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.

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.

Conscious Cosmos Evolution

Jamie and Clara explore whether consciousness might be the fundamental goal of evolution rather than a random byproduct, contemplating if the universe itself is a process of becoming self-aware and what happens when this process reaches its peak.

Quantum Mind Reality

Jamie and Clara explore whether human consciousness might be a quantum phenomenon that influences reality, examining scientific evidence, philosophical implications, and practical consequences of quantum consciousness theories.

Moral Machines and Responsibility

A philosophical-psychological discussion between Jamie and Clara exploring whether robots with moral decision-making capabilities should bear responsibility for their mistakes, or if humans remain ultimately accountable.