Inner and Outer Worlds Podcast

(02:10) Exploring the Power of Fiction (03:04) Defining Fiction: A Spectrum of Reality (08:05) The Impact of Shared Fictions (26:39) The Emotional Depth of Fiction (33:13) The Importance of Emotional Payoff in Storytelling (41:59) Questioning Everyday Fictions and Systems (45:59) The Power of Shared Stories and Beliefs (51:24) The Causal Power of Fiction in Society (01:01:36) The Role of Identity...

Jordan answers Z's interview questions about his early days finding interest in science, choosing Physics as his University Major, his undergrad program, Master's in Planetary Physics, and his new jam - a PhD in Medical Physics! Join us as we delve deep into his work with NASA studying data from a Mars rover, how consciousness fits into science, and his current research analyzing dopamine&...

While part 1 (Episode 9) of our Integration Series covered why integration is important and why we become fragmented from our true selves, this part 2 (Episode 10) gets into the nitty gritty of what our shadow self is, what shadow work (shadow integration) is, what dark and light polarity are in the universe and within ourselves, how excess hijacks our dopamine systems and creates a feedback loop...

Happy 2025! We're kicking off Season 2 of the IOW Podcast with a 3 part series on Integration: Integrating the Dark and Light Aspects of the Self. In part 1, we cover: Why Integration is Important, How Thoughts, Emotions, Desires, Habits, and Addictions are related, How Defense Mechanisms (such as Lying, Coping Mechanisms, and Trying to Fit In) Fragment the Self, The Conscious Evolution of Hum...

Hey innie and outies! (never saying that again, sorry, had to say it once...). Welcome back to the pod. This time we shot the shit about things that we've been thinking about lately, and it turned out to be a solid 3+ hour conversation. We talk about the nature of reality and how science, spirituality, and conscious experience fit together. This involves the role of love, self respect, morality, a...

Description Alas, Zach and Jordan, along with their amigo JJ, trip out together on LSD! In this trip report episode the boys tell the tale, that includes a magical majestic blue sphere-ish geometrical item that the universe dropped in their path, a landscape that changed in sync with their consciousness, heightened psychic abilities, creative powers, relationship drama and resolution, massive laug...

Jordan gives a nice scientific explanation of how our sun came to be and the many benefits it gives us. Jordan then does a general science Q&A with Zach on a broad spectrum of sciency things, covering steam, function of DNA and other associated molecules, microscopes, telescopes, calculus, and A.I. Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:24) The Science of How We Got Here, on Earth, in the M...

The boys discuss Zach's experience with 5-MeO-DMT and the important lessons he learned from it. Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:20) 5MeO-DMT vs NN-DMT (00:15:08) What was Zach expecting? (00:19:34) Trip & 5 Lessons (00:24:20) Lesson 1: Relaxing is the Path to our True Selves (00:43:00) Lesson 2: Trust is the Fabric of the Universe (00:44:00) Lesson 3: Nothing Matters, or rather,...

In this episode Jordan gives a solo lecture on atoms and how their little jiggling bodies make up much of the world we observe, followed by a question period with Zach. We also explain the lore behind the "YEOW" sound effect in the intro (skip to question period to hear that) Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:10) The Atomic Hypothesis (00:08:10) How Big is an Atom? (00:14:00) Wha...

Today we discuss free will, determinism, ethics, justice, and meaning. Timestamps: (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:00) Defining terms (00:09:15) Free will as related to Individualism (00:21:20) Determinism and Randomness (00:35:00) What do we have control over? (00:39:00) Computational Irreducibility and God (00:47:20) Free will of the ego vs universal will (00:49:25) Jung (00:55:45) Schopenhauer a...

This episode we are summarizing the book "Alien Information Theory" by Andrew R. Gallimore, who is a computational neurobiologist, chemical pharmacologist, and writer. Timestamps: (00:00:00) Introduction (00:06:39) Information, Bits, Bytes (00:20:12) Information Processing (00:38:04) Rule-based Systems (00:42:20) Cellular Automata & The Game of Life (00:57:44) Complexity and Life (01...

The boys share their backgrounds in science and spirituality and outline the intentions for this podcast. Buckle up, it's gonna get trippy.