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Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #27 Jake Biondo Round 2 On Brazilian Jiu Jitsu REUPLOADApologies for the long hiatus! We are still making the show, we have just been super busy with various life things. We have a great one for you today, friend of the show Jake Biondo stops by to chat with Hank about their shared love of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! Double apologies for uploading the old episode, my brain is broken. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or se...2022-11-081h 12Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#77 Ancient Civilizations, Semantics, and Andre the GiantIn this episode, Hank and Nate freewheel around a bit and talk about ancient civilizations, Graham Hancock and his controversy, skepticism, and pivot to a little fun stuff about what Nate is learning! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter...2022-09-1641 minCasual CognitionCasual Cognition#76 Nate Goes To CollegeWe're back! In this episode, Hank and Nate chat about Nate's new chapter in life, heading back to school!  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Thank you so much for your support!2022-08-3051 minCasual CognitionCasual Cognition#74 The James Webb Space Telescope is Up and Running!In this episode, Hank and Nate start off discussing the amazing new images from the James Webb Space Telescope! Check out the links below for the images discussed. They finish off the conversation with a strange incident Nate was involved in... Check out the incredible images from the JWST! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Ra...2022-07-2232 minCasual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #25 Jake Biondo on Martial arts, Ayahuasca, and Taking ResponsibilityIn this episode, Hank talks to his friend Jake Biondo! They chat about their experiences with martial arts, especially Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Jake shares his experience with Ayahuasca!   We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Th...2022-07-071h 08Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#73 Rambling On About Sleep, Horror, Language, and StoriesWe have another Hank and Nate off the cuff and off the rails episode, They talk about a whole host of topics and tell some never before heard stories! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Thank you so...2022-06-151h 11Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#72 The Life and Works of H.P. Lovecraft, Master of Horror!In this episode, Hank and Nate talk about the legendary horror author H.P. Lovecraft! They talk about his life, his writing style, his flaws, and of course, his awesome tales of terror! Read everything H. P. Lovecraft ever wrote here! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Su...2022-06-0259 minCasual CognitionCasual Cognition#71 Hank's Monologue on Habits and Brazilian Jiu JitsuIn this episode, Hank rants all by himself about habits, environmental factors of one's being, and his experience with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! Once again, sorry about the late release. I'm almost back to normalcy with work. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us...2022-05-2623 minCasual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #21 Timmy Forss and Erik Svensson on Play and FlowIn tis episode, Hank talks to his brother Erik, and friend of the show Timmy Forss! they discuss the idea of playfulness and enjoyment in learning and personal growth. Sorry for the late release, technical difficulties! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram...2022-05-0738 minCasual CognitionCasual Cognition#70 Maths, Trusting the Universe, and DepolarizationIn this episode, Hank and Nate jump into a spontaneous conversation about trusting yourself and the universe around you!  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Thank you so much for your support!2022-04-291h 01Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#69 Updates on Hank's Musical JourneyIn this episode, Hank and Nate chat about Hank's epic foray into the studio during a trip to visit a friend, as well as his experiences with music recording and production!  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twi...2022-04-201h 02Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#68 Trauma, Parenting, and Nate's StoryIn this episode, Hank and Nate do a follow up to last week's short episode, and start off with parenting! they discuss the potential controversy of having children, and how trauma worms its way into all of our lives. Nate also follows through from last week, and tells a long and heavy story about his childhood! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead...2022-04-121h 20Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#67 Quick Cast on ParentingIn this episode, Hank and Nate do a short chat on the subject of parenting, which they will be getting to in full in a later episode. Today they focus a bit on the idea of non violent communication, and the impact parents have on their kids. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on...2022-04-0625 minCasual CognitionCasual Cognition#66 Changing Paths, Education, and Learning the Lessons of HistoryIn this episode, Hank and Nate start off talking about Nate's new direction, and how it feels to drastically change one's plans for life. They move on to education, and finish up talking about what happens when we ignore the lessons of history. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Pa...2022-03-231h 05Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#65 Casual Cognition World SafariIn today's episode, Hank and Nate take turns talking about some of their favorite animals; dogs, llamas, horses, and octopuses! They go over some fun biological, behavioral, and historical facts for each, and even tell a few stories.  Octopus video Hank mentioned We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon F...2022-03-151h 55Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#64 The Madness of Our RealityIn this janky episode, Nate talks on his phone from the outside world! We apologize. The sound aint great from Nate's end but the conversation is, so hang in there! Hank and Nate discuss a powerful poem Hank reads on the air; its meaning and implications. In particular, the question of what makes our society seem so insane? We’d love to hear from you! All good-faith questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Join the Discord! Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a vo...2022-03-081h 06Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#63 Nate's Monologue on UkraineOld man Nate picked up a newspaper, and went off on a rant! He talks about the current Russia/Ukraine war and makes some historical parallels to past conflicts. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Thank you so much fo...2022-03-0132 minCasual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #19 3 way with Cosmo, Hank, and NateIn this special episode, we have our first 3 way conversation! Cosmo came to visit while Hank was on vacation in California, and the two of them chat with Nate about all the Casual Cognition favorites; culture, music, philosophy, psychology, and of course, some fun stories! Check out Cosmo on Spotify! Cosmo's Instagram His Twitter and Soundcloud We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead...2022-02-232h 08Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#62 Casual Culture WarsIn this episode, Hank and Nate dive into a meta conversation around the various culture wars happening, what causes them, and how they feel about all these conflicts!  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Thank you so much for you...2022-02-1657 minCasual CognitionCasual Cognition#61 The James Webb Space TelescopeIn today's episode, Hank and Nate chat about a big update to the ongoing saga of the James Webb Space Telescope! They go over what has been going on with this incredible feat of technology, and its possible implications for humanity in the near future. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Fo...2022-02-0945 minCasual CognitionCasual Cognition#60 RogangateIn this episode, Hank and Nate dive into the culture war, and discuss the contentious topic of Joe Rogan, and the recent kerfuffle over covid vaccines! Also the Russia/Ukraine border crisis. This episode gets more political than most, and Hank and Nate will actually debate a bit! It's a great episode, and we promise no one gets angry. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on...2022-02-011h 05Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #18 Eric DeicazaIn this episode, Nate interviews another stranger from the internet! This time it's Eric Deicaza, and they have a great conversation around spirituality, with some music, community, and stories sprinkled in! Check out Eric on Instagram! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter...2022-01-251h 16Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #17 Elayne MortonIn this episode, Nate interviews a stranger! He asked the DTFH discord if anyone would like to be on a podcast, an Elayne was the first to say hello! She is a hemp farmer, amateur porn actress, and formerly worked in Army intelligence. Thank you so much to Elayne for coming on the show!  Check out Elayne on Instagram!  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead 2022-01-1858 minCasual CognitionCasual Cognition#59 Evil, Morality, Social media, and Fiction FunIn this episode, Hank and Nate start off with a chat about evil, and whether morality is objective or subjective. They work into social media and even a little political stuff, then lighten things up with some talk about favorite fiction novels! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on In...2022-01-121h 21Casual CognitionCasual CognitionNew Year, We're Still Here!Happy New Year from Casual Cognition! CGP Grey's awesome video on New Year themes We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Thank you so much for your support!2022-01-0413 minCasual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #16 Beau Vermillion on photography and changing your career late in lifeIn this episode, Nate interviews his good friend Beau Vermillion! They chat about how they met, and then get into Beau's new foray into creativity through photography. Later they get into changing careers later in life, and figuring out what you really want to do in life.  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon ...2021-12-211h 10Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#58 Nate's monologue on happiness (and the lack thereof)In this episode, Nate does a solo rant on happiness! He goes into the definition of happiness, our cultural perception of it, and his own relationship to it in context of his personal issues. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter ...2021-12-1430 minCasual CognitionCasual Cognition#57 Columbus was a dickIn this episode, Hank and Nate start off shitting on Christopher Columbus! then they head off on some historical, philosophical, and personal chats. All the good stuff. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Thank you so much for your su...2021-12-071h 06Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#56 Glass Bead Game: JourneysIn this episode, Hank and Nate take on the theme of journeys, both literal and metaphorical! They talk about our paths through life, navigating our artistic endeavors, and of course tell some stories of physical travels they have been on. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram ...2021-11-301h 28Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #15 Timmy Forss Round 2 on Loss, Education, and GamificationIn this episode, Hank interviews Timmy once again! They talk about the loss of a loved one, Timmy's work, and how he gamifies physical education. Enjoy!  If you want to get in touch with Timmy, you can find him at Timmyforss.com or on instagram @timmyfindspassion We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Pat...2021-11-231h 13Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#54 Radicalization, Medicine, Nutrition, and TangentsIn this episode, Hank and Nate do another freeform episode, they start off with a little banter about being creepy online, which leads to the realm of online radicalization. Then they jump to medicine, pharmaceuticals, and nutrition! Of course, there will be tangents. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on...2021-11-171h 37Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#53 Karma, Dharma, and ShawarmaIn today's episode Hank and Nate take a journey to the East, and delve into some concepts from Hindu theology! They talk about Karma and how its affects us regardless of our beliefs, Dharma and how it can help us find our path, and of course, Shawarma and how to spot phonies!  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on...2021-11-091h 27Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#52 Goals, Habits, Sidewinders, and Hot TakesIn today's episode, Hank and Nate talk about some self improvement stuff! They get into goals, habits, online influencers, and their own goals, and then Hank gives us his review of the new Dune movie! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Thank yo...2021-11-021h 23Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#51 Experimental ExperiencesIn this episode, Hank and Nate try out a truly remote episode, and record on their phones! It doesn't sound great. But they do have a great conversation around philosophy, time, laziness, and living life! it's worth the trouble if you can get past the sound problems folks. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Pa...2021-10-261h 00Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #14 Tank Diggs, Hip Hop Producer, Vocalist, and Murderer of BeatsIn today's episode, Nate interviews Tank Diggs! He is a music maker of many stripes, and he and Nate chat about his journey in music, his albums, some music history, psychedelics, and living life! it's a great episode. Thanks again to Tank Diggs for coming on the show! Check out Tank on Spotify! Also Instagram Bandcamp Youtube And his Harrowing Autobiography! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Fo...2021-10-191h 28Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#50 Nate's Monologue on TimeIn this episode, Nate rants all by himself! We had some difficulties getting out the cast this week so Nate decided to take matters into his own hands... We will be back to the norm next week don't worry.  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Fol...2021-10-1233 minCasual CognitionCasual Cognition#49 ExistentialismIn today's episode, Hank and Nate talk a bit about existentialism! The history of the philosophy and its contrast with essentialism, and how the more lofty sides of these things can tie back into our lives. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Thank you so much for your support!2021-10-051h 02Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#48 Football, Personal Responsibility, and Self PsychiatryIn this episode, Hank and Nate start off with a chat about American Football, which leads into a talk about personal responsibility, which sets them off on a rare argument! They finish off with a little bit about education, and some Self Psychiatry!  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram F...2021-09-281h 23Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#47 Alone Time, Stories, and EducationIn this episode, Hank and Nate start off with the importance of alone time, then trade stories from high school, and finish off on a low note with a talk about the issues with education in America! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter ...2021-09-211h 25Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #13 Tommy Gray, on Climate Change, Revolutions, Generational Divides, and Nerd StuffIn this episode, Nate interviews his friend Tommy, who works in the environmental protection industry! They break the ice with a little nerd talk, then get into generational divides, social progress, and revolutions, then delve deep into the environment and climate change! Thanks so much to Tommy for coming on! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Thank you so mu...2021-09-141h 10We Speak English GoodWe Speak English GoodEpisode 359 - Nate Sweet & Hank Svensson Of Casual Cognition PodcastOn this episode of WSEG, we talk to Nate Sweet and Hank Svensson of the Casual Cognition podcast! We talk about the permanence of everything you post on social media, Aliens in there Arizona Hometown, and we talk about their podcast, Casual Cognition! Find the video version of this interview HERE: https://youtu.be/qI-w1Bm9X5Q Find the Nate and Hank: Casual Cognition: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Wjk11dViIlyNTqw4MFSlB?si=vWeXupg-R9O1tlDsud2X2g&dl_branch=1 Find our Sponsor Model Studios: https://modedstudios.com/ Find Reina Mystique: https://www.reinamystique.com/ Help support the show...2021-09-082h 38Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#46 Terrestrial TalksIn this episode, Hank and Nate kick things off with the James Webb Telescope, and how it might expand our view of the universe! then they get into a little alien talk, tech progress, The Sneetches, and the Amish! It's all over the place. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us...2021-09-071h 10Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#45 Internetting, Social Media, and Content CreationIn this episode, Hank and Nate talk about the internet! They chat about the impact of the internet on all facets of society, how social media has evolved, virtual reality, and Hank rants about simps! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Thank yo...2021-08-311h 21Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#44 Nate learns an instrumentIn this episode, Hank and Nate get into Nate's recent foray into the world of music! They chat about Nate's journey in music, and how it fits into their thoughts and feelings about music in general. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Ch...2021-08-241h 25Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#43 GlobalizationIn this episode, Hank and Nate tackle a listener requested topic: Globalization! They chat about their own views around the subject through the lens of a particular work by Thomas Hylland Eriksen, "Globalization, the Key Concepts" which they failed to read in full. Still a fun one! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon...2021-08-171h 20Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#42 Erotic EnunciationsIn this episode, Hank and Nate do a freeform conversation that lands on, you guessed it, sex! how its expressed in western culture, some of the problematic nature of people perceptions around sex, and how it is turned into a commodity. After the sexy talk, they get into a little societal commentary! You'll love it. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Ap...2021-08-101h 23Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#41 Statistics, Studies, and the Pareto PrincipleIn this episode, Hank and Nate chat about studies and statistics, and how they can be manipulated to fit ones opinion. Then they get into the Pareto Principle, a rule of thumb we can use to analyze our lives! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Thank you so much for your support2021-08-031h 11Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #12 BenjaminIn this episode, Hank interviews his friend Benjamin, a musician and philosophical fella! they talk about music, discipline, the relationship between our lives and our art, and generally get into all the things we love here at Casual Cognition! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Thank you so much for your support!2021-07-271h 07Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#40 The Golden Ratio, Technique in Art, and the Creative ProcessIn this episode, Hank and Nate start off with the golden ratio, a principle in visual art, and then branch out into all sorts of other universal principles and techniques in various creative spaces, and of course their own experiences with them! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on In...2021-07-201h 19Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#39 Scarcity vs Abundance, Game Theory, and Ancestral LifestyleIn this episode, Hank and Nate talk about the dichotomy of scarcity and abundance, and how the attitude of scarcity pervades our society today. Then they move into game theory, and how it can help us rethink our every day interactions!  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Thank you so much for your support!2021-07-131h 33Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #11 Cosmo AKA Remnant.exeCosmo is back for round two! He is an incredible electronic musician and visual artist; he and Hank talk about letting go of your projects, self judgement, and music in general. Thanks again to Cosmo for coming back on the show! Check out the new EP from Remnant.exe, Psychokinesis! Follow him on Instagram Or Twitter We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us...2021-07-0643 minCasual CognitionCasual Cognition#38 Tidbits and ReflectionsIn this episode, Hank and Nate reflect on the past year of podcasting, and how their hopes, fears, and expectations have evolved. They get into the typical banter of course, and Nate nerds out over his keyboard! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter ...2021-06-291h 28Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #10 Vegar (Educator and Musician)In today's episode, Hank chats with his friend Vegar, an educator and musician. They start off with the approach Vegar takes to education, and from there goes into all sorts of different places; teaching, music, linguistics, whatever branches out of the conversation, which is kind of the meta of this podcast in general! You're gonna love it. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Po...2021-06-221h 22Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#37 Competition, Resistance, and the LibraryIn this episode, Hank and Nate start off with a talk about competition in art, and then delve deep into the concept of resistance based around two works of Steven Pressfield; the War of Art, and Turning Pro! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us...2021-06-151h 26Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #9 Valo Infinity, Artist and PodcasterIn this episode, Nate interviews Valo Infinity;  artist, host of The Artist Eye podcast, twitch streamer, and all around swell fella! The conversation has a little bit of everything we love around here, plenty of talk about art, internal struggles, spirituality, and much more!  Check out Valo on Twitch, Instagram, And wherever you get your podcasts! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us on Instagram Follow us o...2021-06-081h 14Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#36 Hoarding, Fear, and Self PsychiatryIn this episode, Hank and Nate start off with hoarding and greed, which is a very personal issue to Nate, as you will find out later in the show! along with the stories, they talk about fear, and in particular the fear of death. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Support us on Patreon Follow us...2021-06-011h 37Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #8 Aaron Goldberg, Musician and StreamerIn this episode, Nate interviews the incredible Aaron Goldberg! He is a multi instrumentalist music maker who does live improvised sets on Twitch, and also moderates the Duncan Trussell Family Hour Discord channel. Their conversation goes from Aaron's music background and streaming, to his work in online community building, to his experience with Ram Dass and the Love Serve Remember Foundation! Find Aaron on Twitch Check out his E.P. on Bandcamp We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message in...2021-05-251h 09Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#35 Activism, Psychedelics, and Casual Biographies: Ram DassIn this episode, Hank and Nate start off with the popular subject of activism, and how it can be done intentionally. Next they take a dive into the world of psychedelics, their responsible and effective use, and Hank and Nate's experience with them. To wrap things up, they do an introductory chat about the amazing Ram Dass! They talk about his background at Harvard and his transformation when meeting Neem Karoli Baba. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gm...2021-05-181h 40Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #7 Beau Vermillion, on Travelling and the Nomadic LifestyleIn this episode, we have Nate's friend Beau, who quit his job and began travelling in a camper with his wife! He is an adventurous, thoughtful, and fascinating person and in this chat they get into Beau's past travels and his future plans, and why people are afraid of doing the things they are called to do. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 st...2021-05-111h 05Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #6 Timmy Forss, Virtual RealityWe have another wonderful guest for today, Timmy Forss is a multitalented person working in the field of virtual reality. This conversation revolves around VR, but Timmy has all sorts of interests and talents, including professional wrestling!! He is a a fascinating fella who is also collaborating with us here at Casual Cognition and is hanging out on the discord, a special thanks to Timmy for coming on the show! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or se...2021-05-0446 minCasual CognitionCasual Cognition#34 Technology, Planetary Travel, and A.I.In this episode, Hank and Nate delve into the world of technology! They talk about the progress we have made over the years, and where we may go with things like virtual reality, space travel, and artificial intelligence. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much for your support!2021-04-271h 30Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#33 Ambiguous PointsIn this episode, Hank and Nate do another off the cuff chat, and get into some stuff we've been talking about of the Discord! they get into productivity, and the concept of wasting one's time, as well as some great ways to waste one's time if you can call it that. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Fo...2021-04-201h 33Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#32 Glass Bead Game: Sensory Stimulus ReductionIn this episode, Hank and Nate talk about reducing our exposure to sensory input in order to slow down a bit and relax in this distracting age we live in! They start off with Ancestral Lifestyle and talk about what kinds of input our ancestors may have had, then move on to Temple Time, exploring how some religions approach this from a spiritual perspective, and finish off with The Great Merge, where we try to bring some science into those spiritual practices! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas ar...2021-04-131h 39Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#31 Glass Bead Game: AwarenessIn this episode, Hank and Nate play the Glass Bead Game again, this time with the theme of awareness! They start off with Mind Body Connection, getting into some physicality and exercise, then get into learning and self improvement, then finish things off with the creative process! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram...2021-04-061h 32Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#30 Modern vs. Traditional medicine, Pharmaceuticals, and Ancestral LifestyleIn today's episode, Hank and Nate start off talking about the modern/western healthcare approach, along with some personal stories! they take this thread pretty long but also get into pharmaceuticals and preventative approaches, and finish it off with another installment of Ancestral Lifestyle, delving a bit into traditional medicine approaches and psychedelics!  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us...2021-03-301h 31Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#29 Finance, Monetization of Art, and Ancestral LifestyleIn this episode, Hank and Nate start off with a listener request, finances! After that they keep the ball rolling talking about monetizing ones creations; if, when, and how. They finish off with a little more of a meta talk about the origins of money in general, and how it has evolved over the years. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts ...2021-03-231h 26Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #5 Keenan (On Conspiracy Theories)Hank and our friend Keenan jump right off the deep end to see what's down there! they talk about various conspiracy theories, and how we should approach these things in general. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much for your support!2021-03-1655 minCasual CognitionCasual Cognition#28 Acting, Performance, and Improv CornerIn this episode, Hank and Nate start off with a conversation about acting, and then get into performance in general. They finish off with an attempt at a little improv!  We still have a couple months left in our free discord offer, send us an email and we will send you a link! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead! Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts ...2021-03-091h 02Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#27 Gamification, Chess, and Nerding OutIn this episode, Hank and Nate get into the concept of gamification, and how we can spice up our everyday tasks by borrowing from games. Then we get really, really into chess! It's a general nerding out episode. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much fo...2021-03-021h 36Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #4 Peter HoyleIn today's episode, Hank talks to his friend Peter, in a conversation that is right up our alley around here! They go all over the place in this one, in the best possible way. Special thanks to Peter for coming on, we will definitely be seeing him again. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com. Join our new Discord server! For a limited time, send us an email for a free link!  Or send us a voice mes...2021-02-2359 minCasual CognitionCasual CognitionSpecial Announcement!Hey everybody! This is a quick little announcement for the cast, Hank and Nate talk about some exciting new things we have set up to take the next steps toward a connected community! Thanks as always for listening. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much fo...2021-02-1717 minCasual CognitionCasual Cognition#26 Vulnerability, Boundaries, and Social SymbiosisIn today's episode, Hank and Nate take on some new material! They start off with the oh so difficult act of being vulnerable with others, and then get into setting boundaries with others to protect ourselves and improve our relationships. They finish off with a new segment that we haven't named yet, discussing the importance of our relationships with the people around us! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead ...2021-02-161h 30Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#25 Failure, Growth Mindset, and Self-PsychiatryIn this week's episode, Hank and Nate start off with failure, a topic requested by our recent guest Daniel! after that they get into the growth mindset, a way we can try and move through failure towards our goals, and wrap things up with another installment of Self Psychiatry! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram ...2021-02-091h 24Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#24 Incoherent BabblingIn this episode, Hank and Nate try winging it again, and jump into the conversation cold! They get the ball rolling with how we might make learning and education more entertaining by leveraging modern technology, and get into all sorts of fun things from there.  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Pat...2021-02-021h 30Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #3 Daniel (Jazz Musician)Today we have a good friend of Hank's, Daniel, who is a Jazz musician specializing in the saxophone! Their conversation ranges from their experiences in music, to trying to define jazz, to the balance between science and soul! Follow Daniel on Spotify Our Paintings Saw Daylight We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us...2021-01-261h 26Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#23 Leadership, Empires, and Time MachineIn this episode, Hank and Nate start off with a talk about leadership, and then widen the view out to large scale empires and societies. They wrap up with a chat about history, its importance, and some explorations of the past! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank yo...2021-01-191h 36Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#22 Resolutions, Obstacles, and Practical PhilosophyIn this episode, Hank and Nate talk about why we fail our new year's resolutions, and how we might change our approach to reach our goals more often. we wrap up with an installment of casual philosophy, where Hank explains what a "eudaimonia machine" is. CGP Grey video on new year theme We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Po...2021-01-121h 24Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#21 Glass Bead Game: DeathIn this episode, Hank and Nate try playing the "Glass Bead Game" by taking on the concept of death, through three of our reoccurring segments; Ancestral Lifestyles, Practical Philosophy, and The Temple.  Duncan Trussell Family Hour with Caitlin Doughty We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you...2021-01-051h 38Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#20 Consciousness, Keegan Levels, and Self-PsychiatryIn this episode, Hank and Nate start off with a discussion about the elusive concept of consciousness, and the thought school of panpsychism. Then Hank explains what Keegan levels are, and they wrap it up with another round of self psychiatry! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank yo...2020-12-291h 27Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#19 Toxic Positivity, Growing from Suffering, and StorytimeIn this episode, Hank and Nate start off with a foray into the obnoxious trend of Toxic positivity in today's world. Then, they have a discussion on how and why we grow as humans from the various trials and tribulations in our lives. They finish off with the first installment of Storytime, where they will be telling some interesting and pertinent stories from their lives. This first installment will feature an awkward yet heartwarming rejection story from Hank, and the harrowing and sometimes hilarious story of why Nate's right leg is shorter than his left! 2020-12-221h 39Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #2 Chris (On Race and Being Adopted)In today's episode, Nate interviews his friend Chris, who previously was an intelligence analytics officer for the U.S. Air Force, and is currently a fantastic karaoke singer. There's no time to get into either of those in this episode however, but Chris will be back again in the future! this time they talk about how Chris and Nate met, and then Chris' early life and how it plays into who he is. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at ca...2020-12-151h 04Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#18 Hermeticism, Epiphenomenalism, and Casual BiographiesIn this episode, Hank and Nate revisit their uncompleted list of hermetic principles, then discuss the concept of epiphenomenalism, a fancy sounding word for what the modern world accepts about reality. They finish off with a talk about the amazing Alan Watts! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Pa...2020-12-081h 35Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#17 Casual RamblingsIn this episode, Hank and Nate go completely off the cuff and off the rails!  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much for your support!2020-12-011h 32Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#16 Synchronicity, Finding the Path, and TempletimeIn today's episode, Hank and Nate start off with the topic of synchronicities, which was requested by one of our listeners! They continue on with a chat about how to navigate our lives when we feel lost, and wrap it all up with an installment of The Temple, discussing what various religions have to say about all this!  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on App...2020-11-241h 27Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#15 Imagination, Fictional Worlds, and Nerding OutIn this episode, Hank and Nate start with the imagination and its importance, then lighten things up with a talk about fictional worlds and their favorite universes to geek out with! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much for your support!‌  I...2020-11-171h 32Casual CognitionCasual CognitionGuest #1 Cosmo AKA REMNANT.exe (Producer)In this most special of episodes, we have our first guest! Cosmo is a synth wave artist, and a multitalented and fascinating person, who we are honored to have on as our first of many guest interviews. Hank talks to him about his journey into music from the very beginning, and discusses the practices and processes with which he creates his incredible art! Much thanks to Cosmo for joining us, you can find him and his music here:  Spotify Apple Music Sound Cloud Instagram We’d lov...2020-11-101h 12Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#14 Exercise/Movement, Martial Arts, and YogaIn today's episode, Hank and Nate get into physical exercise! They talk about their experience with exercise in the past, then get into martial arts, and finish off with a discussion of Hatha Yoga.  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much for your support!2020-11-031h 31Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#13 Hedonic Treadmill, Dangers of Comfort, and Practical PhilosophyIn this episode, Hank and Nate start off with the idea of the hedonic treadmill. Then they get into the problems that can arise when one is too comfortable, and finish off with our first installment of Practical Philosophy, discussing Camus and the Myth of Sisyphus! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on...2020-10-271h 26Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#12 Nature/Environment, Caring for Plants and Animals, and Ancestral LifestyleIn this episode, Hank and Nate talk about Mother Nature and our relationship with the environment, the joy of caring for plants and animals, and finish with another installment of Ancestral lifestyles! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much for your support!2020-10-201h 29Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#11 Femininity/Masculinity, Cultural Conditioning, and Self-PsychiatryIn today's episode, Hank and Nate discuss the presence of masculinity and femininity in all human beings, how cultural conditioning affects our perceptions of the world, and finish things off with another round of self psychiatry!  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much for your sup...2020-10-131h 27Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#10 Intelligence/Learning Types, Subjective Experience, and ReflectionsWe're at 10! Hank and Nate start the show off talking about Intelligence types, and then learning styles. Up next is a conversation about the validity of the subjective experience, and they wrap the show up with a little reflection on doing the podcast so far.   We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patr...2020-10-061h 27Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#9 Community, Tribalism, and TempletimeIn today's episode, Hank and Nate discuss a favorite topic, community! Also, community's uglier sibling, tribalism. They wrap it up with one of the most offensive of all subjects these days, religion! It'll be a fun one. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much for yo...2020-09-221h 29Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#8 Music SpecialIn this special episode, Hank and Nate spend the entirety of the conversation on Music. They first try fruitlessly to give an actual definition of music, then talk a little about the challenges of creation, and then Hank takes us through the creation of a song, from conception to performance. We wrap it up today with an actual song demo that Hank has been working on! If you want to check out more of Hank's music, you can check out his SoundCloud page here: https://soundcloud.com/docdodson We’d love to hear from you! Al...2020-09-081h 48Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#7 Fractals, Universal Principles, and The LibraryIn this episode, Hank and Nate discuss the nature of fractals, universal principles in the human experience and beyond, and take a dive into the incredible novel "The Glass Bead Game" by Hermann Hesse! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much for your support!2020-08-251h 34Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#6 The Great Filter, Simulation Hypothesis, and The Great MergeHank and Nate discuss the concept of the Great Filter and if we might be approaching one, the Simulation Hypothesis, and continue our ongoing segment exploring the intersections of science and sprituality. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much for your support!2020-08-111h 35Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#5 Microbiome, Negativity Bias, and Ancestral LifestyleToday Hank and Nate first discuss the ecosystem that lives inside our bodies! Then they talk about the  tendency of the human brain to notice far more negative stimulus than positive. Then they wrap it up with a foray into the lives of our ancient ancestors.   We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Pa...2020-07-281h 37Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#4 Social Media, Depression/Anxiety, and MeditationIn today's episode, Hank and Nate discuss the issues and merits of social media, the prevalence of depression and anxiety in our world, and the wonderful practice of meditation! We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much for your support!2020-07-141h 30Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#3 Flow states, Learning, and the Creative ProcessIn this episode, Hank and Nate discuss flow states, learning and education, and our creative process.  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much for your support!2020-06-301h 45Casual CognitionCasual Cognition#2 Archetypes, Space Travel, and Self-PsychiatryIn this episode, Hank and Nate discuss the concept of archetypes in human culture and storytelling, the commercialization of space travel, and some weird stuff we notice about our minds. We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much for your support!2020-06-171h 35Casual CognitionCasual CognitionCasual Cognition PilotIn this episode, Hank and Nate discuss the place for violence in social movements, life balance and creativity, and the relevance of ancient sciences in today's world.  We’d love to hear from you! All questions, comments, and ideas are welcome. Send us an email at casualcognitioncast@gmail.com Or send us a voice message instead Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Follow us on Instagram Support us on Patreon Thank you so much for your support! 2020-06-061h 35