Andres Gomez Emilsson is a consciousness researcher and data science engineer with a Master's in computational psychology from Stanford University. He is a member of the Qualia Research Institute and runs the blog Qualia Computing. My frien

CTP #016 - Daniel Ingram (Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha)

Jan 27th, 2018 3h 3m

Daniel M Ingram is a high level meditation practitioner and emergency medicine physician.He is the author of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book and is the founder of popular meditation resource dharma

CTP #013 - Robin Hanson (Biases, Bets and the Blockchain Bourgeoisie)

Oct 31st, 2017 1h 29m

Robin Hanson has studied physics, philosophy, artificial intelligence, economics, and political science, and is the founder and curator of the blog Overcoming Bias, the theme of which is how to move our beliefs closer to reality.Electric James

GTP #57 - Tyson Yunkaporta II (Returning To Place)

Nov 24th, 2021 1h 48m

Tyson Yunkaporta is the author of Sand Talk - a book which examines the modern would through an indigenous lens, weaving together traditional knowledge systems, complex systems theory, dreaming narratives, art and philosophy.In our second yarn

GTP #56 - Robin Hanson (Rationalist Ufology)

Jul 22nd, 2021 2h 31m

Robin Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. He runs the blog Overcoming Bias and is the co-author of Elephant in the Brain.I

GTP #55 - Michael Ashcroft (Alexander Technique)

May 7th, 2021 1h 14m

Michael Ashcroft is a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique, an awareness based educational process that helps people live with greater ease and freedom and is the co-founder of the Carbon Removal Centre.We discuss Alexander Technique,

GTP #54 - Mango Dogwood (NFTs and the Future of Art and Music)

Mar 10th, 2021 47m 50s

Mango joins The Good Timeline to discuss NFTs and DeFi; the redistribution of wealth in crypto, Charged Particles; and the future of art and music in the crypto-space.Follow us for future episodes. Shownotes available at thegoodtimeline.com/p

GTP #53 - Mango Dogwood (NFTs and The Rug Pull)

Mar 4th, 2021 13m 1s

Mango takes us on an NFT odyssey as a prelude to our full conversation on NFTs, DeFi, Charged Particles and NFTs in music coming next week.Follow us for future episodes. Shownotes available at thegoodtimeline.com/podcastRecorded in Lyttel

GTP #52 - Benjamins McCarthy (Cultural Synthesis))

Feb 24th, 2021 1h 31m

Benjamins McCarthy is a skydiver, musician and a teacher of yoga and Te Reo Māori. We discuss the past and future of European and Māori culture in Aotearoa New Zealand, the past synthesis of the two cultures and the new synthesis of the cultur

GTP #51 - Frank Yang (Aesthetics to Enlightenment)

Feb 10th, 2021 1h 59m

Frank Yang is a bodybuilder, virtuoso musician, filmmaker, vlogger and arhat (one that has achieved Buddhist awakening/enlightenment).We discuss Frank's journey from physical aesthetics to spiritual/mind aesthetics; psychedelics and how to tra

GTP #50 - Tyson Yunkaporta (Sand Talk: Complexity Theory and Indigenous Knowledge)

Sep 16th, 2020 41m 49s

GTP #049 - David Pearce (The Hedonistic Imperative)

Aug 24th, 2020 2h 25m

David Pearce is a British Transhumanist philosopher and co-founder of Humanity Plus.We discuss the Abolitionist Project and the importance of suffering in negative utilitarianism; MDMA and gradients of bliss; GTP-3 & AI-generated art; CRISPR

GTP #048 - Shasa Bolton (Human Commonality)

Jul 6th, 2020 1h 23m

Shasa Bolton is an artist, mechanical engineer, musician and adventurer.Some years ago he completed a 2500km solo circuit of India on nothing but a hand-powered tricyle, raising money to purchase trikes for forgotten people with disabilities h

GTP #047 - The Wizard of New Zealand and Ari Freeman (Love, Logic and Levity)

May 22nd, 2020 2h 23m

The episode features The Wizard of New Zealand and his apprentice, Ari Freeman.The Wizard was decreed a living work of art by the NZ Art Gallery Directors’ Council, named the official Wizard of New Zealand by Prime Minister Michael Moore in in

GTP #046 - Daniel Ingram II (Pragmatic Buddhism)

Apr 20th, 2020 2h 52m

Daniel M Ingram is a high level meditation practitioner and emergency medicine physician.We discuss a bunch of higher level Buddhist practice, experience and theory including jhanas; stream entry; trauma processing and metta / cultivation of

GTP #045 - Mango Dogwood (Cacophony Society)

Apr 3rd, 2020 1h 30m

What do Burning Man, Fight Club and the San Francisco Salmon Run have in common? Mango Dogwood joins The Good Timeline to converse on the fundamental importance of play, expression and how to ride in the cultural edge - hopefully without gett

GTP #044 - Noah Gundersen (Creativity, Freedom and Grace)

Mar 17th, 2020 1h 40m

Noah Gundersen is an American indie folk singer-songwriter from Seattle.We discuss: truth and meaning within art; the value of intuition in songwriting; America and Modernity; self determination and free will; balancing peace and achievement;

GTP #43 - Andres Gomez Emilsson II (State Of The Qualia - Part 3 of 3)

Feb 25th, 2020 1h 2m

Part 3 of 3 of our chat with Andres Gomez Emilsson (part one here & part two here)We discuss: DMT Entities, so called "possessions" and how we might determine experimentally whether the entities are real (in the sense of other) or not (in the

GTP #42 - Andres Gomez Emilsson II (State Of The Qualia - Part 2 of 3)

Feb 9th, 2020 1h 24m

Part 2 of 3 of our chat with Andres Gomez Emilsson of the Qualia Research Institute (part one here)We discuss: game theory of mainstream open individualism; the politics of paradise engineering; selection pressures on ancient societal modes of

GTP #41 - Andres Gomez Emilsson II (State of the Qualia - Part 1 of 3)

Jan 11th, 2020 1h 9m

Andres Gomez Emilsson is a consciousness researcher and data science engineer with a Master's in computational psychology from Stanford University. He is a core member of the Qualia Research Institute and curates the blog Qualia Computing.

GTP #40 - Jeremy Sherman (Neither Ghost Nor Machine)

Aug 22nd, 2019 1h 18m

Jeremy Sherman is the author of “Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves”.We discuss: superorganisms; why we shouldn't trust woke movements; humanities quest for immortality; which universal truths might actually exist; d

CTP #039 Euvie Ivanova and Mike Gilliland (Future Thinkers)

Aug 6th, 2019 1h 58m

Mike Gilliland and Euvie Ivanova are the hosts of the Future Thinkers Podcast.We chat life in Bulgaria; sovereignty of mind; Jungian archetypes; identity and embodiment of older limbic system modes; modern vs archaic rites of passage; learning

GTP #038 - Shortcast (Marijuana & Legalisation - Part 2 of 2)

Jul 28th, 2019 29m 8s

Part 2 of the deep dive into Marijuana covers the issues and societal impacts of legalisation + we hear from Jack Reed of Colorado state, author of the impact report. Read the full blog post in the new writings section here.Recorded in Cologn

GTP #037 - Shortcast (Marijuana & Legalisation - Part 1 of 2)

Jul 16th, 2019 30m 1s

A deep dive into Marijuana - a drug as complex as it is misunderstood. Part 1 of this shortcast examines the definition, use, composition, effects and main arguments for and against legalisation + a chat with “Green Fairy” and co-leader of the

GTP #36 - Alex Montyro And Caolan O Neill Forde (Bookie Baker)

Jun 24th, 2019 2h 25m

Alex and Caolan are indie-folk musicians based in Prague.After an afternoon of drinking Czech pilsner in the sun we chat about the boy’s experience of living in China and and being arrested on-stage; the difference between Curling and Hurling;