Qwerky Science

Had an amazing discussion with the wonderful Jeremy Hadfield. Bipolar disorder is discussed as an evolutionary adaptation that benefits the group, playing the role of the 'shaman' who can break from the cultural norms and help define new social rules. The lack of aversion may help these individuals oppose social norms and allow divergent thoughts that oppose the consensus. We attempt to elaborate...

We cover the literature on psychedelics and mental health, psychedelics as a potential treatment for schizophrenia (only lightly covered, see the blog post for the entire argument), and a rambling of ideas pertaining to these topics. For the citations, check out the post titled Psychedelics and Schizophrenia, linked below. Special thanks to the two patrons, Abhishaike Mahajan and Charles Wright! A...

A special guest appears for the first episode of the season! Andres Emilsson from QRI and Qualia Computing has graced us with some epic discussion. We explore the Neural Annealing concept and how Cognitive Atomization fits in as well as discussion of human development, perception, evolution, psychedelics, ketamine, and more. The conversation was one of the most interesting I've had in a while. Hop...

I am conflicted on whether I think society is getting crazier or if a lot of suppressed thinkers have more collective influence because of the geographical limitations of society being lifted by the internet. I am going to post this anyway, its possible that both of these narratives are true at the same time as well. Beware, the audio is poorly mixed i have to work but ill chabge the audio whej i...

I believe psychedelics could heal schizophrenia, but it highly depends on the context of the situation. I also believe most cases of schizophrenia are really a response to trauma and negative experience.

"You are the summation of the five people you interact most with" some say, but perhaps it is more the summation of the judgments they identify you as. These identities can reinforce behaviors and set expectations and predictions on our behaviors that become a prison of personal progress. Break free from the question of "Who am I?" Home Site www.mad.science.blog Subscribe on iTunes https://itunes....

We begin with an exploration of identity and selfness. We move into group psychology and the nexus and all the trippy ideas in between. This is the substrate of society, this is echo chambers, this is memes, this is hiveminds, this is the nexus. Home Site www.mad.science.blog Subscribe on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/qwerky-science/id1357960154?mt=2 Google Play https://play.google.co...

We often compare ourselves to each other rather than an ideal reality. We should escape this loop that manifests into normalized suffering. Psychedelics may undo our coping mechanisms and reveal the true intensity of our lives. The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nspcYKrDM_I Homepage for my content: https://www.mad.science.blog/ Join the podcast: https://www.mad.science.blog/podcasts My mus...

I describe and talk about the evidence for the idea that mental illness is really a byproduct of cultural rejection, and is a normal response to such. This is important as the mental disorders talked about here are preventable causes of suffering. Support https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience https://www.mad.science.blog/musiq Watch the video here: www.instagram.com/qwerkyscience Subscribe on iTun...

I explore the development of stigmatization in the vegan culture, as well as how it shapes personal psychological development. Also, going to vigils has personal psychological benefits that are often not discussed. Support https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience https://www.mad.science.blog/musiq Watch the video here: www.instagram.com/qwerkyscience Subscribe on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/po...

In this episode we cover quite a lot! Did you know schizophrenics experience reduced optical illusions? They see the more correct perception some studies show! The discussion goes into illusions and theory for what they are and why they exist, near death experiences, psychedelic theory, dissociative anesthesia, William White's DXM FAQ, ketamine's rapid acting antidepressant effects, addiction/tole...

Mic The Vegan shows up to the podcast! He is a popular YouTuber in the vegan world. He is also working on his masters in health science. We talk about his Starch Runner theory as well as a bunch of random topics, including ant self-recognition, island freeganism, and raw data til 4! Enjoy ^_^ If you would like to join the action live, join the discord server! https://discord.gg/EUsz8bR Find him he...

My first pod-movie release! The birth of a sufferless species seems to solve the 100-year long vegan crises for humanity. The species’ existence is perpetually positive, which has implications to its’ treatment by humans. Artificial Intelligence intervenes. Anyone who can suffer, has a more important wellbeing, than those who cannot suffer. The sufferless live perpetually better off compared with...

This episode explores abstraction in further depth, a DMT hypothesis, and updates to the animal cognition argument, including criticism of IQ as a concept. Twitter http://www.twitter.com/basicmorality Instagram http://www.instagram.com/qwerkyscience Links to the posts mentioned: DMT: Above Awe https://mad.science.blog/2018/03/22/dmt-above-awe/ Abstraction https://mad.science.blog/2018/03/13/abstra...

Why does society stigmatize creativity? It has to due with fear of the unknown. More specifically, the fear of the risks of exploring the darkness. Are you more cautious, or more curious? Exploring Darkness https://mad.science.blog/2018/02/20/exploring-darkness-theory-of-creativity/

Some say that animals are less intelligent only according to anthropocentric definitions. I would like to clarify, that even by anthropocentric definitions, we still may not be the most intelligent. This post discusses this topic in depth, criticizing this assumption that I believe stems from dogma, similar to the assumption that Earth is the center of the universe. We may have the strongest socio...

GRANDIOSITY Difference, or beneath. Grandiosity is the notion that you are superior to others around you. We can assume others are not like us, that they actually aren’t using an apparently simple façade, and that they are expressing their true selves. Then we will assume that the lack of complexity is because they are stupid. This is grandiosity. PARANOIA Similarity, or above. Paranoia is the not...