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Visionary scientist Dr. Bruce Damer is pursuing two great questions: how did life on Earth begin, and how can we give life (and ourselves) a sustainable path forward into the cosmos? Follow him on this personal podcast diary through decades of adventures to the edges of the Earth, deep into space and inward, beyond the bounds of consciousness.
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Heightened Living is all about one thing - Higher Leverage Skills For A Better Life. With topics ranging from habits and skills, health and movement, spirituality and psychedelics, life and travel, food, and my addiction to coffee this is a podcast for anyone looking for more. Thank you for listening and I'm so excited for your feedback. -Austin Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heightenedliving/support
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Skeptical, even of skepticism, The Evil Twin Podcast takes on a variety of topics from very unexpected angles. In this podcast you get to ride shotgun while twin brothers Brad and Thad explore the strange underbelly of "belief" in American culture and what it means to identify with those beliefs.
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Listen Now to 62 Future Now Podcast A promising future lies in potential symbiotic relationships between our tech and nature. A example of theat lies with the use of algae in the generation of energy from solar panels. And…how might the climate change gas of methane be actually useful in making things better for us and our planet? This week, the Pl…
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Listen to Future Now #61 I couldn’t believe it when I read about a geoengineering project changing the reflectivity of clouds in our home, the SF Bay Area, in Scientific American, a mainstream science publication! Maybe there is something to all the airplane trails we see these days that will be discussed to major forums. No such luck in looking at…
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Listen to Future Now Podcast Hope you all enjoyed your eclipse experience, be it partial, full, or virtual! Our fav visuals were from the ISS, where you could see the eclipse, appearing as a dark cloud-like 115 mile diameter shadow cast onto the planet’s surface, speeding across the continent, southwest to northeast. Moving at 2400 km/h, the dark s…
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59 Future Now Show Listen Here We are still on the road this week, this time in magical Mt. Shasta, where we introduce you one of it’s residents, Mt. Shasta is rumored to house the Lemurian city of Telos within.Mary Donnelly. A New Englander trained as an RN in pediatric oncology, she learned of Mt. Shasta via an alternative healer, and feeling she…
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Listen to 58 Future Now Wise Democracy This week we are on the road in beautiful Port Townsend, Washington, visiting Jim Rough, founder of www.wisedemocracy.org and Casandra Firman, Jim’s wife and partner in updating democracy as we know it. We all know about the importance of voting, and the necessities of jury duty and national defence as citizen…
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Listen to 57 Future Now - We are on a roadtrip to Seattle and doing our podcast from AirB&B’s for the next couple of shows. This week is on the road in Ashlandfrom Ashland, a cultural hotspot known for great art galleries, theaters, restaurants, and the home of the world famous Oregon Shakespeare Festival. We saw the opening production of MacBeth, …
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Listen to 56 Future Now Show Some cool stories this week, including our very own Taylor Barcroft’s admission he is a Swiftie, in the Taylor Swift sense of the word. Who knew? Besides sharing his Swiftie passion he updates us on the latest in Apple Tech, waveforms of the word ‘water’ in many languages onboard Europa Clipperincluding what’s coming up…
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Listen to 55 Future Now Lots happening in the AI universe this week, including Sun’s quite humorous report with examples of Google’s faux paus in the name of woke culture. EMO by AliBaba is scary-good at taking any source image plus audio and making the image look like they are saying/singing the audio. This can bring to life any decent picture of …
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Listen To 54 Future Now Bruce Damer Dr. Bruce Damer is a scientist and entrepreneur known for his groundbreaking work in origin of life research and virtual worlds. With expertise spanning astrobiology and computer science, he passionately explores the intersection of technology and the origins of life on Earth and beyond. Now he is focused on what…
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Listen to 53 Future Now Show Len Science Poetry What’s great about stormy weather is that stirs up some great stories, and out here in California it means we have more indoor time. This translated into more creative time for us play with some of the new AI media tools coming our way. So in this week’s show you’ll have a preview of what’s possible i…
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Listen to 52 Future Now Randall Lee Hopper Some great space news this week, including a new US lunar lander touching down this month; if successful, the Nova-C Lunar Lander by Intuitive Machinesfirst US craft on the moon since 1972! We also explore what are known as ‘chiral currents,’ a new approach to tech which may be as significant as electrons …
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Listen to Future Now 2.6.2024 We recorded this show in the aftermath of a large west coast storm, and if you listened in realtime, you would have heard the numerous tech glitches that happened, including dropping off the air multiple times. But for the podcast version you get to focus on what we found most fascinating this week, not the glitches. I…
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Listen to 50 Future Now Show Even though the Japanese moon lander kind of crashed, it is still sort of functional..better than nothing! Robots are making their way into society, but not without some issues from the street..Obelisks-a new kind of life smaller than viruses than live within microbes.. This week we covered the “Spirit Fest,” a gatherin…
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Listen to 49 Future Now 1.23.2024 Well, the next phase of deep fakes has begun, with a phoney call from the Prez during the NH primaries. And generating faces from DNA is now here as well, bringing new light into cold cases. But how accurate is it, what could go wroing? Plenty.. Meanwhile, a new bar for EV batteries has been set, with the introduct…
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Listen to Future Now 1.17.2024 The exciting news this week is promising research showing we can grow new teeth later on in life! This is possible thanks to an antibody that can disrupt what’s known as the USAG-1 protein, in a way that allows the growth of new teeth while remaining healthy. Bobby Wilder gives us the download on this milestone of pro…
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Listen Now to Future Now 1.9.24 It’s 2024 and time for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, a massive techie spectacle we used to attend every year. These days, everything there is online and in many ways more accessible to braving the crowds in Las Vegas. New display tech was used to turned the famous Luxor pyramid hotel into a giant Dorito chip!…
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Listen to Happy Perihelion New Year Show Happy 2024! This is our first show of the new year, podcasting live from Bliss Mountain! Naturally we are all a bit blissed, here on Bliss Mountain, and our good tidings will hopefully rub off on you and yours. This is an amazing place, a mini Disneyland of fun, relaxation and creativity, thanks to the inspi…
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Listen to the Future Now Show 12.26.2023 Welcome to our last show of the year 2023! It’s been a good year for us, spiraling up from the disaster of the Optimus whipping up some breakfast for his biological buddies.Jan 6 storm that devastated our beach house and automobiles. This week Future News covers the imminent release of Apple Vision Pro and t…
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Listen to The Future Now Show 12.19.2023 Are repeated patterns throughout history essentially the same old stories in new contexts? Was Nick really abducted by aliens, or what? Is transparent wood a thing? Is Uranus really as weird as an exoplanet? Michael Mercury - Astrological MysticYes, we do tackle these issues with varying degrees of success t…
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Listen Now to The Future Now Show 12.12.2023 Activist Kathryn Saari checks in, reminding us of how important it is to connect directly with our elected Kathryn Saari practicing ‘social engineering’ at Santa Cruz City Councilrepresentatives locally, such as our city council members. Even though many city councils are now online, including ours in Sa…
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Listen to Future Now 12.5.23 Welcome to the holiday season! We have lots of future news this week. Consider Wasabi for better memory, wonder about the super intelligence of Octopi, or the lifeforms found in a vast underwater city, 6 synchronized planets, and cultural hallucinations. Marvel at the new KISS musical avatars, as the band finishes it’s …
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Listen to 41 Future Now Show This week is the start of the UN COP 28 in Dubai with what’s up with climate change. There is already some controversy regarding big oil deals being made there at oil central, but hey, who’s looking? And more controversy at OpenAI, where it turns that there may indeed been an advancement in AI that triggered the current…
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Listen Now to Debra Giusti This week we had the opportunity to speak with Debra Giusti, known in our community as the “Creatrix of Transformation.” She is best known for founding the grandmother of West Coast festivals back in the 1970’s, Debra Giusti - Creatrix of TransformationThe Harmony Festival, showcasing the latest and greatest innovations o…
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Listen to Future Now 11.21.2023 Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We certainly have with Sun’s (Mrs. Future) family in beautiful Starship 2 launches from Texasdowntown San Jose. Lots to cover in today’s show..Incredible to witness the second Starship launch, going further than ever before! And the Silicon Valley startup OpenAI is going thr…
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Dr. Bruce returns for the first Levity Zone of 2021 to mark 'Terence Day' celebrating 21 years since entheo-raconteur Terence McKenna passed through the azure veil on April 3rd, 2000. Terence's call to dissolve the boundaries which separate us inspired this rap on how humanity might move forward with healing the trauma beneath these divisions. Sinc…
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Dr. Bruce returns from evacuation to tell the dramatic, traumatic tale of the horrific CZU fire nearby, coming within a mile of Ancient Oaks. Climate shocks come home as giant redwoods burn bottom to top for the first time in a thousand years. A pattern break, and then another, and another will impact and transform our lives, individually and colle…
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The Levity Zone after six months of life-changing events for Dr. Bruce including his move in with a new love into a new house, the Gandalf Abode at Ancient Oaks. The Zone welcomes in the new Levity Salons. These Salons are live online Zoom sessions which started late in 2019 with Dr. Bruce's Patreon community. This Salon (#4) featured the timely th…
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With the passing of Ram Dass, your Dr. Bruce speaks from his heart to prepare humanity for the decade of the 2020s, calling for a humane and sane response to coming climate shocks, giving a happy report on the publication of the Hot Spring Hypothesis for and Origin of Life article (his greatest intellectual work), and the blessing of his new home, …
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Your Dr. Bruce returns after yet another four month absence from the Levity Zone. I am thrilled to report that my life transition is going very well with this property transforming into a community with members and retreats, a dream of mine for 25 years. My Gandalf House rising on the hill is almost complete and I moved into the upstairs back on Ju…
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Wyatt Hagerty (@wyatthagerty) is the creator of Lithograf Media Group, Predicaments Podcast, and Death Comes Lifting Clothing Company. On this episode we dive into how the mind plays into health, what autoimmune disorders are like, and how answering the call to following your path can sometimes come abruptly. For the full show notes head to https:/…
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Your Dr. Bruce returns after a four month absence from the Levity Zone. Remarkable changes have been happening in my life and I am now "springing forward" into a bright new season of starting up ventures in space, origins of life, evolutionary biology, and computing as well as constructing my Gandalf House here at Ancient Oaks. So, rejoin me now as…
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Niraj Naik is the creator of the Renegade Pharmacist. He is best known for his breathing technique Soma Breath and travels around the world teaching it. Using the power of breathing and Colostrum he completely changed his health after having debilitating stomach pains that kept him bed ridden. In this episode, we dive into how to use the breath for…
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Iman Gadzhi (@imangadzhi) is the creator of Grow Your Agency and Iman Gadzhi (his personal brand.) At 17 he started and built a thriving influencer/SMMA agency and today teaches people how to grow their agency. In this podcast, we chat about Iman's past, his biohacking/systems for health, and much more. Get the full show notes at https://heightened…
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Dr. Bruce Damer (Digitalspace.com) is the founder and creator of Digitalspace.com - He's worked with NASA helping to create Virtual Worlds, Google, and even mapping out the origin of life. After his back-to-back ted talks (here | here) he has been focusing on spreading a concept that millions of us actively participate in, endo-tripping. In this ep…
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Nathan Hatch (@natyehatch) is the creator of Fuck Portion Control and a good friend of mine. After getting thyroid cancer in 2014 and finding himself unaided by medical institutions, he learned about human biology and the underlying causes of metabolic diseases such as cancer in order to keep himself alive. He has a host of knowledge surrounding me…
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Matthew Myro (@Matthewmyro) is a High-Performance and Transformation Coach at Matthewmyro.com. He is also a total badass when it comes to all things around health, spirituality, and embracing the journey. Get the full shownotes at Heightenedliving.com/Matthew-Myro --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heightenedliving/su…
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Troy Casey (@certifiedhealthnut) is the creator of the Certified Health Nut brand. After being on his own at 14, becoming a model, and immersing himself in comedy, he wanted to blend them all together. That lead to the inception of Certified Health Nut and is helping to increase the vibration and awareness of the holistic health movement. Now he he…
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James Fell (bodyforwife) is the author of The Holy Shit Moment and Lose it Right. He's been writing articles for the Los Angeles Times since 2010, the Chicago Tribune since 2012, had columns with Chatelaine and AskMen, and been published in TIME Magazine, The Guardian, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, and many others.Get the full show notes at Heighte…
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Dr. Bruce celebrates the life of environmentalist Fred McPhereson and his role in saving the San Lorenzo River (and Valley) creating the paradise in which we live. Credits: Fred McPherson, Alexa Razma and Dr. Bruce Damer (recording and discussion), Kristof (editing and sound warming), music (Max Hartstein and the 25th Century Ensemble) [released 12…
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Samuel Camburn (@samuelcamburn) is a resistance flexibility expert, former US Army Ranger, and Entrepreneur whose lifelong vision is to help people pave the way to lasting physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.Get the full show notes at https://heightenedliving.com/samuel-camburn-resistance-flexibility--- Support this podcast: https://po…
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Dr. Bruce is back after a heartfelt series of major life changes to bring you this podcast Becoming Human, a recording by SAND (Science and Nonduality) for their Emergence Series webcast in preparation for the SAND2018 Conference in San Jose, California. Join us for a wide-ranging storytelling salon with topics as diverse as the cold realms of scie…
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Dr. Philip Blair is an MD specializing in the healing aspects of CBD oil. He is at the forefront of knowledge when it comes to using CBD for pain, health, and a host of reasons. On Pro-Health Advisors he helps patients with extraordinary disease management, and he also serves as a consultant for the CBD company Elixinol.Get the full show notes at h…
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Asher Yaron (@pak_kopi) is the creator of Coffee Truther, Coffee visionary, Coffee University on Youtube, and founder of the new Power Roaster. His Ted Talk on The Fourth Wave of Coffee is a fantastic overview of the new breed of home roasters looking for incredibly fresh beans.Get the full show notes at https://heightenedliving.com/asher-yaron-per…
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Nathan Hatch (@naytehatch) is the founder and creator of Fuck Portion Control. Nathan reversed his thyroid cancer utilizing principles based on healing metabolism and overall health.Nathan and I discuss an incredible amount about health and wellness in this episode, a lot of which is counter to what most people have been told.Get the full show note…
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Kiki Bosch (_kiki.bosch_) is the creator of Disrupt the comfort, a Wim Hof certified trainer, and an all-around badass. Kiki travels the world helping people get out of their comfort, spearheads a cold water freediving movement, and teaching how to get in connection with the present moment.Get the full show notes at https://heightenedliving.com/kik…
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Your Dr. Bruce shares a hot tub and a chorus of crickets with Dr. Future (Al Lundell) after returning from highly stimulating and encouraging meetings in Boston and Providence where he met a new team of Mac and Mike who are serious about building a "CubeSat" prototype of SHEPHERD. SHEPHERD is the audacious spacecraft design worked out with Peter Je…
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Jay Feldman (@jfwellness) is an independent researcher on the fields of health and alternative means of achieving health. On Jay Feldman wellness, Jay helps show alternative methods for true health using a bio-energetic viewpoint.Get the full show notes at https://heightenedliving.com/jay-feldman-metabolism--- Support this podcast: https://podcaste…
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I wanted to a take a bit of break from guests on today's podcast and really just highlight something I am incredibly passionate about.Our school system and how education works.It isn't set up the way that we are taught in school (ironically) but was fashioned together to produce mindless, monotonous workers, and there is a reason for that.Give it a…
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Anthony Ongaro (@breakthetwitch) is a filmmaker, minimalist, and voice in the movement of doing better with less. Anthony's book has helped thousands learn to reduce the twitch that our modern world brings us and return to the conscious, intentional living.Get the full show notes at https://heightenedliving.com/anthony-ongaro-minimalism--- Support …
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