Writing about consciousness, reality, physics, complexity, and philosophy; author of "The Sapient Cosmos" and "Information-Consciousness-Reality"
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🎙️ OUT NOW: What Is Consciousness? A Physicist Explains the Biggest Mystery of Reality 🌌
What if consciousness isn't something your brain produces but the very foundation of reality itself?
In this mind-expanding episode of Shine In & Out, Samantha Stoltz sits down with complexity scientist, theoretical physicist, and author James B. Glattfelder for a fascinating exploration of one of humanity's greatest unanswered questions: What is consciousness?
Together, they challenge conventional assumptions about reality, discuss the limits of materialism, explore metaphysical idealism, and examine how science and philosophy intersect in our search for meaning. From the mysteries of consciousness to the role of wonder, spirituality, and human experience, this conversation invites you to question everything you thought you knew about the universe—and your place within it.
If you've ever wondered whether reality is stranger than we imagine, this episode is for you.
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COMING SOON 🎙️
What If Consciousness Creates Reality?
with James B. Glattfelder
What if consciousness isn't something produced by the brain...
What if it's the foundation of reality itself?
In this mind-expanding episode of Shine In & Out, Samantha Stoltz sits down with complexity scientist, theoretical physicist, and author James B. Glattfelder to explore one of the biggest questions humanity has ever asked:
What is consciousness and could it be more fundamental than matter?
Together, they dive into the fascinating intersection of science, philosophy, and metaphysics, challenging many of the assumptions that shape our understanding of reality. From the limitations of materialism to the possibility that consciousness gives rise to the physical world, this conversation invites you to think beyond conventional perspectives.
✨ In this episode:
• Is consciousness created by the brain or is the brain created within consciousness?
• Why modern science still struggles to explain subjective experience
• The hidden assumptions behind our understanding of reality
• The relationship between consciousness, meaning, and existence
• How expanding our worldview may reshape the future of humanity
If you've ever questioned the nature of reality or wondered whether science has the whole story, this is an episode you won't want to miss.
Coming Soon on the Shine In & Out Podcast.
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The dynamics of gene regulation are subtle and mysterious in complex organisms. One recent study proposes that special DNA sequences form a “lobby” where molecules can await a signal to activate a gene. trib.al/hsHzjjq
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Metaphysical theories cannot be falsified or verified, at least empirically. This applies to materialism as well. Thus, one can't argue that a metaphysical belief is false simply because it contradicts materialism. Something that psychedelic researchers should keep in mind.
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Why is it inconceivable for matter to transform into consciousness? All our representations of matter already are in consciousness. We have no clue of what non-consciousness is.
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"Increasing entropy is but an artifact of an observer’s inability to keep track of information, resulting from a serial downsampling of an infinitely complex reality."
essentiafoundation.org/entro…
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The extent of global sea ice has been consistently setting new daily records for at least the last two months...
More sea ice graphics available at zacklabe.com/global-sea-ice-…
ALT Line graph time series of 2023's daily global sea ice extent in red shading compared to each year from 1979 to 2022 using shades of purple to white for each line. There is substantial interannual and daily variability. Seasonal cycles are visible.
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The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration has released a new image of the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy. phys.org/news/2023-04-sharpe…
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A week which will rewrite climatic history is kicking off in Asia. We will see unbelievable loads of unprecedented heat from Middle East to Japan.
Extremely rarely if hardly ever we can see this kind of anomalies in such a huge area for 10/15 days.
Don't miss the updates here.
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How does the impressively human-like #ChatGPT get computational knowledge superpowers? Give it a Wolfram|Alpha neural implant!
writings.stephenwolfram.com/…
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The repeated emergence of metaphysical idealism across geographies and history should be explained not in terms of its cultural motivations, but its plausibility as a correct account of nature, argues Prof. Tartaglia.
essentiafoundation.org/ideal…
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The noose seems to be tightening on one theory’s attempt to resolve the biggest mystery of quantum mechanics. quantamagazine.org/physics-e…
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"Since at least Einstein we have seen spacetime as fundamental. But modern physics, from quantum field theory to gravity, now suggests spacetime is doomed. So, what lies beyond spacetime? We, ourselves, might be part of the answer..."
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Experiments recognized by the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics proved that quantum entanglement is real, despite Einstein’s objections. quantamagazine.org/pioneerin…
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Something always happens. In quantum mechanics, this simple-sounding statement, called unitarity, severely restricts how particles evolve and interact. quantamagazine.org/physicist…
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Feast your eyes on the beautiful spiral structure of the Phantom Galaxy, M74, as seen by Webb in the mid-infrared. Delicate filaments of dust and gas wind outwards from the center of the galaxy, which has a ring of star formation around its nucleus. esawebb.org/images/potm2208a…
ALT Image of the Phantom Galaxy, or M74, as seen by Webb in mid-infrared light. Delicate gray, webby filaments form a spiral pattern winding outwards from the center of the galaxy. These spiral arms of the galaxy are traced by blue and bursts of pink, which are the regions in which stars are forming. The very heart of the galaxy is colored blue and has speckles, which are young stars forming around the nucleus of the galaxy.
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Second part of my series on the "return of consciousness"; A review (in french) of James Glattfelder's book, "Information-Consciousness-Reality" (@jnode) :
linguaignotatech.blogspot.co…