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Aaron Siri is passionate about safeguarding individual and civil rights. He is the Managing Partner of Siri & Glimstad LLP, a law firm with over 100 professionals, and has extensive experience in a wide range of complex civil litigation matters, with a focus on civil rights related to health policy. He also has extensive experience in class actions, obtaining compensation for millions, and com...

A conversation with Stephen Grossberg, whose work on explaining how our brains make our conscious minds has led him to be called the Father of AI and the Newton and Einstein of the Mind. Dr. Stephen Grossberg discusses his extensive journey into the study of consciousness, neural networks, and the evolution of artificial intelligence. He speaks about the development of adaptive resonance theory, a...

Robert Lawrence Kuhn is the creator, writer, host and executive producer of Closer To Truth, the definitive PBS/public television series and web archive on Cosmos (cosmology/physics, philosophy of science), Consciousness (brain/mind, philosophy of mind) and Meaning/God (philosophy of religion). CTT features leading scientists, philosophers and creative thinkers discussing fundamental questions wit...

Joel Salatin co-owns, with his family, Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia. Featured in the New York Times bestseller Omnivore’s Dilemma and award-winning documentary Food Inc., the farm services more than 5,000 families, 10 restaurants, and 5 retail outlets with salad bar beef, pigaerator pork, pastured poultry, and forestry products. The farm ships nationwide to your doorstep. When he’s not on the...

Sarah Kleiner shares her journey into the world of circadian biology, emphasizing the importance of natural light exposure for health and well-being. She discusses her personal experiences with health challenges, the significance of the hormone leptin, and how modern lifestyles disrupt hormonal balance. The conversation also touches on nutrition, fasting, and the rising issues of thyroid health, p...

Dr. Rob Williams and Ryan delve into the profound impact of breath on our physical and mental well-being. They explore various breathing techniques, including the carbon dioxide tolerance test, and discuss the importance of mindfulness in breathwork. Rob emphasizes the playful nature of breathing and the need for a comprehensive approach to breath training, highlighting the journey of developing N...

Troy Casey, Certified Health Nut, has successfully restored physical, mental, and emotional balance to clients who have failed with all other systems. His unique holistic approach uses nature-based simplicity anyone can follow. His book RippedAt50: A Journey To Self Love has sold thousands of copies and is transforming lives around the globe. He continues creating educational and inspiring content...

Nico Martens speaks about how people can awaken the hidden layers of their being and bring them into coherence, unlocking a level of power and possibility they didn’t know they had.  He speaks about resonance and the process of remembering who we truly are. Nico explores the themes of spiritual awakening, the importance of community, and the role of subtle energy in personal growth. He describes h...

Congressman Curt Weldon describes how he became a whistleblower for 9/11. He discusses the historical significance of the fire service, his personal experiences as a firefighter, and the critical elements he discovered about the 9/11 attacks. He emphasizes the need for accountability within intelligence agencies. . Weldon also critiques the 9/11 Commission and calls for a new, independent investig...

Lynne McTaggart, one of the central authorities on the new science and consciousness, is the award-winning author of seven books, including the worldwide bestsellers The Field, The Intention Experiment and The Power of Eight. She is also cofounder of the international magazine What Doctors Don’t Tell You (www. WDDTY.com), and the architect of the Intention Experiments, a web based “global laborato...

Dr. John W. Price shares his journey through suffering and how it has shaped his work as a psychotherapist and co-owner of a wellness center. He emphasizes the importance of integrating spirituality into psychological practices and the role of community and relationships in healing. The discussion explores the transformative power of suffering, the need for a new hermeneutic in understanding spiri...

Nick Lane (PhD, FRSB, FLS)  is Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry  in the  Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment  at University College London. Prof Lane’s research is on the way that energy flow has shaped evolution over 4 billion years, using a mixture of theoretical and experimental work to address the origin of life, the evolution of complex cells and downright peculiar behavio...

Exploring the Intersection of Science and Spirituality. James Cooke PhD trained as a neuroscientist after a spontaneous shift in consciousness as a teenager that led to profound relief from burdensome, ruminative thought. He holds three degrees from Oxford University (a PhD and Masters in Neuroscience & a BA in Experimental Psychology).He has conducted scientific research for over a decade at...

Researching articles, films, and her 38 books for adults and children, nationally bestselling author Sy Montgomery has been chased by an angry silverback gorilla in Rwanda, hunted by a tiger in India, and swum with piranhas, electric eels and pink dolphins in the Amazon. Her work has taken her from the cloud forest of Papua New Guinea (for a book on tree kangaroos) to the Altai Mountains of the Go...

What is consciousness? Can we tell if other animals experience subjectivity, or whether there will be conscious machines or robots? These fundamental philosophical questions are now being explored by neuroscientist and Professor Nao Tsuchiya and his team.  Nao Tsuchiya discusses his research on consciousness, qualia, and the subjective experience of individuals. He shares his personal journey into...

Professor of Philosophy (Ph. D., U.C. Berkeley, 1997) Areas of interest: philosophy of psychology, philosophy of mind, moral psychology, classical Chinese philosophy, epistemology, metaphilosophy, metaphysics, science fiction Summary  Eric Schwitzgebel explores the challenges of attention in the digital age, the cultural influences on morality, and the ethical considerations surrounding AI. The di...

Gunnar O Babcock is a lecturer in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. His research is primarily in the philosophy of biology and it appears in journals such as Philosophy of Science, Synthese and the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. He previously managed a non-profit domestication project in Alaska aimed at creating a sustainable form of...

Professor at the Santa Fe Institute renowned for his groundbreaking work across multiple disciplines—from physics and computer science to game theory and complexity.  David Wolpert is one of the modern era's true polymaths. He received his PhD in physics from UC Santa Barbara but has made seminal contributions across numerous fields. His research spans machine learning (where he formulated the "No...

Josh Bongard is the Veinott Professor of Computer Science at the University of Vermont and director of the Morphology, Evolution & Cognition Laboratory. His work involves automated design and manufacture of soft-, evolved-, and crowdsourced robots, as well as computer-designed organisms. A PECASE, TR35, and Cozzarelli Prize recipient, he has received funding from NSF, NASA, DARPA, ARO and the...

Dr. Ogi shares his profound journey into the nature of consciousness, influenced by his experiences with autism and a life changing event during his time at MIT. He discusses the Maze of Souls, a unique experiential domain for communication with extraterrestrial intelligences, and explores the dynamics of consciousness, purpose, and individuality. Dr. Ogi emphasizes the importance of our choices i...

Dr. Jacob Israel Liberman is a pioneer in the fields of light, vision and consciousness, and the author of Luminous Life: How The Science Of Light Unlocks The Art Of Living, Light: Medicine Of The Future, Take Off Your Glasses And See, and Wisdom From An Empty Mind. Originally trained as an optometrist and vision scientist, his life changed in 1976 after the miraculous healing of his own eyesight,...

Professor Raymond Tallis is a philosopher, poet, novelist and cultural critic and is retired as a physician and clinical scientist. In the Economist's Intelligent Life Magazine (Autumn 2009) he was listed as one of the top living polymaths in the world.   Born in Liverpool in 1946, one of five children, he trained as a doctor at Oxford University and at St Thomas' in London before going on to beco...

Summary Mark Gober is the author of the “Upside Down” series of seven books—spanning the topics of consciousness, politics, economics, UFOs, medicine, cosmology, and more. His first book, “An End to Upside Down Thinking” (2018), won the IPPY award for best science book of the year and was endorsed by researchers with affiliations at Harvard, Princeton, UVA, and UCSF (among others). He then wrote “...

Bas Rutten shares his inspiring story from his childhood to becoming a UFC champion, emphasizing the importance of discipline, hard work, and resilience. He discusses the role of fighting in personal growth, the impact of modern culture on youth, and the significance of spiritual beliefs. Rutten also introduces his O2 Trainer, a device designed to enhance breathing techniques and athletic performa...

Professor Johnjoe McFadden discusses the emerging field of quantum biology, exploring how quantum mechanics intersects with biological processes. He shares his journey into the field, the implications of quantum effects on mutation rates, and the role of electromagnetic fields in living systems. The discussion also touches on consciousness, the impact of social media on mental health, and the futu...