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#202 – Rick Doblin: Psychedelics Jul 21, 2021

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Rick Doblin is a psychedelics researcher and the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(07:54) – Introduction to psychedelics
(11:09) – Psychedelics reveals the inner depths of humans
(23:43) – Differences between psychedelics
(31:08) – The future of psychedelics
(39:52) – Epigenetics
(45:49) – DMT
(53:16) – Ego dissolution
(56:33) – One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
(59:32) – Psychedelics and Creativity
(1:03:25) – MKUltra and the Grateful Dead
(1:08:04) – Ted Kaczynski
(1:13:46) – Timothy Leary
(1:21:10) – Good Friday Experiment
(1:25:46) – Forming of MAPS
(1:37:01) – Gaining access to psychedelics
(1:45:30) – MDMA Medical Trials
(2:17:00) – Clinical Trials for other substances
(2:21:43) – Future of society with psychedelics
(2:26:13) – Big Pharma
(2:32:32) – Advice for the younger generations
(2:38:17) – Meaning of life

#201 – Konstantin Batygin: Planet 9 and the Edge of Our Solar System Jul 19, 2021

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Konstantin Batygin is a planetary astrophysicist at Caltech. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(07:17) – Overview of our Solar System
(22:14) – What is the Oort Cloud?
(27:10) – Life in the interstellar medium
(28:42) – Are there aliens out there?
(31:22) – How unique is Earth?
(34:02) – Did Jupiter destroy early planets?
(40:16) – How hard is it to simulate the Universe?
(44:49) – Quantum mechanics in evolution of objects in the Solar system
(49:15) – Simulating the first formations around the Sun
(55:02) – Will it be possible to simulate the full history of the Solar System?
(57:23) – How far should we go with the simulation?
(59:43) – Increasing immersion in video games
(1:06:09) – What is Planet Nine?
(1:12:37) – The origin of life
(1:15:02) – Evidence of Planet Nine
(1:17:32) – Discovery of Neptune
(1:18:42) – When will we find Planet Nine?
(1:21:21) – Planet Nine throws rocks into the Kuiper Belt
(1:25:15) – Could Planet Nine be a primordial black hole?
(1:35:20) – Commercial space revolution boosts science and the human condition
(1:42:46) – Solving sex in space
(1:43:24) – Would humans evolve if we couldn’t see the stars?
(1:49:08) – Military funding and science
(1:53:11) – Is Oumuamua space junk from a distant alien civilization?
(2:06:33) – Wild ideas create the future
(2:14:22) – The perfect place to die
(2:16:03) – Greatest song of all time
(2:22:34) – Music enables science for Konstantin
(2:24:51) – Music practice tips for busy people
(2:28:41) – Memories of 1990s Russia
(2:35:14) – Advice for young people
(2:41:10) – Meaning of life

#200 – Michael Malice: Totalitarianism and Anarchy Jul 15, 2021

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Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(08:00) – Animal Farm
(11:02) – Emma Goldman
(14:07) – Albert Camus
(15:37) – How to be a hero in Nazi Germany
(22:43) – Camus on Existentialism vs Nihilism
(28:44) – Cynicism is a lie
(33:52) – Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union
(54:10) – Lex and Michael argue: can most people think on their own?
(1:05:48) – How Lex and Michael use Twitter
(1:15:11) – Life is beautiful
(1:18:13) – Returning to Ukraine
(1:20:07) – Michael is now an underwear model
(1:24:13) – The Anarchist Handbook
(1:25:59) – Tolstoy was an anarchist
(1:38:41) – Anarchy debate between Lex and Michael
(2:07:49) – Why Michael doesn’t vote
(2:25:04) – Austin and New York
(2:33:40) – Alex Jones

#199 – Roger Reaves: Smuggling Drugs for Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel Jul 11, 2021

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Roger Reaves is one of the most prolific drug smugglers in history. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(09:56) – Money
(12:17) – Pablo Escobar
(19:30) – Jorge Ochoa
(27:05) – First time
(31:51) – Landing an airplane on the highway
(34:41) – Barry Seal
(45:05) – Mena, Arkansas
(49:58) – Assassination of Barry Seal
(1:03:10) – American Made
(1:07:22) – Blow
(1:09:28) – Story of torture in a Mexican prison
(1:14:08) – Getting shot down
(1:27:51) – Prison
(1:41:34) – Reflections on a life of crime
(1:46:51) – Advice for young people
(1:49:49) – Love
(2:03:09) – Death
(2:05:55) – Meaning of life
(2:09:58) – Poem

#198 – Sara Walker: The Origin of Life on Earth and Alien Worlds Jul 09, 2021

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Sara Walker is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist interested in the origin of life. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(07:44) – Origin of life
(15:38) – Did aliens seed life on Earth?
(20:48) – What is life?
(32:27) – Cellular automata
(36:56) – The laws of physics may change with time
(46:41) – Nobel Prize for the origin of life
(52:01) – Is consciousness fundamental to the universe?
(1:03:19) – Life is the most deterministic part of physics
(1:05:54) – Free will
(1:14:11) – How to detect alien life
(1:28:48) – How many alien civilization are out there?
(1:35:32) – Shadow biosphere
(1:41:59) – UFO sightings
(1:45:35) – Exponential population growth of AI lifeforms
(1:52:42) – The role of death in life
(1:56:45) – Advice for young people
(2:02:31) – Meaning of life

#197 – Jocko Willink: War, Leadership, and Discipline Jul 05, 2021

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Jocko Willink is a retired Navy SEAL, co-author of Extreme Ownership, and host of Jocko Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(09:01) – The beauty and tragedy of war
(14:35) – Soviet Union in World War II
(20:54) – What makes a just war?
(34:30) – Jordan Peterson
(37:42) – Fear of death
(41:53) – Autonomous weapons systems
(53:28) – What makes a great leader?
(56:15) – Elon Musk – a leadership case study
(1:10:03) – Steve Jobs – a leadership case study
(1:20:16) – Sundar Pichai – a leadership case study
(1:27:15) – Young Jamie
(1:31:23) – Discipline
(1:34:15) – A day in the life of Jocko
(1:40:30) – Jiu Jitsu
(1:56:18) – Books

#196 – Yeonmi Park: North Korea Jul 01, 2021

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Yeonmi Park is a North Korean defector, human rights activist, and author of the book In Order to Live. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(09:20) – Growing up in North Korea
(14:45) – Animal Farm
(21:00) – Search for meaning
(25:48) – Love
(28:05) – Language
(32:28) – Yeonmi’s dad
(34:30) – Escaping North Korea
(39:47) – The world is ignoring the genocide in North Korea
(51:49) – Evil
(54:40) – Nuclear war
(55:30) – Marxist origins of North Korea
(1:00:43) – Famine
(1:05:30) – Kim Jong-un is pure evil
(1:12:06) – Freedom
(1:15:18) – Michael Malice
(1:18:57) – Diversity
(1:26:18) – Political correctness
(1:35:50) – Jordan Peterson
(1:40:01) – Michael Malice book on North Korea
(1:45:31) – Advice for young people
(1:48:33) – Facing assassination
(1:58:47) – Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
(2:01:20) – Meaning of life

#195 – Clara Sousa-Silva: Searching for Signs of Life on Venus and Other Planets Jun 28, 2021

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Clara Sousa-Silva is a quantum astrochemist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(07:57) – Discovery of phosphine on Venus
(20:34) – Phosphine gas
(30:47) – Searching for molecular fingerprints
(41:44) – What does a quantum astrochemist do?
(56:48) – Spectroscopic networks
(1:01:13) – Biosignature gases
(1:04:06) – UFOs and aliens
(1:17:24) – Alien civilizations
(1:34:59) – Programming
(1:42:15) – Why science is beautiful
(1:46:07) – How to be productive
(1:56:27) – Books
(1:57:59) – Meaning of life

#194 – Bret Weinstein: Truth, Science, and Censorship in the Time of a Pandemic Jun 25, 2021

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Bret Weinstein is and evolutionary biologist, author, and co-host of the DarkHorse Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(09:04) – Why biology is beautiful
(16:38) – Boston Dynamics
(20:02) – Being self-critical
(30:09) – Theory of close calls
(38:46) – Lab leak hypothesis
(1:12:41) – Joe Rogan
(1:21:50) – Censorship
(1:58:40) – Vaccines
(2:12:26) – The paper on mice with long telomeres
(2:40:09) – Martyrdom
(2:48:54) – Eric Weinstein
(2:58:13) – Monogamy
(3:10:31) – Advice for young people
(3:17:16) – Meaning of life

#193 – Rob Reid: The Existential Threat of Engineered Viruses and Lab Leaks Jun 21, 2021

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Rob Reid is an author and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:33) – The most entertaining outcome is the most likely
(14:52) – Meme theory
(18:12) – Writing process
(24:59) – Engineered viruses as a threat to human civilization
(32:45) – Gain-of-function research on viruses
(44:54) – Did COVID leak from a lab?
(52:15) – Virus detection
(1:00:04) – Failure of institutions
(1:07:48) – Using AI to engineer viruses
(1:12:07) – Evil and competence
(1:21:26) – Where are the aliens?
(1:25:19) – Backing up human consciousness by colonizing space
(1:34:48) – Superintelligence and consciousness
(1:46:12) – Meditation
(1:54:20) – Fasting
(2:00:20) – Greatest song of all time
(2:05:46) – Early days of music streaming
(2:17:39) – Startup advice
(2:30:50) – Podcasting
(2:46:12) – Advice for young people
(2:55:15) – Mortality
(3:00:41) – Meaning of life

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