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Giants Shoulder

Evan McGloughlin
Consciousness
Neuroscience
Mental Health
Artificial Intelligence
Psychedelics
Aphantasia
Memory
Depression
DMT
Philosophy Of Mind
Evolutionary Biology
PTSD
Psychopathy
Ayahuasca
Cognition
Creativity
ADHD
Conscious Agent Theory
Evolution
Quantum Mechanics

A Biology & Consciousness podcast chronically the bio-singularity. Three times per week I speak with leading scientists at the bleeding edge of AI synthetic biology, consciousness & inner experience, genetics, psychedelics and drug science. Giants Shoulder is intended to be accessible & entertaining for all ages. No idea is too strange, tackled with genuine curiosity and technical rigour. Come fol... more

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Dalibor Samesh
Psychedelic chemist, expert on Ibogaine, with decades of work in natural product chemistry and neuropharmacology
Episode: #139 - Meet The Greatest Ibogaine Psychedelic Scientist You’ve Never Heard Of
Draulio de Araújo
Applied physicist and professor of neuroimaging at Brazil's Brain Institute
Brain Institute, Brazil
Episode: #138 - Meet The Greatest Ayahuasca Psychedelic Scientist You’ve Never Heard Of.
Dennis McKenna
A renowned ethno-pharmacologist and psychedelic researcher who co-led early explorations in South America with his brother Terence
Independent researcher, author of Siliceous? Mushroom grow guides; collaborations in pharmacology and ethnobotany
Episode: #137 - Dennis McKenna: "I've Spent 50 Years Investigating The Entities That Exist Within Ayahuasca"
Denis Noble
Biologist and pioneer advocating systems biology and challenging the gene-centric view of biology
University of Oxford
Episode: #136 - Denis Noble: Neo-Darwinism, Michael Levin & Why The Last 70 Years of Genetics Is Wrong
Matthew Johnson
Psychedelic researcher and behavioral pharmacologist, Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
Episode: #135 - Consciousness Expert Explains The 5 Levels Of The Psilocybin Experience
Marjorie Woollacott
World-leading authority on near-death experiences, terminal lucidity, and related phenomena
University of Oregon / Neuroscience
Episode: #134 - Neuroscientist: "Your Brain Doesn't Create Consciousness" — NDEs, Telepathy and Terminal Lucidity
Rick Doblin
Founder of MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies)
MAPS
Episode: #133 - Meet The Most Important Man Alive In The History of MDMA
Manoj Doss
Cognitive neuroscientist focused on the effects of psychedelics on memory
Independent researcher / academic
Episode: #132 - Meet the Psychedelic Scientist Proving The Fields Largest Theory is WRONG!
Joseph LeDoux
Renowned emotion neuroscientist, author of The Emotional Brain and advocate of advanced theories of consciousness
Episode: #129 - Meet The Worlds Greatest Emotion Neuroscientist

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Evan
Host of The Giants Shoulder; leads interviews with leading scientists and researchers in neuroscience, consciousness, and biophilosophy.

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 48 ratings
  • 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 States2 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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Thoughtful, rigorous, mind-expanding conversations.
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#139 - Meet The Greatest Ibogaine Psychedelic Scientist You’ve Never Heard Of
Q: So I'm just curious, how did you get interested in Ibogaine first?
He describes discovering Ibogaine while pursuing questions about treating nervous system disorders; he recounts early curiosity about therapy for mental health and substance use, leading to founding a lab and pursuing research at Columbia University, describing the challenging transition away from conventional paradigms due to the compound's unusual pharmacology and underground history.
#138 - Meet The Greatest Ayahuasca Psychedelic Scientist You’ve Never Heard Of.
Q: What is the dose response of Ayahuasca given its multi-molecule composition?
The guest explains that ayahuasca contains several psychoactive substances and MAO inhibitors, so there is no simple one-to-one dose response; effects vary with plant species, preparation, and individual biology, making strict dose-response difficult to quantify.
#126 - Michael Levin & Earl Miller: Bioelectricity, Platonic Spaces, Cell Intelligence & Neurobots
Q: Could you lay out in a way that many listeners can understand, what is the Platonic Space of Minds and how should we think about it in relation to bioelectricity?
The Platonic Space of Minds is a proposed structured, latent space of patterns that go beyond conventional physics, offering a framework to understand how abstract patterns and mind-like properties can emerge from biological substrates. By creating novel embodiments and observing how patterns map to function, we can begin to quantify and characterize this space, and then use it to predict and test how bioelectric networks host certain patterns that result in memory, learning, and behavior.
#124 - Meet the Professor of Paranormal Consciousness - DMT Entities, Telepathy Tapes & OBE's
Q: Do you think endogenous DMT could explain mystical experiences or near-death experiences, and what biomarker work is feasible?
He discusses the hypothesis surrounding endogenous DMT and the need for biomarkers (blood saliva) to compare levels after guided retreats, noting that current evidence is inconclusive but research is warranted with better funding and methods.
#124 - Meet the Professor of Paranormal Consciousness - DMT Entities, Telepathy Tapes & OBE's
Q: Is there evidence for cross-cultural differences in DMT experiences, such as mantid encounters in different regions?
There are intriguing cross-cultural observations, with mantid encounters reported in some contexts and ongoing questions about how culture and exposure influence phenomenology, suggesting a need for cross-cultural research and more data.

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A neuroscience-focused show that explores consciousness, cognition, and the biology of perception from multiple angles, often blending biology, philosophy, and emerging tech. Across recent episodes, guests discuss bioelectricity, brain–body interfaces, psychedelic science, inner speech and imagination, and the nature of consciousness, from cellular networks to global theories. Noteworthy traits include high-level scientific guests from leading universities and research institutes, a willingness to entertain radical ideas, and a penchant for interdisciplinary conversation about how mind and brain shape reality. Listeners are likely drawn to rigorous analysis, speculative science, and ethical/philosophical implications of cutting-edge researc... more

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2. Draulio de Araújo
3. Dennis McKenna
4. Denis Noble
5. Matthew Johnson
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