Stuff They Don't Want You To Know Strange News: Your Gut Predicts the Future; Quesadilla versus Flat Earth Theory, Wanted: Boomerang! And So Much More
Dec 15, 2025
This week, the hosts dive into the intriguing idea that our gut microbiome might have the ability to predict the future. They share quirky anecdotes about déjà vu and personal hunches, while exploring controversial scientific studies on consciousness and anticipatory brain activity. The conversation takes a humorous turn with a flat Earth challenge from a CEO, followed by a hilarious debate over the shape of the Earth (quesadilla-shaped, anyone?). Finally, they tackle the unsettling implications of U.S. border social media vetting, raising important privacy concerns.
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Consciousness Might Transcend Linear Time
- Dean Radin and IONS suggest consciousness may access information outside ordinary linear time, possibly explaining deja vu and precognition effects.
- Multiple replications of "pre-sentiment" studies report brain responses before negative images, challenging conventional time assumptions.
Frequent Mundane Deja Vu Reports
- Dylan describes experiencing monthly deja vu as ~20-second glimpses of mundane upcoming events.
- Ben and Noel share similar small predictive moments that rarely involve major life changes.
Brains React Before Negative Stimuli
- Pre-sentiment EEG experiments showed brain activity preceding negative images but not positive ones.
- The effect has been replicated across studies and reviewed by statisticians, including CIA reviewers.
