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John Mockovciak spends a lot of time helping his wife, Janet travel her sarcoidosis journey.  And for a couple who hike and ski and seek the lifestyle they've always wanted, it can be a lot of work for both of them.  Yet somehow they get down the mountains in the snow, and to the iconic places so many people want to visit.  But it takes a certain mindset and understanding, that John shares with listeners in this episode of the FSR Sarc Fighter Podcast.   Show Notes: More on aTyr Pharma: https://atyrpharma.com/ Participate in the aTyr Clinical Trial: https://bit.ly/3EUOxNq More on the Efzofitimod study: https://sarcoidosisnews.com/news/benefits-seen-efzofitimod-pulmonary-sarcoidosis-treatment-trial/ Help FSR further its mission by becoming an Alliance Volunteer:  www.stopsarcoidosis.org/gsca-leaders/ Become a community outreach leader: https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/gsca-leaders/ Episode 36 Janet Mockovciak: https://beatsarc.podbean.com/e/episode-36-sarc-fighter-janet-mockovciak-is-giving-it-her-all/   MORE FROM JOHN: Cycling with Sarcoidosis http://carlinthecyclist.com/category/cycling-with-sarcoidosis/ Do you like the official song for the Sarc Fighter podcast?  It's also an FSR fundraiser! If you would like to donate in honor of Mark Steier and the song, Zombie, Here is a link to his KISS account.  (Kick In to Stop Sarcoidosis)  100-percent of the money goes to the Foundation.  https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/MarkSteier The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/ Donate to my KISS (Kick In to Stop Sarcoidosis) fund for FSR  https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/JohnCarlinVsSarcoidosis?fbclid=IwAR1g2ap1i1NCp6bQOYEFwOELdNEeclFmmLLcQQOQX_Awub1oe9bcEjK9P1E My story on Television https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/news-anchor-sarcoidosis/ email me  carlinagency@gmail.com

Philospher, Giannis Delimitsos, (whose books I confess I have not read) wrote, “What is my personal history if not the heroic narrative created by myself in an attempt to inform myself about who myself is, assisted by my tactically biased and fickle memory?” That about sums up my history with dogs and farming. Thanks, Giannis. Welcome to Farm Dog. Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder,  Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farmdog/message

Douglas Murray: rye Manhattan (2 1/2 ounces Bulleit rye, 1 1/2 ounces sweet vermouth, 2 dashes bitters, Luxardo cherry)Douglas lists the several people he'd most like to debate in a contest of ideas, reveals the one novel that transformed him into an adult reader, discusses the concept of the Genius Exception as it applies to Pablo Picasso, Woody Allen and others, describes the value of studying history and stoicism, assesses the position of the world's cultural pendulum, confesses the horrific spelling of the word 'maths', identifies the best and worst things of America and Britain, and tells what kind of conversation makes for a good dinner party.

"Jaak Panksepp was the first and only neuroscientist who focused squarely on the emotional brain. There followed a lengthy and instructive series of emails between Jack and Lucy that ultimately resulted in the publication of this book" Jaak Panksepp and Lucy Biven, authors of the famous book that is often required reading for those studying an Introduction to the Field of Neuroscience, The Archeology of Mind. Watch our interview on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH3j5WDXvEk   On today's Episode #270 we will cover ✔  An introduction to Lucy Biven, who co-authored the well-known book, The Archeology of Mind, with Jaak Panksepp. ✔ How Lucy went from being the Head of Psychotherapy at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in England, to writing a leading resource in the field of Neuroscience, with Jaak Panksepp. ✔ How neuroscience gave her answers to a court case she was asked to advise, that 19 experts in the field of child development couldn't solve, without an understanding of how our brain works. ✔ How an understanding of our brain can help us to be better parents, teachers, coaches and managers. ✔ Where Jaak Panksepp's work filled in the missing gaps for Lucy, opening doors with this new understanding of our brain, and emotions. ✔ 3 often discussed Theories about Emotions and Affect (Feedback Theory, Brainstem Theory and Conceptual Act Theory, or Theory of Constructed Emotion and which one Lucy believes in today. ✔ Lucy makes a case for Panksepp's Brainstem Theory, as well as Damasio's work. ✔ Lucy and Andrea discuss the hard question of consciousness and why all traditional attempts to answer this complex question, has failed. ✔ Lucy shares how she uses Panksepp's Brainstem Theory to help 2 boys knowing when to take the role of a coach, versus a traditional therapist, to help them to overcome mental blocks that were holding them back from living a successful life.  I'm so grateful to have this opportunity today to speak with Lucy Biven, who co-authored The Archeology of Mind, with the one and only, Jaak Panksepp. Those who study the field of neuroscience will know his name, and if you haven't heard of him, I hope this episode sheds some light on his work, combined with Lucy's as pioneer researchers in the field of Affective Neuroscience. Welcome back to The Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast where we bridge the gap between theory and practice, with strategies, tools and ideas we can all use immediately, applied to the most current brain research to heighten productivity in our schools, sports environments and modern workplaces. I'm Andrea Samadi and launched this podcast almost 4 years ago, to share how important an understanding of our brain is for our everyday life and results. This season (Season 9) we will be focused on Neuroscience: Going Back to the Basics for the next few months, as we welcome some phenomenal pioneers in the field of Neuroscience, paving a pathway for all of us to navigate our lives with more understanding with our brain in mind. My goal with this next season (that will run until the end of June) is that going back to the basics will help us to strengthen our understanding of the brain, and our mind, to our results, and provide us with a springboard to propel us forward in 2023, with this solid backbone of science. With some new and exciting responsibilities on my end, we will be doing one episode a week, going back to the basics each week, that I know will be helpful for all of us. For today's guest and EPISODE #270, we will be speaking with someone who many of you who study in the field of neuroscience will recognize. There are those who I would call “rockstar” researchers, whose work has revolutionized the field. If you take a neuroscience course, or like I did, a Neuroscience Certification Program, you are a clinician, a psychotherapist, you will have come across her first book as required reading. Metapsychology Online Review thinks this book should be “essential reading not only for mind professionals, but for teachers, parents, personal and physical trainers and coaches.” So when I had an email from this next guest, one of the rockstar authors we come across and highlight in our notebooks, letting me know she has recently published a new book, and that her first book she co-authored with Jaak Panksepp, I almost fell off my chair in my office. She could have been Mick Jagger emailing me, as that would be the equivalent in this field of neuroscience research. Her first book The Archaeology of Mind[i] that she co-authored with Jaak Panksepp “describes the new scientific discipline called affective neuroscience, which seeks to illuminate how our most powerful emotional feelings—the primal emotional affects—arise from ancient neural networks situated in brain regions below the neo-cortical thinking cap.” "An exhaustive work, covering a neglected and often misunderstood field . . . . Nowhere else will you really find due diligence done on the non-conscious biases of humans and animals . . . . Essential reading, not only to us as mind professionals, but to teachers, parents, personal and physical trainers and coaches. Emotions are still everything, and vital to understanding why we are what we are, and why we do and have done, everything in the past and now. An amazing buy." ― Metapsychology Online Reviews "Panksepp's perspective on the continuity of animal and human minds has not received the attention it deserves. Here are the collected facts and the reasoning behind that compelling view. An indispensable volume." ― Antonio Damasio, author, Self Comes to Mind; David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience and Director, Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California "This book has the capacity to integrate affective neuroscience into the consciousness of not only therapists, but also those interested in understanding depth motivation that sustains or pathologizes our every action and thought. It is a truly pioneering effort. Its deep truths about the origins of mind and feeling, and the implications for altering how we see ourselves over evolutionary time, connected to our fellow social mammals and birds, also has implications for how we treat our fellow travelers on this planet." ― Stuart Brown, MD, Founder and President, The National Institute for Play   Our next guest, Lucy Biven, who co-authored The Archeology of Mind with Jaak Panksepp,  is the former Head of the Department of Psychotherapy at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, part of the National Health Service in Leicestershire, England.  She became interested in neuroscience about 20 years ago when she was appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court to devise and implement a protocol for the transfer of custody of a 2½ year old girl from the home of a couple whom the child regarded as her parents, to the home of her biological parents. Like most of her colleagues, Lucy worried about the little girl's psychological development, yet the child progressed well and today is an emotionally healthy young woman. Where did it all go right?  She looked towards neuroscience for the answers she was looking for and found that, along with meeting Jaak Panksepp who coined the term “affective neuroscience” (a field that studies the neural mechanisms of emotions and how consciousness emerges from strong emotional stimuli). My goal with this next interview is learn directly from Lucy Biven, how an understanding of our emotions and our brain can help us to be better teachers in the classroom, coaches in the field of sports, or improve our effectiveness in the modern workplace.  Her most recent book A Short-Cut to Understanding Affective Neuroscience was released last summer, and I look forward to learning what this rockstar from the field of psychology and neuroscience can teach us with her work, research and experience. Welcome Lucy, thank you very much for reaching out to me when you did, it was perfect timing for the direction we are going with the podcast, and going back to the basics to start our year. Welcome. INTRO Q: To start off with, I must ask, what type of reaction do you typically get from people when you reach out to them, like you did to me. Have most people read The Archeology of Mind? The reason I ask this, is that Antonio Damasio mentioned that "Panksepp's perspective on the continuity of animal and human minds has not received the attention it deserves” and I had heard that before, so I wonder were you surprised when I knew exactly who you were, with the massive amounts of respect that go along with those who spearhead a field? Q1: I always like to know what brought people to where they are now, and you explain what brought you to this field in the Introduction of your book A Short-Cut to Understanding Affective Neuroscience[ii]. Can you give a snapshot of your career path (so I don't think I was crazy that you were in England)? What did your work entail as Head of the Department of Psychotherapy at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (in England) and why were you appointed that case by the Michigan Supreme Court? Q1B: The book opens with an incredible example of how neuroscience helped to inform the outcomes of those cases involving children and their caregivers that dated back to 1993. Can you explain how neuroscience explained the outcomes that 19 experts in child development couldn't see without understanding how the brain works? I'm asking from the point of view not of a researcher who has a sound understanding of how our brain works, but for of those of us who have a thirst to understand this information, that we were never taught. Q2: The introduction of your book is interesting as neuroscience proved something that 19 experts in child development couldn't see, even from the point of view of a parent. I always wondered if I had made a mistake when I moved from Canada to the US (only AFTER I had children) but it was with the difference we see with maternity leave in the US where we have about 12 weeks compared to a full year in Canada. I always wondered if I was doing something wrong when I dropped my daughter off at daycare and drove off to work. I was shocked when I learned that “The hippocampus creates enduring personal memories, but it does not begin to function until a child is about four years old (Newcombe et al. 2000; Gleitman et al. 2007). Babies and young children can retain short-term memories, but the neural pathways that encode these memories dissolve after a few weeks or months and the children forget” (Fivush and Hamond 1990). So, for all those parents out there who feel guilty dropping their kids off at daycare, or leaving them for a few hours with a caregiver, this bit of research could really have helped me back then to not stress so much about that, right? How else can you see an understanding of our brain, helping us beyond your Supreme Court Case, or for young parents raising their children? Do you have any other neuroscience tips that surprised you? Q3: What was it about Jaak Panksepp's work that filled in the missing gaps for you, and for lay people like me and others listening who want to understand the important workings of the brain (for improved results in our schools, sports environments or modern workplaces?) Q4: The first 3 chapters discusses different schools of thought about emotion and effect. Can we talk about each one and give an example of how something like a gunshot would be experienced with each theory? Feedback Theory-affects emerge from cognitive parts of the cortex or cortex creates all forms of consciousness (Kawkabani, 2018) We hear a gunshot, and freeze but why according to FBT are we not afraid? Brainstem Theory-maintains that all mammalian brains contain genetically programmed emotional systems). I've seen Panksepp's 7 Emotional Systems written out in many places but didn't realize there was a reason behind the ALL CAPS of each system. What did he want to show with the all caps? Panksepp's 7 core emotions: ALL mammalian brains have these 7 emotions? Why do you think these 7 emotions have been overlooked by psychologists and neuroscientists if they appear in the upper brainstem, indicating they evolved a long time ago? With brainstem theory, we hear a gunshot, what happens? We feel fear that originates from the brainstem?   3. Conceptual Act Theory (CAT)-claims that emotional systems do not exist and that emotions do not emanate from any brain region. Affects depend on concepts we construct largely on the basis of social experience. (Lisa Feldman Barrett-Theory of Constructed Emotion-explains the experience and perception of emotion). Her research shows emotions are invented using our memory and imagination (Waldman). With a gunshot, how would you explain your reaction if emotions don't exist in the brain? Did my brain create a fearful affect based on what I watched on TV, my memory and imagination?   Q5: In chapter 5 and 6 you dive deeper into brainstem theory by looking at 2 different hypothesis—Jaak Pankseep and Antonio Damasio, explaining how affects might be created.  Both are similar, involving the brainstem, but they explain different mechanisms for how this happens. What is Damasio's view involving homeostasis/consciousness? What is Panksepp's major contribution to affective neuroscience? Q6: All the research in the first 7 chapters show how the brain creates conscious affective feelings. In chapter 7, you evaluate Damasio and Panksepp's Hypothesis. You mention that both Damasio and Panksepp maintain that all consciousness includes a conscious unified sense of self (Ramachandran, 2009) who we've come across on this podcast as he inspired the work of Dr. Baland Jalal EPISODE #211.[iii] Ramachandran sites that people with male bodies feel like men, and people with female bodies feel like women. What does neuroscience research say about our sense of self and our consciousness and what was the point with Ramachandran's research? Q7: Chapter 8 we have the hard question of consciousness. On EPISODE #251, I looked at “Exploring Consciousness” and learned that “consciousness is the most astonishing act our big, complex, interconnected brains pull off and scientists are only just beginning to understand it.”[xiv] (National Geographic, The Brain). I learned that “Some scholars reckon the puzzle of consciousness is something the human mind is incapable of solving” (National Geographic) but that Daniel Dennett, Philospher and Cognitive Scientist from Tufts University (MA) says that this line of thinking is “culpably wrong. It isn't impossible at all. It's just that we have to buckle down and do it.”[iv] Why do all traditional attempts to answer the hard questions of consciousness fail? Which brain structures and functions correlate with consciousness? How does the physical brain create nonphysical conscious experiences (like seeing colors, tasting flavors, feeling joy and sorrow, anticipating the future, and remembering the past? What makes us happy, lonely, caring or curious? (no one knows how this happens Greenfield 2000). Q8: In chapter 10, you show how neuroscience helped you to treat 2 boys using the SEEKING system. How did you help each boy differently by knowing when to act like a coach, or like a traditional therapist and identifying the 7 emotional sytems that needed help? NOTE: Lucy wanted to be sure we included a distinction between emotion and affect in the show notes. Neuroscientists see emotion as purely physical reactions that occur inside the body (influx of stress or calming chemicals) and behavior (smiling, grimacing, approaching, running away). Affects, on the other hand, are private conscious experiences that cannot be directly observed - you can only deduce affects from behavior and verbal reports.   How could others use this system to help students, or athletes, who've gone off track somehow, or even managers and supervisors in the corporate world who might be having a challenge with their employees? Lucy, I want to thank you very much for first of all sending me that note before the holidays. For those of us who spend a lot of time learning, someone who can understand these difficult concepts, and explain them in a way that we can all use them, really are rockstars in my eyes. Like Dr. Daniel Siegel[v], who wrote the foreword to The Archeology of Mind and suggested that scientists or researchers would be interested in “the abundance of academic references” but for clinicians, educators or general readers, he suggests to read the pages of that book like a fascinating nonfictional story, and let the words sink in over time. Thank you for joining the rockstar researchers who have come on our podcast, like Dr. Daniel Siegel and those who have helped us to embrace a world where neuroscience can provide us with answers to move us forward, if we can take the time to stop, think, and understand the research that you've gathered, and then see how we can implement your last tip, to impact change in our worlds, backed by science. Thank you for all you have shared today. If people want to reach you, what is the best way?  Email Lucy at LucyBiven@gmail.com  If people want to purchase your books, what is the best way? A Short-Cut to Understanding Affective Neuroscience by Lucy Biven Published July 6, 2022 https://www.amazon.com/Short-Cut-Understanding-Affective-Neuroscience-ebook/dp/B0B69SSNXV/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= RESOURCES: Palaces of Memory by George Johnson https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/in-the-palaces-of-memory-how-we-build-the-worlds-inside-our-heads_george-johnson/572819/item/3589928/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT-NyFHlqgUK_OySTM5OHSRM3Ic-W9ocGM_kDYtAqd4dUnj8SIp0kecaAuMREALw_wcB#idiq=3589928&edition=1903120 The Emotional Brain by Joseph LeDoux Published September 22, 201We https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Brain-Mysterious-Underpinnings-Life-ebook/dp/B00AK78PDC/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=   Who's in Charge by Michael Gazzaniga Published November 15, 2011 https://www.amazon.com/Whos-Charge-Free-Science-Brain-ebook/dp/B005UD1EVG/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT_G3h7DHS5KOnaE-oZBRaqInCY5h6x_azxOw6cDettoKFu73XQ2Om0aAvU3EALw_wcB&hvadid=295460754701&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9030091&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=9467293520721770679&hvtargid=kwd-564030166002&hydadcr=22594_10348222&keywords=who%27s+in+charge+michael+gazzaniga&qid=1673931510&sr=8-1     REFERENCES: [i] The Archeology of Mind: Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotion by Jaak Panksepp and Lucy Biven Published September 17, 2012 https://www.amazon.com/Archaeology-Mind-Neuroevolutionary-Interpersonal-Neurobiology/dp/0393705315 [ii] A Short-Cut to Understanding Affective Neuroscience by Lucy Biven Published July 6, 2022 https://www.amazon.com/Short-Cut-Understanding-Affective-Neuroscience-ebook/dp/B0B69SSNXV/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= [iii]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #211 with Dr. Baland Jalal on “Sleep Paralysis”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/harvard-neuroscientist-drbaland-jalalexplainssleepparalysislucid-dreaming-andpremonitionsexpandingour-awareness-into-the-mysteries-ofourbrainduring-sl/ [iv] What is Consciousness Published on YouTube Sept. 10, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir8XITVmeY4 TIME STAMP 1:31/12:42 [v] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #28 with Dr. Daniel J Siegel on “Mindsight: The Basis for Social and Emotional Intelligence” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/clinical-professor-of-psychiatry-at-the-ucla-school-of-medicine-dr-daniel-siegel-on-mindsight-the-basis-for-social-and-emotional-intelligence/  

The Buddha as we know him wasn't always the Buddha. In fact, he was just a normal guy who suffered like most of us do. But then the Buddha discovered the only true way to get rid of suffering.  Years after the Buddha's discovery, a philosopher approached him. The philosopher searched for the answers to life his entire life. And the Buddha's only solution was to sit in silence for two years.  After begrudgingly agreeing to the Buddha's terms, two years later, the philosopher had no questions for the Buddha.  Moral of the story?  You don't have to solve your “problems.” In fact, trying to solve them is what makes them seem like problems in the first place. But your problems don't exist. And by prioritizing your body—instead of your mind—your problems will dissolve on their own.  In this episode, you'll discover why the mind creates problems. And why relying on the mind to solve them only makes them bigger.  Ready to free yourself from suffering? Listen now.  Show Highlights Include The Buddha's profound secret for appreciating and enjoying life right now (even if you're unhappy) (5:44)  How to banish all your worries, anxieties, and fears by removing a single letter from your vocabulary (8:27)  The “Body First” approach for eliminating as much as 90% of your problems within a few weeks (13:39)  The counterintuitive explanation for why mental health problems are skyrocketing (and how your body can reverse mental traumas) (16:07)  The insidious “Thinking over Being” infection popularized by philosophers which nukes your ability to free yourself from suffering (16:45)  5 simple ways to get into your body today to make your problems evaporate on their own (20:41)  Why never resolving your relationship problems makes you and your partner happier (22:28)  If you want to radically change how much control you have over your emotions in as little as 20 days, you can go to https://thefreedomspecialist.com/feelbetternow and sign up for the Choose Your Own Emotion course.  If you or somebody you know is looking to drop the ‘F' Bomb of freedom in your life and break free from addiction, depression, anxiety or anything that's making you feel flat-out stuck, head over to https://thefreedomspecialist.com/ and book a call where we can look at your unique situation and give you the roadmap you've been missing. If you'd like to buy a copy of my book, Is That Even Possible?: The Nuts and Bolts of Energy Healing for the Curious, Wary, and Totally Bewildered, you can find it on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/That-Even-Possible-Healing-Bewildered/dp/1512336041

Welcome back to The Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast where we bridge the gap between theory and practice, with strategies, tools and ideas we can all use immediately, applied to the most current brain research to heighten productivity in our schools, sports environments and modern workplaces. I'm Andrea Samadi and launched this podcast to share how important an understanding of our brain is for our everyday life and results. Like you, I'm interested in learning and applying the research, to our everyday life. On this episode we will cover: How can being “mindfully aware in the present moment” benefit us? An overview of the Levels of Consciousness that take us from coma, unaware, to full wakefulness and awareness. How to expand our level of awareness through effective study (using the most current neuroscience research). Break down this complex idea of consciousness, so we can all improve an area on the map, moving us towards full awareness. Use this understanding to better understand ourselves and others. This week's Brain Fact Friday came to me this week while on a training call with Mark Waldman, in his neurocoaching program, that consists of all of the students he has worked with over the years[i] all over the world. Some students have been certified, and share their knowledge with others, like Michael Kirton, an Australian clinical psychologist and author who specializes in child development, mental health issues and trauma, and he often joins the calls to share how he is making an impact in his community with the understanding of mindfulness based coaching, training or therapy. I tune into these calls as I'm always looking for something new to share on the podcast, that we could all use to improve our results. This week, were talking about what it means to be “mindfully aware in the present moment” that Jon Kabat-Zinn coined in his definition of mindfulness to be the “awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally”[ii] which Waldman says is a key secret for experiencing optimal health and wellbeing.  We covered an overview of Brain Network theory on EP #48 and the importance of being able to mindfully shift between our imagination, (DMN) awareness (SN) and thinking (EN) to increase our creativity and results, while reducing stress.  The funny thing I've noticed with writing these episodes, and implementing what I'm writing, I've got to say that when I'm in a high stress situation, the last thing I'm thinking about is being “mindfully aware” in the present moment. But with time, small things like learning to breathe properly while experiencing stress, that we learned from Rohan Dixit, on EP #228[iii] is putting me miles ahead of where I used to be without a mindfulness-based stress reduction strategy. While I wish I had the opportunity to study and learn directly with monks deep in the Himalayas, like Rohan Dixit did before he founded Lief Therapeutics, and invented a wearable device that tracks HRV in real-time to help us to learn how to breathe when we are stressed, interviewing those who've taken the time to do the research, and then sharing this research on the podcast, is my next best option. We've all heard of the research that backs up how important these brief moments of mindfulness can be, whether it's in our everyday life, or even in the classroom, during learning, as Professor Kimberly Shonert-Reichl's research (from The University of British Columbia) shows that these brief moments “promote curiosity, creativity and pro social behavior.”[iv] The key to being mindfully aware is to focus on the present moment, instead of what's happened in the past, or what we think might happen in the future, and learn to breathe, or focus on our breath, which brings our mind into this present moment. While on this training call with Mark Waldman, a new student asked “what about when I'm dreaming” where's my level of awareness here?” and we could go down many rabbit holes for hours, on this topic and while Waldman refocused the new student on this complex question, I glanced at the September issue of National Geographic on my desk,  on “The Brain” that covers “the complex neural networks that make the brain so unique” and Chapter 4 of this series, covers “The Easy Problems of Consciousness” which was obvious from our call, that many of us, including this new student, finds this topic anything BUT easy, as we wonder how our conscious awareness works, what it is, and how an understanding of this awareness can benefit us in some way. Which brings us to this week's Brain Fact Friday. DID YOU KNOW THAT “consciousness is the most astonishing act our big, complex, interconnected brains pull off when working properly and scientists are only just beginning to understand it?”[v] (National Geographic, The Brain). I thought about the new student in our group asking about our awareness level when we are dreaming, and of what we have been covering on this podcast, and it became clear to me that this was a very important question and topic. It didn't take me long to find some research that covered this question with an article called “Are There Levels of Consciousness”[vi] published by Tim Bayne in 2016 that are in line with what I was reading in the most recent National Geographic publication from September 2022. What Are the Different Levels of Consciousness? To bring light to this complex question, (what are the different levels of conscious awareness that our brain experiences) the only way I know how to break it down, is by mapping it out. Drawing something out helps me to see the bigger picture, especially when ideas are complex, or even noted to be “a mystery that some of the greatest minds have been unable to solve.”[vii] This idea of being consciously aware, or thinking in the present moment, is complex, (because consciousness studies are still trying to find answers to the hard problems, like “where does my inner experience come from” (Page 74, National Geographic) but I'm hoping that this visual will give us all a new perspective of the different levels of consciousness we can experience, and provide us all with a frame of reference to “think” about. If you look at the diagram in the show notes, that came from my interpretation of “The Easy Problems of Consciousness” from National Geographic's article on the Brain, you can see how our levels of consciousness can go from low awareness, like when we are in a coma, under general anesthesia, that we have not investigated at all on this podcast. (YET). This is a fascinating area to explore, and I will on a later episode, since I do wonder how on the earth can we stay awake for brain surgery. The next level of consciousness, is that time just before sleep, where we experience drowsiness, called a hypnagogic state of consciousness.[viii] We've covered sleep paralysis and lucid dreaming on the podcast with our interview with Dr. Baland Jalal[ix], bringing us into the next level of consciousness: sleep, that is one of the top 5 health staples we've covered often, beginning with Dr. Shane Creado, from EP #72[x] on “Sleep Strategies That Will Guarantee Us a Competitive Advantage.” We've also quoted English scientist and professor of neuroscience and psychology, Matt Walker and his research from his best selling book, Why We Sleep, on a Brain Fact Friday earlier this year on “Science Based Tricks to Improve Productivity.”[xi]   The final stage of consciousness is full wakefulness or awareness, that Chantel Pratt's book, The Neuroscience of You dives into, as well as this whole idea of Mindful Awareness that we opened this episode with. I think you can see from the topics that we cover on this podcast, that besides understanding our sleep, or messages in our dreams, or health tips to improve our productivity, I'm most interested in ways we can all expand our conscious awareness, and become a better version of ourselves, with an understanding of our brain and how it works. How about you? Have you ever wondered, Who am I? Why am I here? What's my purpose? These are all deep questions but Jon Kabat-Zinn, the father of mindfulness would say that these questions (like who are you) are “more important than the answer.”[xii] The key here, is that expanding our level of awareness is a crucial component of our work in this thing we call life, so that we can better understand ourselves, and others, and provide the best service we can in our lifetime. It's the message in Chantel Pratt's recent book, The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain is Different and How to Understand Yours[xiii], where she says that even after writing this book, she's still trying to expand her awareness of who she is. Even my mentor, the late Bob Proctor, would say that “awareness is everything” and he could talk for hours about the importance of our conscious awareness or our ability to sit, think and expand our awareness even a dot, saying that this small shift could change the world—or at least your world to start with. He'd often say that our “results are an expression of our awareness” reminding us to open up the keyhole, and expand our level of awareness when we are stuck, or to keep “thinking” to move us forward. Never stop thinking, learning and expanding. Invest the time to develop YOU, (your awareness) and this could take our entire lifetime. So, the question (“Who am I?”)  is more important than the answer. It requires our conscious thought and thinking is the highest function we are capable of, and it's very difficult. Most people think the same thoughts over and over again, which isn't thinking at all, but like a hamster spinning on a wheel, or playing old movies in our head. How to Expand our Awareness and Break Through to New Levels: Have you ever been stuck and you can't seem to find the answer to your problem? I know we all have. The fastest way to expand our thinking, and find new solutions, is to ask someone who has achieved what you want to do, (because it's easy for them to connect the dots looking backwards) as they can give you thousands of ideas, showing you that there's not just one way to get to where you are going. Thinking new thoughts, opens up our awareness (even if it's just a dot) to new ideas, and possibilities, but how do we do this? How Do We Expand Our Level of Awareness? On Today's episode, I have just one strategy, and that's to expand our awareness through study. If you look at the diagram I drew, look and see where your area of interest is.  You can see where mine is from the episodes we are covering. STUDY: Find the podcasts that you connect with (for those listening, thank you for choosing mine), read books, study people who are winning, and glean whatever you can from what you are learning to expand your conscious awareness. What I love seeing is people who break through what seems to be impossible, or where most people would give up.   For a minute, let's review this week's Brain Fact Friday. On today's episode we covered: How being “mindfully aware in the present moment” can benefit us? An overview of the Levels of Consciousness that take us from coma, unaware, to full wakefulness and awareness. How to expand our level of awareness through effective study (using the most current neuroscience research). Break down this complex idea of consciousness, so we can all improve an area on the map, moving us towards full awareness. Use this understanding to better understand ourselves and others. Reminder—for this week's brain fact Friday DID YOU KNOW THAT “consciousness is the most astonishing act our big, complex, interconnected brains pull off and scientists are only just beginning to understand it?”[xiv] (National Geographic, The Brain). After looking into this a bit, I learned that “some scholars reckon the puzzle of consciousness is something the human mind is incapable of solving” but Daniel Dennett, Philospher and Cognitive Scientist from Tufts University (MA) says that this line of thinking is “culpably wrong. It isn't impossible at all. It's just that we have to buckle down and do it.”[xv] Imagine going back to 1973 (I was only 2) but let's go back in time and I'm going to explain to you that there's this thing called the internet, that's in the ether. I send you something, and you get it pretty much at the same time as I sent it to you. You'd think I was crazy. But not now that our level of awareness has been expanded, and we use the internet every day to function in this society. While we might never understand why we have consciousness, we can continue to study, learn and expand our conscious awareness, (on this topic and others)  and like Cognitive Scientist Daniel Dennett suggests, “buckle down” and do whatever it is we are working on. Whether it's something as difficult as breaking down something so complex as our consciousness, or something less complex, it just takes our effort, and continual study to blast through to new levels of awareness, and results. Wishing you success in whatever it is you are working on. Like that new student in our neuroscience course, keep asking questions, and searching for answers, and I'll see you next week. REFERENCES: [i] Certified Neurocoaches with Mark Robert Waldman https://www.markrobertwaldman.com/students-2/ [ii] Jon Kabat-Zinn defining Mindfulness by Mindful Staff Jan 11, 2017 https://www.mindful.org/jon-kabat-zinn-defining-mindfulness/ [iii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #228 with Rohan Dixit, Founder of Lief Therapeutics on “Meaasuring HRV in Real-Time for Stress Releif From the Inside Out.” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/rohan-dixit-founder-of-lief-therapeutics-on-measuring-hrv-in-real-time-for-stress-relief-from-the-inside-out/ [iv] Enhancing cognitive and social-emotional development through a simple to administer mindfulness-based school program for elementary school children by Kimberly Schonert-Reichl Published 2015 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-56463-002 [v] Page 74, Chapter 4, The Brain by Julia Sklar, National Geographic https://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Brain-Editors/dp/1547859121/ref=asc_df_1547859121/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=598244665656&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9016464077537371621&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030091&hvtargid=pla-1672909059785&psc=1 [vi] Are There Levels of Consciousness? Published by Tim Bayne June 2016 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136466131630002X [vii] What is Consciousness Published on YouTube Sept. 10, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir8XITVmeY4 [viii] What is Hypnagogia, the State Between Wakefulness and Sleep? By Raj Dasgupta,MD Published Oct. 26, 2020 https://www.healthline.com/health/hypnagogia [ix]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #224 with Dr. Baland Jalal on “Sleep Paralysis, Lucid Dreaming, and Premonitions: Expanding our Awareness into the Mysteries of the Brain”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/harvard-neuroscientist-drbaland-jalalexplainssleepparalysislucid-dreaming-andpremonitionsexpandingour-awareness-into-the-mysteries-ofourbrainduring-sl/ [x] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #72 with Dr. Shane Creado on “Sleep Strategies That Will Guarantee a Competitive Advantage”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/dr-shane-creado-on-sleep-strategies-that-will-guarantee-a-competitive-advantage/ [xi] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #217 on “Science-Based Tricks to Improve Productivity and Never Forget Anything” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/brain-fact-friday-on-science-based-tricks-to-improve-productivity-and-never-forget-anything/ [xii] Jon Kabat-Zinn defining Mindfulness by Mindful Staff Jan 11, 2017 https://www.mindful.org/jon-kabat-zinn-defining-mindfulness/ [xiii] https://www.amazon.com/Neuroscience-You-Every-Different-Understand/dp/1524746606 [xiv] Page 74, Chapter 4, The Brain by Julia Sklar, National Geographic https://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Brain-Editors/dp/1547859121/ref=asc_df_1547859121/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=598244665656&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9016464077537371621&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030091&hvtargid=pla-1672909059785&psc=1 [xv] What is Consciousness Published on YouTube Sept. 10, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir8XITVmeY4 TIME STAMP 1:31/12:42

Happy Friday Chick-A-Dees! We are back with our second episode of season 4!In this installment, the Chicks discuss gross people who touch bread in grocery stores, Aubree's litty titty birthday, and Chapters 3 and 4 of "The Sorcerer's Stone"! They share their thoughts on the differences between the UK and US version, wine advent calendars, tamales, and the passing of Queen Betty White.

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses the seven-book Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. These are books 32 through 38 from his 2021 Reading List. Show Notes Harry Potter Series: Sorcerer's / Philospher's Stone Chamber of Secrets Prisoner of Azkaban Goblet of Fire Order of the Phoenix Half-Blood Prince Deathly Hallows Author: J. K. Rowling Purchase the Series... The post Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling appeared first on Books of Titans.

Philospher Paul Gosselin discusses his book Flight From the Absolute: Cynical Observations on the Postmodern West. Volume II. https://www.amazon.com/Flight-Absolute-Cynical-Observations-Postmodern-ebook/dp/B00HSQDAVU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=21A2S873LY4VV&dchild=1&keywords=Gosselin%2C+Paul.+Flight+From+the+Absolute%3A+Cynical+Observations+on+the+Postmodern+West.+volume+II.&qid=1635789150&qsid=134-0151907-2777965&sprefix=gosselin%2C+paul.+flight+from+the+absolute+cynical+observations+on+the+postmodern+west.+volume+ii.+%2Caps%2C316&sr=8-1&sres=2980777447&srpt=ABIS_BOOK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Philospher Paul Gosselin discusses his book Flight From the Absolute: Cynical Observations on the Postmodern West. volume II. https://www.amazon.com/Flight-Absolute-Cynical-Observations-Postmodern-ebook/dp/B00HSQDAVU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=21A2S873LY4VV&dchild=1&keywords=Gosselin%2C+Paul.+Flight+From+the+Absolute%3A+Cynical+Observations+on+the+Postmodern+West.+volume+II.&qid=1635789150&qsid=134-0151907-2777965&sprefix=gosselin%2C+paul.+flight+from+the+absolute+cynical+observations+on+the+postmodern+west.+volume+ii.+%2Caps%2C316&sr=8-1&sres=2980777447&srpt=ABIS_BOOK

In this episode of Medieval Church History, Msgr. Michael John Witt talks about Aristotle Taking Paris by Storm.

Padre Jay & co-host Regina Donahue sit down with Carrie Gress, Author, Philospher, and Momhttp://www.carriegress.com/

Khalil reflects on what he has learned so far about the Roman Emperor known as "The Philospher"; Marcus Aurelius. Marcus is the source inspiration for Khalil's current journey into "The Future of Society" which will be embodied in "Project Aurelius".

Here we are true believers! Big Chuck and Tim are discussing the GOAT of the Playstation One Catalogue. Thrill Kill won the Greatest Cult Classic PSOne game earlier in the season and gets the 8th seed this week against the likes of Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy 7 and somehow... Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone game. Who will be the Dual Shocking Champion after the dust has settled? Twitch: Twitch.tv/professionalcasualnetwork Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfUOaJjpMfgRFWL7Z996lyQ A special thanks to our Patreon backers who helped support us at Patreon.com/professionalcasual : Thank you! MadDormouse, Jacob Y., GM James, Sir Allanon, David R., Bryan Y., Stephen, William B, Sean s, Bryan Y, Travis F, William S., Path!, William P, Teemo, Marc G., Simon W., Jake C., Heber R., Theo A., Bennett E., Ben R., Jacob P., Darren M., Vaughan A., Lemmy, Craig G., Kevin C., WreckMyPodcast, Charlie S., Jarrod C., Anthony R., Michelle A., Sarah B., Emily, Dan C., Chris C., Adam D., Lars, , Connor, Blairin, RC, Dani, Lars, Throlash, Daniel S., Andrew M., and Lindsay F. Professional Casual Gear: https://teespring.com/stores/professionalcasual (https://teespring.com/stores/professionalcasual) Bearded Dragon Games (Pick up all your gaming needs): BeardedDragonGames.Online (use code 'professionalcasual' for free shipping!) Built Bar (Use link or use code 'professionalcasual' at checkout for 10% discount): https://builtbar.com/#?baapp=PROFESSIONALCASUAL (https://builtbar.com#?baapp=PROFESSIONALCASUAL) Skillshare (get 2 months free, or 30% off the annual sunscription): skillshare.eqcm.net/Q5mR9 Our Giveaways: Professionalcasual.com/giveaways Support this podcast

He doesn’t consider himself to be a philosopher, but we beg to differ. Listen and tell us we’re wrong!The artist philosopher, Dan Yowell, began creating intricate label art for Round Guys Brewing Company with a simple sketch. The sketch found its way onto the wall of the Round Guys Brewing Company kitchen, where it sat for a considerable amount of time. In 2020, Round Guys Brewing Company decided to revamp a legacy label for its Chronomancer Quad Ale. Finding a new design that successfully conveyed the idea of a “Chronomancer” became surprisingly difficult to source. After exhausting all of his sources, Bill McGeeney put out a general call within the organization for ideas. Scott Rudich suggested to use that design that sat clear taped to a wall. Dan Yowell’s odd design, which to the layman resembles a mega-grub, became an instant fan favorite. People instantly found themselves attracted to the abstractness, imparting their own ideas and emotional attachment to something, that for all practical purposes, was a weird giant grub. Host Bill McGeeney takes you on a mission to learn about Yowell’s philosophy based inspiration for his art, along with how he binds craft beer and brilliant designs together in this Art of the Brewery podcast on the Round Guys Radio Network. Please follow Round Guys Radio wherever you receive your podcasts (Apple, Google Podcast, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music, etc); also join us online at Facebook.com/RoundGuysRadio and sign up to our mailing list for new updates and stories at RoundGuysBrewery.com/RGR. ________________________________ This episode uses creative commons music and sound effects with proper attribution as follows. Please consider supporting the show by subscribing and rate/reviewing each episode. Attribution: Cali by Wataboi Failles Instrumental by HaTom Light Day Drum n Bass by TimMoor Reddit by Dreamheaven 1 First Step by TimMoorThis Place is Killing My Dreams by DreamhavenBackground Loop Rusty 02 by Zenman Link: https://pixabay.com/music/Support the show (http://Facebook.com/RoundGuysRadio)

This week I talk about Marciano, Liberace, and Santayana.

In this episode, hosts Kyle and David discuss their excitement in re-reading the Harry Potter series. The pair review how the podcast will work, their first experiences with the acclaimed franchise and what they're most looking forward to as they begin to re-read the first book, Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone.

Topic: Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone Review   Finally a chance to see if Print matches Film!  I’ve wanted, and probably some point will, to do this with Anime as there are numerous examples of printed comics (Manga) being turned in to animated shows (Anime), and sometimes the differences are stark, and sometimes, it’s a One to One copy.  This isn’t the case, as Harry Potter itself has numerous changes to it that take an 8 hour read in to a 2 hour film, and with a shortened run time, some liberties are necessary.  So here’s our thoughts on it.   Quick Run Down Harry potter is dropped off to the Dursleys after Voldemort’s defeat It is shown how poorly Harry is Treated and the weird stuff that happens around him Letter being sent to Harry about being accepted to Hogwarts are stopped by Dursley, Hagrid introduced and explains how Harry is a Wizard Harry is introduced to the wizarding world, gets his supplied, Hagrid picks up the Philospher’s Stone Harry Travels to Hogwarts via Train, befriends Ron Harry is sorted in to his house, Gryphndor Harry is introduced to His Teachers, along with Snape, who dislikes Harry Harry is tricked in to a duel with a rival student, but learns of Fluffy, a 3-headed dog A troll is in the school, and Harry and Ron defeat it, Hermione befriends them Harry is explained and played Quidditch as a seeker Christmas, Harry discovers the Mirror of Erised and its secrets The Trio learn who Nicolas Flamel and that he created the Philosopher’s stone, leading to them leaning that it’s hidden in the school The trio learn of Norbert the dragon, and in getting out of the school, Harry, Hermione, Nevil, and Draco are sentenced to detention when caught Everyone is sent to the Forbidden Forest for detention, to find a injured Unicorn, Harry encounters Voldemort, but is saved by Centars The Trio journey through the defense leading to the Philosopher’s stone. The Puzzles along the way are: Fluffy – Calmed by Music Plants – Stopped by fire Magic Flying Keys – Harry catches the right key floating in air Chess – Ron leads the Trio through a chess game, but he is taken out at the end due to his sacrifice. Another Troll – but already beaten Potion Riddle – Hermione solves the riddle, but passes out due to the potion making someone fall asleep Harry meets Professor Quirrell, who is trying to use the Mirror of Erised to get the stone. Harry gets the stone, and then confronts Voldemort, who is living on Quirrell’s head.  Quirrell is stopped by Harry’s inherent Protection magic and burned badly, and dies of his wounds.  Harry passes out before Dumbledore arrives to save Harry. Harry wakes up in the hospital, has a chat with Dumbledore. Gryphndor wins the House cup due to Dumbledore giving pity points Everyone goes home for the summer     Sorcerer’s Stone Vs Philosopher’s Stone Reason noted was due to Scholastic thinking that Philosopher sounded too archaic for readers, and suggested Sorcerer instead.  Rowling disliked this change and felt that she should have fought harder for it not to be changed, but didn’t have the clout or prestige at the time to do so.    During filming, any reference to the Stone was done twice, one for the British audience, one for the America audience, where they actually used the differing terms.     Book:   Pro Enjoyed the comical nature of the Dursleys. Easy to understand writing style for children’s literature.   Con Felt like it took a while to get in to the magical aspects of the books     Film Pro Children Actors weren’t that bad. Depth of Cast, pretty much nailed all the looks Love the Castle & music CGI is dated, but doesn’t take you out of the movie     Con Seamus Finnigan – Unnecessary character in the film. Ghosts could have been used better used to add exposition Poor use of exposition throughout film (Ex: Centaur + Unicorn Scene) Lack of useful world building, IE not adding much context to prior events or reactions       Changes from Book to Film Shortened Dursley elements Harry + Hagrid (Birthday in July) Getting to the train station Draco meets Harry Harry meets Ron, George, Fred House Points How Harry learned of the 3-headed Dog Troll Scene (Minor changes) Snape v Quirrell Missing the Gyphndor v Hufflepuff match Everything with the Dragon Missing potion test Ending Fight (Quirrell + Protection magic)

It's time for the second half of our seasonal review and oh geez is it powerful. I even gave you more time stamps because I care about you. Our producer Craig demanded we cut this thing in half and I'm not going to argue with him because I don't know how to work Audition and also he gives really nice gift baskets or so I've heard. I wouldn't know. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ONE. In this episode, we're talking about ReZero Season Two, Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax, and Rent-a-Girlfriend. The waifu wars are real and they get real heavy, folk. You gotta fight for the right to your best girl in these trying times. Bring some popcorn and be wary of the secondhand embarrassment you might get from listening to it. As always, Amelia is still here and she's still as cool as she was before. Check out her podcast Otaku Host Club and go to https://www.youtube.com/moesoda to see all her weeb content cause it's good! She, at least, has good taste in waifus! Visit our website at www.otakumelancholy.com to see all our links including our social media and join the Discord at https://discord.gg/rUHYUyW to continue the conversation! 1:05 -ReZero Season Two 15:07 - Peter Grill and the Philospher's Time 30:50 - My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax 51:48 - Rent-a-Girlfriend 1:21:30 - Waifu Wars

Summer 2020 anime season is wrapping up and the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give their final verdict on each show they have watched. Listen in and get their take in this first of a two part review series! Anime Reviewed in this Episode: Appare-Ranman, Deca-Dence, The God of High School, The Misfit of Demon King Academy, Peter Grill and the Philosopher’s Time, My Teen Romantic Comedy Snafu Climax, Re:Zero 2nd Season, and Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld Part 2. After the closing music we hold a spoiler discussion on a few points of Romantic Comedy Snafu Climax, Re:Zero 2nd Season, and Sword Art Online War of Underworld 2. The opening song for this episode is the OP for The God of High School called “Contradiction feat. Tyler Carter” by KSUKE. The closing song for this episode is the ED for Peter Grill and the Philospher’s Time called “Yoridokoro” by Hilcrhyme. After the spoiler segment is the ED for The God of High School called “WIN” by CIX.

On this week’s edition of Namely 90’s, Andrew and Brandon discuss the horrors of ice puns, Bat-nipples, and the Bat-credit card from Batman & Robin. They then dive deep into the meaning behind the 1997 hit “Mmmbop” by the boy band, Hanson. Somehow they detour to talking about the CW and the Wilson brothers before getting on to Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone.Like the show? Leave us a 5 star review and subscribe!Send us a tweet at @Namely90sFind us online at Namely90s.comFollow Brandon on Twitter at @bschwittyFollow Andrew on Twitter at @NamelyAndrewPixelland by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4222-pixellandLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Conversation about fishing and freedom with Joshua Patterson Free-Range Anarchist Philospher Shaman.

As a Philospher, Alexander Bard has a vision of and for the world, which is pretty unique. Blending new perspectives on the internet with a phallic perspctive on human behaviour, he sees our best chances for the future in a new understanding and utilization of the internet, where we can transform ourselves and the world. In his view, we live in a emasculated and over-feminized world; what we need is a concrete, strong and phallic vision where to go to, a vision which I very mich share He is the author of books like Digital Libido. Synhteism, The Netocrats and much more. He was also a Swedish Popstar. We had a wide ranging conversation, which I wvery mch hope you will enjoy.

My Morning Story Program on Radio Bebaak Parindey . The Philospher Frog Using your mind too much can ruin life! You can also send your stories at makehappyfoundations@gmail.com or wats app at 9718427967 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/make-happy-foundation/message

note: the sound isn't great on this one so we omitted the sound beds. hopefully it's listenable enough for everyone! hey gang! it's dragon time! juni goes full cop on hauntingness, duces gets the guards to work, spruce wrestles with the consent question of his spells, and hellboi finds the light. twitter: twitter.com/ogresandorgpod patreon: patreon.com/ogresandorganizing email: ogresandorganizing@gmail.com theme song: Arms Aloft - Nothing To Lose But Our Chains

In this episode of the REAL with MoxiWorks podcast our own Georgia Perez, VP of Business Development and Product Evangelism at MoxiWorks picks the brain of the brilliant Matthew Ferrara, philosopher, speaker, writer, and major source of inspiration for the real estate industry. In this episode of REAL with MoxiWorks podcast, listen in to hear these real estate diehards dig deep into what brokerages and agents look for in technology today, and contemplate the role that tech plays in the modern real estate agent’s workflow.

I'm joined by Jay from the VCR Kids podcast to discuss the Sorcerer's/Philospher's Stone from Harry Potter. We start off by discussing Hogwarts House placements and Patronuses from Pottermore and some of our favorite theories surrounding Harry Potter. We then talk about the background of the Philospher's Stone as an historical artifact. Then we discuss the terrible planning and implementation of protecting the Sorcerer's Stone in Harry Potter. We discuss the fallout from protecting the Stone and compare the Ministry of Magic's governing style with the NFL. We finish up with talking about our orders for favorite books and why. 2-Minute Iso on voice control and smart hubs. You can here more from Jay on the VCR Kids podcast and follow them on twitter @TheVCRKids or at thvcrkids.com. Audible Trial: audibletrial.com/apodcastaboutsomething --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/apasomething/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/apasomething/support

WATKO THE PHILOSPHER 020318 by Random audio from UK broadcaster Ian Watko Watkins

Show notes The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho https://www.amazon.com/Alchemist-Paulo-Coelho/dp/0062315005/ref=dp_ob_title_bk Reflections on suffering Philospher is Schopenhauer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer On daily quotes and the journey Tim Ferriss / Tony Robbins interview on achievement versus fulfilment https://tim.blog/2016/08/10/tony-robbins-on-achievement-versus-fulfillment/

Guest Website: http://davidswanson.org/ Guest Category: News Politics & Government Guest Occupation: Author, Radio Host, Human Rights Activist, Philospher, Newspaper Reporter, Communications Director, Press Secretary, Media Coordinator, Columnist, Blogger Guest Biography: David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson's books include War Is A Lie and When the World Outlawed War. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. He hosts Talk Nation Radio. He is a 2015, 2016, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee.

Guest Website: http://davidswanson.org/ Guest Category: News Politics & Government Guest Occupation: Author, Radio Host, Human Rights Activist, Philospher, Newspaper Reporter, Communications Director, Press Secretary, Media Coordinator, Columnist, Blogger Guest Biography: David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson’s books include War Is A Lie and When the World Outlawed War. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. He hosts Talk Nation Radio. He is a 2015, 2016, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee.

An Evening With Jack Baxter, Jack will be here answering some questions and they will be about his success. His life his ups and downs and how he got through them Jack and I are here to sever you and the world. Tune in. Play Video Games For A Living. http://tinyurl.com/hpml9ol�??�?�  Go watch and sign up this is going to be Great!!!

An Evening With Jack Baxter, Jack will be here answering some questions and they will be about his success. His life his ups and downs and how he got through them Jack and I are here to sever you and the world. Tune in. Play Video Games For A Living. http://tinyurl.com/hpml9ol�?�  Go watch and sign up this is going to be Great!!!

Lecture by Swami Tyagananda, given on March 20, 2016, at the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA.

Father Leonel Narváez is a Consolata Missionary Priest, philosopher, sociologist and the Director of the Foundation for Reconciliation in Colombia. He is a graduate of Cambridge University in England and Harvard University and has authored several books on forgiveness and reconciliation. Together with colleagues from Harvard University, he developed the concept of the Schools of Forgiveness and Reconciliation where those who have been victims of violence learn how to forgive and use pro-social behavior to resolve inter-personal conflicts. Over 82,000 people have been trained and are part of an international network spanning over ten countries.  In 2006, Father Narvaez won the Unesco Peace Education Prize Special Mention, and in 2007 he received the Order of Democracy by the Congress of the Republic of Colombia for his reconciliation efforts.  http://fundacionparalareconciliacion.org Like us on facebook at www.facebook.com/americameditating

  Episode Lineup:Gaurav (@Guha_Gaurav), Johnson, Salil (@ChefSalil_LFC), and Udit (@YouSeeBunny)In this week's more intelligent than usual episode, we cover game-week 3 of the Premier League, along with the latest transfer news (and no, we didn't discuss Neymar rumours, we have SOME dignity!).Listen in to hear  the panel's thoughts on Chelsea picking up their first win of the season, City continuing their perfect start, and the incredibly dull MNU 0 - 0 NEW and the incredibly exciting ARS 0 - 0 LIV games. We briefly touch on the Spurs, and arguably the game of the weekend in the high scoring thriller between West Ham and Bournemouth.We round off this week's show with our views on the Pedro, Stones, and Balotelli transfer dealings. Shoutouts:ESPN: FIFA Reform Head's CommentsTalkSport: Everton Family thank Aguero for Stopping Game Our new Partners at The Fourth Official: http://the4thofficial.net/about/ Listen Online (right click to save): LinkiTunes:  Link

It is the night before the Festival of Beltane, bonfires blaze as theotherworldly cast is close at hand, druids march to protect the living fires by way of their mystical chants. Jen and Johnny, the star-crossed lovers, attempt to flee from her father’s henchmen, but are caught and hanged. The Eve of Beltane then jumps centuries into the present, where our long lost lovers meet again as students at Notre Dame. This time Jenny proudly returns home with Johnny to her father’s blessing but Derry O’Leary, now a prominent politician in modern day Dublin, still refuses to allow his daughter to marry beneath her social class. This time, however, Dr. Kelson O’Leary, a transmigrated Merlin becomes their advocate and thus aligns the stars in their favor, allowing Derry to see the fire of love that burns beyond all worldly limitation. Part 1 Eve Of Beltane Cast: Nellie O’Brien as Jenny O’LearyNellie O’Brien - has performed in many national and local venues including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, The Westchester Broadway Theatre, Tarrytown Music Hall, The Emelin Theatre, White Plains Center for the Performing Arts, Salt City Center and The Performing Arts Foundation. She has TV, radio, voiceovers, comedy improv and cabaret to her credit and was a recipient of the Irene Ryan Award for Excellence in Acting. A former TV and Radio anchor, producer and correspondent, she is the president of Compelle! Communications, a company specializing in media training, presentation skills, spokeswork and message development. .Richard Mazda as Johnny Aiden MillerRichard Mazda is a writer, director, producer, actor, singer and musician. Born in the UK and now residing in NYC. Mazda received an award American Society of Composers, Authors and Producers (ASCAP) award for the Billboard R&B hit, “How Long.” Film Mazda appeared in major films, including Harry Potter and Philospher’s Stone, Saving Private Ryan, Love Actually, and Batman Begins as well as TV shows like BBC’s Eastenders and the ITV prison drama Bad Girls. London stage includes Canterbury in Edward II, Polonius in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Jimmy in Home James. In early 2005 he founded The Queens Players, an acting troupe that would go on to produce over 40 main-stage productions such as Macbeth, Cyrano De Bergerac, Edward II, As You Like It, Othello, The Importance of Being Earnest as well as original plays by Mazda, including All The Wild Horses, Pirate Pete, Touch of Death, and The Poacher’s Game. In 2007 Mazda founded the Secret Theatre, a 50-seat black box performance space in Long Island City, Queens. Two years later he expanded it to include a second 99-seat house. Currently, the Secret Theatre complex houses three performance rehearsal spaces and one studio/rehearsal space. The Secret Theatre and The Queens Players have become fixtures in the arts scene in Queens. Recent directing credits include a sold out run of Hair, Much Ado About Nothing. Mazda received praise for playing Richard in Richard III for the Queens Players. As a writer Mazda is the author of Pirate Pete’s Parrot and Princess Particular which are the longest running children’s shows in Queens with 72 and 56 consecutive dates respectively with no sign of the shows popularity fading.Mary Ellen Ashley as Dinah O’LearyMaryEllen has performed since she was 4 years old in all areas of the performing arts which includes all the early radio soap operas and half hour dramas. She was in the original Annie Get Your Gun as the little Oakley sisters opposite Ethel Merman along with 5 other musicals by the time she was a teenager.She had her own children's half hour TV show on ABC network-The Tootsie Hippodrome as Judy Ann the Tootsie Roll Sweatheart-sponsored by yes of course Tootsie Roll Candies. Later on she was seen in triple rolls in Yentle On Broadway, multiple 42nd Sts, MAma Rose in Gypsy, Mame, 13 different productions of Hello Dolly as Dolly and Mrs Lovett inSweeney Todd. These are only a few of all the Broadway, Off Broadway, regional and tours you mitt have seen her in. In more recent few she can be seen in film and TV such as The Producers, several Law and Order and Law and Order SVU, Fringe, Best MAn In The Dark, and a half dozen film touring the festivals as we speak. She has just completed two Pilots to be released in near future.Michael Muldoon as Derry O’LearyMichael Muldoon is the Executive Vice-President for M&M Performing Arts Co.,the resident theater company of Lyndhust. He is delighted to be asked back by Coni & Joe to be a part of their wonderful play. He has appeared at the Carriage House Theater at Lyndhurst in Barrymore, and Travels With My Aunt and has directed Show People and Mistletoe and Menorahs. This past December, he appeared in the Lyndhurst Mansion as Charles Dickens and sixteen other characters in Mr. Dickens Tells a Christmas Carol at Lyndhurst. NYC Theater: The Living Theater, Theatre for the New City and Manhattan Repertory. Regional: NJ, PA, KY, GA, CT and NY. Television: One Life to Live, All My Children, As the World Turns, Saturday Night Live and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (recurring). He is a member of the Board of Directors for YCP TheaterWorks and lives in Yorktown Heights, NY with his favorite director/actress/tennis & business partner; Melinda O’Brien. AEA, SAG-AFTRA website: michaelmuldoon.infoLarry Daggett as KelsonLarry Daggett (Professor Kelson O’Leary). Credits include Ragtime (original Broadway cast), Candide (New York City Opera), plus regional productions of Amadeus, This Wonderful Life, My Fair Lady, Man of La Mancha, Souvenir, Damn Yankees, The Full Monty, Follies, Mystery/Drood, Sunset Boulevard, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, and many more at theatres which includeActors Theatre of Louisville, Arkansas Repertory , Asolo Theatre, Barnstormers Theatre, Barrington Stage, Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Cape May Stage, Capital Repertory, Cleveland Play House, East Lynne Theatre Co., Fulton Opera House, Florida Repertory, Goodspeed Opera House, Lyric Stage of Boston, Music Theatre of Connecticut, New Harmony Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Sierra Repertory, Virginia Musical Theatre, and more. For more information visit www.larrydaggett.comAriel Eliaz as LiamAriel Eliaz – Has most recently appeared on Blue Bloods on CBS, and Dig on USA Network. He has received multiple awards including Best of Festival for his performance in Boiled Alive! At The Player’s Theatre in New York City and a TANYS (Theater Association of New York State) Award for his portrayal of The Cat in the Hat in Suessical the Musical. Other favorites include John Proctor in The Crucible; Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie; James Bates in Book of Days; Lenny Ganz in Rumors; Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown; Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum; and Ali Hakim in Oklahoma!. Ariel continues to hone his craft with master teachers Wynn Handman, Terry Schreiber, and Bob Krakower. This spring, Ariel will appear in his solo show, Unspoken Acts in a developmental reading at The Dramatist Guild on Broadway.Marina Barry as NARRATORMARINA BARRY is an actress, writer, director/producer, AEA, SAG-AFTRA, member of the Dramatists Guild., MFA in performance from FSU (Asolo Theatre)Recently seen as 'The Nurse' in Romeo & Juliet for Pulse Ensemble's Shakespeare in the Park, 'Faith' in Christmas Guest with Spiral Theatre Studio, Regional: The Royal Family, The Man who Came To Dinner, The Ruling Class, Tony Pastor Presents: Lillian Russell, one woman show. Directed: reading of Eve of Beltane at the Dramatists Guild, several short play festivals, and participated as a writer in The Barrow Groups 24 Hour Play Festival. Currently coaching actors and singers ~ JUST YOU ~ to refine and work on audition material for the right fit that's JUST YOU. mbs789@verizon.net

It is the night before the Festival of Beltane, bonfires blaze as theotherworldly cast is close at hand, druids march to protect the living fires by way of their mystical chants. Jen and Johnny, the star-crossed lovers, attempt to flee from her father’s henchmen, but are caught and hanged. The Eve of Beltane then jumps centuries into the present, where our long lost lovers meet again as students at Notre Dame. This time Jenny proudly returns home with Johnny to her father’s blessing but Derry O’Leary, now a prominent politician in modern day Dublin, still refuses to allow his daughter to marry beneath her social class. This time, however, Dr. Kelson O’Leary, a transmigrated Merlin becomes their advocate and thus aligns the stars in their favor, allowing Derry to see the fire of love that burns beyond all worldly limitation. Part 1 Eve Of Beltane Cast: Nellie O’Brien as Jenny O’LearyNellie O’Brien - has performed in many national and local venues including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, The Westchester Broadway Theatre, Tarrytown Music Hall, The Emelin Theatre, White Plains Center for the Performing Arts, Salt City Center and The Performing Arts Foundation. She has TV, radio, voiceovers, comedy improv and cabaret to her credit and was a recipient of the Irene Ryan Award for Excellence in Acting. A former TV and Radio anchor, producer and correspondent, she is the president of Compelle! Communications, a company specializing in media training, presentation skills, spokeswork and message development. .Richard Mazda as Johnny Aiden MillerRichard Mazda is a writer, director, producer, actor, singer and musician. Born in the UK and now residing in NYC. Mazda received an award American Society of Composers, Authors and Producers (ASCAP) award for the Billboard R&B hit, “How Long.” Film Mazda appeared in major films, including Harry Potter and Philospher’s Stone, Saving Private Ryan, Love Actually, and Batman Begins as well as TV shows like BBC’s Eastenders and the ITV prison drama Bad Girls. London stage includes Canterbury in Edward II, Polonius in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Jimmy in Home James. In early 2005 he founded The Queens Players, an acting troupe that would go on to produce over 40 main-stage productions such as Macbeth, Cyrano De Bergerac, Edward II, As You Like It, Othello, The Importance of Being Earnest as well as original plays by Mazda, including All The Wild Horses, Pirate Pete, Touch of Death, and The Poacher’s Game. In 2007 Mazda founded the Secret Theatre, a 50-seat black box performance space in Long Island City, Queens. Two years later he expanded it to include a second 99-seat house. Currently, the Secret Theatre complex houses three performance rehearsal spaces and one studio/rehearsal space. The Secret Theatre and The Queens Players have become fixtures in the arts scene in Queens. Recent directing credits include a sold out run of Hair, Much Ado About Nothing. Mazda received praise for playing Richard in Richard III for the Queens Players. As a writer Mazda is the author of Pirate Pete’s Parrot and Princess Particular which are the longest running children’s shows in Queens with 72 and 56 consecutive dates respectively with no sign of the shows popularity fading.Mary Ellen Ashley as Dinah O’LearyMaryEllen has performed since she was 4 years old in all areas of the performing arts which includes all the early radio soap operas and half hour dramas. She was in the original Annie Get Your Gun as the little Oakley sisters opposite Ethel Merman along with 5 other musicals by the time she was a teenager.She had her own children's half hour TV show on ABC network-The Tootsie Hippodrome as Judy Ann the Tootsie Roll Sweatheart-sponsored by yes of course Tootsie Roll Candies. Later on she was seen in triple rolls in Yentle On Broadway, multiple 42nd Sts, MAma Rose in Gypsy, Mame, 13 different productions of Hello Dolly as Dolly and Mrs Lovett inSweeney Todd. These are only a few of all the Broadway, Off Broadway, regional and tours you mitt have seen her in. In more recent few she can be seen in film and TV such as The Producers, several Law and Order and Law and Order SVU, Fringe, Best MAn In The Dark, and a half dozen film touring the festivals as we speak. She has just completed two Pilots to be released in near future.Michael Muldoon as Derry O’LearyMichael Muldoon is the Executive Vice-President for M&M Performing Arts Co.,the resident theater company of Lyndhust. He is delighted to be asked back by Coni & Joe to be a part of their wonderful play. He has appeared at the Carriage House Theater at Lyndhurst in Barrymore, and Travels With My Aunt and has directed Show People and Mistletoe and Menorahs. This past December, he appeared in the Lyndhurst Mansion as Charles Dickens and sixteen other characters in Mr. Dickens Tells a Christmas Carol at Lyndhurst. NYC Theater: The Living Theater, Theatre for the New City and Manhattan Repertory. Regional: NJ, PA, KY, GA, CT and NY. Television: One Life to Live, All My Children, As the World Turns, Saturday Night Live and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (recurring). He is a member of the Board of Directors for YCP TheaterWorks and lives in Yorktown Heights, NY with his favorite director/actress/tennis & business partner; Melinda O’Brien. AEA, SAG-AFTRA website: michaelmuldoon.infoLarry Daggett as KelsonLarry Daggett (Professor Kelson O’Leary). Credits include Ragtime (original Broadway cast), Candide (New York City Opera), plus regional productions of Amadeus, This Wonderful Life, My Fair Lady, Man of La Mancha, Souvenir, Damn Yankees, The Full Monty, Follies, Mystery/Drood, Sunset Boulevard, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, and many more at theatres which includeActors Theatre of Louisville, Arkansas Repertory , Asolo Theatre, Barnstormers Theatre, Barrington Stage, Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Cape May Stage, Capital Repertory, Cleveland Play House, East Lynne Theatre Co., Fulton Opera House, Florida Repertory, Goodspeed Opera House, Lyric Stage of Boston, Music Theatre of Connecticut, New Harmony Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Sierra Repertory, Virginia Musical Theatre, and more. For more information visit www.larrydaggett.comAriel Eliaz as LiamAriel Eliaz – Has most recently appeared on Blue Bloods on CBS, and Dig on USA Network. He has received multiple awards including Best of Festival for his performance in Boiled Alive! At The Player’s Theatre in New York City and a TANYS (Theater Association of New York State) Award for his portrayal of The Cat in the Hat in Suessical the Musical. Other favorites include John Proctor in The Crucible; Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie; James Bates in Book of Days; Lenny Ganz in Rumors; Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown; Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum; and Ali Hakim in Oklahoma!. Ariel continues to hone his craft with master teachers Wynn Handman, Terry Schreiber, and Bob Krakower. This spring, Ariel will appear in his solo show, Unspoken Acts in a developmental reading at The Dramatist Guild on Broadway.Marina Barry as NARRATORMARINA BARRY is an actress, writer, director/producer, AEA, SAG-AFTRA, member of the Dramatists Guild., MFA in performance from FSU (Asolo Theatre)Recently seen as 'The Nurse' in Romeo & Juliet for Pulse Ensemble's Shakespeare in the Park, 'Faith' in Christmas Guest with Spiral Theatre Studio, Regional: The Royal Family, The Man who Came To Dinner, The Ruling Class, Tony Pastor Presents: Lillian Russell, one woman show. Directed: reading of Eve of Beltane at the Dramatists Guild, several short play festivals, and participated as a writer in The Barrow Groups 24 Hour Play Festival. Currently coaching actors and singers ~ JUST YOU ~ to refine and work on audition material for the right fit that's JUST YOU. mbs789@verizon.net

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Library Lunchtime Lecture by D.T. Burns, MRIA, FRSE. Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, QUB. The 2012 Science Lecture Series was organised by the Academy Library as an integral element of an exhibition Science at the Royal Irish Academy: ‘Uniting whatever is pleasing with whatever is useful': an exhibition: July 2012-May 2013. Location: Academy House Date: 21 November, 2012 Disclaimer: The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors' own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.