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Alienating the AudienceHow Time Travel Works in "Interstellar" Jay Mutzafi rejoins the show to discuss the many elements of "Interstellar," from gravity to parenting to gut feelings. Jay's notes on the various forms of time travel here: https://jaymutzafi.com/time-travel-movies-tv-shows/ 2023-03-201h 37
Curious Apes#12 - Donovan & Jay: Does Free Will Exist? (Emergent Evolution vs Physics)This week I sit down once again with my dear friends Jay Mutzafi and Donovan James, and then we have one of our favorite conversations: Does Free Will Exist? While I think we're each empiricist who realize the science currently supports the notion that free will DOES NOT exist, we each have separate ways we respond to that. Jay reinforces this position through his support of physics/materialism; I dissent (mostly because it's just more fun that way), and instead support the notion that we likely DO have free will and that science just hasn't discovered it yet; and...2021-09-301h 37
Curious Apes#3 - Jay Mutzafi & Donovan James: Climate Change, Basic Income, & DeathIn this episode, I'm joined by Donovan James and Jay Mutzafi, two friends who I meet with several times a month for challenging and thought-provoking conversations. You can expect to see them as frequent guests on the show discussing myriad topics, but this time around we focus on climate change, basic income, and longevity. This takes us through many subtopics of relevance, such as veganism, incentives, and the fear of death.
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Hosted & Produced by: Steven Parton2021-07-211h 19Alienating the AudienceFalse Memories in Science FictionIn a world where you can download memories directly into your brain, how can you determine what's reality and what's artifice? Jay Mutzafi returns to discuss implanted memories in science fiction, from "Total Recall" to "Rick and Morty." 2021-07-0859 min
Citizen Philosophy8 – Olivia Coombes – The Philosophy of Time TravelA conversation with Olivia Coombes, a PhD student studying the philosophy of time travel and free will.
Show notes:
Olivia Coombes
Two Philosophers, One Podcast, No Problems
David Lewis, The Paradoxes of Time Travel
Movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Predestination
Time Crimes
Primer
The Time Machine
TV Shows:
Timeless
Travelers
Continuum
12 Monkeys
Dark
Support the podcast at the citizenphilosophy.com/support.2021-01-2800 min
Alienating the AudienceThe Villainess from "Ex Machina"Is the robot in "Ex Machina" a self-aware entity or just a stack of cold, complex algorithms which appear such? If we knew super intelligent A.I. could curse cancer (but also wanted to kill us) would we even attempt to build it? Ashland Viscosi and Jay Mutzafi rejoin to discuss. Topics covered: the Turing Test, "The Chinese Room" thought experiment, and "Mary in the Black and White Room."2020-12-171h 02
Do The EvolutionRefocusing on What Matters with Jay MutzafiExcited to catchup with my longtime friend and occasional podcasting buddy Jay Mutzafi as we talk about the many changes we’re experiencing culturally, systemically, and personally in these strange COVID days. We first focus on the macro and what we’re noticing at a systems level and the deeper opportunity this global pause has provided for […]
2020-05-011h 21
Do The EvolutionRefocusing on What Matters with Jay MutzafiExcited to catchup with my longtime friend and occasional podcasting buddy Jay Mutzafi as we talk about the many changes we’re experiencing culturally, systemically, and personally in these strange COVID days. We first focus on the macro and what we’re noticing at a systems level and the deeper opportunity this global pause has provided for […]
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2020-05-011h 21Do The EvolutionRefocusing on What Matters with Jay MutzafiExcited to catchup with my longtime friend and occasional podcasting buddy Jay Mutzafi as we talk about the many changes we’re experiencing culturally, systemically, and personally in these strange COVID days. We first focus on the macro and what we’re noticing at a systems level and the deeper opportunity this global pause has provided for […]2020-05-011h 21
Citizen Philosophy7 – Kirby Ferguson – This is Not a Conspiracy TheoryA conversation with Filmmaker Kirby Ferguson, about his documentary series, Everything is a Remix and This is Not a Conspiracy Theory. We discuss creativity, conspiracies, systems, rules, complexity, and changing your worldview.
Show notes:
KirbyFerguson.com
Everything is a Remix
This is Not a Conspiracy Theory
Goodie Bag
Copy This
Re:Create Coalition
The Remix Method - Where do you get an idea?
The Game of Life
Aphantasia
Support the podcast2020-02-231h 04
Alienating the AudienceAre We Living in a Computer Simulation?The central premise to The Matrix is that we're actually living in a computer simulation, as well as think piece episodes from Star Trek, Black Mirror, and even Rick & Morty. Jay Mutzafi, host of "The Last Turtle" philosophy podcast joins Heaton to talk about Simulation Theory, and it's scifi application.2019-12-181h 58
Citizen Philosophy6 – Vincent Horn – Meditating on EverythingIn this episode, I speak with Vincent Horn, a meditation teacher and podcaster. We cover a wide spectrum and discuss meditation, Buddhism, developmental psychology, networks, psychedelics, cryptocurrency, and more.
Show notes:
Vincent Horn - Website - Twitter
Buddhist Geeks
Meditate.io
CryptoMind Podcast - iTunes
Dan Sigel Neurodude
Robert Kegan - Developmental Psychology
Robert Kegan's book Immunity to Change
Susanne R. Cook-Greuter
Ken Wilber
David Chapman - Meaningness.com
Meditating on Psychedelics
The Lotos Network
Refind
Nudge Book
Christopher Vitali - Networkologies Book
Tiago Forte
2017-11-0600 min
Citizen Philosophy5 – Carrie Jenkins – Philosophy & PolyamoryIn this episode I speak with Carrie Jenkins, a writer and philosopher at the University of British Columbia. We talk about philosophy's status today and discuss the idea of citizen philosophy. We also talk about polyamory, and her book What Love Is: And What It Could Be, which details her theory about the dual nature of love.
Show notes:
Carrie Jenkins: Website - Twitter
What Love Is: And What It Could Be - Print - Audiobook
Carrie's Podcast: Labels of Love
ABC Nightline Segment
2017-10-2600 min
The Learn Swift Podcast3: Jay Mutzafi - Web DeveloperJay is a recovering web developer who quit his job in 2015 to dedicate more time to learning Swift and iOS development. He recently released his first app Six Degrees of Hollywood in the App Store2017-09-0155 min
SwiftCoders: Interviews with Swift Developers59: Marcos Griselli - iOS Engineer at ToptalMarcos Griselli is an iOS Engineer at Toptal, an exclusive network of top software developers. We talk about his journey from Computer Science student to Database Admin to iOS Developer. The hard choices of leaving a kushy job to follow his passion and whether or not he should continue earning his degree. Its his birthday today so wish him a good one!
Annoucements:
Ginny Pennekamp / Name That Truck
https://twitter.com/ginnybx1
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/namethattruck/id1244210414?mt=8
Marc Aupont / Learn Swift Queens
https://twitter.com/digimarktech
https://www.meetup.com/Le...2017-06-2800 min
Citizen Philosophy4 – Jason Lange – IMAX VRIn this episode I'm joined by my friend Jason Lange where we discuss our recent visit to the new IMAX VR Experience Center in Los Angeles. We detail it's like to go to one of the first VR Arcades, what we liked, what could be improved, and dive into some of the experiences offered there.
Show notes:
IMAX VR Experience
Jason Lange - Website - Twitter
Do The Evolution Podcast
The Seventh Kingdom Podcast
HTC Vive
Star VR
Subpack
Google Tiltbrush
Technodelics
Meditation VR
Update: IMAX & Warner Bros. Partner on “Premium” VR Content
2017-04-0300 min
Do The EvolutionThe IMAX VR Experience Center with Jay MutzafiIn this episode fellow technodelic adventurer and friend Jay Mutzafi joins me to discuss our recent journey to the IMAX VR Experience Center here in Los Angeles. We talk about our favorite “experiences” and the general state of VR affairs. SHOW NOTES Lucid Sage Podcast The Last Turtle Podcast Google Tiltbrush IMAX VR Experience Center […]
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2017-03-2252 minDo The EvolutionThe IMAX VR Experience Center with Jay MutzafiIn this episode fellow technodelic adventurer and friend Jay Mutzafi joins me to discuss our recent journey to the IMAX VR Experience Center here in Los Angeles. We talk about our favorite “experiences” and the general state of VR affairs. SHOW NOTES Lucid Sage Podcast The Last Turtle Podcast Google Tiltbrush IMAX VR Experience Center […]2017-03-2252 min
Do The EvolutionThe IMAX VR Experience Center with Jay MutzafiIn this episode fellow technodelic adventurer and friend Jay Mutzafi joins me to discuss our recent journey to the IMAX VR Experience Center here in Los Angeles. We talk about our favorite “experiences” and the general state of VR affairs. SHOW NOTES Lucid Sage Podcast The Last Turtle Podcast Google Tiltbrush IMAX VR Experience Center […]
2017-03-2252 min
Citizen Philosophy3 – Jacob Gotwals – Spiritual Awakening for GeeksIn this episode I talk to Jacob Gotwals, a longtime meditator and a psychotherapist who has created the site and online community called Spiritual Awakening for Geeks. We try to tackle defining spirituality and what it might mean to us, and get into some fun tangents about life as a giant puzzle room, frames of reference, insight, awakening experiences, and the challenges of language to talk about all of this.
Show notes:
Spiritual Awakening for Geeks Website
Spiritual Awakening for Geeks Book
SAFG on Twitter
About Jacob Gotwals
Nonviolent Communication
Ken Wilber
Puzzle/Escape Rooms
2017-02-1900 min
Citizen Philosophy2 – Scott Santens – Basic IncomeIn this episode I speak with Scott Santens, a writer and advocate for basic income, the economic idea of providing with all citizens an unconditional basic income guarantee sufficient to meet minimal living needs.
We discuss the merits of this idea, the potential problems it can address, clearing some of the misconceptions, and tackle some of the common objections.
Show notes:
Scott Santens' Website
Basic Income Subreddit
BasicIncome.org
2017-02-0900 min
Citizen Philosophy1 – IntroductionWelcome to the Last Turtle Podcast!
This is a short intro episode setting the stage for the podcast, why I am creating it, the topics and guests it will include, and set the tone and intention for upcoming episodes.
Thanks for joining me!2017-02-0600 min
The 7th Kingdom PodcastEpisode 22 – Welcome Jay Mutzafi and Lucid DreamingWe’re Back! First, a quick shout out – Stan James is deep in life and had to step away for the time being. He’ll be back and we can’t wait to catch up with him when he does. In the meantime I’ve invited the amazing Jay Mutzafi to join me on the show. In this […]2016-07-0153 minThe Seventh Kingdom PodcastEpisode 22 – Welcome Jay Mutzafi and Lucid DreamingWe’re Back! First, a quick shout out – Stan James is deep in life and had to step away for the time being. He’ll be back and we can’t wait to catch up with him when he does. In the meantime I’ve invited the amazing Jay Mutzafi to join me on the show. In this […]2016-07-0153 min