The Consciousness Podcast

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins and a Guest Researcher at the National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural... The post Episode 42: Psilocybin, Addiction and Consciousness with Dr. Garcia-Romeu appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Dennis McKenna, an ethnopharmacologist, research pharmacognosist, lecturer and author. He’s also the founder of the McKenna Academy and a board member at the Heffter... The post Episode 41: Consciousness and Psychedelics with Dr. Dennis McKenna appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Donald D. Hoffman, who is a professor of cognitive science at the University of California, Irvine. His writing has appeared in Scientific American and... The post Episode 40: Consciousness as Fundamental to Reality with Dr. Donald D. Hoffman appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Sam Ko, owner of Reset Ketamine. We discussed his insight into consciousness while working with Ketamine and his East-meets-West approach to healing. This is... The post Episode 39: Ketamine, NDE and Consciousness with Dr. Sam Ko appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. James Glattfelder. Dr. Glattfelder is a physicist turned quant, turned complexity scientist, with a pinch of data science and a philosophical bent. He has... The post Episode 38: Quantum Physics, Reality, and Consciousness with Dr. James Glattfelder appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr Jill Bolte Taylor. Dr. Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist who experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain in... The post Episode 37: An Inside View of Consciousness with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Chris Niebauer. Dr. Niebauer the the author of No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism. He earned his Ph.D. in... The post Episode 36: Mind Versus Consciousness & The Split Brain with Dr. Chris Niebauer appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. John Webber. Dr. Webber is a practicing Psychiatrist whose patients have experienced past-life regression and near-death experiences. He is also the author of The... The post Episode 35: Past Life Regression, NDEs with Dr. John Webber appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Andrew Gallimore.  Dr. Gallimore is a neurobiologist, chemist, and pharmacologist, with a focus on the relationship between psychedelic drugs, the brain, and consciousness as... The post Episode 34: Alien Information Theory with Dr. Andrew Gallimore appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Philosopher Tom Clark. Tom hosts Naturalism.Org, one of the Web’s most comprehensive resources on worldview naturalism, its implications and applications. He is also a research... The post Episode 33: Subjective versus Objective experiences of Consciousness with Tom Clark appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Mark Gober, himself the host of a podcast about consciousness. Mark is a Board member at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Partner at Sherpa... The post Episode 32: Turning Science On Its Head with Mark Gober appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Debra Diamond, a former Wall Street money manager, CNBC commentator and host of a CNN radio program who left a high profile job to pursue a life of spirituality... The post Episode 31: NDEs, Death and Consciousness with Psychic Dr. Debra Diamond appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I welcome back previous guest, Riccardo Manzotti, along with his friend and co-author, Tim Parks. We discussed their new book, Dialogues on Consciousness, in which the two discuss the nature of consciousness. ... The post Episode 30: An Exploration of Consciousness with Dr. Riccardo Manzotti and author Tim Parks appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with cardiologist Dr. Pim van Lommel. For more than twenty years Dr. van Lommel has studied near-death experiences (NDEs) in patients who survived a cardiac arrest.... The post Episode 29: Near-Death Experience (NDE) and Consciousness with Dr. Pim van Lommel appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Berit Brogaard. We discussed science and consciousness, brain waves and neural correlates of consciousness, and her work with synesthesia and savant syndrome. Dr. Berit... The post Episode 28: The Hard Science and Philosophy of Consciousness with Dr. Berit Brogaard appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Riccardo Manzotti. We discussed his explanation of consciousness, which he terms The Spread Mind. With a background in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science,... The post Episode 27: The Spread Mind with Dr. Riccardo Manzotti appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Katrin Preller, a Visiting Assistant Professor at Yale Medical School and a team member at the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics at the... The post Episode 26: Neuropharmacology of LSD, Psilocybin and Consciousness with Dr. Katrin Preller appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I have the honor of speaking with two experts, a father-daughter team working on Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Psychology. Dr. Jim Crowder is a Systems Fellow at Colorado Engineering, where his projects... The post Episode 25: Artificial Intelligence, Psychology and Consciousness with Dr. Jim Crowder and Dr. Shelli Friess appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I have the honor of speaking with Dr. Susan Blackmore, who is a psychologist, lecturer and writer researching consciousness, memes, and anomalous experiences. She is a Visiting Professor at the University of... The post Episode 24: Consciousness and Out of Body Experiences with Dr. Susan Blackmore appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

This episode is a little different from what you’ve come to expect. I recently covered the Arizona Psychedelics Conference here in my home state of Arizona, hoping to learn from the insight gained by those... The post Episode 23: The Arizona Psychedelics Conference appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Elizabeth Schechter, who is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology in the Department of Philosophy and in the Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Program at the Washington... The post Episode 22: Consciousness and the Split Brain with Dr. Elizabeth Schechter appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Cassandra Vieten, who is the President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and a scientist at the Mind-Body Medicine Research Group at California Pacific... The post Episode 21: Consciousness, Spirituality and Interconnectedness with Dr. Cassandra Vieten appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I discussed Connectome Harmonics and neural correlates of consciousness, specifically under the influence of LSD, mindfulness meditation and dream sleep with Dr. Selen Atasoy. Dr. Atasoy’s research explores brain dynamics in different... The post Episode 20: Cennectome Harmonics, LSD and Consciousness with Dr. Selen Atasoy appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

My guest this episode is Dr. Michael Graziano, Professor of Psychology at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute where he runs a lab and studies the brain basis of consciousness. He earned his PhD at PRINCETON UNIVERSITY... The post Episode 19: The Evolution of Consciousness and the Attention Schema Theory with Dr. Michael Graziano appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

My guest is Dr. Scott Husband of The University of Tampa. Dr. Husband’s primary field of study is behavioral neuroscience with an emphasis on comparative neuroanatomy and cognition. He has studied higher-level visual processing, the... The post Episode 18: Neuroscience and Consciousness in Animals with Dr. Scott Husband appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this edition, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Marjorie Woollacott, author of the book, Infinite Awareness: The Awakening of a Scientific Mind, which she describes as both a scientist’s memoir and a... The post Episode 17: Neuroscience, Meditation and Consciousness with Dr. Marjorie Woollacott appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup. Bernardo has a Ph.D. in computer engineering with specializations in artificial intelligence and reconfigurable computing. He has worked as a scientist in... The post Episode 16: Consciousness, Idealism and Baloney with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Keith Frankish, a European philosopher and writer. I was first introduced to Dr. Frankish’s theory by David Chalmers’ keynote speech at The Science of Consciousness.... The post Episode 15: Illusionism: a Theory of Consciousness with Dr. Keith Frankish appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Michael Nahm, and the topic was Terminal Lucidity, a term he coined. Terminal Lucidity has implications in end-of-life experience, Near Death Experience, and provides insight... The post Episode 14: Terminal Lucidity and Consciousness with Dr. Michael Nahm appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Dean Radin, Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), and our conversation, I’d say, surrounded the topic of scientific study of the foundation... The post Episode 13: The Scientific Study of the Foundation of Psi Phenomena and Consciousness with Dr. Dean Radin appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Bernard Kobes from my Alma Mater, Arizona State University. Dr. Kobes has been an Associate Professor of Philosophy at ASU since 1986, where he has... The post Episode 12: The Philosophy of Consciousness, from Emergentism to Connected Minds with Dr. Bernard Kobes appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jonathan Simon, who is a a postdoctoral associate in the NYU Department of Philosophy, and research fellow of the NYU Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness... The post Episode 11: Immortality of the Soul, Property Dualism and More with Jonathan Simon appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. George Mashour. Dr. Mashour is an anesthesiologist and neuroscientist who is internationally recognized for his study of consciousness. He approaches the question of consciousness using... The post Episode 10: Anesthetics and Consciousness with Dr. George Mashour appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Theoretical Quantum Physicist, and Quantum Activist,  Dr. Amit Goswami. Dr. Goswami is a retired full professor from the University of Oregon’s Department of Physics where he... The post Episode 9: Quantum Consciousness with Dr. Amit Goswami appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Christof Koch, and the topic, I would say, was panpsychism, but we covered so much of his work in human consciousness, including the Integrated Information... The post Episode 8: Panpsychism and Integrated Information Theory with Dr. Christof Koch appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Edward Kelly, and our topic was Survival of Consciousness after death. It was a great conversation, one which has stayed with me and has me... The post Episode 7: Survival of Consciousness after Death with Dr. Edward Kelly appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

Listen to Part 1 of this interview. This week, we pick up where we left off with my conversation with Raphaël Millière, and our topic was Psychedelics and Consciousness. It was a great conversation. So,... The post Episode 6: Psychedelics and Consciousness with Raphaël Millière, Part 2 appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

Listen to Part 2 of this interview. This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Raphaël Millière, and our topic was Psychedelics and Consciousness. Raphaël Millière is a third-year PhD student in philosophy at... The post Episode 5: Psychedelics and Consciousness with Raphaël Millière, Part 1 appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Elaine Chew, who is a Professor of Digital Media at Queen Mary University of London’s School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, where she is... The post Episode 4: Music and Consciousness with Dr. Elaine Chew appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jacob Lucas, and our topic was Buddhism and the rebirth of consciousness. Mr. Lucas is an AHRC-funded PhD candidate at the University of Exeter and jointly... The post Episode 3: Buddhism and the rebirth of consciousness with Jacob Lucas appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Leonid Perlovskly. Dr. Perlovsky is a Visiting Scholar at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and is a Principal Research Physicist and Technical Advisor... The post Episode 2: Dr. Leonid Perlovsky: Music and Consciousness appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.

This week, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Uriah Kriegel. Dr. Kriegel is a research director at the Jean Nicod Institute in Paris, where he heads the “Consciousness & Self” team. He works... The post Episode 1: Uriah Kriegel appeared first on The Consciousness Podcast.