Podcasts about Geometry

Nature operates according to predictable laws, and human psychology is no exception. Drawing on the insights of the PDM-3, this article explores how surface symptoms like anxiety are actually the expression of deep, repeatable psychological patterns. By understanding the underlying architecture of personality and mental functioning, we can move past merely treating symptoms to transform the recurring scripts that govern our lives.

Episode Topic: Crafting Music & Synthesizing Sounds with GeometryHave you ever wanted to create your own unique sounds but didn't know how to start? Using basic geometry, it's easy to synthesize new and exciting sounds through software you can run on a laptop! In this talk, Indiana University South Bend professor Ryan Olivier will demonstrate a few synthesis techniques and explain how thinking in geometries has informed his compositional process.Featured Speakers: Ryan Oliver, Indiana University South BendRead this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: https://go.nd.edu/b6876b.This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Our Universe Revealed.Thanks for listening! The ThinkND Podcast is brought to you by ThinkND, the University of Notre Dame's online learning community. We connect you with videos, podcasts, articles, courses, and other resources to inspire minds and spark conversations on topics that matter to you — everything from faith and politics, to science, technology, and your career.Learn more about ThinkND and register for upcoming live events at think.nd.edu.Join our LinkedIn community for updates, episode clips, and more.

You can't see the shape of a thing while you're standing inside it. And you never step outside your business — because you never leave. So the clarity you keep meaning to "find time for" isn't hiding. You're standing too close to see it. I came home from five weeks and 4,500km on the road — France, Switzerland, Italy, a campervan, a 17-year-old — and finally understood the year I'd just had. The year the ground moved under my business, when I built the answer in the fire and delivered it live from the road. From far enough back, the thing that had frightened me flipped into the truest thing I know: when AI made the generic cheap, the only asset left standing is the one that can't be copied. Your unmistakable voice. This episode is how I got there — and how you get the same distance without the campervan. What You'll Walk Away With Why you can't get clarity from inside your business, and the exact kind of distance that brings the whole picture back How to tell a problem that's genuinely big from one that's merely close — so your to-do list stops running your priorities Why "my business can't run without me" is the diagnosis rather than the exception, and what to do about it How to treat rest as strategy instead of self-care, and build the room to think into an ordinary week Why, as AI makes the generic cheap, your unmistakable voice becomes the only asset that appreciates — and what that means for what you build next In This Episode I didn't go away to think. I went away to stop. But somewhere between an Alpine pass and the best cappuccino of my life, my head cleared — and the pile of things I'd been carrying as urgent quietly sorted itself. Two things surfaced: the pivot I made this year was right, and I can help you more deeply now than I ever could before. Here's what I finally saw. You can't see the shape of your business from inside it — an inch from your face, your own hand blocks out a mountain. The urgent things aren't big, they're just close, and you've never been far enough back to tell the difference. That's not a discipline problem, it's geometry. And the reason you can't step back is the same reason the business runs you: everything flows through you, so you never leave, so you never get the distance. Rest isn't the reward at the end of the work — it's the instrument that does the work you can't do from inside. Then the harder truth, the one this year taught me. When AI made the generic cheap, the only asset left standing is the one that can't be copied — your judgment, your genius, your unmistakable voice. The crisis didn't threaten my work; it proved it. "The answer was never hiding. You're just standing too close to it." You don't need five weeks and four countries to see straight — you need enough disconnection for the wide view to come back. An hour with your phone in another room will do. The tool I built in the hardest part of this year is Your Unmistakable Brand Voice. €27. It does the exact opposite of what everyone fears AI will do to them — it sharpens the part of you no machine and no competitor can replicate, everywhere your words go ahead of you. If any part of this landed, start there: https://www.finolahoward.com/Your-Unmistakable-Brand-Voice Episode Chapters 00:00 — The 4,500km edit: the business held without me: taking time off as a business owner, working on your business vs in it 02:25 — The two things that mattered, and building on the move: strategic clarity, organising business ideas, clear project systems 04:45 — Geometry: you can't see a shape from inside it: gaining perspective on your business, why you can't see your business clearly 07:12 — The bottleneck loop: single point of failure and vision: business owner bottleneck, a business that can't run without you 09:37 — Rest is strategy, not self-care: strategic thinking time, rest and productivity, avoiding burnout in business 11:58 — "My business can't run without me" is the diagnosis: how to step back from your business, delegation and systems 14:20 — The generic got accessible: what it leaves standing: AI and small business, standing out in the age of AI 16:26 — Your Unmistakable Brand Voice: the tool: brand voice, unmistakable brand voice, AI and your brand voice 18:52 — You don't need 4,500km: altitude, the swim, and this week's bite: how to get clarity, decision-making, stepping back to think Your Next Step The tool I built in the hardest part of this year is Your Unmistakable Brand Voice. €27. It does the exact opposite of what everyone fears AI will do to them — it sharpens the part of you no machine and no competitor can replicate, on the page and everywhere your words go ahead of you. If any part of this landed, start there: https://www.finolahoward.com/Your-Unmistakable-Brand-Voice About Finola Finola Howard is the founder of How Great Marketing Works and the host of Your Truth Shared. She helps purpose-led entrepreneurs build success as they define it — by connecting their marketing, their business and themselves into one whole they can finally see. New episodes land every week; subscribe so the one that connects it for you arrives the moment it's out. Subscribe Never miss the episode that connects it for you. Each week, one part of the truth behind success — made whole, and sent straight to your inbox. Subscribe, and be first to hear it.

In this episode, I sit down with award-winning filmmaker, investigative journalist, and consciousness explorer Melissa Tittl for an absolutely mind-expanding journey into the hidden architecture of reality.Melissa joins me to discuss her incredible new documentary, Illusion, which explores the deeper structures behind existence and asks one of the biggest questions imaginable: Why is any of this here?Together, we dive into the possibility that geometry precedes matter and that everything we experience - including our bodies, emotions, beliefs, relationships, and shared reality - may be expressions of frequency and geometric information. Melissa explains how consciousness moves from singularity into individual experience through what mathematical savant Jason Padgett describes as angular frequencies and “light clocks,” forming the unique geometry of each being.We explore how collective consciousness creates agreements about what reality is, how beliefs and conditioning become layered into the human matrix, and how changing our internal geometry can influence the greater field around us. We also discuss coherence, sacred geometry, microtubules, cymatics, psychedelic experiences, spontaneous healing, near-death experiences, extraterrestrial contact, and the process of reclaiming sovereignty over our own expression.Melissa shares powerful insights into identifying inherited patterns, separating our true nature from outside programming, and understanding the difference between genuine spiritual growth and spiritual bypassing. We talk about boundaries, pleasure-based evolution, free will, the suppression of the feminine, humanity's ancient fear of nature, and the need to create a new collective reality rooted in love, awareness, and higher consciousness.We also journey into the Mandela Effect, shifting UFO manifestations, ancient symbols, healing frequencies, Egyptian mysteries, the evolution of humanity, and the possibility that advanced beings throughout the cosmos may simply be evolved civilizations carrying their own stories into the higher octaves of existence.This conversation goes incredibly deep as we pull back the curtain and explore the backstage of reality itself.www.hathorstudios.comDrop In!Melissa Tittl Bio:Melissa Tittl is an investigative journalist, filmmaker, and the founder and CEO of Hathor Studios. A member of the Producers Guild of America, Women in Film, and the International Documentary Association, Tittl has produced and written for major networks, including work on Ancient Aliens, The Universe, and Chelsea Does. Her previous documentary, Code 12, explored the simulation hypothesis and screened at festivals including MidWest WeirdFest. Her meditation study documentary, Source, premiered at the Illuminate Film Festival and featured research in collaboration with Dr. Joe Dispenza. ILLUSION continues her investigation into the nature of reality, this time through the framework of belief, frequency, and the hidden structures that shape perception. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(0:00) Intro: The Quranic Code for Understanding the Universe(2:22) Why Teenagers Need a Meaningful Quran Project(3:19) What Does Tasbeeh Really Mean?(7:17) Mountains, Water, Air, and the Tasbeeh of Creation(10:07) The Forgotten Quranic Code Given to Muslims(12:06) Arabic Pronunciation and Why Tajweed Matters(16:41) Four Attributes of Allah: Al-Malik, Al-Quddus, Al-Aziz, and Al-Hakeem(18:08) Surah Al-Hashr and the Order of Allah's Names(22:41) SubhanAllah and the Geometry of the Universe(28:53) Returning to Surah Al-Jumu'ah(30:23) The Prophet's ﷺ Four-Part Quranic Mission(33:29) How the Quran Corrects Human Systems of Knowledge(38:13) Why Simply Reciting the Ayat Is Not Enough(43:03) The Code: Four Divine Attributes and Four Prophetic Functions(45:01) The Four Stages of Human Learning(50:50) The Quran Project: Dividing Knowledge Into Four Categories(56:24) “Yatlu Alayhim Ayat”: Following the Signs of Allah(57:14) Science, Biology, Astronomy, and the Tasbeeh of Creation(1:02:23) Assignment: Finding Quranic Ayat Across Different Fields of Knowledge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Portnoy, author of The Geometry of Wealth, explains why the pursuit of more keeps us on a hedonic treadmill while true wealth means funded contentment. He breaks down his four Cs framework—connection, control, competence, and context—and shares how his experiences with billionaires and families struggling to make ends meet shaped his thinking about what money actually buys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Collapsing Geometry Beneath Our Desalination Plant Was Never Just StructuralBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-mysteries-unsolved-mysteries-forgotten-secrets-unanswered-questions--5684156/support.Darkest Mysteries Online

Geometry +The universe isn't separate from us — it's inside us, vibrating with the same intricate geometry.Ever wonder why a sunflower's spiral matches a galaxy's swirl? It's not coincidence. Geometry is the universe's language of efficiency.

Aloha and welcome to another show, guys. In this episode, I sit down with Melissa Tittl, Emmy Award-winning producer and founder of Hathor Studios, whose work includes Ancient Aliens, The Universe, and Hangar One, to talk about her new film ILLUSION.In this conversation, we get into some big questions:Where do our beliefs come from?Are we actually seeing reality as it is?And is there something deeper behind the patterns we see in the world around us?Melissa shares how this film grew out of years of research into repeating patterns in the universe, ancient sites, and human perception, and how it all led her to a much bigger idea about reality itself.You can watch ILLUSION for free during the global viewing event from July 24 through July 26. Registration is open now:https://illusion.hathorstudios.com/free-weekend-screening?am_id=michie3353Make sure you sign up so you don't miss it.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wake-up-with-miya--6339129/support.

The Geometry Beneath Bitter Lake Was Never Meant to Be FoundBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dark-mysteries-unsolved-mysteries-forgotten-secrets-unanswered-questions--5684156/support.Darkest Mysteries Online

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Physicist Jenny Wagner joins us, asking not whether dark matter is possible but whether it is necessary, whether the missing mass was ever missing or only misplaced inside the models we carried in before we looked up. She works the inverse problem of gravitational lensing the way a person works a locked door in the dark, feeling for what the data actually says against what the assumptions quietly whisper, until the cosmological constant, dark energy, and the whole dark sector start to look less like discoveries and more like scaffolding we forgot was scaffolding. From Zwicky and the Coma cluster to MOND and the Bullet cluster, she traces how a pragmatic guess hardened into orthodoxy, and how general relativity alone might carry more of the weight than anyone budgeted for. Cosmology as it should be done, grounded in what the sky gives us and honest about what it withholds.Jenny's blog: https://thegravitygrinch.blogspot.com/PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysciPARADOX LOST PRE-SALE: https://buy.stripe.com/7sY7sKdoN5d29eUdYddEs0bHOMEBREW MUSIC - Check out our new album!Hard Copies (Vinyl): FREE SHIPPING https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/products/vinyl-lp-secretary-of-nature-everything-is-so-good-hereStreaming:https://secretaryofnature.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-so-good-herePARADIGM DRIFThttps://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-show00:00 Go! Grounding Cosmology in What We Can Actually Observe00:01:57 Data First: Separating Physics from Statistical Assumptions00:09:32 How Dark Matter Falls Out of the Models We Choose00:14:38 Zwicky, Coma, and the Birth of the Missing Mass Problem00:20:58 Bound or Just Passing Through? The Cluster Stability Debate00:25:22 Two Missing Mass Problems Merge Into One Story00:33:40 Lambda: The Cosmological Constant and the Rise of Dark Energy00:45:09 Why Simple Models Stuck, and the Underdetermination Trap00:52:04 Average Density and the Roots of Statistical Cosmology01:01:05 Where Cosmology and Astrophysics Split01:09:12 Causality From Inside the Universe01:18:21 One Snapshot of the Cosmos, and What Webb Adds01:24:48 Where the Dark Matter Doubt Began: Lensing's Fine Print01:32:20 Meeting MOND and the Bullet Cluster Up Close01:39:24 Revisiting General Relativity at Galactic Scales01:44:49 Gravity as Geometry, and the Cause We Still Can't Name01:51:15 The Case for Cosmology Without a Dark Sector01:56:21 Why Equations Take Their Form: Higgs vs. Dark Matter02:03:52 Necessary or Merely Sufficient? Bias in the Field02:08:23 Storytelling, Awe, and the Pull of Exotic Explanations02:13:39 Determinism, Free Will, and the Limits of Reductionism02:20:07 What's Next: Curvature, and the Gravity Grinch#DarkMatter #Cosmology #GravitationalLensing #DarkEnergy #Astrophysics #GeneralRelativity #Physics #Spacetime #Gravity MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98DONATE: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaDSUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rssMAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySciMUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

"Geometry is the cilantro of math. People are not neutral about it," says Jordan Ellenberg. The mathematician is aware not everyone loves math like he does. But his book is not about the kind of geometry some people feel intimidated by. It's about geometry as a way of thinking. As a method of reasoning and argument. And as a system for making sense of the world. *This episode originally aired on May 11, 2022.Guest in this episode:Jordan Ellenberg is a mathematician is a child prodigy. He scored a perfect 800 on the math portion of his college entrance exams — the SAT's — at the age of 12. He's a Guggenheim Fellow, a Harvard graduate, and a professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He's also the author of Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else.

 What if neural networks are less like mysterious black boxes and more like systems we can inspect, debug, and eventually design with intention?In this episode of The Neuron: AI Explained, Corey Noles and Grant Harvey talk with Eric Ho, Cofounder & CEO of Goodfire, an AI interpretability company working to understand what's happening inside neural networks. Eric explains why models may contain meaningful internal structures — including features, representations, circuits, and curved manifolds — and how mapping those structures could make AI systems safer, more reliable, and more useful.They discuss why models may “think in shapes,” how Goodfire uses AI to interpret other AI systems, what neural geometry can reveal about hallucinations and model behavior, and why interpretability could change how companies train and control their own models.They also get into consciousness, robotics, multimodal models, the bitter lesson, and why Eric thinks more people should be looking under the hood of the most consequential technology of our time.Subscribe to The Neuron for more grounded conversations about how AI actually works: https://www.theneuron.ai/Sponsored by SAS AI Governance: Visit https://www.sas.com/en_us/solutions/ai/governance.html?utm_source=other&utm_medium=cpm&utm_campaign=sas-vpl-gbc-gps-global#The Neuron Academy helps professionals build practical AI skills they can use right away, with lessons on prompting, workflows, and real workplace use cases. Check out https://theneuronacademy.com/ today!

I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE Ginestra Bianconi thinks gravity can be derived from entropy — and that gravity itself is fundamentally anti-reductionistic, since it's about geometry rather than isolated particle interactions. In this episode, the network-topologist-turned-gravity-theorist explains her "Gravity from Entropy" action, which treats matter and geometry symmetrically through a geometric quantum relative entropy (not the horizon entropy of Verlinde or Jacobson). She details why it reduces to Einstein's equations at low energy while predicting a dynamical, always-positive dark energy term (the "G field"), how it may avoid black hole singularities and reproduce the area law without invoking holography, and why she believes understanding the brain may be harder than understanding quantum gravity. We close with her advice for young researchers. I hope you enjoy. TIMESTAMPS: - 00:00 - Information Content of Geometry - 07:38 - Geometric Quantum Relative Entropy - 15:58 - Geometrizing the Matter Field - 23:45 - Emergent Dark Energy - 30:12 - Statistical Mechanics vs Thermodynamics - 37:59 - Structure and Dynamics Interplay - 45:20 - Holography and Area Law - 51:23 - Interdisciplinary Research Vision LINKS MENTIONED: Ginestra's Webpage: https://webspace.maths.qmul.ac.uk/g.bianconi/ Ginestra's Papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ycQXwWgAAAAJ Gravity from Entropy [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.14391 Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam [Book]: https://amazon.com/dp/0393319911?tag=toe08-20 The Thermodynamics of the Gravity from Entropy Theory [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22545 Notes on Some Entanglement Properties of Quantum Field Theory [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.04993 Inflation from Entropy [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.23987 Thermodynamics of Spacetime: The Einstein Equation of State [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9504004 More Is Different [Paper]: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.177.4047.393 Information, Physics, Quantum [Paper]: https://philpapers.org/archive/WHEIPQ.pdf Network Geometry with Flavor [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1511.04539 Black Holes and Entropy [Paper]: https://physicsgg.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/black-holes-and-entropy_bekenstein.pdf Ginestra's Lecture on Higher-Order Networks: https://youtu.be/o4TWDTgqQKY Elan Barenholtz [TOE]: https://youtu.be/A36OumnSrWY Frederic Schuller [TOE]: https://youtu.be/Bnh-UNrxYZg Erik Verlinde [TOE]: https://youtu.be/ilVImMHcr_g Ted Jacobson [TOE]: https://youtu.be/3mhctWlXyV8 Karl Friston [TOE]: https://youtu.be/2v7LBABwZKA Subir Sarkar [TOE]: https://youtu.be/epkuoytFJWA Stephen Wolfram [TOE]: https://youtu.be/FkYer0xP37E Roman Yampolskiy [TOE]: https://youtu.be/TgFmA-Qwsek Eva Miranda [TOE]: https://youtu.be/6XyMepn-AZo Cumrun Vafa [TOE]: https://youtu.be/kUHOoMX4Bqw Neil Turok [TOE]: https://youtu.be/zNZCa1pVE20 David Kaiser [TOE]: https://youtu.be/_yebLXsIdwo Ivette Fuentes [TOE]: https://youtu.be/YWbjI-QsH2E Philip Mannheim [TOE]: https://youtu.be/rNXNHYvS7zU FOLLOW: - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Substack: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/subscribe - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE - PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=XUBHNMFXUX5S4 Guests do not pay to appear. #science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded at the Paris School of Economics-CEPR Policy Forum 2026. Europe is under attack from the US, and under a different kind of attack from China.That is Olivier Blanchard's diagnosis. Blanchard (MIT, Paris School of Economics, Peterson Institute) is one of four economists leading Europe 2050, a new CEPR initiative asking where Europe wants to be in 25 years, and how it gets there. Blanchard's overriding principle: a vision without plumbing goes nowhere, and plumbing without vision is just reacting to the next tweet.Who can combine the vision and the plumbing, and produce ideas that we haven't seen before? Europe might be short of solutions to its current malaise, but it is not short of people with ideas: the project sent out 50 invitations for policy papers. Blanchard expected 30 replies. He got 48.The research behind this episode:Blanchard, Olivier, Pascal Lamy, Enrico Letta, and Beatrice Weder di Mauro. 2026. "Europe 2050: Geometries of Peace, Power, and Prosperity." VoxEU column, CEPR, 16 March 2026.The CEPR Europe 2050 initiative launched by Blanchard, Lamy, Letta and Weder di Mauro is generating a rolling series of commissioned policy papers and shorter open call submissions. The full set of contributions can be found at cepr.org/europe-2050-geometries-peace-power-and-prosperity.To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim, and Olivier Blanchard. 2026. "Europe in 2050." VoxTalks Economics (podcast). About the guestOlivier Blanchard is the Robert M. Solow Professor of Economics emeritus at MIT, Professor of Economics at the Paris School of Economics, and Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He is a CEPR Distinguished Fellow. Blanchard's research spans macroeconomics, monetary and fiscal policy, and the economics of European integration; he was chief economist and director of research at the IMF from 2008 to 2015. Research cited in this episodeEurope 2050: Geometries of Peace, Power, and Prosperity is the CEPR initiative behind this episode, launched by Blanchard, Lamy, Letta and Weder di Mauro. It commissions longer policy papers and runs an open call for shorter pieces, five to fifteen pages, on what Europe should aspire to become by 2050. Blanchard describes it as a box of tools rather than a single blueprint, deliberately open to contributors who disagree on fundamentals, including whether Europe should become a federation.The Draghi report refers to Mario Draghi's 2024 report for the European Commission, The Future of European Competitiveness. It diagnosed Europe's weak productivity growth, fragmented capital markets and insufficient scale financing for innovative firms. Blanchard contrasts it with Europe 2050, which he says is not trying to produce a similarly prescriptive plan.The Letta report refers to Enrico Letta's 2024 report Much More Than a Market, commissioned by the European Council, which set out proposals for deepening the EU single market. Letta is one of the four leaders of Europe 2050."Getting to Denmark" is a concept popularised by the political scientist Francis Fukuyama in his 2011 book The Origins of Political Order, describing the temptation to picture a distant, well governed destination without a plan for the institutional steps needed to reach it. Is this a risk for Europe 2050?Schengen is raised by Blanchard as a working example of a "coalition of the willing": a group of countries, not all of them EU members, that agreed to abolish border controls between themselves without waiting for unanimous agreement across the whole Union. He points to it as a template for how Europe might make progress on other issues where full consensus is unlikely.More VoxTalks Economics episodesThis episode was recorded at the Paris School of Economics-CEPR Policy Forum 2026, alongside a series of conversations with forum speakers.Europe in the Middle, the previous episode, features Pol Antràs and Beata Javorcik on how the US-China trade war is reshaping trade flows into Europe, and who wins and loses from it.Related reading on VoxEUEurope's challenge and opportunity: Building coalitions of the willing, a VoxEU column by Blanchard and Jean Pisani-Ferry, sets out the coalition of the willing idea in more detail, working through how it might apply to climate, trade and tax policy.Capitalising on Europe's strengths, a VoxEU column by Debora Revoltella and colleagues at the European Investment Bank, looks at what Europe already does well and how policy can build on it rather than only cataloguing weaknesses.Addressing European competitiveness: Investment, integration, and simplification, another VoxEU column from the European Investment Bank, sets out the scale of Europe's investment gap and where past bursts of EU investment have come from.EU capital markets reform should focus on innovation investment, a VoxEU column, argues that capital markets union, a project Blanchard mentions in the episode, should be judged by whether it gets money to innovative firms, not just by market integration for its own sake.

Independent researcher Gary Leckey joins Gary Cocciolillo for a wide-ranging exploration of the patterns connecting consciousness, frequency, nature, technology, and ancient spiritual systems. They discuss Leckey's Harmonic Nexus model, artificial ionospheres and spacecraft shielding, emotional resonance between people, sacred geometry, cymatics, AI, simulation theory, reincarnation, and the possibility that consciousness is reality reflecting through different forms. This conversation moves from speculative physics to mysticism and asks one central question: Are the same underlying patterns repeating through nature, culture, technology, and consciousness?AppleSpotify

Jeff and Christian welcome Steve Watts from Gamespot to the show this week to discuss the ramifications of Sony ending support for physical media on Playstation, the latest Games Done Quick feats, and the outcome of the legal battle over Subnautica 2.The Playlist:Steve: Splatoon Raiders, Rhythm Heaven Groove, Dave the Diver: In the Jungle, Sonic Racing CrossWorldsChristian: Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark KnightJeff: Geometry DashParting Gifts!

Welcome back to the Gnar Couch Podshow, where mountain bike conversation, industry insight, and complete adult supervision failure all collide like a guy casing a jump he definitely told everyone he had. This week, we've got Jason Moeschler on the couch. Jason is the CEO of Evil Bikes, a former pro rider, and one of those rare bike-industry people who actually knows what he's talking about, which immediately makes him suspicious around here. We get into Evil Bikes, what it's like running a small but legendary mountain bike brand, the weird state of the bike industry, racing, product development, Bellingham bike culture, and how a real brand survives when the market is acting like a drunk guy trying to explain suspension kinematics at 1:00 a.m. Of course, because this is Gnar Couch, we also wander through several completely unnecessary side quests, laugh at things responsible adults probably shouldn't laugh at, and prove once again that “bike podcast” is a very loose term. Jason manages to bring actual experience, knowledge, and perspective, while the rest of us do our best to drag the show back into the gutter where it belongs. Topics include: Evil Bikes and what makes the brand different Jason's racing and bike-industry background The business side of mountain biking Product development, bike design, and what riders actually care about The current state of the bike industry Bellingham, bike culture, and building a real mountain bike company Gnar Couch derailments, dumb questions, and enough laughing to damage an office chair If you came here for a clean, professional mountain bike interview, that was adorable. If you came here for real bike talk mixed with bad decisions, low standards, and a guest who somehow survived the whole thing, welcome home. Subscribe, like, leave a comment, and tell us which Evil bike would make you a better rider even though we both know the bike isn't the problem. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro chaos, show setup, and early Gnar Couch nonsense 04:00 The show gets rolling and immediately starts going sideways 06:50 Jason Moeschler joins the couch 09:25 Jason's background, racing, and life in the bike industry 17:15 Racing stories, mountain bike culture, and the long road to becoming an industry lifer 26:45 Evil Bikes, product development, and what makes a bike actually matter 29:45 Geometry, bike setup, industry opinions, and rider preferences 37:15 The bike industry, tough markets, small-brand survival, and keeping Evil alive 43:45 Bellingham, trail culture, company identity, and the realities behind the brand 48:05 Gnar Couch tangent zone, because obviously 56:35 Listener-style questions, big laughs, and the wheels coming off 58:40 More bike talk, more bad ideas, and more questionable analysis 01:04:00 Late-show chaos and industry rabbit holes 01:06:15 Jason keeps bringing actual insight while everyone else tries to ruin it 01:10:30 The boys continue pretending this is a structured interview 01:14:40 Final-hour laughs, side quests, and classic couch behavior 01:17:30 Wrap-up derailments, plugs, and the end of what we're legally calling a podcast Guest: Jason Moeschler Instagram: @evil.bikes.smooth.operator Evil Bikes: @evilbicycles Gnar Couch: www.gnarcouch.com @gnarcouch Go to our Patreon and give us money. We've added old episodes, downloadable songs, and give you early access to raw, uncut shows for only $4.20/month. We all ride TRP brakes. They're the best. Buy some. Thanks to crankbrothers and Hyland Cyclery and EXT Suspension and Tannus for always keeping the bikes running. Get 30% off BLIZ sunglasses and more with the code "sponchesmom".

JT's Mix Tape Episode 86Is artificial intelligence really making life better—or is it changing how we perceive reality?In Episode 86 of JT's Mix Tape, the crew discusses AI deception, Oliver Tree, Antarctica mysteries, buried Roman cities, Palm Beach Pete, strange Google Translate discoveries, and whether the internet is becoming impossible to trust.Topics include: • AI generated deception • Underground cities • Antarctica mysteries • Oliver Tree • Palm Beach Pete • Ancient Roman discoveries • McDonald's built over archaeological ruins • Google Translate anomalies • Modern propagandaLike, Subscribe and Share!Chapters 00:00 The Purpose Behind AI Tools 02:05 Cultural Commentary on Food and Health 03:48 Controversial Figures and Their Influence 08:02 Security Failures and Accountability 12:02 The Nature of Idolatry in Modern Society 17:58 Language Manipulation and Hidden Messages 24:59 The Return of Epstein's Legacy 26:38 Hollywood's Influence and Celebrity Culture 32:38 The Mystery of Palm Beach Pete 38:03 Uncovering History Beneath Fast Food 43:17 Living Underground: Survival or Suspicion? 48:40 Conspiracies and Celebrity Deaths 56:24 The Madoff Scandal and Its Impact 01:00:04 The Nature of Fame and Financial Success 01:03:04 AI, Reality, and the Blurring Lines 01:08:57 Demonic Possession and the Influence of Media 01:20:01 The Alien Phenomenon and Public Perception 01:32:57 The Geometry of Crop Circles 01:35:05 Energy and Patterns in Nature 01:36:00 Human vs. Supernatural Creation 01:37:55 The Alien Connection 01:39:20 Doomsday Predictions and Their Impact 01:41:35 The Nature of Prophecy 01:43:00 The Importance of Heart Posture 01:44:55 Misinterpretations and Fear in Belief 01:46:42 The Obelisk Mystery 01:52:05 The Truth Behind History 01:59:55 The Disconnect in Historical NarrativesresourcesModern Roots Life - https://modernrootslife.com The Rosetta Stone - Ancient Egypt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone Bernie Madoff - The Largest Ponzi Scheme - https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/ponzi_scheme.asp Crop Circles and Their Mysteries - https://www.history.com/topics/paranormal/crop-circles Ancient Obelisks and Their Significance - https://www.britannica.com/topic/obelisk The Great Reset and Hidden Agendas - https://www.zerohedge.com/political/great-reset-explained AI and Deepfake Technology - https://www.wired.com/story/ai-deepfakes-fake-news/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jt-s-mix-tape--6579902/support.Please support our sponsor Modern Roots Life: https://modernrootslife.com/?bg_ref=rVWsBoOfcFPatreon: https://patreon.com/JT_Follows_JC?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkJESUS SAID THERE WOULD BE HATERS: https://jtfollowsjc.com/product-category/mens-shirts/JT's Hats: https://jtfollowsjc.com/product-category/hats/Coaching Program: https://www.echoesoftruthnetwork.com/joinTelegram Group: https://t.me/jtsmixtapeNew Trucker Hat: https://www.shopmmca.com/shop/p/jt-follows-jc-hat

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Some teachings are preserved in books. Others are preserved in people.In this episode we visit with Johann Hausen, translator, publisher, practitioner, and long-time student of Daoist traditions in the Wudang Mountains. What begins with martial arts and Chinese medicine quickly opens into a wider conversation about cultivation, character, and the responsibility of carrying knowledge forward.We explore the foundations of internal alchemy, not as a collection of techniques, but as a lifelong process of refining oneself through everyday life. Why difficult people may be our greatest teachers. How attachment can hide in the things we love most. And why the real work often happens far from the meditation cushion.Along the way we discuss preserving traditional teachings, the role of books in a digital world, and Johann's work translating and publishing texts that might otherwise be lost. Beneath it all is a simple but challenging question: what does it mean to become a better human being, rather than simply a more knowledgeable one?

Cryptex Esoterica: The Hidden Blueprint of Reality. Uncover the Ancient Code That Connects Consciousness, Geometry, and the Architecture of Existence. Born from six relentless years of research, Cryptex Esoterica is a groundbreaking exploration into the lost science of sacred geometry, temple technology, and the metaphysical principles that once shaped civilizations.If you've ever felt that the world's ancient monuments, myths, and spiritual systems hide something deeper — this book is your map.Inside Cryptex Esoterica:The real science behind temple technology and sacred geometryThe global lattice of the ancient grid — and how energy once flowed through itA new vision of consciousness and reality, rooted in both physics and mysticismThe missing link between ancient knowledge and modern scienceWhy humanity's true story has been fragmented — and how to piece it back togetherEvery chapter connects ancient wisdom with scientific reasoning, creating a unified theory of how consciousness interacts with matter and how geometry underpins all creation.Why Readers Love It:✔ Visually captivating diagrams that make complex ideas simple✔ Written in an engaging, cinematic tone — not a dry textbook✔ Bridges the gap between ancient mystery and modern understanding✔ Inspires deep reflection, creativity, and a new way of seeing the worldAbout the Author: Tyler Engle — creator of BassForge, researcher, artist, and founder of The Forge: Inner Grid Project — has spent years decoding the forgotten intersections of science, symbolism, and spirituality. His work connects ancient wisdom with cutting-edge theory to help readers master both the seen and unseen aspects of reality. The answers were never lost — they were hidden in plain sight.Step inside Cryptex Esoterica and begin decoding reality itself. Perfect for readers who love:The KybalionSacred Geometry DecodedThe Ancient Secret of the Flower of LifeHamlet's MillFingerprints of the Godshttps://www.youtube.com/@BassForge_usBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

This week, Dave, Ronan, and new guy Jack chat about Eddy Merckx's new bike and why it's surprised Ronan. The bike provides good fodder for diving into more serviceable cockpits and for understanding why only fashion may limit the uptake of progressive road geometry. There's good news for those who prefer cable-actuated shifting, as Shimano has updated its mountain bike offerings. Dave has other things on his mind, too, including Australia's Spoken bike show and how downhill is teasing future puzzling for disc brakes.Of course, there's plenty more than that, and members of Escape Collective also get Ask a Wrench at the end of the episode (members-only feed).Time stamps: 00:01:30 - The new Eddy Merckx and an exploration into progressive road geometry  00:22:45 - Shimano's mechanical shifting update 00:29:00 - Shimano updates a real classic  00:31:45 - Don't miss Overnight Success  00:33:50 - Downhill tech is on Dave's mind and the pursuit of heat-regulated brakes  00:39:15 - Dave makes a case for why Australia's builder scene is world-class  00:46:00 - Cannondale's nostalgic Team Dream CAAD14s  00:47:15 - Bianchi's new Specialissima  00:51:45 - Ask a Wrench with Colin Williams (Members Only)  00:54:00 - A Shimano mechanical dropbar shifter that's coming undone  01:03:00 - Inconsistent Torx tooling  01:13:45 - Noisy eccentric bottom bracket challenges  01:21:20 - Disc brake pads for high elevation bike packing 

Welcome to Books at Bedtime, brought to you by Calming Anxiety. If your mind is racing with the demands of the day, or if you are struggling to transition into a peaceful night's rest, let the soothing, steady rhythm of classic science fiction guide you into a deep sleep. Tonight, we begin our third literary journey with Chapter 1 of H.G. Wells's masterpiece, The Time Machine.Step into a cozy, dimly lit Victorian dining room where a group of friends gathers after dinner. Listen as the enigmatic Time Traveler expounds on the comforting paradox of the fourth dimension, explaining how time is simply a pathway through space that our consciousness moves along. As the fire burns brightly and the room fills with the soft, hypnotic hum of philosophical debate, you will witness the demonstration of a delicate model mechanism made of ivory, brass, and translucent crystal. Read with a slow, calming cadence designed to lower your heart rate and soothe an overactive nervous system, this bedtime story podcast episode acts as a gentle anchor for your evening routine. Dim your screen, settle deep into your pillows, and allow the fading echoes of shuffling slippers and crackling fires to lull you into an uninterrupted night's sleep.Episode Chapters00:00 – Introduction: Settling In for Books at Bedtime00:45 – An After-Dinner Atmosphere: The Fire and the Glowing Hearth01:41 – The Geometry of School: Questioning the Paradox02:45 – Length, Breadth, Thickness, and Duration: Defining the Fourth Dimension04:24 – The Mind's Drift: Recalling Memories Vividly06:13 – A Vision of a Machine: Debating Travel Through Time08:05 – Slippers Shuffling: A Visit to the Cold Laboratory Corridor08:44 – The Glittering Framework: Examining the Delicate Model11:17 – Setting the Table: Candles, Lamps, and Brass Sconces12:46 – Pressing the Lever: The First Model Voyage13:13 – A Breath of Wind: The Swirl of Paint and Disappearance15:33 – Invisible Flights: The Analytical Analogy of the Spinning Wheel17:01 – A Glimpse of the Full-Size Prototype & Sleepy OutroStorybook Highlights for SleepAllow your focus to soften as your imagination drifts through these tranquil, atmospheric settings:The Crackling Hearth: The warm, flickering light of a roaring fire catching the tiny, passing bubbles dancing in the dinner glasses.The Gentle Demonstration: The soft, comforting click of a small white lever being pressed down on an octagonal table illuminated by a single shaded lamp.The Fading Corridor: The rhythmic, comforting sound of the host's slippers softly shuffling down a long, quiet hallway toward his peaceful workshop.If this evening's journey through time helped quiet your thoughts and ease you into a state of rest, please subscribe to the show and share this premiere episode with someone who needs a gentle voice to help them sleep tonight. Sharing our episodes is how our little community of stillness reaches the beautiful souls who need it the most.For target-focused support with daytime panic, chronic worry, or nervous system regulation, remember to explore our Anxiety Breaker course at calminganxiety.fm.Let your breathing become slow and easy, release the day entirely, and be kind to your beautiful soul. Sleep well, my friend.

Salwa and Selma Mikou are the founders of Paris-based Mikou Architecture. Born in Fez, Morocco and educated in Paris, they have spent the last two decades reimagining the relationship between the built environment and the cultural landscape.After honing their craft under two of the world's most iconic architects, Jean Nouvel and Renzo Piano, they founded their own studio. For them, architecture is a living interaction with landscape and what they call the Atlas of Resonance, interpreting the hidden layers of a territory, geology, memory, and craft. It is a philosophy that rejects the generic, seeking instead to weave together technological innovation with local materials. Whether it is a mosque in the north of England or a hybrid innovation hub in a former royal manufactory, their work asks a fundamental question: How does space shape the way we think, learn and remember? They were selected by Rem Koolhaas to represent Morocco at the Venice Biennale. Most recently, they were commissioned by Hermès to create a 17,000-square-meter facility that bridges industrial performance with poetic expression. At the heart of their practice is a belief that architecture is not just about building—it's about shaping relationships: between people, between past and future, between technology and craft.(0:03) Architecture as a Living Transformation(1:42) The Intuitive Knowledge of Living Art(2:20) Preserving the Human Core of Expression(3:14) The Medina and the Geometry of Childhood(6:35) The Social Spaces of Rooftops(8:27) The Twin Dynamic and Confrontation with 'l'autre'(10:21) Contextual Echoes & Traces of the Site(12:12) The Temples of Water(13:15) The Mosque as Pure Spatiality(15:49) Building Culture with Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé(16:57) The Wast ed-dar (وسط الدار) and the Heart of a Building(18:31) The Smells and Sounds of Home(19:44) Balance, Nature, and SisterhoodEpisode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/podInstagram:@creativeprocesspodcast

“Architecture should bring a true sensation of wellbeing. We were really lucky to experience that as children, and now as architects, we try to bring all that we learned into our practice.”Salwa and Selma Mikou are the founders of Paris-based Mikou Architecture. Born in Fez, Morocco and educated in Paris, they have spent the last two decades reimagining the relationship between the built environment and the cultural landscape.After honing their craft under two of the world's most iconic architects, Jean Nouvel and Renzo Piano, they founded their own studio. For them, architecture is a living interaction with landscape and what they call the Atlas of Resonance, interpreting the hidden layers of a territory, geology, memory, and craft. It is a philosophy that rejects the generic, seeking instead to weave together technological innovation with local materials. Whether it is a mosque in the north of England or a hybrid innovation hub in a former royal manufactory, their work asks a fundamental question: How does space shape the way we think, learn and remember?They were selected by Rem Koolhaas to represent Morocco at the Venice Biennale. Most recently, they were commissioned by Hermès to create a 17,000-square-meter facility that bridges industrial performance with poetic expression. At the heart of their practice is a belief that architecture is not just about building—it's about shaping relationships: between people, between past and future, between technology and craft.(0:04) The Intuitive Knowledge of Living Art(4:24) The Medina and the Geometry of Childhood(8:18) The Social Spaces of Rooftops(13:46) The Intuitive Knowledge of Living Art(15:31) Contextual Echoes & Traces of the Site(19:18) The Twin Dynamic and Confrontation with 'l'autre'(26:42) The Temples of Water(33:24) The Mosque as Pure Spatiality(38:01) The Crisis Period and Structural Systems(48:24) Building Culture with Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé(51:38) The Wast ed-dar (وسط الدار) and the Heart of a Building(57:02) Preserving the Human Core of Expression(1:04:29) Urban Acupuncture in the Modern City(1:08:46) The Smells and Sounds of Home(1:10:02) Balance, Nature, and SisterhoodEpisode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/podInstagram:@creativeprocesspodcast

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https://teachhoops.com/ In the modern landscape of high-IQ basketball, running a single, rigid defensive look is a recipe for a long night. If you only play a traditional 2-3 zone, smart teams will pick your seams apart. If you only play man-to-man, an opponent with elite downhill speed will force your interior shell to collapse. The Universal Zone Defense isn't about standing still in a passive perimeter shell; it is a fluid, adaptable Multi-Tool defensive system. Think of it as a defensive chameleon that alters its appearance based on where the ball travels. By matching the structural geometry of the offense in real time, a universal zone creates massive cognitive friction for the opponent's ball-handlers while strictly controlling their Effective Field Goal Percentage ($eFG%$). The biggest flaw in a standard, passive zone defense is that players guard "grass" instead of bodies. The Universal Zone fixes this leak by instantly transforming its shape based on the offensive alignment: Against a 1-3-1 or 3-2 Alignment: The defense assumes a classic, high-hands 2-3 formation to lock down the perimeter passing lanes. Against a 4-Out or 5-Out Concept: The top two defenders immediately spread out, transforming the look into a 3-2 or Matchup shell to take away rhythm perimeter look-aheads. The Analytical Goal: By adjusting the defensive shell to mirror the offense, you completely neutralize their spacing, forcing the ball out of the paint and into the low-probability Mid-Range Desert. Every defensive adjustment we make is designed to force a drop in the opponent's shooting efficiency. We track our defensive success by holding the opponent below a specific Defensive $eFG%$ Baseline: When you run a Universal Zone properly, you are essentially manipulating the variance of the game. Because the defense looks like a zone but rotates with the accountability of man-to-man, the offensive team's Decision IQ stutters. They waste valuable seconds trying to identify what coverage you are running, leading to rushed, late-clock heaves that plummet their overall $eFG%$. The number one reason zone defenses fail at the high school and youth levels isn't tactical breakdown—it is a drop in baseline physical energy. Players often view a zone as an opportunity to rest their legs. The Non-Negotiable Standard: In our program's "Truth Room," passive hands are treated as a culture leak. Every closeout in the Universal Zone must be executed with violent, high hands to disrupt the passer's vision. Building Resilience Equity: A truly universal system requires elite Next Play Speed. If a teammate gets beat off the bounce, the next player must step up and wall up cleanly, trusting that the weak-side rotation is sprinting to cover their vacated zone. Coach's Note: "A great Universal Zone shouldn't feel like a resting spot for your team; it should feel like a shrinking cage for the offense. Every pass they attempt should feel highly contested, and every drive should meet a wall of high hands. Don't just stand there guarding space—dictate the terms of the possession." Show Notes1. The Geometry of Fluidity: The Matchup Shift2. The Math of the Universal Scramble$$eFG%_{allowed} = frac{text{Opponent FGM} + (0.5 times text{Opponent 3PM})}{text{Opponent FGA}}$$The Universal Zone Rotation MatrixBall Location on FloorGuard / Perimeter ResponsibilityForward / Interior AdjustmentThe Culture StandardTop of the KeyTandem "High Hands" pressureBraced on the blocks; denying high-post flashesVocal communication; echoing the "Ball" callThe WingBall-side guard locks down the ball; off-guard drops to the nailBottom defender wings out to cover the corner threatViolent, active deflections in the passing seamThe Dead CornerHigh-guard drops to cover the wing pass backBottom defender takes the ball; opposite forward covers low-side helpComplete "Hit and Hold" block-outs on the shot3. Cultivating the "High-Hands" Culture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let's talk. Send me a message with your email and I'll get back to you!One of the best things that ever happened to me as a math teacher was teaching multiple grade levels.Because the more I taught Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and intervention classes together… the more I realized:

In this week's episode of The Learning Curve, co-hosts Alisha Searcy of the Center for Strong Public Schools and Jake Tawney of the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education speak with Dr. Snezana Lawrence, an independent scholar affiliated with Middlesex University London, about the origins and development of mathematics across human civilizations. Dr. Lawrence reflects on her work, including her book A Little History of Mathematics, tracing early counting systems and artifacts such as the Mesopotamian cuneiform and Egyptian mathematical practices. She explains how Greek thinkers like Pythagoras and Euclid shaped mathematics, geometry, and logical reasoning, while highlighting India's development of zero and the later adoption of the Hindu-Arabic numeral system. She connects these mathematical traditions to modern science through Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and the Newton–Leibniz calculus controversy, underscoring mathematics as the language of science and discovery across time and diverse human civilizations. In closing, Dr. Lawrence reads a passage from her book, A Little History of Mathematics.

“Architecture should bring a true sensation of wellbeing. We were really lucky to experience that as children, and now as architects, we try to bring all that we learned into our practice.”Salwa and Selma Mikou are the founders of Paris-based Mikou Architecture. Born in Fez, Morocco and educated in Paris, they have spent the last two decades reimagining the relationship between the built environment and the cultural landscape.After honing their craft under two of the world's most iconic architects, Jean Nouvel and Renzo Piano, they founded their own studio. For them, architecture is a living interaction with landscape and what they call the Atlas of Resonance, interpreting the hidden layers of a territory, geology, memory, and craft. It is a philosophy that rejects the generic, seeking instead to weave together technological innovation with local materials. Whether it is a mosque in the north of England or a hybrid innovation hub in a former royal manufactory, their work asks a fundamental question: How does space shape the way we think, learn and remember?They were selected by Rem Koolhaas to represent Morocco at the Venice Biennale. Most recently, they were commissioned by Hermès to create a 17,000-square-meter facility that bridges industrial performance with poetic expression. At the heart of their practice is a belief that architecture is not just about building—it's about shaping relationships: between people, between past and future, between technology and craft.(0:04) The Intuitive Knowledge of Living Art(4:24) The Medina and the Geometry of Childhood(8:18) The Social Spaces of Rooftops(13:46) The Intuitive Knowledge of Living Art(15:31) Contextual Echoes & Traces of the Site(19:18) The Twin Dynamic and Confrontation with 'l'autre'(26:42) The Temples of Water(33:24) The Mosque as Pure Spatiality(38:01) The Crisis Period and Structural Systems(48:24) Building Culture with Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé(51:38) The Wast ed-dar (وسط الدار) and the Heart of a Building(57:02) Preserving the Human Core of Expression(1:04:29) Urban Acupuncture in the Modern City(1:08:46) The Smells and Sounds of Home(1:10:02) Balance, Nature, and SisterhoodEpisode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/podInstagram:@creativeprocesspodcast

Salwa and Selma Mikou are the founders of Paris-based Mikou Architecture. Born in Fez, Morocco and educated in Paris, they have spent the last two decades reimagining the relationship between the built environment and the cultural landscape.After honing their craft under two of the world's most iconic architects, Jean Nouvel and Renzo Piano, they founded their own studio. For them, architecture is a living interaction with landscape and what they call the Atlas of Resonance, interpreting the hidden layers of a territory, geology, memory, and craft. It is a philosophy that rejects the generic, seeking instead to weave together technological innovation with local materials. Whether it is a mosque in the north of England or a hybrid innovation hub in a former royal manufactory, their work asks a fundamental question: How does space shape the way we think, learn and remember? They were selected by Rem Koolhaas to represent Morocco at the Venice Biennale. Most recently, they were commissioned by Hermès to create a 17,000-square-meter facility that bridges industrial performance with poetic expression. At the heart of their practice is a belief that architecture is not just about building—it's about shaping relationships: between people, between past and future, between technology and craft.(0:03) Architecture as a Living Transformation(1:42) The Intuitive Knowledge of Living Art(2:20) Preserving the Human Core of Expression(3:14) The Medina and the Geometry of Childhood(6:35) The Social Spaces of Rooftops(8:27) The Twin Dynamic and Confrontation with 'l'autre'(10:21) Contextual Echoes & Traces of the Site(12:12) The Temples of Water(13:15) The Mosque as Pure Spatiality(15:49) Building Culture with Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé(16:57) The Wast ed-dar (وسط الدار) and the Heart of a Building(18:31) The Smells and Sounds of Home(19:44) Balance, Nature, and SisterhoodEpisode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/podInstagram:@creativeprocesspodcast

Sound Healing with David Gibson Musical Intervals and The Music of Relationship: David Gibson on Intervals, Harmony, and Dissonance David Gibson Opens Sound Healing In this episode of Sound Healing, host David Gibson opens with updates from the Sound Healing Center, Globe Institute, and upcoming programs, including open houses, summer intensives, online certificate training, recording classes, the Mount Shasta Sound Healing Retreat, and voice-analysis software training. He then introduces the central topic of the episode: musical intervals, or the relationship between two notes, as a model for understanding the relationship between every kind of thing in the universe. Musical Intervals as States of Consciousness David explains that musical intervals are not only musical structures, but also feelings or states of consciousness. He walks through several intervals, including unison, octaves, perfect fifths, perfect fourths, major thirds, major seconds, minor seconds, sixths, and sevenths. He describes unison and octaves as deeply harmonious, the perfect fifth as calming, sweet, healing, and movement-oriented, the perfect fourth as spacious and suspended, and more dissonant intervals as activating rather than inherently bad. His point is that each interval carries a specific emotional or energetic quality. Ratios, Frequencies, and Sacred Geometry David then connects musical intervals to mathematics. An octave is a two-to-one ratio, a perfect fifth is three-to-two, a perfect fourth is four-to-three, a major third is five-to-four, and a minor third is six-to-five. He explains that these ratios can also appear in sacred geometry, such as the relationship between the lengths of sides in a triangle. For David, this means intervals are not just sounds; they are measurable relationships that can appear in space, form, vibration, and proportion. Timbre, Harmonics, and Sound Healing Instruments David distinguishes between musical intervals created by two separate notes and the hidden intervals inside a single sound. When a person sings one note, or when an instrument such as a gong, harp, Tibetan bowl, or piano produces a sound, that single sound contains many frequencies and harmonic relationships. He explains that activating instruments such as gongs, bagpipes, saxophones, and clarinets may contain more dissonant internal relationships, while instruments such as harp, acoustic guitar, and wood drum can contain warmer, sweeter relationships. This helps explain why different instruments affect the body and emotions differently. Intervals in Nature, Color, Geometry, and the Planets The episode expands from music into nature and cosmology. David says atoms, molecules, elements, colors, geometries, planets, moons, and orbital relationships can all be understood through interval-like relationships. He gives examples such as hydrogen and oxygen forming water, colors that harmonize or clash, and planetary relationships connected to the ancient idea of the music of the spheres. He also discusses Jupiter's moons and the Earth-Sun relationship as examples of cosmic ratios and vibrational relationships. The Body as a Harmonic Structure David applies the same idea to the human body, saying every cell, organ, and medical system has frequencies and relationships. He suggests that health may be understood as harmonious interval relationships among the parts of the body, while illness may involve disrupted or dissonant relationships. He speculates that if researchers could identify the musical-interval “template of perfection” among cells, organs, and body systems, sound could potentially be used to support healing across many conditions. Emotions, Thoughts, Souls, and Relationships David also applies musical intervals to inner life. He describes emotional conflicts, such as loving and hating someone at the same time, as dissonant relationships. Positive emotions such as gratitude, compassion, love, and joy are described as more coherent frequencies that can move together in harmonious ways. He extends this to thoughts, soul relationships, twin flames, soul groups, and romantic or personal chemistry, suggesting that people may experience each other as harmonious or dissonant based on deeper frequency relationships. Musical Intervals Across Every Subject Near the end, David explains that the Sound Education Association is building curriculum for children that brings frequency, musical flow, and interval relationships into subjects such as math, physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, communication, social science, history, economics, environmental science, art, engineering, computer science, physical education, ethics, philosophy, and medicine. His larger vision is that every subject can be understood as a study of relationships, and every relationship can be experienced as a kind of musical interval. Moving Toward Harmony While Honoring Dissonance David closes by playing part of his song “Awakening,” which he says is built largely around the musical fifth. He encourages listeners to notice harmony and dissonance in their lives, but not to judge dissonance as bad. Just as water hitting rocks or waves crashing into shore can create beautiful turbulence, dissonance can activate movement and help break up stuck energy. The final message is to move toward harmony whenever possible while recognizing that all relationships, even challenging ones, can serve a purpose in the larger music of life.

“Architecture should bring a true sensation of wellbeing. We were really lucky to experience that as children, and now as architects, we try to bring all that we learned into our practice.”Salwa and Selma Mikou are the founders of Paris-based Mikou Architecture. Born in Fez, Morocco and educated in Paris, they have spent the last two decades reimagining the relationship between the built environment and the cultural landscape.After honing their craft under two of the world's most iconic architects, Jean Nouvel and Renzo Piano, they founded their own studio. For them, architecture is a living interaction with landscape and what they call the Atlas of Resonance, interpreting the hidden layers of a territory, geology, memory, and craft. It is a philosophy that rejects the generic, seeking instead to weave together technological innovation with local materials. Whether it is a mosque in the north of England or a hybrid innovation hub in a former royal manufactory, their work asks a fundamental question: How does space shape the way we think, learn and remember?They were selected by Rem Koolhaas to represent Morocco at the Venice Biennale. Most recently, they were commissioned by Hermès to create a 17,000-square-meter facility that bridges industrial performance with poetic expression. At the heart of their practice is a belief that architecture is not just about building—it's about shaping relationships: between people, between past and future, between technology and craft.(0:04) The Intuitive Knowledge of Living Art(4:24) The Medina and the Geometry of Childhood(8:18) The Social Spaces of Rooftops(13:46) The Intuitive Knowledge of Living Art(15:31) Contextual Echoes & Traces of the Site(19:18) The Twin Dynamic and Confrontation with 'l'autre'(26:42) The Temples of Water(33:24) The Mosque as Pure Spatiality(38:01) The Crisis Period and Structural Systems(48:24) Building Culture with Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé(51:38) The Wast ed-dar (وسط الدار) and the Heart of a Building(57:02) Preserving the Human Core of Expression(1:04:29) Urban Acupuncture in the Modern City(1:08:46) The Smells and Sounds of Home(1:10:02) Balance, Nature, and SisterhoodEpisode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/podInstagram:@creativeprocesspodcast

Salwa and Selma Mikou are the founders of Paris-based Mikou Architecture. Born in Fez, Morocco and educated in Paris, they have spent the last two decades reimagining the relationship between the built environment and the cultural landscape.After honing their craft under two of the world's most iconic architects, Jean Nouvel and Renzo Piano, they founded their own studio. For them, architecture is a living interaction with landscape and what they call the Atlas of Resonance, interpreting the hidden layers of a territory, geology, memory, and craft. It is a philosophy that rejects the generic, seeking instead to weave together technological innovation with local materials. Whether it is a mosque in the north of England or a hybrid innovation hub in a former royal manufactory, their work asks a fundamental question: How does space shape the way we think, learn and remember? They were selected by Rem Koolhaas to represent Morocco at the Venice Biennale. Most recently, they were commissioned by Hermès to create a 17,000-square-meter facility that bridges industrial performance with poetic expression. At the heart of their practice is a belief that architecture is not just about building—it's about shaping relationships: between people, between past and future, between technology and craft.(0:03) Architecture as a Living Transformation(1:42) The Intuitive Knowledge of Living Art(2:20) Preserving the Human Core of Expression(3:14) The Medina and the Geometry of Childhood(6:35) The Social Spaces of Rooftops(8:27) The Twin Dynamic and Confrontation with 'l'autre'(10:21) Contextual Echoes & Traces of the Site(12:12) The Temples of Water(13:15) The Mosque as Pure Spatiality(15:49) Building Culture with Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé(16:57) The Wast ed-dar (وسط الدار) and the Heart of a Building(18:31) The Smells and Sounds of Home(19:44) Balance, Nature, and SisterhoodEpisode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/podInstagram:@creativeprocesspodcast

An experimental cosmologist with 35 years of CMB research breaks down the curvature tension — and why the viral claim that "everything we know about cosmology is wrong" doesn't survive contact with the actual data. Subscribe if you want science with evidence, not speculation. Dr. Brian Keating is Chancellor's Distinguished Professor of Physics at UC San Diego and one of the leading experimental cosmologists working on the cosmic microwave background. He has spent three decades on experiments including BICEP, BICEP2, the Simons Array, and the Simons Observatory — the same data ecosystem at the center of this debate. We cover: why a statistical preference in one dataset is not the same as a discovery, what Planck actually measured and what its curvature signal does and doesn't mean, why combining CMB data with baryon acoustic oscillations changes the picture, the difference between geometry and topology that most explainers skip, and why science communicators who sensationalize real tensions do more damage than they realize. A clickable title and a photogenic host are not the same thing as a careful inference from the data. Key Takeaways: 00:00 A flat universe means the angles of any triangle in space sum to exactly 180° 02:10 Zero curvature is a unique number — it demands explanation, which is part of why inflation matters 04:45 Geometry describes how space behaves at scale; topology is a separate question most explainers conflate 07:30 Planck's curvature preference appears in some analyses — it is real, but it is also model-sensitive 10:00 A statistical preference within one dataset is not a confirmed result 12:20 Parameter degeneracy means changing one cosmological knob shifts others — results are not isolated 14:40 When Planck data is combined with baryon acoustic oscillation data, the case for curvature weakens 17:00 The honest summary: the curvature tension is worth watching, but nowhere near decisive 18:30 Sensationalizing legitimate tensions trains the public to think science only matters when it's exploding ———

Robert Lewandowski's departure from FC Barcelona marks the end of a masterclass in elite center-forward play. In this episode, we look back at the Polish striker's monumental four seasons in Catalonia, where he racked up 119 goals and three La Liga titles. We analyze the scientific intelligence of his movement, his crucial role as a leader for Barça's younger generation, and how he turned a transitional era into a dominant, trophy-laden success story. Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona, La Liga, football tactics, striker analysis

Spot's Ryan Palmer and Simon Stewart have been talking about bikes for years, so when Spot dropped their new Diggity 125 Trail bike, Simon quickly wound him up for a chat. Ryan shares details about their design decisions, why Spot's Living Link suspension layout gives them more kinematic control throughout the travel, their interesting take on size-specific chainstay length, the lightweight Trail bike trend, and a whole lot more.Note: We Want to Hear From You!Please share with us the questions, topics, or stories you'd like us to cover on Bikes & Big Ideas. You can email us at: info@blisterreview.comRELATED LINKS:Spot BikesOuterbikeBlister Mountain Bike Buyer's GuideBLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredTOPICS & TIMES:What's With the Name Diggity? (2:40)What Were the Design Goals? (8:13)How Did You Land on 125 mm? (13:06)How Important was Weight? (14:35)Why it's More Than a Shorter Travel Mayhem 140 (23:17)Geometry (29:43)Spot's Take on Size-Specific Chainstays (32:44)Where Can You Ride One (50:47) Spot's 30 Day Return Guarantee (53:15)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDGEAR:30Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do the binary electronic signals of neurons give rise to subjective experience? Mathematician and machine learning researcher Nina Miolane joined science historian Claire Isabel Webb to explore this question from an unexpected direction: geometry. Plotting the collective firing rate of neurons in 3D space, Miolane's Geometric Intelligence Lab at UC Santa Barbara found the result created a torus. When they trained an artificial neural network on the same task, it converged on the same shape. Miolane posits that biological and artificial intelligence may be reaching for a universal computational design. In this fascinating conversation, Webb and Miolane discussed how geometry is the most ancient branch of physics; it is the language we use to describe the curvature of spacetime and the General Relativity of the universe. Might it also map the universe inside us?

In this episode of The Intelligent Vocalist, John breaks down the science behind mix and explains how vocal fold geometry and airflow work together to create smooth transitions. He explains why cracks, strain, or inconsistency often come from a mismatch in coordination rather than doing something wrong. When you understand how your voice actually functions, you can train it more precisely and with less frustration.   Episode highlights: Your vocal folds have multiple vibration patterns built into them. Cracks happen when vocal fold patterns fail to stay in sync. Training can improve coordination and control at any age.   To learn more about John Henny, his best-selling books, on-line courses, Voiceschool.com featuring his Teaching Team of Experts, Speaker Training and the Contemporary Voice Teacher Academy, visit: JohnHenny.com

Today's clip is from Episode 157 featuring Stefan Radev. In this conversation, Alex and Stefan dig into one of the hardest open problems in simulation-based inference — hierarchical models.The core idea: when you move from flat to hierarchical models, you're no longer estimating one set of parameters. You have local parameters that vary by location (or subject, or city) and global parameters that capture what's shared across all of them. And you don't just want each separately — you want the full joint posterior, because that's where the Bayesian magic of shrinkage actually lives.Stefan builds the problem from the ground up. Start with the simplest hierarchical case: a two-level model. He uses electoral forecasting in France as the example — cities nested inside departments nested inside the whole country.Now your simulator has to cover all three levels. If that simulator is slow (think: brain emulators, minutes per sample), scaling to hundreds of groups becomes completely intractable. Memory issues, specialized network requirements, the works.The key insight: this problem has structure you can exploit. The joint posterior factorizes in a particularly nice way — each local parameter depends on its own local data and on the global parameters. That means instead of cramming everything into one giant high-dimensional vector and hoping a neural network figures it out, you can decompose the problem. Estimate local parameters conditioned on local data and the globals. Use composition.The takeaway: hierarchical models aren't just "harder flat models" - they have a geometry that demands a different architecture. Respecting that structure is what makes amortized inference scale.Get the full discussion hereSupport & Resources→ Support the show on Patreon→ Bayesian Modeling Course (first 2 lessons free)Our theme music is « Good Bayesian », by Baba Brinkman (feat MC Lars and Mega Ran). Check out his awesome work

“Architecture should bring a true sensation of wellbeing. We were really lucky to experience that as children, and now as architects, we try to bring all that we learned into our practice.”Salwa and Selma Mikou are the founders of Paris-based Mikou Architecture. Born in Fez, Morocco and educated in Paris, they have spent the last two decades reimagining the relationship between the built environment and the cultural landscape.After honing their craft under two of the world's most iconic architects, Jean Nouvel and Renzo Piano, they founded their own studio. For them, architecture is a living interaction with landscape and what they call the Atlas of Resonance, interpreting the hidden layers of a territory, geology, memory, and craft. It is a philosophy that rejects the generic, seeking instead to weave together technological innovation with local materials. Whether it is a mosque in the north of England or a hybrid innovation hub in a former royal manufactory, their work asks a fundamental question: How does space shape the way we think, learn and remember?They were selected by Rem Koolhaas to represent Morocco at the Venice Biennale. Most recently, they were commissioned by Hermès to create a 17,000-square-meter facility that bridges industrial performance with poetic expression. At the heart of their practice is a belief that architecture is not just about building—it's about shaping relationships: between people, between past and future, between technology and craft.(0:04) The Intuitive Knowledge of Living Art(4:24) The Medina and the Geometry of Childhood(8:18) The Social Spaces of Rooftops(13:46) The Intuitive Knowledge of Living Art(15:31) Contextual Echoes & Traces of the Site(19:18) The Twin Dynamic and Confrontation with 'l'autre'(26:42) The Temples of Water(33:24) The Mosque as Pure Spatiality(38:01) The Crisis Period and Structural Systems(48:24) Building Culture with Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé(51:38) The Wast ed-dar (وسط الدار) and the Heart of a Building(57:02) Preserving the Human Core of Expression(1:04:29) Urban Acupuncture in the Modern City(1:08:46) The Smells and Sounds of Home(1:10:02) Balance, Nature, and SisterhoodEpisode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/podInstagram:@creativeprocesspodcast

Part 4 of the ether series is where things start getting visual. Jonathan Drake and Polymath move from philosophical groundwork into the actual mechanics of the medium, beginning with the dielectric, a term coined by Michael Faraday to describe the medium through which electrostatic force acts. From the ancient Greeks rubbing amber to Faraday proving that charge lives in the medium between capacitor plates rather than on them, to a live clamp meter demonstration showing that electrical current radiates outside the wire, the evidence stacks up. The episode also introduces incommensurability, why dielectricity and magnetism are fundamentally different things that work as an inseparable pair, and gives a first look at the Ferrocell, a device that makes magnetic field geometry visible. Vortex shapes, toroidal fields, and the plane of inertia: it is a lot. But as Jonathan puts it, understanding how God actually built the universe does not reduce the mystery. It deepens it.

“Architecture should bring a true sensation of wellbeing. We were really lucky to experience that as children, and now as architects, we try to bring all that we learned into our practice.”Salwa and Selma Mikou are the founders of Paris-based Mikou Architecture. Born in Fez, Morocco and educated in Paris, they have spent the last two decades reimagining the relationship between the built environment and the cultural landscape.After honing their craft under two of the world's most iconic architects, Jean Nouvel and Renzo Piano, they founded their own studio. For them, architecture is a living interaction with landscape and what they call the Atlas of Resonance, interpreting the hidden layers of a territory, geology, memory, and craft. It is a philosophy that rejects the generic, seeking instead to weave together technological innovation with local materials. Whether it is a mosque in the north of England or a hybrid innovation hub in a former royal manufactory, their work asks a fundamental question: How does space shape the way we think, learn and remember?They were selected by Rem Koolhaas to represent Morocco at the Venice Biennale. Most recently, they were commissioned by Hermès to create a 17,000-square-meter facility that bridges industrial performance with poetic expression. At the heart of their practice is a belief that architecture is not just about building—it's about shaping relationships: between people, between past and future, between technology and craft.(0:04) The Intuitive Knowledge of Living Art(4:24) The Medina and the Geometry of Childhood(8:18) The Social Spaces of Rooftops(13:46) The Intuitive Knowledge of Living Art(15:31) Contextual Echoes & Traces of the Site(19:18) The Twin Dynamic and Confrontation with 'l'autre'(26:42) The Temples of Water(33:24) The Mosque as Pure Spatiality(38:01) The Crisis Period and Structural Systems(48:24) Building Culture with Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé(51:38) The Wast ed-dar (وسط الدار) and the Heart of a Building(57:02) Preserving the Human Core of Expression(1:04:29) Urban Acupuncture in the Modern City(1:08:46) The Smells and Sounds of Home(1:10:02) Balance, Nature, and SisterhoodEpisode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/podInstagram:@creativeprocesspodcast

SPONSORS: - Go to https://shortform.com/toe for a free trial and an exclusive $50 OFF on your annual subscription - I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE Juan Maldacena wrote the most cited paper in theoretical physics, birthing AdS/CFT and realizing holography — and today, the problem keeping him up at night is wormholes. He suspects space-time isn't fundamental at all, that geometry itself might be what entanglement looks like from the inside. The singularity isn't a place, it's a name for everything we don't yet understand. I hope you enjoy it. FOLLOW: - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Substack: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/subscribe - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - Crypto: https://commerce.coinbase.com/checkout/de803625-87d3-4300-ab6d-85d4258834a9 - PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=XUBHNMFXUX5S4 TIMESTAMPS: - 00:00:00 - Emergent Space-Time Geometry - 00:05:28 - GR and QM Incompatibility - 00:11:52 - The Singularity Problem - 00:17:00 - Extremal Black Hole Thermodynamics - 00:22:00 - The Island Formula - 00:27:30 - Spacetime and Quantum Information - 00:34:15 - ER equals EPR - 00:41:51 - Traversable Wormhole Physics - 00:47:24 - Simulating Wormholes with Qubits - 00:52:53 - Celestial Holography and Symmetries - 00:58:00 - dS/CFT and Dark Energy - 01:04:24 - Quantum Error Correction Codes - 01:10:00 - The Physicist's Mindset - 01:15:19 - Inflationary Gravity Wave Predictions - 01:21:03 - Clocks and Emergent Time - 01:26:44 - Is Space-Time Doomed? - 01:32:00 - AI in Theoretical Physics - 01:38:00 - Overcoming Academic Inadequacy LINKS MENTIONED: - Juan Maldacena's Website: https://www.ias.edu/sns/malda - Large N Limit of Superconformal Field Theories [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9711200 - Eternal Black Holes in AdS [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0106112 - Holographic Derivation of Entanglement Entropy [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0603001 - Real Observers Solving Imaginary Problems [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.14014 - Building Spacetime with Quantum Entanglement [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1005.3035 - Entropy of Bulk Quantum Fields [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.08762 - Entanglement Wedge Reconstruction [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.08255 - Comments on the Double Cone Wormhole [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.11617 - Traversable Wormholes in Four Dimensions [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.04726 - JT Gravity as a Matrix Integral [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.11115 - Single-Minus Gluon Tree Amplitudes [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.12176 - Bulk Locality and Quantum Error Correction [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1411.7041 - Black Hole Information Paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hole_information_paradox - Chilloquium 2023 [Lecture]: https://youtu.be/Ow81IJyzmUQ - Erik Verlinde [TOE]: https://youtu.be/ilVImMHcr_g - Leonard Susskind [TOE]: https://youtu.be/2p_Hlm6aCok - Edward Frenkel [TOE]: https://youtu.be/RX1tZv_Nv4Y More links at https://curtjaimungal.substack.com Guests do not pay to appear. #science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you enjoy this episode, we're sure you will enjoy more content like this on The Occult Rejects.  In fact, we have curated playlists on occult topics like grimoires, esoteric concepts and phenomena, occult history, analyzing true crime and cults with an occult lens, Para politics, and occultism in music. Whether you enjoy consuming your content visually or via audio, we've got you covered - and it will always be provided free of charge.  So, if you enjoy what we do and want to support our work of providing accessible, free content on various platforms, please consider making a donation to the links provided below.  Thank you and enjoy the episode!Links For The Occult Rejectshttps://linktr.ee/theoccultrejectsOccult Research Institutehttps://www.occultresearchinstitute.org/Cash Apphttps://cash.app/$theoccultrejectsVenmo@TheOccultRejectsBuy Me A Coffeebuymeacoffee.com/TheOccultRejectsPatreonhttps://www.patreon.com/TheOccultRejectsBibliography / Show NotesAmaya, I. A., Behrens, F., et al. “Effect of Frequency and Rhythmicity on Flicker Light-Induced Visual Hallucinations.” PLOS ONE, 2023.Key use: frequency, rhythmicity, 10 Hz flicker, Klüver forms.Shenyan, O., Lisi, M., Greenwood, J. A., Skipper, J. I., & Dekker, T. M. “Visual Hallucinations Induced by Ganzflicker and Ganzfeld Differ in Frequency, Complexity, and Content.” Scientific Reports, 2024.Key use: Ganzfeld vs. Ganzflicker.Bressloff, P. C., Cowan, J. D., Golubitsky, M., Thomas, P. J., & Wiener, M. C. “Geometric Visual Hallucinations, Euclidean Symmetry and the Functional Architecture of Striate Cortex.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2001.Key use: form constants, tunnels, spirals, lattices, honeycombs, visual cortex modeling.Bressloff, P. C. “What Geometric Visual Hallucinations Tell Us About the Visual Cortex.” Neural Computation, 2002.Key use: Klüver form constants and visual cortex explanation.Mauro, F., et al. “A Bidirectional Link Between Brain Oscillations and Geometric Patterns.” Journal of Neuroscience, 2015.Key use: brain oscillations and geometric visual patterns.Hewitt, T., et al. “Stroboscopically Induced Visual Hallucinations.” Neuroscience of Consciousness, 2025.Key use: history and science of stroboscopic hallucinations.Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience. “Hallucinations from Flickering Lights: What Happens in Our Brain?” 2024.Key use: standing waves / visual cortex explanation.Purkinje, J. E. Early 19th-century writings on subjective visual phenomena and flicker effects.Key use: historical scientific observation of flicker-induced visual effects.Klüver, H. Mescal and Mechanisms of Hallucinations. University of Chicago Press, 1966.Key use: form constants: tunnels, spirals, lattices, cobwebs.Epilepsy Foundation / clinical photosensitivity guidance.Key use: photosensitive epilepsy safety warning; flashing lights and visual patterns can trigger seizures in susceptible people.“Visually-Provoked Seizures: Consensus of the Epilepsy Foundation of America Working Group.” Epilepsia.Key use: safety, photosensitive seizure risk.Ofcom / broadcast photosensitive epilepsy standards and strobe-light safety cases.Key use: real-world risk from rapid flashing light in media environments.Extra useful context sourcesGysin, B., and Sommerville, I. Dreamachine-related writings and documentation.Key use: 20th-century flicker device, art, counterculture, visionary technology.Huxley, A. The Doors of Perception.Key use: altered perception context, though not specifically flicker science.Lewis-Williams, D. The Mind in the Cave.Key use: cave art, altered states, entoptic imagery, visionary interpretation.Eliade, M. Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy.Key use: older ritual technologies of altered states; use carefully as historical theory.Tart, C. T., ed. Altered States of Consciousness.Key use: broader academic framing for non-ordinary states.Vaitl, D., et al. “Psychobiology of Altered States of Consciousness.” Psychological Bulletin, 2005.Key use: general altered-state science framework.Also want to remind people about the website, if you're into reading we have tons of information by multiple contributors, and we got t-shirts up on the site if you're interested. Fun fact, the art is all based on the eyeball. Now let me introduce the rest of the panel and guests.