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Qwerky Science
by Gaige ClarkPodcasts about the mind, the obscure, and the unseen.
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Episodes
42. The Psychology of Madoka Magica: Sayaka's Insanity
25m · Published
A depressed Psychology Bachelors gives some takes and reviews the artistic awesomeness that is Madoka Magica with a focus on Sayaka, who seems to be the most relatable character (for me). I created the backing music. You can listen to those tracks free at the links below.
This goes pretty deep into my own backstory, hitting some intense topics. Prepare yourself for the journey! Good luck.
The written post:
https://mad.science.blog/2022/10/05/madoka-magica-sayakas-relatable-insanity/
Read The Psychonet:
https://mad.science.blog/the-psychonet/
Help me
https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience
The music I made for this is here:
https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/screaming-echoes https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/pluday
https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/6pm
https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/ritualism
https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/the-world-froze-over
https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/zazaism
https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/ugh-wtf
https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/obe
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BasicMorality
41. Soul Indoctrination
7m · Published
I've started creating video forms of media similar to this podcast. Sorry that it's been so long since I've updated the podcast stream. I've been working relentlessly to upgrade the content for video as well as writing a book!
Here is the video format:
https://youtu.be/e_S-J0cCh9s
The written post:
https://mad.science.blog/2022/09/02/soul-indoctrination/
Patreon, help me continue creating for you!
https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience
The book:
https://mad.science.blog/the-psychonet/
40. Can Good Ethical Theories Be Infohazards?
45m · Published
I've been wondering if ethical theories can be dangerous. Not because of the implications of the theory, but because of the way that discovering a new ethical idea puts you at odds with everyone else. Discovering a new ethical idea often challenges people's choices, which makes you a threat to their ways of life.
http://www.twitter.com/BasicMorality
http://mad.science.blog
Contagious Empathy Failure as a Product of Circumstance [Clips]
10m · Published
How toxic rich business owners might resemble school shooters. This clip is from episode 28 with guest Kevin Ronca. This clip seems straightforward and useful for understanding political conflict and low empathy behaviors.
I'm considering doing short and sweet clips of key points from longer episodes as a trend. What do you think?
http://mad.science.blog
http://www.twitter.com/BasicMorality
39. The Priest and The Scientist
22m · Published
An exploration of how those with schizophrenia may think differently than "ordinary" people. It is argued that ordinary people are delusional as well and this isn't the distinguishing factor. Ordinary people do not create beliefs in science or religion but instead, consume these ideas from those around them. The schizophrenic may either fail to conform or create their own beliefs/hypotheses. Though, it is more complex than this.
http://www.twitter.com/BasicMorality
https://mad.science.blog/
Find the song at the end:
https://soundcloud.com/cosmicrush/screaming-echoes
38. Reciprocal Sociality
46m · Published
Reciprocal sociality is about how our behaviors are often mirrored with each other, particularly in the sense of prosocial and antisocial behavior. Awareness of this is useful for managing social conflicts.
The blog:
https://mad.science.blog/
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience
If you are interested in the psychology coaching service:
https://mad.science.blog/coaching/
37. Ego Death as the Abolition of Conditioned Responses
2h 29m · Published
There is a quite lengthy description of one of the cooler ideas explored in this episode below.
Some links first:
If you'd like to support these projects and help me continue making more:
https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience
My Twitter is here:
https://twitter.com/BasicMorality
I think the main effect of interest with psychedelics could be disruption of conditioned responses which might allow new conditioning to override established responses.
In some sense, this is sort of what I think REBUS is proposing underneath it all. I think even the effects on perception, attention, and cognition are from destabilizing conditioned responses and allowing us to observe the world and use our mind in ways that we have been conditioned to not do.
We fear ego death in waking life because the ego is partly developed through avoidance of the things we fear. Lacking this puts us in confrontation with those fears and ego death strips us of our habitual coping strategies to solve our fears.
One example would be learning to put on a social mask to avoid the fear of being harmed socially. During the come up on psychedelics, our learned social behavioral responses may disappear and we feel naked, while our conditioned fears that tell us to be socially afraid still remain. At super high doses, we might blockout even the conditioned response to fear social situations.
This can allow us to observe that we had such a conditioned mindset and that alternative ways of existing are out there. A life where we are not clinging to the habitual way of seeing and behaving.
It’s like fear forces us into a box of limited behaviors and perceptions and sometimes this brings us misery. Like an addict who fears the withdrawals. Like those with PTSD who fear engaging with their triggers/cues.
36. Attention And Dissociation
59m · Published
This episode is an exploration of dissociation as a general phenomenon of normal attention, trauma-induced dissociative responses, and the mechanisms of psychedelics & dissociative drugs.
The article for this episode:
https://mad.science.blog/2021/09/16/attention-as-the-mechanism-of-dissociation/
If you'd like to support these projects and help me continue making more:
www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience
My Twitter is here:
twitter.com/BasicMorality
35. Issues With Social Reality - Viewer Questions
2h 32m · Published
We explore addiction-based society, loneliness, conformity, and how the internet can help us escape our social boxes. In this episode, I also bring up some of my own personal experiences and how this shaped my life. This episode led to more interesting tangents than I expected so I'll likely do such brainstorms again! If you have questions, email me at [email protected]
If you'd like to support these projects and help me continue making more:
https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience
My Twitter is here:
https://twitter.com/BasicMorality
34. How To Study Qualia With Andrew Zuckerman and Isla Weber
1h 20m · Published
Andrew Zuckerman is a researcher at the Qualia Research Institute. He joins us to talk about his project aimed at studying subjective perception of the effects of various drugs like LSD, DMT, and THC. Isla Weber, from the Intercollegiate Psychedelics Network, joins as a cohost.
Watch Andrew Zuckerman's video project here:
https://youtu.be/M8hRWngvd-A
An article I did about this topic:
https://mad.science.blog/2021/03/12/flicker-fusion-and-visual-cymatics/
If you'd like to support these projects and help me continue making more:
https://www.patreon.com/qwerkyscience
Andrew's Twitter is here:
https://twitter.com/VictorAcero20
Isla's Twitter is here:
https://twitter.com/IslaWeber
My Twitter is here:
https://twitter.com/BasicMorality
Qwerky Science has 41 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 47:11:03. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 25th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on March 24th, 2024 18:44.
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