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Giants Shoulder

Evan McGloughlin
Consciousness
Neuroscience
Mental Health
Artificial Intelligence
Psychedelics
Aphantasia
Memory
DMT
Depression
Philosophy Of Mind
Cognition
Evolutionary Biology
PTSD
Psychopathy
Ayahuasca
Inner Speech
Language
Creativity
ADHD
Bioelectricity

A Biology & Consciousness podcast chronicling the bio-singularity. 3x times per week I speak with leading scientists at the bleeding edge of Neuroscience, Consciousness and Biology. No idea is too strange, tackled with genuine curiosity and technical rigour. Come follow the journey as I have my brain melted and ontology warped on a regular basis. Evan has a Neuroscience degree from Trinity College... more

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František Baluška
Cell biologist at the University of Bonn and pioneer of plant neurobiology
University of Bonn
Episode: #167 - No.1 Plant Neurobiologist: Plant Conciousness, Root Brains & The Sentient Cell
Johanne Nedergaard
Cognitive scientist, assistant professor at Aarhus University and 2024 Aarhus University PhD prize winner
Aarhus University
Episode: #166 - Meet the Neuroscientist Who Discovered That Some People Have No Inner Speech
Donald Hoffman
Cognitive scientist, Professor Emeritus at UC Irvine and founder of the Trace Institute
Trace Institute
Episode: #165 - Donald Hoffman: "Consciousness Within Space-Time Is Doomed"
Michael Masters
Biological anthropologist and professor at Montana Technological University
Montana Technological University
Episode: #164 - Meet The Scientist Who Thinks Aliens Are Actually Humans From The Future
Janice Holden
Near-death-experience researcher, Journal of Near-Death Studies editor and professor emerita
University of North Texas
Episode: #163 - Meet The Greatest Near-Death-Experience Scientist You’ve Never Heard Of
Carlos Sonnenschein
Professor of Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology at Tufts University School of Medicine, collaborator with Ana Soto
Tufts University School of Medicine
Episode: #162 - Meet The Scientist Who Says We've Gotten Cancer Completely Wrong
Alexander Beiner
Executive Director of Breaking Convention, researcher, and author of The Bigger Picture
Breaking Convention
Episode: #161 - Meet The Psychonaut Who Survived Extended-State DMT
Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic
Professor at Chalmers University of Technology and Malardalen University; physicist and computer scientist; proponent of info-computationalism
Chalmers University of Technology; Malardalen University
Episode: #160 - Meet The Physicist Proving The Universe Builds Itself Out Of Information
Michael Levin
Biologist and researcher active in biopsychist theory and cellular cognition
Tufts University
Episode: #159 - No. 1 Biopsychist: Michael Levin's Platonic Minds & Cognition All The Way Down

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Evan
Host of Giants Shoulder, with a neuroscience background and a focus on biology, consciousness, and cutting-edge science.

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 63 ratings
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    Quickly becoming one of my favorite podcasts.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BCBC DNG
    United Statesa month ago
  • A great listen!

    Evan has some great interviews. Add this to your rotation of high quality podcasts dealing with consciousness. Insightful, interesting, informative.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mk6six
    United States5 months ago
  • Fascinating!

    Brilliant and insightful. This is my go-to podcast to keep my brain from atrophying.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Herbert Hoover too tired
    United Statesa year ago

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Listeners praise high-quality interviews with leading scientists in consciousness and psychedelics.
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#166 - Meet the Neuroscientist Who Discovered That Some People Have No Inner Speech
Q: What do we know about the relationship between inner speech and mental health?
A study found that people who could more readily shift between using inner speech and turning it off tended to report better mental health. Nedergaard suggests control may matter more than whether the inner speech is positive or negative.
#166 - Meet the Neuroscientist Who Discovered That Some People Have No Inner Speech
Q: What is anendophasia?
It is a phenomenon in which people report experiencing little or no inner speech, though researchers do not yet know whether this is a continuum or distinct categories.
#167 - No.1 Plant Neurobiologist: Plant Conciousness, Root Brains & The Sentient Cell
Q: How do you really differentiate blind evolutionary biochemistry from cognition, agency, and goal problem solving?
Baluška argues that cells guide evolution through their own cognition, and says cell biology should account for bioelectric fields and a proposed layer he calls the synome, alongside genes and epigenetics.
#167 - No.1 Plant Neurobiologist: Plant Conciousness, Root Brains & The Sentient Cell
Q: If we compare human cognition to plant cognition, what is the right way to compare and contrast these ideas? Do you think that this is a difference in scale or a difference in kind?
Baluška says the difference is mostly one of scale, arguing that plant and animal cells share ancient origins and similar cellular processes, while plant cells have additional complexity from plastids and chloroplasts.
#165 - Donald Hoffman: "Consciousness Within Space-Time Is Doomed"
Q: How does this bizarre and utterly inexplicable phenomena of DMT entities come in with conscious agent theory? How do these ideas complement each other?
Hoffman says the framework allows for experiences beyond ordinary space-time perception, but he remains agnostic about DMT entities and would look for repeatable, controlled evidence of information transfer.

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This show centers on biology and consciousness, frequently featuring leading researchers in psychedelics, neuroscience, bioelectricity, and philosophy of mind. Episodes explore cutting-edge ideas—from how bioelectric networks guide development to provocative theories about consciousness, language, and perception—often blending rigorous science with speculative framing. Listeners can expect long-form conversations with researchers and thinkers who challenge conventional views, plus practical discussions about safety, ethics, and the implications of these advances for medicine, technology, and everyday experience. A standout quality is the willingness to tackle controversial or frontier topics with both scientific depth and curiosity, making ... more

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5. Janice Holden
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