# Erik Hoel
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erik hoel is an American neuroscientist, neurophilosopher and fiction writer. His main areas of research are the study and philosophy of consciousness, cognition, biological function of dreams, and mathematical theories of emergence. He is noted for using information theory and causal analysis to develop mathematical models to explore and understand the basis of consciousness and dreams.
Episode 7: Sweet Dreams
As far as Andrea and I are aware, no one really knows why humans spend 20-25% of our time asleep producing vivid, emotional, story-like hallucinations—our brains in states that mimic waking, while our bodies remain largely paralyzed and unable to act out these hallucinations. But philosophers, psyc…
Ted Striphas, "Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet" (Columbia UP, 2023)
In this episode, Ted Striphas, Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera and Alex Rivera Cartagena discuss Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet
(Columbia University Press 2023), considering how some pre-digital
human systems functioned through repetitive structures and automated
processes that have similarities t…
Ted Striphas, "Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet" (Columbia UP, 2023)
In this episode, Ted Striphas, Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera and Alex Rivera Cartagena discuss Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet
(Columbia University Press 2023), considering how some pre-digital
human systems functioned through repetitive structures and automated
processes that have similarities t…
Ted Striphas, "Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet" (Columbia UP, 2023)
In this episode, Ted Striphas, Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera and Alex Rivera Cartagena discuss Algorithmic Culture Before the Internet
(Columbia University Press 2023), considering how some pre-digital
human systems functioned through repetitive structures and automated
processes that have similarities t…
Neuroscience in Hyperspace with Andrew Gallimore
In this episode we join pioneering psychedelic neuroscientist Andrew Gallimore (Website | X | Instagram | Substack) to probe the bewildering high-dimensional horizons of DMT research and their implications for our understanding of consciousness and the structure of reality.
In his book Death by As…
30: How To Be Professionally Curious
Staying professionally curious sounds simple, but it is one of the hardest disciplines of strategy.
It is not about reading more, saving more, scrolling more, or building an infinite pile of references. It is about developing a mind that knows what to feed on, what to reject, and how to metabolize…
Are We Having Fun Yet? ft. Peter Watts
It’s the 20th anniversary of Blindsight! David and Rachel sit down in Rachel’s living room with marine biologist, critically acclaimed author, and enemy-of-the-state Peter Watts to drink two bottles of wine and talk about theories of consciousness, cigar-shaped harbour seals, the climate collapse, …
A Guide To The Fundamental Mystery Of The Mind - Erik Hoel - #663
Erik Hoel is a research professor at Tufts University, theoretical neuroscientist, and an author known for his work on understanding consciousness and the complexity of the brain. Consciousness and free will are two of the most puzzling aspects of human existence. The question now is whether emerg…
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