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Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#59 - Buddhahood in This Life, with Wystan Bryant-ScottChristofer speaks with meditation teacher Wystan Bryant-Scott about Awakening. They discuss Wystan's background, his personal phenomenology, mistakes on the path, what the path is about, working with one's psychology/embodiment, the groundless ground, pure awareness, emptiness and form, Zen vs Dzogchen view, metaphysics, conceptual clarity, dark retreat, psychedelics, and more.Wystan Bryant-Scott is a Dharma Teacher who draws from experience in Theravada, Vajrayana, Zen, and Dzogchen lineages with intent on catalyzing awakening in this life for the benefit of all.Substack: https://wystan.substack.com/Website: https://www.wystantbs.com/2025-08-091h 23Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#58 - No-Cactus Spirituality, with Sasha ChapinChristofer speaks with writer Sasha Chapin about spirituality and connection. They discuss Sasha's spiritual biography, the interplay between awakening and emotional healing, being Comfortable Here, everyday interaction after non-duality, discernment and preferences, conceptual vs phenomenological/mistaken views of Self, the potential problems with focusing too much on connection, and more.Sasha Chapin is a writer, meditator, coach, and normal guy living in California. He went through a totally predictable pipeline where spirituality started to appeal after achieving his strivey childhood dreams didn’t quite fix the hole in his heart. He is passionate about figuring ou...2025-07-151h 35
Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #057 - Tumult Kollektiv NGC Special (Feat. Leonhard Van Voorst)A new episode is here and this time Chris is back with a Nordic Game Conference interview, done on-site of NGC 2025.First out is the guest Leonhard Van Voorst who is a composer who works with multiple people in a collective, how does that work and what do they all do? Listen in on this special and get to know Leonhard and his work.The Episode is sponsored by Spelkollektivet, a co-living community driven project in Småland where indie developers can work on their game, create memories and make new friends, big thank you t...2025-06-0843 min
Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #056 - Falconshield Special (Feat. Josef Falkensköld)This weeks guest is a person who have created a quite successful name for themselves, getting a viral hit with the "This is War" series on YouTube, he's been working both with his own projects, but also as a freelancing composer, our guest for this week is none other than Josef Falkensköld.Josef joins in to talk about his career as Falconshield, but also within game development, these steps started all back around 2009-2010. We talk about Josef's work, how achivements kinda tend to follow you along while also decaying at the same time, w...2025-04-072h 16
Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #055 - Have you heard of Bomberman?New episode and this week Chris dug into his childhood character Bomberman, who is this person and why is bombing stuff so much fun?Learn the origin of Bomberman, a bit of the main series and more on spin-off games and their music, 5 amazing hand-picked tracks are on the feed, let's go!Music in the episode:Dyna blaster - Credits (Amiga version) - Eike SteffenBomberman Wars - Track 14 (Saturn version) - Famishin, Takuya NishiwakiBomberman Hardball - Baseball Order - UnknownBomberman Story DS - Vs. Faleena - Masayoshi Ishi (CHAMY.Ishi)Super Bomberman R2...2025-03-2459 min
Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #054 - Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef Special (Feat. Per Fransson)This weeks guest comes from a background as a music teacher, but does have an interest in both coding and notes from an early age, playing on classics such as the Atari and strumming guitars.Per joins in to talk about his work on the early access game "Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef".We talk about Per's sources of inspiration, how important the music is to the experience, what to strive for when composing for specific situations and how important it is to find balance.Music in the episode:Cthulhu’s Reach: Devil Re...2025-03-102h 17
Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #053 - What about Metroidvania?This week, Chris grabs the behemoth that have over the last years, gained a huge following, the genre is Metroidvanias.What defines a metroidvania according to the people, Chris evaluates the definition, makes one that he thinks is important part to the genre and share amazing tracks from five different games.One of the biggest question on people's lips, is Zelda 2 a Metroidvania? Listen to this weeks episode and see what Chris thinks!Music in the episode: Super Metroid - Upper Brinstar - Kenji Yamamoto Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - Vampire...2025-02-241h 14
Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #052 - Dual Aeon Special (feat. Magnus Johansson)This weeks guest is one of the two from the duo known as Dual Aeon, they started out in 2022 and have since then released more than 30 tracks!Magnus joins in to talk about the lyrical work that he has done in this duo.We talk about the perfection within imperfections, our love for Weird al, and what's the important parts when working with lyrical work, and what about Kalinka?In connection with this episode we have THREE physical rewards, lined up for a giveaway over on Patreon.This raffle includes, 2 packs...2025-02-102h 13
Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #051 - Constance Special (feat. Tiago Rodrigues)This weeks guest is one who have about one decades of work in music under their belt, A Freelancing composer with a dream, who have worked on titles such as RUSHAWAY, The Tartarus Key, Inkbound and Whisker Squadron.
Tiago joins in to talk about a soundtrack that he is currently working on, the game Constance, a metroidvania focusing around the protagonists mental health in a world of corruption.
We have a transparent discussion of being a freelancer, how a trip and a dream shapes what then follows.
Music in the episode:
Constance...2025-01-272h 31
Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #050 - Voidwrought Special (feat. Jouni Valjakka)This weeks guest is one who have more than two decades of history in music under their belt, A Freelancing composer who have made music for games such as Vigil: The Longest Night, Neverinth and the World of Tanks trailers.
Jouni joins in to talk about one of his latest released works Voidwrought, a cosmic horror metroidvania created by Chris old Level design teacher.
We also discuss about what we ended up calling "the finish anchor", the effect of working with multiple projects on the parallell and what impact it has on VGM when you...2025-01-132h 10
Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #047 - Gimmick! 2 (feat. David Wise)This weeks guest is one who have followed many of us since childhood, David Wise, A Freelancing composer known for his work on games made by Rare, games such as Snake Rattle 'n' roll, Donkey Kong series and Battletoads to name a few.
David joins in to talk about one of his latest released works Gimmick! 2, the sequel to the amazing NES game Gimmick!
We also discuss the importance of a "gut feeling", how frequencies in music can input the feeling of the game and also why are stores a great source for boss music?2024-12-232h 05Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#15 - [Patreon Episode] Reductio Ad Reductionem, with Lucas SmalldonLucas starts a fire with his bare hands and threatens Christofer's marriage by being so manly, followed by the two having a productive discussion about why Chris is an information-ist (derogatory towards information) and why cavemen probably thought a lot about apples.In these unedited bonus episodes for supporters, Christofer casually explores different topics with his friends: just thinking - and laughing -out loud.Support the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer2024-11-211h 40
Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #049 - Indie special (feat. Daniel Lindholm)This weeks guest is a returning one, Daniel Lindholm, A Freelancing composer known for work in the Yakuza Series, Street Fighter V AE, Resident Evil 6 and more.
Daniel visits Chris home during his visits in Sweden, to sit down in the kitchen and talk about his three latest indie games that he have been scoring, Fallen City Brawl, Danlab's Golf and The Port of Jumanah.
We're talking about action movies, motifs, martial arts and the stealing of music.
Music in the episode:
Fallen City Brawl - Further beyond the Law - Daniel...2024-11-183h 03
Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #048 - Jaakko Mela special (feat. Jaakko Mela)Guested episodes are one of the most important pillars with this podcast, and not just about having highly known composers guesting each episode, it is all about bringing in both the knowledge and understanding from all aspects, in which creates a better world for tomorrow and that's exactly what this weeks guest Jaakko Mela is all about, a young developer who is still working hard to become the best possible version of himself for the day of tomorrow.
Listen in on this weeks episode as Chris and Jaakko talk and discuss on hardships, inspirations and much more!2024-11-042h 03Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#57 - [Half Episode] Truth and Abstractions, with David Deutsch and Jake OrthweinChristofer speak with physicist David Deutsch and Jake Orthwein about the logical concept of truth. They discuss the reality of abstractions, how representations get their meaning, the difference between biological evolution and the evolution of ideas, how emotions aren't theories, and more.Note: This is only the first half of the conversation, the full episode can be found on Patreon (patreon.com/doexplain).David Deutsch is a Visiting Professor of Physics at the Centre for Quantum Computation at Oxford University and the author of two books: 'The Fabric of Reality' and 'The Beginning...2024-10-2842 min
Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #046 - Last Epoch special (feat. Erik Desiderio)A new episode and a new guest has appeared!
In episode 46 Chris is joined in by the composer Erik Desiderio (Composer to games such as Adventure Time: Magic Man's Head Games, Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer and Star Trek Fleet Command to name a few), we're talking about his massive work on the active game called Last Epoch by Eleventh Hour Games. We're talking about how he came to love music and what made him get into videogame music specifically, and as always we're diving into the journey what led up to Last Epoch and talk...2024-10-071h 57
Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #045 - EcoGnomix special (feat. Alec Shea)It is time to crunch the numbers, order in some workforce and delve into the depth of the world in order to find the riches!
In episode 45 Chris is joined in by the composer, sound designer and voice acter Alec Shea, we're talking about his latest work in the upcoming game EcoGnomix. As always we're talking about Alecs journey up to the point of today, what are the hardest things to work with, but most important of all, what is it with humor that makes work so much fun, and what does Japanese people call Italian western...2024-09-261h 51
Follow Me#106 - GR20 en 7 jours : un défi de dingue à 6Vous avez déjà entendu parler du GR20 ? Ce n’est pas qu’une simple rando, c’est un défi de dingue ! On parle ici de 180 km de sentiers corses, 13 000 m de dénivelé, et une expérience qui vous met à l'épreuve physiquement… et surtout mentalement. On était 6 : Lauriane, Augustin, Axel, Barth, Matthieu, et moi-même. On s’est lancé ce challenge fou de le boucler en 7 jours. Autant vous dire qu’on en a bavé… mais quelle aventure !Dans cet épisode, on revient sur tous les moments forts de cette épopée. Dès le départ, on s’est heurtés à...2024-09-251h 52
Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #044 – Cozy games special (feat. Samantha Van Der Sluis)This weeks guest is one who have been working on only multiple games, but also worked in various music departments for variosu films and TV show such as Star Wars IX, Avengers: End game, Toy Story 4 and Indiana jones and the Dial of Destiny.
Samantha joins in to talk about three cosy games she worked on, Love Ghostie, Petit Island and Cloudscape
Music in the episode:
Love, Ghostie - Creepin' it Real - Samantha Van Der Sluis
Love, Ghostie - You're My Boo (Good date) / Exorcising my Feelings (Bad date...2024-09-091h 56
Follow Me#95 - Follow Me fête ses 2 ans !Il y a maintenant deux ans que j'ai lancé Follow Me. 93 épisodes ont vu le jour. 93 créateurs de contenu de tous horizons ont partagé avec nous leurs coulisses, leurs réussites et leurs meilleurs conseils.
Cette année encore, on a grandi, appris et évolué. Je pense notamment à trois axes d'innovation que j'ai mis en place et que je vous laisse découvrir dans cet épisode.
Pour cette troisième année, on a des projets super excitants, comme continuer à développer notre présence sur YouTube avec un format plus adapté et le GR20 en Corse dans...2024-05-2924 min
Follow Me[EXTRAIT] #95 - En route pour le GR20...Cet épisode est un extrait de l'épisode 95 spécial 2 ans de Follow Me avec Christofer Ciminelli. Retrouvez la version intégrale sur followmepodcast.io et sur votre plateforme d'écoute de podcasts favorite :
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Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #034 – What about Filler Radio #2?It is time for the direct sequel to the ”popular” filler VGM radio, returning with your host Christofer Schenström guiding you through the jungle of video game music . This episode was recorded in front of a live watching (Stream) audience. Welcome to this weeks Gameable Audio a VGM Podcast! Music in the episode: Sayonara [...]2024-04-2252 min
Gameable Audio - A VGM PodcastGameable Audio #033 – What about Filler Radio #1?It is time to start up you new ”fancy” VGM radio, with your host Christofer Schenström he guides you through a wild, crazy, and totally random pop-up radio show. The episode was recorded in front of a live watching (Stream) audience. Welcome to this weeks Gameable Audio a VGM Podcast! Music in the episode: The [...]2024-04-0854 minDo Explain with Christofer Lövgren#56 - Relationship in Dzogchen, with Charlie AwberyChristofer and meditation coach Charlie Awbery speak about their article 'Relating as beneficent space' in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss fixed patterns in interaction, psychological vs. Vajrayana perspective, Rigpa, accurate response, extraception, basic okayness, and other related topics.Charlie Awbery is a British born Vajrayana meditation coach, living in the US. They have a ton of experience in traditional Vajrayana - decades of practice, retreats, and application in ordinary life - that they bring to their coaching and teaching for contemporary practitioners uninterested in the cultural baggage associated with traditional contexts. They work...2023-10-021h 37
Follow Me#53 - Un an de Follow Me, je vous raconte tout !Il y a 52 semaines, j'ai lancé le tout premier épisode de Follow Me. Ça fait un an, 52 invités passionnés et passionnants, mais surtout beaucoup d'enseignements... Pour ce 53ème épisode, j'ai voulu prendre du recul sur cette dernière année pour partager avec vous mes coulisses, ce qu'on a bien plutôt réussi et ce qu'il nous reste à améliorer.
J'ai créé Follow Me avec une approche à la fois personnelle et professionnelle. Mais il s'agissait surtout, pour moi, de comprendre la réalité opérationnelle du secteur pour accompagner au mieux les vingt podcasteurs du label Orso Media...2023-05-2439 min
Follow Me[EXTRAIT] #53 - Christofer Ciminelli : Être en accord avec l'ambition de son podcastCet épisode est un extrait de l'épisode 53 spécial 1 an Follow Me avec Christofer Ciminelli. Retrouvez la version intégrale sur followmepodcast.io et sur votre plateforme d'écoute de podcasts favorite :
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2023-05-2404 minDo Explain with Christofer Lövgren#55 - Pointing Out Instructions in Dzogchen, with Charlie AwberyChristofer and meditation coach Charlie Awbery speak about Dzogchen in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss different types of non-duality, spontaneity, spacious presence, Rigpa, emptiness and form, pointing out instructions, Evolving Ground, and other related topics.Charlie Awbery is a British born Vajrayana meditation coach, living in the US. They have a ton of experience in traditional Vajrayana - decades of practice, retreats, and application in ordinary life - that they bring to their coaching and teaching for contemporary practitioners uninterested in the cultural baggage associated with traditional contexts. They work with nerdy high-achievers...2023-05-081h 10Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#54 - Critical Rationalism 2.0, with Lucas SmalldonChristofer and science writer Lucas Smalldon speak about epistemology in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss how Lucas found Critical Rationalism, his evolved version as different from David Deutsch's, knowledge as adapted information, universal epistemology vs. 'knowing different things are different', Seinfeld and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the importance of feeling ones feelings, and other related topics.Lucas Smalldon is a student of critical rationalism. His blog, barelymorethanatweet.com, contains short posts on various issues from a critical rationalist perspective.Support the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain...2023-05-011h 36Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#53 - [The Chapman Series, Pt.6] Hot Tub Time MachineThis is part 6 of a series where Christofer investigates the ideas of David Chapman with his friend Jake Orthwein. The material covered is mainly from Chapman's two books: 'Meaningness' (meaningness.com) and 'In the Cells of the Eggplant' (metarationality.com).In the sixth episode Lulie Tanett joins the conversation again to dive deeper into meta-rationality. They talk about truth and correspondence, evolution, brains in vats, abstract propositions fairy land, the frame problem in AI, what making progress means, 'knowing that' as different from 'knowing how', and how Chris is always trying to secretly organize an MDMA sex...2023-04-181h 49Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#52 - [The Chapman Series, Pt.5] POPPER WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN METhis is part 5 of a series where Christofer investigates the ideas of David Chapman with his friend Jake Orthwein. The material covered is mainly from Chapman's two books: 'Meaningness' (meaningness.com) and 'In the Cells of the Eggplant' (metarationality.com).In the fifth episode Lulie Tanett joins the conversation to compare her current (critical) rationalist position with the meta-rational one. They talk about the historical lineage that CR grew out of, why Descarted fucked up philosophy for everyone, the correspondence theory of truth, pragmatism, objective vs. subjective meaning, representation as affordances vs. mirroring the world, how genes...2023-04-082h 26Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#51 - Everything Everywhere All at Once, with Jonny MillerChristofer and nervous system specialist Jonny Miller speak about the path to authenticity in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss a recent Sacred Sons-retreat, the role of emotions in decision making, being vulnerable, circling, working with inner 'darkness', effective altruism, ethics, how emotional fluidity is a superpower, meaning, Christopher Bache's LSD-insights, reason, whether healing requires other people, and other related topics.Jonny Miller is an emotional resilience researcher, host of the Curious Humans podcast and founder of Nervous System Mastery — a cohort based course for cultivating calm and agency over your internal state.2023-03-312h 01Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#50 - Alexander Technique and Embodiment, with Lulie Tanett (feat. Hugo Holke)Christofer and writer Lulie Tanett speak about the unity of body and mind in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss their journeys toward emotional fluidity, Alexander Technique, psychology and awareness, non-duality, Christofer's critiques of AT, Lulie's experiences of oneness, CR and meta-rationality, and answer some Twitter-questions. Lulie Tanett is a writer from Oxford, England, specialising in applied critical rationalism. She is currently in teacher training for the Alexander Technique – an embodied mindfulness technique about how to get out of your own way.You can find her on Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/re...2023-03-271h 44Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#49 - Nervous System Mastery, with Jonny MillerChristofer and nervous system specialist Jonny Miller speak about breath and bodywork in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Jonny's journey through grief and loss, emotional fluidity, why feeling deeply isn’t irrational, embracing anger, holotropic breathwork, polyvagal theory, breath repatterning, trauma as incomplete reflexes, somatic experiencing, TRE, IFS, and other related topics.Jonny Miller is an emotional resilience researcher, host of the Curious Humans podcast and founder of Nervous System Mastery — a cohort based course for cultivating calm and agency over your internal state. Nervous System Mastery: nsmastery.com Curious Huma...2023-02-131h 52Do Explain with Christofer LövgrenGuest Appearance on the Art of Accomplishment, with My WifeChristofer and his wife Sadie joins Joe Hudson and Brett Kitsler on the Art of Accomplishment podcast (their episode description below): "Our guest Christofer returns with his wife Sadie for a powerful couples coaching session with Joe. They uncover how a pattern of self-reliance and appearing strong for each other has created stress in their relationship. What happens when they try a different approach?"Support the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer2023-02-0447 minDo Explain with Christofer Lövgren#48 - $20M Start-Up, Jhanas and Dzogchen, with Oliver EdholmChristofer and entrepreneur Oliver Edholm speak about his road to becoming CEO of a major AI start-up (Depict) and meditation in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Minecraft and programming, dropping out of high school, joining Y-combinator, AI-recommendation engines, why Depict is different from larger competitors, the role of emotions in decision-making, the four jhanas, Dzogchen, pointing-out instructions, and other related topics.Oliver Edholm is a 20-year old high school dropout, and founder & CEO of Depict. Depict has raised $20M in funding, and employs 40 people at the company during the time of writing. He...2023-01-231h 31Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#47 - Emptiness, with Jake OrthweinChristofer and writer Jake Orthwein speak about the buddhist concept of Emptiness in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss dependent co-arising, lack of inherent existence and no-self, Rob Burbea's 'ways of looking', the baysian brain and meditation, why emptiness is liberative, 'fear of emptiness' and DPDR, and other related topics.Jake Orthwein is a writer and filmmaker based in Santa Monica, CA. He studied film and cognitive science at the University of Southern California and currently works as Director of Media for the Psychology of Technology Institute, an academic non-profit focused on improving research on...2023-01-151h 39Do Explain with Christofer LövgrenGuest Appearance on the Art of AccomplishmentChristofer joins Joe Hudson and Brett Kitsler on the Art of Accomplishment podcast (their episode description below): "Today’s episode is a coaching session with a guest who wants to stop postponing his enjoyment into an abstract future that never arrives. This session opens up an exploration of what can happen when we bring enjoyment into any moment: even the experience of chronic pain."Support the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://ko-fi.com/doexplain (one-time)Find Christofer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ReachChristofer2022-12-0933 minDo Explain with Christofer Lövgren#46 - Embodied Awareness, with Charlie AwberyChristofer and meditation coach Charlie Awbery speak about Vajrayana in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Charlie's early awakening experience, the importance of view in meditation, Tantra and Dzogchen, experiential sameness, renunciation vs. engagement, self-love, no self, the "should" of being more mindful, the possibility of stabilizing Rigpa, Evolving Ground, Ultraspeaking, silence as a superpower, and other related topics.Charlie Awbery is a British born Vajrayana meditation coach, living in the US. They have a ton of experience in traditional Vajrayana - decades of practice, retreats, and application in ordinary life - that they...2022-10-292h 33Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#45 - Be Your Own Authority, with Joe HudsonChristofer and executive coach Joe Hudson speak about following your own wisdom in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the idea of love languages, the trap of trying to make other people happy, loving vs. liking people, empathizing without getting lost in a story, limiting belief cycles, if Joe still suffers, embracing physical pain, and other related topics.Joe Hudson is a sought after executive coach and creator of The Art of Accomplishment, an online learning platform for personal development. As a venture capitalist Joe found that the most rewarding aspect, and the part h...2022-10-011h 06Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#44 - Why You Can't Meditate While Running From a Tiger, with Marek DoyleChristofer and metabolic nutritionist Marek Doyle speak about the role of physiology in meditative success in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Marek's own path to introspection, the energetic cost of emotional suppression, neural rewiring of maladaptive associations, technical debt, body tension, the misunderstood role of cortisol in the stress response, physical hurdles to psychological progress, Marek's approach to solving these, why everybody should supplement with magnesium, MDMA research and neurotoxicity claims, and other related topics.Marek Doyle is a functional nutritional therapist based in London, England. He has spent the last 17 years reconciling...2022-09-022h 18Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#43 - [The Chapman Series, Pt.4] Stages of Adult DevelopmentThis is part 4 of a series where Christofer investigates the ideas of David Chapman with his friend Jake Orthwein. The material covered is mainly from Chapman's two books: 'Meaningness' (meaningness.com) and 'In the Cells of the Eggplant' (metarationality.com).In the fourth episode they focus on Chapman's discussion of Robert Kegan's stages of adult development. They talk about Piaget's constructivist lineage, how one relates to meaning in the different stages, and give an overview of Chapman's 'Meaningness and Time'. Jake Orthwein is a writer and filmmaker based in Santa Monica, CA. He...2022-07-131h 38
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#42 - Knowing Less, with AellaChristofer and micro-celebrity Aella speak about exploring one's mind in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Aella's ten months of doing acid, deconstructing identity, inner vastness, exploring pain, embodiment, four categories of enlightenment, fallibilism, spiritual authority, belief construction, holding on to ideas, twitter-questions, and other related topics.Aella is a sex worker, blogger, and controversial twitter-celebrity who loves collecting data from her audience. She was homeschooled from birth to the end of “high school” by professionally evangelical fundamentalist Christians in Idaho. After leaving home she turned to a series of shitty jobs involving windowless fact...2022-05-251h 14
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#41 - [The Chapman Series, Pt.3] Deconstructing DzogchenThis is part 3 of a series where Christofer investigates the ideas of David Chapman with his friend Jake Orthwein. The material covered is mainly from Chapman's two books: 'Meaningness' (meaningness.com) and 'In the Cells of the Eggplant' (metarationality.com).In the third episode they focus on the different ways Chapman and Sam Harris speak about the central insight of Dzogchen. They talk about the self as an illusion, rigpa, the four naljors within Dzogchen, emptiness, sutric renunciation and dangers of 'no-self', intermittently continuing, embodiment, Nietzsche’s true world theories, spiritual bypassing, comparing non-duality and emotional fluidity, an...2022-04-272h 10
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#40 - Turbulent Tripping, with Aaron Nesmith-BeckChristofer and entrepreneur Aaron Nesmith-Beck speak about practical tips for having a useful psychedelic experience in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss if using drugs is cheating, dealing with bad/challenging trips, ceremonial containers for a trip, nested arcs, fractal insights, tripping in a group, psilocybin retreats in Holland, DMT, QRI and neural annealing, meeting extra dimensional beings, and other related topics.Aaron Nesmith-Beck is a writer and entrepreneur most interested in psychedelics as a way to effectively do good. He founded Atman, one of the first legal psilocybin retreats. Atman Retreat allows people...2022-04-041h 08
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#39 - The Magic of Mushrooms, with Aaron Nesmith-BeckChristofer and entrepreneur Aaron Nesmith-Beck speak about the transformative powers of psychedelics in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss how nice Canadians really are, common objections to using psychedelics, Aaron's most memorable psychedelic experiences, Atman Retreat, tripping solo or with a sitter, crying as a therapeutic tool, bodymind tension, highly sensitive people (HSP), the experience of Oneness, the metaphysics of mystical insight, and other related topics.Aaron Nesmith-Beck is a writer and entrepreneur most interested in psychedelics as a way to effectively do good. He founded Atman, one of the first legal psilocybin retreats...2022-03-241h 44Follow MeFollow Me, qu'est-ce que c'est ?Au fil de mes 15 années passées dans les médias traditionnels, en tant que journaliste puis dirigeant, j’ai vu émerger ce qu’on appelle la creator economy. Des individus qui ne sont pas journalistes et qui sont devenus progressivement des médias à part entière par la qualité de leur podcast, de leur newsletter ou de leur chaîne Youtube ou Twitch. Avec une légitimité et une caution qui égalent voire dépassent celles de médias traditionnels installés depuis 20 ou 30 ans dans le paysage français ! C’est dans cet esprit que j’ai créé un label de podc...2022-02-2101 min
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#38 - Laughing Out Loud, with Joe HudsonChristofer and executive coach Joe Hudson speak about resisting positive emotions in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss crying at bus stops, laughing, dealing with anger, the shadow, inherent goodness, original sin, love what you do vs. do what you love, parts work, and other related topics.Joe Hudson is a sought after executive coach and creator of The Art of Accomplishment, an online learning platform for personal development. As a venture capitalist Joe found that the most rewarding aspect, and the part he was most successful at, was the mentorship and coaching of t...2022-02-121h 07Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#37 - [The Chapman Series, Pt. 2] Nebulosity of KnowingThis is part 2 of a series where Christofer investigates the ideas of David Chapman with his friend Jake Orthwein. The material covered is mainly from Chapman's two books: 'Meaningness' (meaningness.com) and 'In the Cells of the Eggplant' (metarationality.com).In the second episode they focus on why the search for a universal theory of epistemology is problematic. They talk about mathematical and semantic information, the difference between nebulosity and fallibilism, and Chapman's division of reasonableness, rationality and meta-rationality. Jake Orthwein is a writer and filmmaker based in Santa Monica, CA. He studied f...2022-02-071h 07Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#36 - [The Chapman Series, Pt. 1] Cognitivism, Representationalism, and RationalismThis is part 1 of a series where Christofer investigates the ideas of David Chapman with his friend Jake Orthwein. The material covered is mainly from Chapman's two books: 'Meaningness' (meaningness.com) and 'In the Cells of the Eggplant' (metarationality.com). In the first episode they focus on problematic cognitivist assumptions that undergird much of Deutsch's critical rationalism. They talk about Heidegger's idea of coping with the world, the relationship between cognition, perception and action, how representations get their meaning, and how Wittgenstein got some shit right. Jake Orthwein is a writer and filmmaker...2022-01-262h 01
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#35 - Connection, with Joe HudsonChristofer and executive coach Joe Hudson speak about emotional fluidity in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss fishing in Alaska, the value of being impartial in conversation, connection, repressed emotion and physical tension, rationality vs. emotion, improving decision making, cognitive deconstruction, enlightenment, non-duality, the self, depersonalization and zen sickness, and other related topics.Joe Hudson is a sought after executive coach and creator of The Art of Accomplishment, an online learning platform for personal development. As a venture capitalist Joe found that the most rewarding aspect, and the part he was most successful at, w...2021-11-231h 19
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#34 - Sentience, with Walter Veit, Dennis Hackethal, and Matt GuttmanChristofer, Walter Veit, Dennis Hackethal, and Matt Guttman speak about whether animals are sentient in this episode of Do Explain. Walter argues "yes", Dennis argues "no" and Matt argues that the hard problem really is hard. They discuss the difference between sentience and consciousness, the special way humans learn, consciousness as a binary jump vs. gradually evolving, animals as mere robots, information processing and computation, the hard problem of consciousness, anthropomorphism, panpsychism, different animal behaviors, and other related topics.Walter Veit is a theoretical scientist and philosopher with interests stretching widely across science and philosophy...2021-11-012h 22Do Explain with Christofer LövgrenGuest Appearance on HumansChristofer joins Josh Levent on the Humans podcast (Josh's episode description below): "Christofer Lövgren calls himself the irrevocably curious dickhead. Born and raised in Sweden, he grew up playing with Legos, Gameboy and Trading Cards. When he was 5 he picked up the guitar from his granddad and fell in love with it.He only gave it up at age 19, when his workout addiction led to extreme pain in his hands and forearms making guitar-playing impossible.Luckily he’s now again at a place where he can play guitar and is even playing with...2021-10-221h 29
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#33 - In a Sea of Studies: COVID-19 Vaccines, with Marek Doyle and Dr. Purvi ParikhChristofer, Marek Doyle and Dr. Purvi Parikh speak about the COVID-19 vaccines in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss their effectiveness/efficacy, CDC's change in reporting of breakthrough infections, methodological limitations of certain studies, vaccine safety, comparing COVID-19 with the flu, natural immunity, self-reporting, and other related topics.Marek Doyle is a functional nutritional therapist based in London, England. He has spent the last 15 years reconciling the data from 2,000 patient outcomes and 9,000 test results to build a model of personalized nutrition, and has been featured by a range of media, such as Sky Sports...2021-10-011h 23Do Explain with Christofer LövgrenGuest Appearance on IncrementsChristofer joins Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani on the Increments podcast (their episode description below): "Christofer Lövgren, host of the marvelous Do Explain podcast and the world's most famous Swede (second perhaps only to that Alfred fellow with the peace prize), joins us on the pod to teach us how podcasting is really done. And how to pronounce his last name. When we're not all sobbing, we touch on:Does Deutschian epistemology give us with Free Will?Should one identify as a critical rationalist?Does membership in a community, or identification with a label, affect o...2021-09-211h 39
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#32 - The Boundaries of Self, with Jake OrthweinChristofer and writer Jake Orthwein speak about the interaction between self and the world in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Jake's Youtube-channel, the tension behind your face, nonduality, monism and Cartesian dualism, embodiment, the difference between conjectural knowledge and knowledge by acquaintance, representation, existential benefits of CR, and other related topics.Jake Orthwein is a writer and filmmaker based in Santa Monica, CA. He studied film and cognitive science at the University of Southern California and currently works as Director of Media for the Psychology of Technology Institute, an academic non-profit focused on...2021-09-011h 41
Increments#30 - Let's all just have a good cry (w/ Christofer Lövgren)Christofer Lövgren, host of the marvelous Do Explain podcast and world's most famous Swede (second perhaps only to that Alfred fellow with the peace prize), joins us on the pod to teach us how podcasting is really done. And how to pronounce his last name. When we're not all sobbing, we touch on:
Does Deutschian epistemology give us with Free Will?
Should one identify as a critical rationalist?
Does membership in a community, or identification with a label, affect our ability to give and receive criticism?
How has reading Deutsch and Popper changed our lives?
Can trauma g...2021-08-301h 39
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#31.2 - Problematic Probability, with Ben ChuggChristofer and podcaster Ben Chugg speak about probability and prediction in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Pascal's mugging, bayesian decision theory, historicism and cliodynamics, AI-risk, immortality, moral cluelessness, and other related topics.Ben Chugg is a research fellow at Stanford law school. He has a background in math and computer science and, along with Vaden Masrani, hosts the increments podcast. He also writes insightful philosophy articles at Medium.Website: https://benchugg.com/Medium: https://benchugg.medium.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BennyChuggPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us...2021-08-011h 27
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#31.1 - Nonuniversal Explainers, with Ben ChuggChristofer and podcaster Ben Chugg speak about evolutionary psychology in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss listening to podcasts at faster speed, information addiction, the role of neurobiology, impatience, the fun criterion, universal explainers, the salience of memory/speed in intelligence, and other related topics.Ben Chugg is a research fellow at Stanford law school. He has a background in math and computer science and, along with Vaden Masrani, hosts the increments podcast. He also writes insightful philosophy articles at Medium. Website: https://benchugg.com/Medium: https://benchugg.medium.com/...2021-07-111h 13
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#30 - Make the Future Come Sooner, with Mathias SundinChristofer and CEO Mathias Sundin speak about how the world is getting better in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss bitcoin, anti-dancing laws, Starcraft, why Mathias got into politics, bad criticism, human potential, law of Jante, echo chambers, social media, AI, the importance of progress, extreme poverty, colonizing space, idea sex, moral relativism, liberal democracy, fact-based optimism, the Warp Institute, and other related topics.Mathias Sundin is co-founder and executive chairman of the Warp Institute Foundation, whose mission is to connect optimistic, forward thinking people in communities to make the future come sooner. He...2021-06-192h 02
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#29 - The Creative Power of Monogamy, with Sarah Fitz-ClaridgeChristofer and writer Sarah Fitz-Claridge speak about romantic relationships in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss problems with open relationships, why the standard take on monogamy is mistaken, the importance of commitment, relationship as a knowledge-creating institution, depth vs. breadth of knowledge, sexual connection, cheating, genetic impulses, love and acceptence, non-coercion, boundaries, and other related topics.Sarah Fitz-Claridge is a Popperian writer, editor, coach and speaker with a background in Psychology and an irrepressibly optimistic, freedom-oriented world view. She started the journal that became Taking Children Seriously in the early 1990s and is currently...2021-06-011h 25
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#28.2 - Introspection, with Jake OrthweinChristofer and writer Jake Orthwein speak about the mind and introspection in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss meditation, empiricism, suffering, the self, dzogchen vs. vipassana, non-duality, free will, perception, computation, logic, correspondence theory of truth, and other related topics.Jake Orthwein is a writer and filmmaker based in Santa Monica, CA. He studied film and cognitive science at the University of Southern California and currently works as Director of Media for the Psychology of Technology Institute, an academic non-profit focused on improving research on the human-technology relationship. He is also a long term...2021-05-0947 min
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#27.2 - The Nature of Knowledge, with Brett HallChristofer and communicator Brett Hall speak about epistemological misconceptions in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the nature of knowledge, morality, bayesianism, objectivism, free will and the self, meditation and empiricism, the fun criterion, probability, people being equally creative, autism, evolutionary psychology, incrementalism, and other related topics.Brett Hall is the host of 'ToKCast', a podcast largely devoted to the work of David Deutsch and the worldview as set out in both 'The Fabric of Reality' and 'The Beginning of Infinity'. Brett has spend most of his life at university gaining undergraduate degrees in...2021-05-041h 00
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#28.1 - Meaning and Meta-Rationality, with Jake OrthweinChristofer and writer Jake Orthwein speak about David Chapman's critiques of rationality and potential problems with Deutschian critical rationalism in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss their common adoration for Sam Harris, meaning, nebulosity and pattern, representational view of mind, concrete activity vs. abstract reasoning, realism, ontology and the world, affordances, and other related topics.Jake Orthwein is a writer and filmmaker based in Santa Monica, CA. He studied film and cognitive science at the University of Southern California and currently works as Director of Media for the Psychology of Technology Institute, an academic...2021-04-261h 13
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#27.1 - The Primacy of People, with Brett HallChristofer and communicator Brett Hall speak about the explanatory power of people in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Brett's history, the double-slit experiment, wave-particle duality, quantum theory, fungibility and multiverses, computational and explanatory universality, why the brain must be a computer, optimism vs. pessimism, common epistemological mistakes, and other related topics.Brett Hall is the host of 'ToKCast', a podcast largely devoted to the work of David Deutsch and the worldview as set out in both 'The Fabric of Reality' and 'The Beginning of Infinity'. Brett has spend most of his life at...2021-04-071h 32
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#26 - Interference With Thinking, with Michael GoldingChristofer and psychiatrist Michael Golding speak about psychiatry in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss psychiatric diagnosis, physiology and psychology, capitalist vs. buddhist antidepressants, faulty error-correction in a mind, if psychiatry is explanationless, misconceptions about the field, effectiveness of different therapies and drugs, panic attacks, fear of dying, the importance of sleep, vagal nerve stimulation, and other related topics.Michael Golding is a Board Certified psychiatric physician with more than 20 years of experience treating psychiatrically disordered patients in back wards of psychiatric hospitals, in prisons, and in outpatient clinics. He has also been the...2021-03-301h 04
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#25 - A Knowledge-Based View of the World, with Carlos De la GuardiaChristofer and researcher Carlos De la Guardia speak about a knowledge-based view of the world and have a silly goose time in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss separating the art from the artist, morality, accents, humor, music, writing, how to think about making plans, memes, machine learning, AGI, and other related topics.Carlos De la Guardia is a researcher and musician, looking to make minds and make music. He’s also worked in robotics, data science, and longevity research.Twitter: https://twitter.com/dela3499Timestamps:(3:02) - Chris D...2021-03-201h 39
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#24 - Emotional Processing, with Matt GoldenbergChristofer and motivational coach Matt Goldenberg speak about heaven vs. enlightenment-oriented motivation and demonstrate some emotional processing centered around memory reconsolidation theory in this episode of Do Explain. They also discuss the difference between unconditional and conditional love, and other related topics.Matt Goldenberg is a coach and teacher at http://ProcrastinationPlaybook.net, where he teaches people how to process their emotions and develop positive and consistent motivation systems. He can also be found at Twitter: @mattgoldenberg. [NOTE: The second half of the emotional processing-session ended up being edited by Matt and...2021-03-161h 32
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#23 - Just Do It, with Matt GoldenbergChristofer and motivational coach Matt Goldenberg speak about how to overcome procrastination and build non-coercive motivation systems in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the mechanism of procrastination, coercive vs. non-coercive motivation, why most productivity systems fail, why self-love matters, practical tips and exercises, Memory Reconsolidation Theory, shadowwork, how to stay motivated during Covid-19, and other related topics.Matt Goldenberg is a coach and teacher at http://ProcrastinationPlaybook.net, where he teaches people how to process their emotions and develop positive and consistent motivation systems. He can also be found at Twitter: @mattgoldenberg. 2021-02-192h 04
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#22 - Psychedelics, with Filip BrombergChristofer and psychologist Filip Bromberg speak about all things psychedelics in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the history of psychedelics, psychedelic therapy, psychedelic research, ACT and the importance of integration, potential dangers and risk management, set and setting, low vs. high dose, metaphysical pitfalls, the hypothesized mechanism of psychedelics, twitter-questions, and other related topics.Filip Bromberg is a licensed clinical psychologist, Executive Director of The Swedish Network for Psychedelic Science, and chairman of the Osmond Foundation. He is also a therapist in the upcoming psilocybin study at the Karolinska Institute and has a...2021-01-102h 05
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#21 - Free Will, with Matt Guttman and Sam KuypersChristofer, Matt Guttman and Sam Kuypers speak about whether it makes sense to talk about free will in a fully deterministic universe in this episode of Do Explain. Matt argues 'no', Sam argues 'yes'. Matt Guttman is a software engineer and analyst in Chicago, Illinois. He holds degrees in philosophy, business management, English literature, and education, and have an active and intriguing online presence on Twitter, @RealtimeAI.Sam Kuypers, known as Crit_Rat on Twitter, is a DPhil student in physics at the University of Oxford. He researches foundational issues in...2020-12-111h 25
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#20 - Consciousness, with Matt GuttmanChristofer and software engineer Matt Guttman answer questions from Twitter in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss animal consciousness, the substrate independence of epistemology, morality and sentience, suffering, Panpsychism, Taoism, Buddhism, the illusion of self, how rich is too rich, death, and other related topics. Matt Guttman is a software engineer and analyst in Chicago, Illinois. He holds degrees in philosophy, business management, English literature, and education, and have an active and intriguing online presence on Twitter, @RealtimeAI.Support the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/doexplain (monthly)https://k...2020-11-271h 53
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#19 - Levels of Explanation, with Matt GuttmanChristofer and software engineer Matt Guttman speak about philosophy of mind and different levels of explanations, in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the hard problem of consciousness, objective morality, determinism and prediction, reductionism, the reality of abstractions, epiphenomenalism, free will, the predictability of the growth knowledge, meaning, and other related topics.Matt Guttman is a software engineer and analyst in Chicago, Illinois. He holds degrees in philosophy, business management, English literature, and education, and have an active and intriguing online presence on Twitter, @RealtimeAI.Support the podcast at:https...2020-11-171h 44
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#18 - The Personhood of Pickle Rick, with Sam KuypersChristofer and physicist Sam Kuypers speak about the importance of understanding the problem situation when explaining any knowledge creating system in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss determinism and evolution, reductionism, eastern philosophy and enlightenment, phenomenological self-representation, if dinosaurs were people, Pickle Rick, knowledge in the multiverse, Thomas Szasz and mental illness, the paradox of discussion, and other related topics.Sam Kuypers, known as Crit_Rat on Twitter, is a DPhil student in physics at the University of Oxford. He researches foundational issues in quantum theory and, besides physics, is mainly interested in the...2020-11-131h 34
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#17 - Mutations of Mind, with Michael GoldingChristofer and psychiatrist Michael Golding speak about the interaction between creativity and physiology, and mental illness, in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the evolutionary process of the mind, psychiatry, IQ, the analogy between cancer and schizophrenia, the dangers of cannabis, LSD and MDMA, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and other related topics.Michael Golding is a Board Certified psychiatric physician with more than 20 years of experience treating psychiatrically disordered patients in back wards of psychiatric hospitals, in prisons, and in outpatient clinics. He has also been the Chief Psychiatrist of one of the largest...2020-10-141h 42
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#16 - Taking Children Seriously, with Sarah Fitz-ClaridgeChristofer and writer Sarah Fitz-Claridge speak about Taking Children Seriously, a non-coercive educational philosophy, in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss creativity and fallibility, why Taking Children Seriously is not passive parenting, psychological coercion, parental authority, Popper's bucket theory of mind, keeping your child safe, problems with school, common objections to Taking Children Seriously, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and other related topics.Sarah Fitz-Claridge is a Popperian writer, editor, coach and speaker with a background in Psychology and an irrepressibly optimistic, freedom-oriented world view. She started the journal that became Taking Children Seriously in...2020-08-242h 09
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#15 - Happy Birthday Popper, with Charlie JungheimChristofer and his buddy Charlie Jungheim answer questions from Twitter in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss issues with school and traditional education, explanationless science, human violence, self-driving cars, how physiology interacts with creativity, Covid-19, and other related topics.Charlie Jungheim is a philosophy YouTuber, impressionist, and musician from Laguna Beach, currently residing in Palm Springs, California. He makes videos about Critical Rationalism following the philosophy of Karl Popper and David Deutsch and can be found on various platforms:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hermesofreasonWebsite: http://hermesofreason.com/Twitter...2020-07-291h 16
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#14 - How to Be Superman, with Michael AshcroftChristofer and teacher Michael Ashcroft speak about Alexander Technique (AT) and expanded awareness in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the theory and purpose of AT, similarities and differences from other meditative frameworks, non-doing, bodymind, posture, mindfulness, contracted vs. expanded awareness, flow, and other related topics. They also answer questions from Twitter. Michael Ashcroft is a teacher of the Alexander Technique, having trained for three years part time at the South Bank Alexander Technique center in London. He is also a life coach and energy system innovation consultant applying himself to facilitating personal as...2020-06-251h 33
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#13 - Chasing Homeostasis, with Marek DoyleChristofer and metabolic nutritionist Marek Doyle speak about the human metabolism and chronic fatigue in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Marek's six principles of health, the three stages of metabolic functioning, evidence-based medicine, the interaction between physiology and psychology, intermittent fasting, the myth of oversleeping, weight loss, exercise frequency, veganism, and other related topics.Marek Doyle is a functional nutritional therapist based in London, England. He has spent the last 13 years reconciling the data from 2,000 patient outcomes and 9,000 test results to build a model of personalized nutrition, and has been featured by a...2020-05-262h 09
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#12 - Problem Solving in Organizations, with Bart VanderhaegenChristofer and management consultant Bart Vanderhaegen speak about management consulting through a Popperian lens in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss workplace hierarchies and problems with the standard model, the importance of error-correction in organizations, distributed problem solving, organizational reductionism, cooperation, autonomy, internal vs. external motivation, the concept of flow, and other related topics.Bart Vanderhaegen is a management consultant from Belgium. He studied physics at the University of Ghent, and obtained an MBA, before starting a career in management consulting. He has spent the last 20 years working with organisations on problems related to g...2020-04-251h 32
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#11 - A Window on Intelligence, with Dennis HackethalChristofer and intelligence researcher Dennis Hackethal speak about his new book, 'A Window on Intelligence', about the philosophy of people and why we need a unification of philosophy and software engineering to continue making progress in various fields, in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss problems with current AI-research and potential solutions, the biological evolution of intelligence, why animals aren't intelligent or conscious, open problems with Popperian epistemology, psychotherapy as a software engineering problem, how to think about space travel, and other related topics. "A Window on Intelligence" is available for purchase now on Amazon, and soon on...2020-03-221h 43
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#10 - The Primacy of Ideas, with David DeutschChristofer and physicist David Deutsch speak about why neither genetic nor 'environmental' determinism explain human choices in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the horrors of prehistoric existence, gender norms, twin studies, the brain/mind distinction, universality of computation, cognitive bias, and other related topics.David Deutsch is a Visiting Professor of Physics at the Centre for Quantum Computation at Oxford University and the author of two books: 'The Fabric of Reality' and 'The Beginning of Infinity'. He works on fundamental issues in physics, particularly the quantum theory of computation and information, and constructor...2020-02-251h 13
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#9 - Making Sense of Meditation, with Charlie JungheimChristofer and his buddy Charlie Jungheim speak about how to think about meditation in a Deutschian/Popperian framework in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Kobe Bryant's recent passing, misconceptions of death, the value and pitfalls of meditation, the self, and other related topics. Charlie Jungheim is a philosophy YouTuber, impressionist, and musician from Laguna Beach, currently residing in Palm Springs, California. He makes videos about Critical Rationalism following the philosophy of Karl Popper and David Deutsch and can be found on various platforms:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hermesofreasonWebsite...2020-02-051h 17
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#8 - Disassembling the Clockwork Universe, with Sam KuypersChristofer and physicist Sam Kuypers speak about why the world is not best described as a mechanical clockwork of atoms in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss determinism and causality, myths in quantum physics, evolutionary psychology, and other related topics.Sam Kuypers, known as Crit_Rat on Twitter, is a DPhil student in physics at the University of Oxford. He researches foundational issues in quantum theory and, besides physics, is mainly interested in the philosophy of science, as his twitter-handle suggests (https://twitter.com/Crit_Rat).Support the podcast at:...2020-01-091h 11
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#7 - Why Fun Matters and Suffering Is Always Bad, with Lulie TanettChristofer and writer Lulie tanett speak about epistemology and its fundamental connection with fun in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Justified True Belief, the Duhem-Quine Problem, meta discussion, hangups, suffering, willpower, and other related topics.Lulie Tanett is a writer from Oxford, England, specialising in applied critical rationalism. She writes about all things epistemology — from education and memetics, to productivity and motivation, to how coercion affects rationality, progress and happiness. You can find her on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ReasonIsFun).Website: http://www.reasonisfun.com/Support the podcast at...2019-12-201h 28
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#6 - Interpretation All the Way Down, with Charlie JungheimChristofer and his buddy Charlie Jungheim speak about how to apply David Deutsch's Critical Rationalism to one's life in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss meaning and interpretation, personal insight, Deutschian optimism, the usefulness of drugs, and other related topics. They also answer listener questions from Twitter. Charlie Jungheim is a philosophy YouTuber, impressionist, and musician from Laguna Beach, currently residing in Palm Springs, California. He makes videos about Critical Rationalism following the philosophy of Karl Popper and David Deutsch and can be found on various platforms:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...2019-12-111h 51
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#5 - The Big Three and a Case Against Government, with Logan ChipkinChristofer and political writer Logan Chipkin speak about 'The Big Three' and the philosophical case against government in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss Constructor Theory and its implications, Praxeology and Austrian economics, Economic Creationism, and other related topics.Logan Chipkin is a freelance writer from Philadelphia who's articles have been featured in online magazines such as Quillette, Areo and The Libertarian Institute to name a few. He hosts a podcast called Fallible Animals about our deepest theories across science and philosophy, as well as the history of ideas and can also be found...2019-11-201h 40
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#4 - Reality, Abstractions, and Tie Dye Shirts, with Charlie JungheimChristofer and his buddy Charlie Jungheim speak about various aspects of David Deutsch's worldview in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the immorality of moral relativism, free will and the reality of abstractions, reductionism, and other related topics.Charlie Jungheim is a philosophy YouTuber, impressionist, and musician from Laguna Beach, currently residing in Palm Springs, California. He makes videos about Critical Rationalism following the philosophy of Karl Popper and David Deutsch and can be found on various platforms:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hermesofreasonWebsite: http://hermesofreason.com/Twitter: https://t...2019-11-141h 07
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#3 - Culture, Creativity, and Clammy Hands, with Charlie JungheimChristofer and his buddy Charlie Jungheim speak about David Deutsch's latest Ted Talk, 'After Billions of Years of Monotony, the Universe is Waking Up', in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss cultural evolution, memes, morality, the difference between closed and open societies, and other related topics.Charlie Jungheim is a philosophy YouTuber, impressionist, and musician from Laguna Beach, currently residing in Palm Springs, California. He makes videos about Critical Rationalism following the philosophy of Karl Popper and David Deutsch and can be found on various platforms:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hermesofreason2019-10-241h 04
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#2 - Why Worrying About AI Is Racist, with Dennis HackethalChristofer and software engineer Dennis Hackethal speak about everything to do with Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss the problem of induction and how knowledge grows, the difference between AI and AGI, issues with current research approaches, the universality of computation, AI-risk, and other related topics. Dennis Hackethal is a software engineer and intelligence researcher in Silicon Valley, California. He hosts a podcast called Artificial Creativity about how to create AGI and can also be found on Twitter:Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/dchackeTwitter: https://twitter...2019-10-101h 37
Do Explain with Christofer Lövgren#1 - A Beginning of Infinity, with Charlie JungheimChristofer and his buddy Charlie Jungheim speak about David Deutsch's latest book, 'The Befinning of Infinity', in this episode of Do Explain. They discuss human progress and its relation to problem-solving, good and bad explanations, what people fundamentally are, and other related topics. Charlie Jungheim is a philosophy YouTuber, impressionist, and musician from Laguna Beach, currently residing in Palm Springs, California. He makes videos about Critical Rationalism following the philosophy of Karl Popper and David Deutsch and can be found on various platforms:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hermesofreasonWebsite: http://hermesofreason...2019-10-0455 min
Vi syns vid fnasket!47. Önskar det var socialt accepterat att sparka en YorkshireterrierChristofer har ätit burgare och risotto på en hel sjuk massa för honom nya restauranger.
Jocke är verkligen inte sämre. Eller vad sägs om hundmässa i Stockholm?
Vad är ens en hundmässa? frågar ni er? Lyssna och lär!2018-12-161h 04Vi syns vid fnasket!46. ChewbaccaVad är egentligen grejen med loafers? Jocke förklarar. Christofer förolämpar utsatta personer.
Och så bjuds på ett stycke dadaistisk konstmusik.2018-12-0238 minVi syns vid fnasket!36. Snabba solglasögonFotbolls-VM är här och vi rycks med i hysterin. Kanske särskilt Christofer, som deltar i fler VM-tips än han kan räkna till.
Vi pratar oväntat mycket om hur det vore att dela rum med Andreas Isaksson.
Och vad är egentligen snabba solglasögon för något?
Dessutom: En lokaltidningsredaktion värd att hyllas.2018-06-1748 minVi syns vid fnasket!35. Det är långt mellan Sid Vicious och Mark KnopflerEn osedvanligt trött Christofer vallar in Jocke, lyssnarna - ja hela poddosfären i ett bedrägligt lugnt tempo.
Lite som ett bollrullande, avvaktande brasilianskt landslag på 90-talet, i 34-gradig hetta.
Själva innehållet då? Adrians fiskrestaurang! Vad lyssnar egentligen en halkbaneinstruktör på för musik?2018-06-0343 minVi syns vid fnasket!29. Tyngdpunkt under gräsmattanEtt kraftigt försenat avsnitt - till slut i era öron! Vi skyller helt och hållet på teknik, Michael Crichton och kolportörer av blandnötter.
I övrigt: En bandymatch, Christofer ger Jocke en utmaning, vad heter dansken i Tottenham?2018-03-1651 minVi syns vid fnasket!22. Man vill ju ha langusterfrukostÄntligen! är Gefle Dagblads öltest publicerat, varför Christofer lämnar sin rapport. Nämnde man talar också utförligt om sin vistelse i Amsterdam.
Därefter blickar Jocke framåt mot ett två veckor långt äventyr i Kina.
Bonus: Hur förbereder sig man inför fest med småbarnsföräldrar? Vad kallar man sin egenbryggda rököl?2017-11-2457 minVi syns vid fnasket!5. Är inte Radioaktiva Räker från Hofors?Podden visar sig vara smärtsamt oinsatt i Gävles nuvarande musikliv, vilket inte hindrar någon av deltagarna från att ändå prata vitt och brett om detsamma.
Ett löfte eller två utfästs. Christofer har haft den perfekta onsdagsfyllan. Och så var det ju det där med Thåström. Vad har han egentligen emot Gävle?2017-03-031h 04Vi syns vid fnasket!4. Knivad på rackenI ett avsnitt präglat av Joakims bryderier med stambytet får sig Gavlegårdarna en slägga värd att minnas. Givetvis hinner
vi också prata utförligt om diverse krogbesök, inklusive ett där Joakim besöker provinsmänniskans standardhak: Rack n Roll.
Christofer då? Jo, han hörs också. Bland annat imiterar han en mindre uppsättning västsvenska dialekter. Kul för hela familjen!2017-02-1752 min
Vi syns vid fnasket!1. En dräpare i AndersbergI detta podcastens första avsnitt presenterar Jocke och Christofer sig, sätter tillvaron i Gävles ljus,
samt hinner säga några ord om valda stadsdelar i Gävle och eventuellt spåra ur i sitt drömmande om svunna tider.2017-01-061h 28
Gnällbänken - en innebandypodd05 - Christofer IngvarssonChristofer Ingvarsson, eller Wadköping IBK:s starke man som jag har valt att kalla honom, är gäst i Gnällbänken.
Wadköping IBK är en relativt färsk förening i länet men har tagit sig upp igenom seriesystemet och är numera en tuff motståndare i division 2.
Wadköping IBK är intressanta då de endast har ett lag i sin verksamhet, men samtidigt engagerar sig mycket utanför plan för att väcka intresset för sporten, ett arbete som jag vill uppmärksamma.
Mer om detta och mycket annat hör du i avsnitt 5.2016-03-1055 min