Building a Science of Consciousness

In this episode, we explore the concept of "phenomenal time", which is the feeling of time passing. We discuss how this is different from physical time, and how Albert Einstein's discovery of the connection between space, time, mass, and gravity has led to a greater understanding of the ways in which time can manifest. We also explore the idea of "exotic phenomenal time" experiences, which include oddities such as time-loops, moments of eternity, time branching, and time reversal. Finally, we explain these exotic experiences with a model we call the "pseudo-time arrow", which involves implicit causality in the network of sensations we experience on each "moment of experience".

In this episode, we discuss the ways in which tolerance to benzodiazepines can develop, and how this can lead to extremely difficult withdrawals. We argue that the commonly held view of drug tolerance is delaying promising research avenues, such as "anti-tolerance drugs". We think that NAD+ IV therapy and flumazenil show promise for treating benzodiazepine withdrawal, and encourage people to share their experiences with these treatments.

In this episode, we explore what it means to be responsible and sensible when confronted with the fact that pain and pleasure follow a long tail distribution? When discussing ultra-painful or ultra-blissful experiences one needs to take off the glasses we use to reason about "room temperature consciousness" and put on glasses that actually take these states with the seriousness they deserve.

Topics covered: Non-Duality, Symmetry, Valence, Neural Annealing, and Topological Segmentation. https://QRI.org/blog/5-meo-dmt-vs-dmt