016. Headless - Non-Dualism & Many-Worlds

alAndar w/ Marcos & Jim

Headless is a short film largely inspired by the philosophies of non-dualism and determinism. Is there a self? Is there free will? Follow our protagonist as he awakens one day only to lose his head, triggering a crisis for understanding. Immerse yourself in his exploration of consciousness. Watch it ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ (YouTube) or ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ (TikTok). Marcos and Jim discuss philosophy and theoretical physics as they relate to art and life.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Teaser

0:11 - Intro song

0:36 - Episode Introduction

3:56 - Headless

7:28 - Marcos' reaction & discussion: non-dualism

13:03 - Illusion of self

15:35 - Thomas Nagel & the subjective character of experience

21:19 - Dissolution of self

24:38 - Marcos' PIC (problem, intervention, change) framework in relation to Headless

28:14 - Does a person need a sense of self-efficacy, agency?

36:17 - The many-worlds interpretation (MWI)

43:13 - MWI inspiration in Headless & consequences

48:03 - Applying headless-ness, other frameworks

53:06 - Mindful meditation & outro song

REFERENCES

- DE Harding's book On Having No Head (free PDF)

- Sean Carrol's video lecture Sean Carroll: The many worlds of quantum mechanics (YouTube)

- Max Tegmark's book Our Mathematical Universe

- David Graeber & David Wengrow's book The Dawn of Everything

CORRECTIONS

- Hugh Everett is not credited with the invention of quantum decoherence; credit goes to David Bohm. Everett is credited with, what would later be called, the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.

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MARCOS' LINKS

- Bandcamp: MarcosdelaGuagua.Bandcamp.com

- Instagram: @marcos_de_la_guagua

- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcosdelaguagua

- Website: MarcosdelaGuagua.com

JIM'S LINKS

- Instagram: @jimnog

- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimnog27

- X: @jimnog

- Website: JamesNoguera.com

CREDITS:

- Art: James Noguera

- Music: Marcos de la Guagua & Jim Nog

- Episode edit: James Noguera

- Description: James Noguera

DISCLAIMER:

Silence or absence of opinion from Jim or Marcos doesn't imply agreement or endorsement of a particular ideology or point of view.