The DemystifySci Podcast

Dr. Simon Michaux, a professor of geometallurgy and former organic farmer, shares compelling insights on the future of energy. He critiques traditional renewable solutions, proposing a 'purple transition' that utilizes innovative technologies like molten salt thorium reactors. Michaux discusses the complexities of the green transition, the geopolitical implications of oil dependency, and his visionary Prometheus Project for a self-sustaining city. His perspective challenges listeners to rethink energy solutions while considering the finite nature of resources.

Dr. Barbara Corkey, an Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Boston University, uncovers surprising insights into the obesity epidemic. She argues that environmental toxins, rather than just calories in versus calories out, play a significant role in weight gain. The conversation explores how processed foods affect health, the influence of dietary fats, and the misconceptions surrounding obesity. Corkey emphasizes the need for research into these chemicals and advocates for a deeper understanding of their impact on metabolic diseases.

Dr. Gopi Vijaya, a versatile scientist with a background in solar physics and expertise in projective geometry and Goethean Science, explores fascinating ideas like the potential for doing science without models. He debates the connection between science and technology, the ethical implications of technological advancements, and the peculiarities of gravity and light. Engaging perplexing questions, he discusses how effective collaboration can replace competition in the scientific community, transforming our understanding of nature in profound ways.

Dr. Miklos Lukacs is a Research Professor of Science and Technology Policy at the University of San Martin de Porres in Lima, Peru. He also happens to be one of the leading critics of transhumanism, which he defines as the technologically-driven push for super longevity, super intelligence, and super wellbeing. Lukacs argues that this campaign threatens the historical relationship between humans and technology, where our tools serve us, rather than the other way around. He worries that by placing such an outsize importance on external tools, we allow ourselves to be molded into an entirely new form that emerges not from bottom-up evolutionary forces, but from an external, top-down locus of control. Our conversation lays out the basics of what Lukacs identifies as transhumanism, and then turns to an exploration of how to balance progress with tradition. Sign up for our Patreon and get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB 00:00 Go! 00:03:55 What is transhumanism, really? 00:11:58 Out-shining god 00:18:17 Does transhumanism have a clear vision of the future? 00:24:30 Bottom up planning 00:36:35 Morality & evolution 00:45:27 Killing in the name of 00:57:01 The human animal 01:01:21 Institutions and human nature 01:09:42 Porn, universal morality 01:14:00 Blame culture, Bentham 01:20:29 Clubs v. universality 01:26:14 Reacting to the pain of traditional gender roles 01:32:04 Body modification & the human-machine hybrid 01:38:56 Corruption of protected identity groups 01:45:50 City life & tradition wasting #Transhumanism #Humanity #Technology #Ethics #Philosophy #Evolution #SciencePolicy #Longevity #Intelligence #Wellbeing #Progress #Tradition #HumanNature #TechnologicalSingularity #Posthumanism #Enhancement #BottomUpEvolution #TopDownControl #HumanTechnology #Futurism #TranshumanCriticism #longformpodcast Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

Anastasia has been reading Vaclav Smil's Energy and Civilization, so we decided to sit down for a meta conversation about petroleum, prime movers, and geopolitics. This solo chat ties together a bunch of the conversations we've had on the show in the last year about climate, technology and the energy transition. Historically, we've been pretty skeptical when people start banging on about the need to transition to a completely electric grid, but Smil makes a really compelling point - all human endeavors depend on motive power. We go further to consider the downstream consequences of the prime movers we rely on, the risk of this being the last civilization for the next 20 million years, and the strange software called "progress" that was installed in humans when we departed from our primate roots. Sign up for our Patreon and get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB00:00 Go! 00:03:34 Material supplies do run out: assumption#1 00:09:38 Oil production going down or no? 00:15:38 If we run out, do we go back to horse & buggy times? 00:20:08 Why can't nuclear save the day? 00:24:47 The actual electric universe 00:29:00 Lucius Appeleus 00:39:14 Population & growth fears 00:43:48 Who or what are the barriers to Electricland 00:49:47 Diesel's failed vision 00:54:15 Why are we racing toward the future? 00:57:57 Relief of sufferring at the cost of all else 01:03:07 Calhoun & density epibehavior 01:06:51 Godlike machine future 01:10:49 Does AI threaten meaningful life? 01:18:56 Convenience v. painlessness 01:26:35 Solution set is in sight #Transhumanism #Humanity #Technology #Ethics #Philosophy #Evolution #SciencePolicy #Longevity #Intelligence #Wellbeing #Progress #Tradition #HumanNature #TechnologicalSingularity #Posthumanism #Enhancement #BottomUpEvolution #TopDownControl #HumanTechnology #Futurism #TranshumanCriticism #longformpodcast Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/Demystifyin... AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Demys... - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

Dr. C.S. Unnikrishnan, a professor at the School of Quantum Technology, challenges traditional physics assumptions with his Machian approach. Topics include reevaluating Einstein, testing the speed of light, issues with simultaneity, Michaelson's aether detection, Bergson's criticism of relativity, and evidence of light speed changes.

This is Dr. Hughes second appearance on the podcast. His background is in biochemistry and biophysics of protein folding, and water hydration structures. But today we're digging under the floorboards of science itself. Is it possible to have a science that isn't built on some set of assumed values? To tackle this issue, we dig into esoteric mysticism - particularly the work of Rudolph Steiner, who prophesized many of the features of the world we see today back in the late 19th century. This leads us to a path where we explore the modern scientific approach to understanding nature, grounded in materialism in all its splendor and shortcomings, asking where do we go from here? What does a healthy science of the future actually look like? Tell us your thoughts in the comments! Sign up for our Patreon and get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB REFERENCES FROM THIS PODCAST: Remote viewing archeology w/ Stephen Schwartz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwcEyflmaxk Tom Campbell Interview with Curt Jaimungal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kko-hVA-8IU Tom’s home page: https://www.my-big-toe.com/ Dolores Cannon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores_Cannon Gigi Young Esoteric keys to disclosure: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpGFUcLNHueY9of3kmOxpjok_aNGx_Z6W Rudolf Steiner Archives: https://rsarchive.org/Volumes.html New thinking aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX4j4qBsqyk Bashar/Darryl Anka https://www.bashar.org/about Interview w/ Danica Patrick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCtvgJG1I5A CIA gateway/interview with remote viewer on Shawn Ryan show? CIA gateway tapes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRTon6qgVws Ways of being by James Bridle https://jamesbridle.com/books/ways-of-being 00:00 Go! 00:05:39 Genetics Alchemy vs Structural Biology Mechanism 00:15:44 A natural mechanism that's distinct from science 00:21:07 Scientific literature as esoterica 00:30:10 Is scientific myth-making meaningful? 00:36:14 Science as a way of putting order to pure chaos 00:44:29 A full theory of nature has to contain more than science 00:52:13 Can science pinpoint the source of ideas, inspiration, and instinct? 01:01:00 Rudolph Steiner's spiritual science 01:10:40 preference for sensation as a driver of evolution 01:19:34 Religious allegory as an evolutionary roadmap? 01:29:41 A fracturing of evolutionary paths - technological, spiritual, material 01:41:00 The arc of dematerialization over the course of a lifetime 01:44:41 The immaterial vs the material, the crisis of our time? 01:53:29 Where is the source of misanthropy? 02:05:46 Stay awake 02:14:40 Reconciling a desire for Newtonian outcomes with the chaos of possibility 02:25:30 Closing thoughts Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

Economist Kate Raworth discusses 'donut economics' that balance human needs with planetary limits. They tackle redefining economic growth, regulatory challenges, and transitioning to sustainable economies. Explore consumerism's impact on society, regenerative farming, and sustainable practices in urban transformations and air travel.

Economist Warren Mosler talks about Modern Monetary Theory, debunking myths about deficit spending, inflation, and government finances. The podcast delves into the purpose of taxes, the Federal Reserve's role, and the concept of informed democracy. It challenges traditional economic beliefs, discussing economic forecasting, public debt, and deficit impacts. Mosler also explores the nuances of inflation fears, government interventions in banking, and global trade dynamics.

Mechanical engineer Scott Zimmerman discusses the importance of near-infrared light for human health, the harmful effects of blue light, and how hormonal issues may be linked to modern lighting trends. Topics include skin as a light harvesting organ, the influence of sunlight on illness, and the transition from engineering to biology.