Best James Cook University Podcasts (2025)

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Matthew Segall: Is the Universe Ensouled with Experience? Consciousness, Cosmology, and Meaning 1:18:43

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Matthew David Segall, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Department at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, and the Chair of the Science Advisory Committee for the Cobb Institute. He is a transdisciplinary researcher, writer, teacher, and philosopher applying process-relational thoug…

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Daniel Ingram & James Cooke discuss No Self and the Role of Interpretations in the Mind | Living Mirrors #145 54:32

9d ago54:32

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This week on the podcast I’m speaking again with Daniel Ingram. Daniel is a physician and meditator and is the author of the influential book Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha. He is the co-founder of the Dharma Overground and of The Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium. Today we discuss awakening and the role of interpretations in t…

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Susan Blackmore: A New Approach to Consciousness from the Perspective of a Panpsychism of Models 1:01:16

29d ago1:01:16

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Susan Blackmore is a writer, lecturer, broadcaster, and Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth, UK. She has a degree in psychology and physiology from Oxford University (1973) an MSc and a PhD in parapsychology from the University of Surrey (1980). Her research interests include memes, evolutionary theory, consciousness, and meditation. S…

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Ep 35: The Skills Students Need to Thrive in a Competitive Future | Su-Yen Wong | Board Chair, James Cook University in Singapore 18:18

1M ago18:18

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CEO, board director, advisor to fellow CEOs, professional speaker, avid sportswoman and more – Su-Yen Wong is a force to be reckoned with. Su-Yen is also Chair of the Board at James Cook University in Singapore, and in this episode, she sits down with our Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Carole-Anne Upton for a candid chat about her career and how …

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AMA: Abiding vs. Non-Abiding Awakening 6:39

30d ago6:39

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When the self comes to an end, with Viivi Jokela | Living Mirrors #144 57:24

1M ago57:24

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Viivi Jokela is an awakening facilitator. She had a spontaneous awakening in 2022 which she subsequently integrated to reach abiding no-self realization. I find her descriptions of what she calls “the natural state”, and the process by which it can be realized, to be incredibly accurate, and so it’s a real pleasure to bring you my conversation with…

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Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes: What is Exogenous Mind Theory? Metaphysics, Psychedelics, & Mind At Large 1:42:16

2M ago1:42:16

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Dr Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes is a Philosopher of Mind and Metaphysics who specializes in the thought of Whitehead, Nietzsche, Bergson, and Spinoza—and in fields pertaining to panpsychism, pantheism, mental causation, and altered states of consciousness. He is a lecturer at The University of Exeter. Peter is the author of Noumenautics (2015), Modes of S…

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Daniel McShea: What is Field Theory? Unseen Fields Guide All Goal-Directed Things in the Universe 1:06:54

2M ago1:06:54

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Daniel McShea is Professor of Biology, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. He is a scientist, philosopher and author. His work focuses on 2 main areas: 1) Evolution of Complexity: In a 2010 book with Robert Brandon, Biology's First Law, he argues that the complexity of organisms will tend to increase spontaneously in the absen…

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Gunnar Babcock: What is The Split-Body Problem? Rethinking Our Understanding of How Life Reproduces 1:01:57

2M ago1:01:57

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Dr Gunnar Babcock is a lecturer in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. He was a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Biology at Duke University. He received his Doctorate in Philosophy from the University at Albany, SUNY. His research is primarily in the philosophy of science/biology. It focu…

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Ep34: An Organisational Psychologist on Remote Work & Employee Well-Being | Dr Sherry Aw, JCU Singapore 20:35

2M ago20:35

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We’ve heard a lot about workplace well-being, work-life balance remote working and more in recent years. But what if we look at it from the lens of research? Find out more from our Psychology lecturer Dr Sherry Aw, who specialises in research topics such as employee well-being, empathy and emotions, managing work-family life and remote work. This e…

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06 | Cooked: Vitamin B3 ... and the media 25:44

2M ago25:44

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For episode six of Cooked, we turn the lens on … science communication itself. We’re looking at how information travels from a scientific study to the world and what can go wrong along the way. This is the final episode in our Cooked series. We'll be back in May for another series of Science Friction on a different topic — digital devices and how t…

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Trauma, Tyranny, & the Role of Bystanders in Permitting Injustice - Judith Herman | Living Mirrors #143 56:57

2M ago56:57

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Judith Herman is a psychiatrist, researcher, teacher, author and a leading expert on the healing of traumatic stress. She is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and is the author of many books on PSTD, most recently Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice. A lifelong activist, she brings deep insight and understanding …

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05 | Cooked: Electrolytes — who needs them? 25:45

2M ago25:45

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Over the past few years, you might have heard advertisements in your podcast feed or on social media for electrolyte supplements. If you haven’t seen them, they’re basically these little sachets or tubs that get mixed in with water as a drink. News media reports demand for such products is exploding – with the market for electrolyte supplements set…

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Zen & Awakening with Henry Shukman | Living Mirrors #142 56:34

2M ago56:34

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Henry Shukman is a poet and Zen master. Henry is the Guiding Teacher of Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which is part of the Sanbo Zen lineage. He is the author of One Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir, and, most recently, Original Love: The Four Inns on the Path of Awakening. Today we discuss Zen an…

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04 | Cooked: A peculiar potato experiment 25:45

2M ago25:45

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Why did a group of anonymous strangers on the internet try to eat almost nothing but potatoes for a month? On Cooked this week, an unusual experiment and the possibilities and perils of a mono-diet. Guests: Andrew Taylor Melbourne, Australia Slime Mold Time Mold Scientist collective Dr Jess Danaher Associate Dean, RMIT University; Nutrition Scienti…

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03 | Cooked: Mystery in the Mediterranean

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It was one of the world's biggest nutrition trials. A study of thousands of people which found that following a Mediterranean diet could meaningfully reduce someone's risk of heart disease and stroke. But as data detectives began to comb through the results of the trial, something wasn't quite adding up. On Cooked this week, we're taking a look at …

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02 | Cooked: All-meat eaters say they feel great - but why?

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Diets like carnivore have been popping up all over the place. People who go carnivore aim to eat nothing but a select few animal products, like meat and eggs. So why are some people turning to an all-meat diet? And why do they say they feel good doing so? On this episode of Cooked, we sift through some of the counterintuitive findings around carniv…

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Karl Friston on Consciousness & The Dawn of Mind | Living Mirrors #141 1:01:13

3M ago1:01:13

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Karl Friston is a theoretical neurobiologist and Professor of Neuroscience at University College London. He is also an honorary consultant at UCL’s Queen Square Institute of Neurology and is a fellow of both the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Society. He also happens to be the most cited neuroscientist in the world. Karl kindly read and …

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James Cooke: How Did Matter Become Conscious & Alive? Living Mirrors Theory & The Dawn of Mind 1:17:27

3M ago1:17:27

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Dr James Cooke, PhD trained is a neuroscientist, speaker, and writer. He holds three degrees from Oxford University (a PhD and Masters in Neuroscience & a BA in Experimental Psychology). He has conducted scientific research for over a decade at institutions such as Oxford University, University of California, Berkeley, University College London, Tr…

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01 | Cooked: Could ice cream actually be good for you? 25:30

3M ago25:30

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Two decades ago, nutritional epidemiologists made a startling finding – that people eating more ice cream were less likely to develop diabetes. In the years since, various groups have tried to account for this peculiar scientific signal — with limited success. In multiple studies the link between ice cream and a reduced risk of diabetes persists. Y…

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00 | INTRODUCING — Cooked

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For Science Friction, a new series — Cooked! On Cooked, we dig into the nuance of nutrition. Why are studies showing that ice cream could be good for you? Do we really need as many electrolytes as the internet says? And why are people feeling good on the carnivore diet? Nutrition and food scientist Dr Emma Beckett helps comb through the evidence on…

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Stuart Hameroff: Is Consciousness a Quantum Orchestra? Microtubules, Objective Reduction, & Orch OR 1:37:05

3M ago1:37:05

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Stuart Hameroff MD is Professor of Anesthesiology and Psychology, and Director of the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Hameroff became interested in intelligent behavior of microtubules, protein lattices which organize activities within living cells. Hameroff and colleagues developed theories of microtubules …

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Denis Noble & Raymond Noble: Is Life Purposeful? A Paradigm Shift in Understanding Living Systems 1:57:40

3M ago1:57:40

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Denis Noble is Emeritus Professor and co-Director of Computational Physiology who held the Burdon Sanderson Chair of Cardiovascular Physiology at the University of Oxford. He is one of the pioneers of systems biology and developed the first viable mathematical model of the working heart. He is also a philosopher of biology, and his books The Music …

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Nir Lahav: Can Physics Explain Consciousness? A Relativistic Theory & the Equivalence Principle 1:35:10

3M ago1:35:10

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Dr Nir Lahav PhD, is a Physicist from Bar-Ilan University, now at Cambridge University. His field of study is in Neuroscience and Consciousness studies. He uses network theory, non linear dynamics and chaos. He developed The Relativistic Theory of Consciousness - a new physical theory in order to solve the hard problem of consciousness. He is also …

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James Cooke discusses Nondual Naturalism on the Weekend University podcast with Naill McKeever 56:11

3M ago56:11

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Find the original conversation here: The Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive

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Erik Ireland on awakening and the hero’s journey | Living Mirrors #140 1:01:13

4M ago1:01:13

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Erik Ireland is a mindfulness teacher who runs a youtube channel and podcast called listen to sleep, where he provides guided meditations and bedtime stories for mindfulness and awakening. He also works with people to help them find direction through the framework of the hero's journey at awakenyourmyth.com. Two years ago, he experienced an awakeni…

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Ep33: Digital Transformation, AI and Entrepreneurship–Insights from Kau Yi Ming | Krux Asia 23:21

4M ago23:21

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Join us as we chat with Mr Kau Yi Ming, Venture Partner at Krux Asia and Managing Director at Orative Technologies Mr. Kau takes us through his career journey from the military to the corporate world, entrepreneurship, and paying it forward as an angel investor and venture partner. In this episode, he shares about one of his greatest achievements a…

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James Cooke discusses The Dawn of Mind on the Trip Report podcast with Zach Haigney 1:28:04

4M ago1:28:04

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Find the original conversation here: https://www.thetripreport.com/p/37-dr-james-cooke-the-dawn-of-mind

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AMA: Cosmic creativity, Aubrey Plaza’s Stroke & Different Functions of the Self 11:29

4M ago11:29

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Ask questions for the next AMA via patreon or the channel membership community (click the "join" button above): Aubrey Plaza stroke clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13N4b2M06tE&ab_channel=TheHowardSternShow

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Omid Safi on Radical Love and Sufism | Living Mirrors #139 45:31

4M ago45:31

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Omid Safi is a professor at Duke university and is an expert in Sufism and Islamic mysticism. He has authored and edited many books, including Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender, and Pluralism, and Radical Love: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition. He also has a podcast called Sufi Heart, which is part of the Be Here Now network. In …

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Tom Campbell: How Do We Leave The Simulation? Consciousness Beyond The Virtual Reality 3:15:22

4M ago3:15:22

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🚀 Journey through Consciousness & Out of the Body with Dr Tom Campbell 🌌In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, we go on a mind-expanding journey through altered states of consciousness as we sit down with Tom Campbell, a seasoned physicist who has ventured into the fascinating realm of an consciousness & virtual realty. With a career spanning over …

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Tom Campbell: Are We Living In A Simulation? Consciousness & A Theory Of Everything 3:26:30

4M ago3:26:30

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Thomas Campbell is a Nuclear Physicist, Lecturer, and Author of the "My Big T.O.E." (Theory of Everything) trilogy. He worked as a physicist in technology development and complex-system risk analysis for both government and industry. In addition, he championed for more than 50 years the scientific, drug-free research into altered states of consciou…

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Prof. Dan Siegel on Science, Spirituality, & Intraconnection | Living Mirrors #138 58:19

4M ago58:19

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On the 14th of January 2025 I’ll be in conversation with Dan at LA’s flagship Barnes & Noble at The Grove at Farmers Market to promote my new book, The Dawn of Mind, tickets are still available, so come along if you’re nearby. https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062180541-0 Dan Siegel is a renowned psychiatrist and internationally acclaimed…

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Ep32: Microsoft's Andrea Della Mattea Talks About The Future of AI 6:02

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In this episode, we chat with Andrea Del Mattea, President Asia Pacific, Microsoft, and advisory board member at James Cook University in Singapore. Andrea reflects on her prolific global career in tech, and shares insights on harnessing artificial intelligence to make a difference and drive inclusivity across the world. She also speaks about her t…

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Shamil Chandaria and James Cooke on The Dawn of Mind, Consciousness & Awakening | LivingMirrors #137 1:01:41

5M ago1:01:41

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Order from: USA & Canada UK This week on the podcast previous guest Shamil Chandaria is returning to discuss my new book The Dawn of Mind, which is out now. Shamil is a computational neuroscientist and expert in artificial intelligence. He has fellowships at both Oxford and Cambridge and well as at Imperial College London and The School of Advanced…

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The Dawn of Mind Official Book Launch Livestream! 1:26:01

5M ago1:26:01

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Order from: https://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Mind-Matter-Became-Conscious/dp/1633889920 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dawn-of-mind-james-cooke-phd/1144870806 https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Dawn-Mind/James-Cooke/9781633889927?id=9222386801726 https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dawn-of-mind-how-matter-became-conscious-and-alive-james-cooke/21114038?…

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Richard Doyle on The Dawn of Mind & the transformation of collective ego | Living Mirrors #136 1:03:05

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The Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive Pre-order from: This week on the podcast previous guest Richard Doyle is returning for a second time, this time to discuss my upcoming book, the Dawn of Mind, which will be released in the US and Canada on December 3rd. Rich is an author and Professor of English and of Information Sciences and…

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Stuart Murdoch - Live at the Glasgow Comedy Festival 57:02

5M ago57:02

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Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian joins Josie and Robin live on stage at the Glasgow Comedy Festival to talk about basically everything but his new novel, Nobody's Empire, which is out now. Get an extended video version of this episode by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles

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Kaira Jewel Lingo on Engaged Buddhism & monastic life at Plum Village | Living Mirrors #135 55:41

5M ago55:41

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Kaira Jewel Lingo is a Dharma teacher whose work focuses on the interaction of meditation and social justice. She spent fifteen years living as a nun in a Buddhist monastery in the Plum Village tradition, under the guidance of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. In 2007 she became a Zen teacher after receiving Lamp Transmission from Thich Nhat Hanh, and is…

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James Cooke discusses Psychedelics and The Dawn of Mind on the Psychedelic Conversations podcast with Susan Guner 1:07:46

6M ago1:07:46

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Find the original conversation here: https://youtu.be/e1f6EH37TKA?si=AcxA9_HWQs3HQekr

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James Cooke discusses The Dawn of Mind on Illumine Life's Idea Cast 1:44:40

6M ago1:44:40

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My appearance on the Illumine Life's Idea Cast with Justin McSweeney. Link to the original version: https://youtu.be/RIRFmhH29X4?si=rfcBZ5SgFoe7MGlk

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Claudia Hammond, Chris Lintott and Jakko Jakszyk - Part 2 - Latitude 2024 51:14

6M ago51:14

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Here is Part 2 of our Friday session in the bookshop at this year's Latitude Festival. Jakko Jakszyk and Prof Chris Lintott are still on the couch with Robin and are now joined by Prof Claudia Hammond to talk about her new book, The Keys to Kindness. This extended video version is exclusive to Patreon and Substack paid subscribers.…

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Ep31: CapitaLand Investment's Ted Howland Debunks Sustainability Myths 25:37

6M ago25:37

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Ted Howland, Vice President, Group Sustainability at CapitaLand Investment joins us in this episode of JCU Conversations! Mr Howland, a Stanford-trained engineer, shares about how engineering and sustainability work together, the future of sustainability, why he’s optimistic about what’s to come and some surprising fun facts. This episode’s host: R…

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Graham Priest on the Philosophy of Nothingness, Everything, and Paradox | Living Mirrors #134 1:04:39

6M ago1:04:39

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Graham Priest is a philosopher and logician and of distinguished professor of philosophy at the City University of New York (CUNY). He is the author of many books including Logic: A Very Short Introduction, from Oxford University Press, Everything and Nothing, co-authored with Marcus Gabriel and One: Being an Investigation into the Unity of Reality…

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Jakko Jakszyk and Chris Lintott - Part 1 49:22

6M ago49:22

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We did over 6 hours of live book chats in the newly created Robin's Book Corner at this year's Latitude Festival back in the late summer. In this first episode, Robin is joined by Jakko Jakszyk of King Crimson to talk about his upcoming memoir, Who's the Boy With the Lovely Hair, and Prof Chris Lintott to chat about his latest book Our Accidental U…

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The Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive | Official Book Trailer 1:26

6M ago1:26

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Find the video version at Pre-order from:

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The Computational Architecture of Consciousness with Shamil Chandaria | Living Mirrors #133 1:20:08

7M ago1:20:08

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This week on the podcast previous guest Shamil Chandaria is returning to discuss his recent paper “A beautiful loop: An active inference theory of consciousness”, co-authored with Ruben Laukkonen. Shamil Chandaria is an expert in artificial intelligence and computational neuroscience. He was a founder of the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imper…

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Alexis Pauline Gumbs 46:28

7M ago46:28

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If you've heard Robin at any point in the past few years, you've probably heard him singing the praises of Alexis Pauline Gumbs' book Undrowned. So when she was briefly in the UK recently with her new book, Survival Is a Promise, we just had to catch up for a chat! Support the show by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles…

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Ep30: From Theatre to Management—Carole-Anne Upton's Lessons on Leadership | Professor Carole-Anne Upton | Deputy Vice-Chancellor | James Cook University 26:14

7M ago26:14

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In June this year, we welcomed our new Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Singapore at James Cook University, Professor Carole-Anne Upton. Professor Upton joins us in this episode of JCU Conversations, where she shares about why her career has been full of serendipity, as well as her thoughts on education, the future of learning and more. This episode’s host:…