Season 2

Horizons of Humanity

Embark on a journey with Jamie and Clara as they expand their focus to society, technology, and the future of human existence. Explore bold visions, intricate ethical dilemmas, and uncharted possibilities that lie beyond the limits of our current reality.

Neural Embodiment of Abstractions

Jamie and Clara explore whether abstract concepts like justice and infinity might be directly encoded in our neural circuitry, fundamentally changing our understanding of philosophical thought and human experience.

Knowledge Beyond Time

Jamie and Clara explore the philosophical and psychological implications of returning to childhood with adult knowledge, examining how memory, identity, and temporal experience shape our sense of self and happiness.

Freedom Versus Protection

A philosophical dialogue exploring the tension between media freedom and censorship, examining the ethical responsibilities of media outlets and the potential need for oversight in an age of misinformation.

Consciousness Without Self

Jamie and Clara explore the philosophical thought experiment of consciousness existing without a subject or identity, examining its implications for our understanding of self, reality, and experience.

Time Perception and Ethics

Jamie and Clara explore how modifying time perception could transform consciousness, values, and ethics. They delve into the implications of experiencing seconds as hours or years as moments, examining how radically different time experiences might reshape human understanding and moral systems.

Morality’s Hidden Cost

Jamie and Clara explore whether moral actions are justified when they cause personal suffering and disadvantages. They delve into philosophical traditions, psychological research, and real-world implications of moral choices that harm the self.

The Self’s Surprising Illusion

Jamie and Clara explore the unsettling possibility that our sense of self might be an illusion, examining the philosophical and psychological implications for personal identity and life's meaning.

Perfection’s Hidden Flaws

Jamie and Clara explore whether a perfect world without conflicts or challenges would truly be perfect or ultimately meaningless.

Moral Event Horizons

Jamie and Clara explore the philosophical paradox of moral event horizons, where significant ethical decisions create unpredictable consequences beyond a certain point, challenging how we make moral judgments.

Shared Hallucinations or Reality

Jamie and Clara explore the philosophical and psychological implications of a hypothetical mass DMT experiment where participants report encounters with identical entities and realms.