, and his experiences with meditation. Oliver, who is a Thiel Fellow and is recognized by Forbes in their 30 Under 30 list, walks us through his beginnings in Minecraft, dropping out of school, joining Y-Combinator, and now running a company that has received 20m USD in funding. Later in the conversation, Oliver gives us his take as a meditator on dzogchen (a school of Buddhism) and his personal experience with the jhanas (particular meditative states). 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' instructionWebsite: https://depict.ai/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-edholm-ai/?originalSubdomain=seSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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/JakeOrthweinSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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

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.orgSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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/id1540650504Support the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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/marekdoylenutritionWebsite: 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

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/JakeOrthweinWebsite: https://frameproblems.com/Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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_girlSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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/JakeOrthweinWebsite: https://frameproblems.com/Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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/anesmithbeckSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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/anesmithbeckSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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/id1540650504Support the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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/JakeOrthweinWebsite: 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:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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/JakeOrthweinWebsite: https://frameproblems.com/Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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/id1540650504Support the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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/wrwveitDennis 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/dchackeTwitter: https://twitter.com/dchackethalMatt 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-ambiguousStudies provided by Walter:Browning, H. & Veit, W. (2021). The Measurement Problem of Consciousness. Philosophical Topics. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.23082.75207Veit, 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_6Veit, W. & Huebner, B. (2020). Drawing the boundaries of animal sentience. Animal Sentience 29(13). http://doi.org/10.51291/2377-7478.1595Browning, H. & Veit, W. (2020). Is Humane Slaughter Possible? Animals, 10(5), 799. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10050799Veit, 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/S0140525X19002164Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

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."

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/marekdoylenutritionWebsite: https://www.marekdoyle.com/Purvi 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:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer joins Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani on the Increments podcast (their episode description below): "Christofer Lövgren, host of the marvelous Do Explain podcast and the world's most famous Swede (second perhaps only to that Alfred fellow with the peace prize), joins us on the pod to teach us how podcasting is really done. And how to pronounce his last name. When we're not all sobbing, we touch on:Does Deutschian epistemology give us with Free Will?Should one identify as a critical rationalist?Does membership in a community, or identification with a label, affect our ability to give and receive criticism?How has reading Deutsch and Popper changed our lives?Can trauma get stored in the body?How often do we cry?Check out Chris on twitter (@ReachChristofer) and Do Subscribe to Do Explain.References:The Beginning of Infinity by David DeutschBehave by Robert SapolskyLecture on Depression by SapolskyDo Explain episode with Chris and Matt Goldenberg on emotional processingTemple Grandin discussing the "black-hat" horse.Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkSir Peter Brian Medawar whom Richard Dawkins referred to as 'the wittiest of all scientific writers'.Blow your nose, dry your eyes, and send us a tear-stained email at incrementspodcast@gmail.com."

Christofer and writer Jake Orthwein speak about the interaction between self and the world in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Jake's Youtube-channel, the tension behind your face, nonduality, monism and Cartesian dualism, embodiment, the difference between conjectural knowledge and knowledge by acquaintance, representation, existential benefits of CR, 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/JakeOrthweinTimestamps:(2:20) - Jake's new YouTube venture(5:56) - Chris' favorite meditation tweets by Jake(16:01) - Chris' experience of no-self when hiking(20:44) - Nonduality vs monism(27:54) - Embodiment and the boundary between self and other(33:28) - Gay thought afternoon(37:31) - The nature of life(44:17) - Psychedelic experiences of unity(49:50) - What is consciousness? (51:27) - Knowledge by description and by acquaintance(59:03) - The dualism within CR (1:06:20) - Reifying the creative program(1:10:50) - Existentialism and CR (1:16:52) - Embodiment and the brain in the vat(1:22:14) - Ideas and propositionsSupport the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and podcaster Ben Chugg speak about probability and prediction in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Pascal's mugging, bayesian decision theory, historicism and cliodynamics, AI-risk, immortality, moral cluelessness, and other related topics.Ben Chugg is a research fellow at Stanford law school. He has a background in math and computer science and, along with Vaden Masrani, hosts the increments podcast. He also writes insightful philosophy articles at Medium.Website: https://benchugg.com/Medium: https://benchugg.medium.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BennyChuggPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/increments/id1514221797Vaden Masrani's article series against Longtermism:https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/82awH6SZDtuHxxzoG/a-sequence-against-strong-longtermismTimestamps:(1:54) - Pascal's mugging(9:32) [TQ] - What is the proper use of probability?(20:22) [TQ] - Would you bet that humans will land on Mars by 2030?(25:02) - Cliodynamics(34:06) - Chris and Ben psychoanalyse each other(36:37) [TQ] - What are your thoughts on racism against AI?(42:16) - Should we want to be immortal?(49:14) - The importance of solving mental health(52:40) - Is there meaning to be found in suffering?(59:30) - The value of loss(1:05:25) - Moral cluelessness and ‘longtermism'(1:15:11) - How Effective Altruism could be improvedSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and podcaster Ben Chugg speak about evolutionary psychology in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss listening to podcasts at faster speed, information addiction, the role of neurobiology, impatience, the fun criterion, universal explainers, the salience of memory/speed in intelligence, and other related topics.Ben Chugg is a research fellow at Stanford law school. He has a background in math and computer science and, along with Vaden Masrani, hosts the increments podcast. He also writes insightful philosophy articles at Medium. Website: https://benchugg.com/Medium: https://benchugg.medium.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BennyChuggPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/increments/id1514221797Timestamps:(6:43) - Ben's Twitter bio(9:28) - Listening to audio at above 1x speed(14:58) - The urge for constant improvement(21:28) - The pressure for productivity(26:10) - The skill of enjoying non-productivity(29:30) - The fun criterion and dopamine(35:06) - Universal explainers vs. evolutionary psychology(42:50) - The definition of evolutionary psychology(49:58) - Cultures and institutions (56:12) - On not dismissing fields as scientism(59:26) - Why is evolutionary psychology incompatible with Popperian epistemology?(63:45) - Quantitative and qualitative differences in intelligenceSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and CEO Mathias Sundin speak about how the world is getting better in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss bitcoin, anti-dancing laws, Starcraft, why Mathias got into politics, bad criticism, human potential, law of Jante, echo chambers, social media, AI, the importance of progress, extreme poverty, colonizing space, idea sex, moral relativism, liberal democracy, fact-based optimism, the Warp Institute, and other related topics.Mathias Sundin is co-founder and executive chairman of the Warp Institute Foundation, whose mission is to connect optimistic, forward thinking people in communities to make the future come sooner. He is also a former Member of Parliament and former Deputy Mayor, a TEDx and international keynote speaker, and a fact-based optimist.  Website: https://www.warpnews.org/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MathiasSundin TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIOJ5sOBEwwTimestamps:(2:29) - The first political candidate to accept Bitcoin donations only(9:32) - Protesting Swedish laws through illegal dancing(14:19) - Starcraft(18:34) - Getting into – and out of – politics(26:05) - Non-constructive criticism(30:41) - The influence of David Deutsch(36:08) - The law of Jante and the principle of mediocrity(46:46) - Almost anyone can be an expert in almost anything(51:45) - Is the world getting better?(55:09) - Western pessimism about progress(1:02:56) - The benefits of social media(1:08:33) - Echo chambers and filter bubbles(1:13:14) - Does AI pose a risk?(1:20:50) - Why use resources on space travel instead of on Earth?(1:27:03) - The Warp Institute(1:30:21) - The importance of freedom of speech for progress(1:41:59) - Beyond Atlas and a new age of exploration(1:46:57) - What we can achieve by working together(1:51:33) - What project would you focus on more if you could?(1:57:50) - What is something that encourages you about humankind's recent progress?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

Christofer and writer Sarah Fitz-Claridge speak about romantic relationships in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss problems with open relationships, why the standard take on monogamy is mistaken, the importance of commitment, relationship as a knowledge-creating institution, depth vs. breadth of knowledge, sexual connection, cheating, genetic impulses, love and acceptence, non-coercion, boundaries, and other related topics.Sarah Fitz-Claridge is a Popperian writer, editor, coach and speaker with a background in Psychology and an irrepressibly optimistic, freedom-oriented world view. She started the journal that became Taking Children Seriously in the early 1990s and is currently working on her book on the subject.Website: https://www.fitz-claridge.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/FitzClaridgeShout-out links: https://amarokoberle.com/ https://www.cgbessellieu.com/https://twitter.com/optimysticismTimestamps:(2:27) - Sarah's historical view(7:32) - Problems with open relationships(12:28) - Monogamy as a knowledge-creation institution(17:07) - Common misunderstandings of monogamy(20:35) - Is a committed marriage for everybody?(22:11) - Cheating and sex (30:55) - Is sex fundamental? (32:31) - Possessiveness(37:14) - Selling out on your relationship(43:30) - What makes monogamy better than singledom?(48:19) - Epistemology of sex (52:04) - Attachment(54:56) - [TQ] Is self-love essential for good relationships?(57:04) - Your perfect match(1:01:35) - Being best friends with your partner(1:03:24) - The role of love(1:04:50) - Non-coercion and acceptance(1:07:40) - The importance of boundaries(1:12:00) - Are relationships necessary for a good life?(1:16:32) - [TQ] Relationships and political systems(1:18:25) - [TQ] When should a relationship end?(1:19:56) - Deep disagreements and having childrenSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and writer Jake Orthwein speak about the mind and introspection in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss meditation, empiricism, suffering, the self, dzogchen vs. vipassana, non-duality, free will, perception, computation, logic, correspondence theory of truth, 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/JakeOrthweinTimestamps: (1:12) - Jake's history with meditation(3:26) - Dzogchen (5:24) - Why is nonduality desirable? (8:30) - Noticing subjectivity (11:30) - Epistemology of nonduality(16:24) - 'The thinker' is another thought  (19:36) - Self  (22:46) - Shades of agency (27:15) - Creativity in involuntary feats of perception (35:56) - Perception as a computation (39:34) - The logical asymmetry of verification and falsification (41:26) - Jake's thoughts on CR (42:49) - David Deutsch's theory of truth Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and communicator Brett Hall speak about epistemological misconceptions in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the nature of knowledge, morality, bayesianism, objectivism, free will and the self, meditation and empiricism, the fun criterion, probability, people being equally creative, autism, evolutionary psychology, incrementalism, and other related topics.Brett Hall is the host of 'ToKCast', a podcast largely devoted to the work of David Deutsch and the worldview as set out in both 'The Fabric of Reality' and 'The Beginning of Infinity'. Brett has spend most of his life at university gaining undergraduate degrees in the philosophy of science, the teaching of science and mathematics, English grammar, and also has a masters in Astronomy from Swinburne University where he completed projects in computational astrophysics. He has previously worked as a security guard/mall cop in Sydney Australia, a science communicator with the University of New South Wales, and more recently as an advisor to some global educational institutions where he has tried to incrementally undo the amount of coercion involved in teaching. He is currently working with entrepreneur and investor Naval Ravikant on a number of projects associated with promoting the worldview in 'The Beginning of Infinity'.Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tokcast/id1447087694https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/naval/id1454097755Website: http://www.bretthall.org/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ToKTeacher Timestamps:(1:12) - The critical nature of knowledge(6:50) - Free will and problem-situations(13:27) - Interpretation of subjective experience(21:26) - Agency and responsibility(25:40) - The fun criterion(31:38) - When is probability useful?(34:47) - The inductive nature of Bayesianism(37:42) - Cultural resistance to the conjectural nature of knowledge(40:45) - A practical example of probability(43:49) - Autism, biology and universality(49:18) - Are some people more creative?(55:30) - Incrementalism in politicsSupport the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and writer Jake Orthwein speak about David Chapman's critiques of rationality and potential problems with Deutschian critical rationalism in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss their common adoration for Sam Harris, meaning, nebulosity and pattern, representational view of mind, concrete activity vs. abstract reasoning, realism, ontology and the world, affordances, 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/JakeOrthweinTimestamps:(3:58) - Jake's intellectual backstory(6:58) - Optics and bias against Deutschian CR(11:02) - The Chapmanian worldview(14:29) - Pattern and nebulosity(19:49) - What is the problem Chapman tries to solve?(24:23) - The pseudo-problem of the meaning of life(27:08) - Subjectivity and objectivity(30:00) - Where Jake's views diverge from CR(33:30) - Conscious and unconscious ideas(37:17) - Abstract reasoning from concrete activity(41:57) - Top-down and bottom-up processes(46:07) - Ontology as a tool for how to relate to the world(48:19) - Is there a world separate from our perception?(52:25) - Ontological nebulosity vs. epistemological fallibilism(59:21) - Problem-ladenness(1:03:42) - What objectively makes a cup a cup?Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and communicator Brett Hall speak about the explanatory power of people in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Brett's history, the double-slit experiment, wave-particle duality, quantum theory, fungibility and multiverses, computational and explanatory universality, why the brain must be a computer, optimism vs. pessimism, common epistemological mistakes, and other related topics.Brett Hall is the host of 'ToKCast', a podcast largely devoted to the work of David Deutsch and the worldview as set out in both 'The Fabric of Reality' and 'The Beginning of Infinity'. Brett has spend most of his life at university gaining undergraduate degrees in the philosophy of science, the teaching of science and mathematics, English grammar, and also has a masters in Astronomy from Swinburne University where he completed projects in computational astrophysics. He has previously worked as a security guard/mall cop in Sydney Australia, a science communicator with the University of New South Wales, and more recently as an advisor to some global educational institutions where he has tried to incrementally undo the amount of coercion involved in teaching. He is currently working with entrepreneur and investor Naval Ravikant on a number of projects associated with promoting the worldview in 'The Beginning of Infinity'.Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tokcast/id1447087694https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/naval/id1454097755Website: http://www.bretthall.org/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ToKTeacher Timestamps:(2:32) - A brief history of Brett(10:52) - The thrill of understanding new ideas(13:40) - Thinking for oneself(18:31) - Quantum theory and logic(24:24) - Interpretations of quantum mechanics(29:56) - Quantum theory for dummies (40:20) - What is the multiverse?(46:31) - Determinism (51:10) - Could we have behaved differently if we rewound time?(55:11) - Different kinds of universality(1:03:13) - The brain is a computer(1:11:58) - Turing completeness(1:17:41) - Progressing as a society(1:23:39) - Alternatives to universality of computation Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and psychiatrist Michael Golding speak about psychiatry in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss psychiatric diagnosis, physiology and psychology, capitalist vs. buddhist antidepressants, faulty error-correction in a mind, if psychiatry is explanationless, misconceptions about the field, effectiveness of different therapies and drugs, panic attacks, fear of dying, the importance of sleep, vagal nerve stimulation, and other related topics.Michael Golding is a Board Certified psychiatric physician with more than 20 years of experience treating psychiatrically disordered patients in back wards of psychiatric hospitals, in prisons, and in outpatient clinics. He has also been the Chief Psychiatrist of one of the largest prison system in the country. He completed psychiatric residency training at the University of North Carolina and completed a National Institure of Mental Health Fellowhip in Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology. He is an evolutionary epistemologist and loves the ideas of Charles Darwin, Karl Popper, and David Deutsch and is currently applying them to model knowledge growth in economic systems. He is also writing a book on psychiatric differential diagnosis to help the lay person understand the relationship between general medical and psychiatric practice.Twitter: https://twitter.com/mgoldingmdTimestamps:(3:12) - How does a psychiatrist diagnose a patient?(16:45) - Is psychiatry an explanationless field?(25:45) - Types of interference with the mind(35:33) - What is the best kind of therapy?(43:45) - Specific disorders and their treatments(52:25) - Fight or flight(59:50) - The role of sleepNotes on discussed topics provided by Michael: https://www.hopefordepression.org/about-us/depression-task-force/helen-s-mayberg/Stimulation of key sections of the brain helps with depression. Helen Mayberghttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16254997/Anterior Cingulate controls emotional and physical reactivity to stress. Hugo Critchley https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25549913/Alterations in sleep wake cycles, for example using light therapy, decreases need for sleep, improves physiology, and decreases depression. https://www.healthyplace.com/depression/depression-treatment/vagus-nerve-stimulation-vns-for-treating-depressionVagus Nerve Stimulation for treatment of refractory depression.https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/ten-points-to-remember/2020/03/30/12/17/takotsubo-syndromeTakotsubo SyndromeSupport the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and researcher Carlos De la Guardia speak about a knowledge-based view of the world and have a silly goose time in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss separating the art from the artist, morality, accents, humor, music, writing, how to think about making plans, memes, machine learning, AGI, and other related topics.Carlos De la Guardia is a researcher and musician, looking to make minds and make music. He's also worked in robotics, data science, and longevity research.Twitter: https://twitter.com/dela3499Timestamps:(3:02) - Chris D'Elia and the Congratulations Cult(6:55) - Separating art from the artist(18:50) - Carlos' newsletter, 'Making minds and making progress'(27:05) - The universality of humor(34:55) - The power of music(49:23) - Writing and its uses(54:45) - How to apply principles of knowledge growth in daily life(56:56) Fallibilism and planning (1:07:56) - AGI research and memes(1:17:08) - Machine learning and other techniques(1:26:21) - Creating habits and schedules without self-coercion (1:30:50) - What do you disagree with other CritRats about the most?Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and motivational coach Matt Goldenberg speak about heaven vs. enlightenment-oriented motivation and demonstrate some emotional processing centered around memory reconsolidation theory in this episode of Do Explain. They also discuss the difference between unconditional and conditional love, and other related topics.Matt Goldenberg is a coach and teacher at http://ProcrastinationPlaybook.net, where he teaches people how to process their emotions and develop positive and consistent motivation systems. He can also be found at Twitter: @mattgoldenberg. [NOTE: The second half of the emotional processing-session ended up being edited by Matt and released on his two podcasts, 'Pure Transformation' and 'Transformational Perspectives' instead.]Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and motivational coach Matt Goldenberg speak about how to overcome procrastination and build non-coercive motivation systems in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the mechanism of procrastination, coercive vs. non-coercive motivation, why most productivity systems fail, why self-love matters, practical tips and exercises, Memory Reconsolidation Theory, shadowwork, how to stay motivated during Covid-19, and other related topics.Matt Goldenberg is a coach and teacher at http://ProcrastinationPlaybook.net, where he teaches people how to process their emotions and develop positive and consistent motivation systems. He can also be found at Twitter: @mattgoldenberg. Timestamps:(4:30) - Matt's story (14:15) - What are the root causes of procrastination?(17:00) - The philosophical and practical implications of non-coercion(32:00) - Why coercion leads to inconsistent motivation(40:00) - How to create self-love exercise(49:00) - How to transition from self-loathing to self-love exercise(58:00) - How to generate motivation exercise(1:10:25) - Are people naturally productive?(1:22:00) - What is memory reconsolidation? The root of emotional transformation(1:34:52) - Basic tools for emotional transformation(1:38:00) - Bodywork and somatic processing(1:41:30) - The role of grieving in emotional processing.(1:44:41) - What is shadow work?(1:49:22) - Are all desires for violence and sexual deviance the result of trauma?(1:51:52) - What causes procrastination?(1:52:20) - How do you prioritize between projects?(1:54:20) - How do you motivate yourself when working from home during quarantine?(1:57:11) - How do you think about long-term planning?(1:59:20) - How does overthinking relate to non-coercion?(2:01:20) - How do you balance the 'inside-out' and 'outside-in' approaches to self-improvement?Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and psychologist Filip Bromberg speak about all things psychedelics in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the history of psychedelics, psychedelic therapy, psychedelic research, ACT and the importance of integration, potential dangers and risk management, set and setting, low vs. high dose, metaphysical pitfalls, the hypothesized mechanism of psychedelics, twitter-questions, and other related topics.Filip Bromberg is a licensed clinical psychologist, Executive Director of The Swedish Network for Psychedelic Science, and chairman of the Osmond Foundation. He is also a therapist in the upcoming psilocybin study at the Karolinska Institute and has a private practice where he helps clients with integration of- and preparation for psychedelic experiences.Websites: https://www.psykedeliskvetenskap.org/https://www.osmond-foundation.org/https://www.psykologiskintegration.se/Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer, Matt Guttman and Sam Kuypers speak about whether it makes sense to talk about free will in a fully deterministic universe in this episode of Do Explain. Matt argues 'no', Sam argues 'yes'. 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.Sam Kuypers, known as Crit_Rat on Twitter, is a DPhil student in physics at the University of Oxford. He researches foundational issues in quantum theory and, besides physics, is mainly interested in the philosophy of science, as his twitter-handle suggests (@Crit_Rat).Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain(monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain(one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and software engineer Matt Guttman answer questions from Twitter in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss animal consciousness, the substrate independence of epistemology, morality and sentience, suffering, Panpsychism, Taoism, Buddhism, the illusion of self, how rich is too rich, death, and other related topics. 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.Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain(monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain(one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and software engineer Matt Guttman speak about philosophy of mind and different levels of explanations, in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the hard problem of consciousness, objective morality, determinism and prediction, reductionism, the reality of abstractions, epiphenomenalism, free will, the predictability of the growth knowledge, meaning, and other related topics.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.Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain(monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain(one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and physicist Sam Kuypers speak about the importance of understanding the problem situation when explaining any knowledge creating system in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss determinism and evolution, reductionism, eastern philosophy and enlightenment, phenomenological self-representation, if dinosaurs were people, Pickle Rick, knowledge in the multiverse, Thomas Szasz and mental illness, the paradox of discussion, and other related topics.Sam Kuypers, known as Crit_Rat on Twitter, is a DPhil student in physics at the University of Oxford. He researches foundational issues in quantum theory and, besides physics, is mainly interested in the philosophy of science, as his twitter-handle suggests (@Crit_Rat).Support the podcast at:patreon.com/doexplain(monthly)ko-fi.com/doexplain(one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and psychiatrist Michael Golding speak about the interaction between creativity and physiology, and mental illness, in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the evolutionary process of the mind, psychiatry, IQ, the analogy between cancer and schizophrenia, the dangers of cannabis, LSD and MDMA, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and other related topics.Michael Golding is a Board Certified psychiatric physician with more than 20 years of experience treating psychiatrically disordered patients in back wards of psychiatric hospitals, in prisons, and in outpatient clinics. He has also been the Chief Psychiatrist of one of the largest prison system in the country. He completed psychiatric residency training at the University of North Carolina and completed a National Institure of Mental Health Fellowhip in Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology. He is an evolutionary epistemologist and loves the ideas of Charles Darwin, Karl Popper, and David Deutsch and is currently applying them to model knowledge growth in economic systems. He is also writing a book on psychiatric differential diagnosis to help the lay person understand the relationship between general medical and psychiatric practice.Twitter: https://twitter.com/mgoldingmdNotes on discussed syndromes provided by Michael:Klüver Bucy Syndrome: Docility, Fearless, Hypersexual. Stimulation of parts of amygdala in normals creates fear and rage. Activation or inactivation of different brain regions predictably creates different qualia, as experienced by conscious humans.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klüver–Bucy_syndrome (includes bilateral damage to amygdala)Phenylketonuria: IQ varies from completely normal (if severely restrict phenylalanine consumption) to profound intellectual disability (if no dietary restrictions). Is the intellectual disability due to poor ideas (not restricting phenylalanine) or poor genetics (not being able to properly metabolize phenylalanine)? Those with different genetic/psychiatric disorders have varying levels of ability to learn based on differences in their diet. In the case of Phenylketonuria, the more the phenylalanine consumed, the lower the IQ.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhenylketonuriaAngelman's Syndrome: Consistent intellectual understanding of a 3 year old. Stops learning beyond that. So patient has human level understanding, but consistently does not progress intellectually due to physiological interference with learning.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelman_syndromePrader-Willi: Constant hunger and just a bit of intellectual disability. So similar (in some ways) genetic problem to those with Angelman's Syndrome, but only mild intellectual disability. Differences in hardware/physiology interfere or promote efficiency in learning.REM behavioral disorder: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rem-sleep-behavior-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20352920Support the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and writer Sarah Fitz-Claridge speak about Taking Children Seriously, a non-coercive educational philosophy, in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss creativity and fallibility, why Taking Children Seriously is not passive parenting, psychological coercion, parental authority, Popper's bucket theory of mind, keeping your child safe, problems with school, common objections to Taking Children Seriously, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and other related topics.Sarah Fitz-Claridge is a Popperian writer, editor, coach and speaker with a background in Psychology and an irrepressibly optimistic, freedom-oriented world view. She started the journal that became Taking Children Seriously in the early 1990s and is currently working on her book on the subject. Website: https://www.fitz-claridge.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/FitzClaridgeOther mentioned resources: Taking Children Seriously website: https://www.takingchildrenseriously.comVivek Patel: https://www.youtube.com/c/meaningfulideas/videosSupport the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer

Christofer and his buddy Charlie Jungheim answer questions from Twitter in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss issues with school and traditional education, explanationless science, human violence, self-driving cars, how physiology interacts with creativity, Covid-19, and other related topics.Charlie Jungheim is a philosophy YouTuber, impressionist, and musician from Laguna Beach, currently residing in Palm Springs, California. He makes videos about Critical Rationalism following the philosophy of Karl Popper and David Deutsch and can be found on various platforms:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hermesofreasonWebsite: http://hermesofreason.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HermesofReasonAs advertised: ‘A Conversation with William Paley' on https://gumroad.com/l/paley— enter promo code ‘chris' at checkout for 20% off for the first 25 orders.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