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I’ve been pondering the binding problem of consciousness. The whole idea of it seems absurd to me. Today, we have a whirlwind exploring binding and various descriptions of conscious experience. Time is also investigated.

A depressed Psychology Bachelors gives some takes and reviews the artistic awesomeness that is Madoka Magica with a focus on Sayaka, who seems to be the most relatable character (for me). I created the backing music. You can listen to those tracks free at the links below. This goes pretty deep into my own backstory, hitting some intense topics. Prepare yourself for the journey! Good luck. The written post: https://mad.science.blog/2022/10/05/madoka-magica-sayakas-relatable-insanity/ Read The Psychonet: https://mad.science.blog/the-psychonet/ Help me https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience The music I made for this is here: https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/screaming-echoes https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/pluday https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/6pm https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/ritualism https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/the-world-froze-over https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/zazaism https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/ugh-wtf https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/obe Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BasicMorality

I've started creating video forms of media similar to this podcast. Sorry that it's been so long since I've updated the podcast stream. I've been working relentlessly to upgrade the content for video as well as writing a book! Here is the video format: https://youtu.be/e_S-J0cCh9s The written post: https://mad.science.blog/2022/09/02/soul-indoctrination/ Patreon, help me continue creating for you! https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience The book: https://mad.science.blog/the-psychonet/

I've been wondering if ethical theories can be dangerous. Not because of the implications of the theory, but because of the way that discovering a new ethical idea puts you at odds with everyone else. Discovering a new ethical idea often challenges people's choices, which makes you a threat to their ways of life. http://www.twitter.com/BasicMorality http://mad.science.blog

How toxic rich business owners might resemble school shooters. This clip is from episode 28 with guest Kevin Ronca. This clip seems straightforward and useful for understanding political conflict and low empathy behaviors. I'm considering doing short and sweet clips of key points from longer episodes as a trend. What do you think? http://mad.science.blog http://www.twitter.com/BasicMorality

An exploration of how those with schizophrenia may think differently than "ordinary" people. It is argued that ordinary people are delusional as well and this isn't the distinguishing factor. Ordinary people do not create beliefs in science or religion but instead, consume these ideas from those around them. The schizophrenic may either fail to conform or create their own beliefs/hypotheses. Though, it is more complex than this. http://www.twitter.com/BasicMorality https://mad.science.blog/ Find the song at the end: https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/screaming-echoes

Reciprocal sociality is about how our behaviors are often mirrored with each other, particularly in the sense of prosocial and antisocial behavior. Awareness of this is useful for managing social conflicts. The blog: https://mad.science.blog/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience If you are interested in the psychology coaching service: https://mad.science.blog/coaching/

There is a quite lengthy description of one of the cooler ideas explored in this episode below. Some links first: If you'd like to support these projects and help me continue making more: https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience My Twitter is here: https://twitter.com/BasicMorality I think the main effect of interest with psychedelics could be disruption of conditioned responses which might allow new conditioning to override established responses. In some sense, this is sort of what I think REBUS is proposing underneath it all. I think even the effects on perception, attention, and cognition are from destabilizing conditioned responses and allowing us to observe the world and use our mind in ways that we have been conditioned to not do. We fear ego death in waking life because the ego is partly developed through avoidance of the things we fear. Lacking this puts us in confrontation with those fears and ego death strips us of our habitual coping strategies to solve our fears. One example would be learning to put on a social mask to avoid the fear of being harmed socially. During the come up on psychedelics, our learned social behavioral responses may disappear and we feel naked, while our conditioned fears that tell us to be socially afraid still remain. At super high doses, we might blockout even the conditioned response to fear social situations. This can allow us to observe that we had such a conditioned mindset and that alternative ways of existing are out there. A life where we are not clinging to the habitual way of seeing and behaving. It’s like fear forces us into a box of limited behaviors and perceptions and sometimes this brings us misery. Like an addict who fears the withdrawals. Like those with PTSD who fear engaging with their triggers/cues.

This episode is an exploration of dissociation as a general phenomenon of normal attention, trauma-induced dissociative responses, and the mechanisms of psychedelics & dissociative drugs. The article for this episode: https://mad.science.blog/2021/09/16/attention-as-the-mechanism-of-dissociation/ If you'd like to support these projects and help me continue making more: www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience My Twitter is here: twitter.com/BasicMorality

We explore addiction-based society, loneliness, conformity, and how the internet can help us escape our social boxes. In this episode, I also bring up some of my own personal experiences and how this shaped my life. This episode led to more interesting tangents than I expected so I'll likely do such brainstorms again! If you have questions, email me at [email protected] If you'd like to support these projects and help me continue making more: https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience My Twitter is here: https://twitter.com/BasicMorality

Andrew Zuckerman is a researcher at the Qualia Research Institute. He joins us to talk about his project aimed at studying subjective perception of the effects of various drugs like LSD, DMT, and THC. Isla Weber, from the Intercollegiate Psychedelics Network, joins as a cohost. Watch Andrew Zuckerman's video project here: https://youtu.be/M8hRWngvd-A An article I did about this topic: https://mad.science.blog/2021/03/12/flicker-fusion-and-visual-cymatics/ If you'd like to support these projects and help me continue making more: https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience Andrew's Twitter is here: https://twitter.com/VictorAcero20 Isla's Twitter is here: https://twitter.com/IslaWeber My Twitter is here: https://twitter.com/BasicMorality

A researcher studying traumatic brain injury and the potential use of psychedelics for TBI-related problems joins us today! Here we discuss the potential risks, benefits, and mechanisms of various drugs during discrete phases of TBI If you'd like to support these projects and help me continue making more: https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience Victor's Twitter is here: https://twitter.com/VictorAcero20 My Twitter is here: https://twitter.com/BasicMorality

Katherine is a medical student from Stanford who was also a winner in the recent PsychedelX competition. We chat about spirituality and psychosis. Haley Dourron joins us as a cohost as well! If you'd like to support these projects and help me continue making more: https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience Twitter is here: https://twitter.com/BasicMorality

The wonderful Manesh Girn appeared as a guest for this episode! He is known for his YouTube channel "The Psychedelic Scientist". We discuss various hot topics in the psychedelic research world and then later explore subjective experiences he's had. His channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCccafaIN6dwBwyl1cwNH90w If you'd like to support these projects and help me continue making more: https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience Twitter is here: https://twitter.com/BasicMorality

Come observe my cringey voice-acting in a dystopian short about the race to singularity and the hedonistic imperative. This was created a long time ago and now it has been updated for quality! I also created all of the music in this, which can be found on any music app by searching Gaej. Most of it is from the album Diality. Warning, this is dark. Rated R The story is mostly cartoony and inoffensive though. It does not describe anything in detail and is mostly a conceptual ethical conundrum. Join the 12 patrons for exclusive content :) https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience Follow me: https://twitter.com/BasicMorality The blog post for this podcast: https://mad.science.blog/2018/04/02/utopia-4-headlines/