The DemystifySci Podcast

This is the purpose of "Life" (Part 2) - Dr. J. Scott Turner, DemystifySci #389

Today we sit with the old questions and let them breathe again, tracing the places where life begins to feel like a presence rather than a computer. Turner walks through the fault lines of modern biology, pointing to the quiet mind-like shimmer in organisms shaping their worlds. The conversation moves slowly, deliberately, as if the universe itself were leaning in to listen. By the end, the idea of agency feels less like a taboo and more like something we’ve sensed all along. Part 1: https://youtu.be/MOr-FZ_ogTI PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysci PARADIGM DRIFT https://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-show HOMEBREW MUSIC - Check out our new album! Hard Copies (Vinyl): FREE SHIPPING https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/products/vinyl-lp-secretary-of-nature-everything-is-so-good-here Streaming: https://secretaryofnature.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-so-good-here 00:00 Go! 00:08:43 – Gene-Centered Evolution Takes Over 00:11:10 – McClintock’s Discovery Breaks the Mold 00:14:19 – Genes as Interpreted Signals, Not Dictators 00:18:11 – From Mutationism to Epigenetics 00:20:41 – Dawkins and the Selfish Gene Frame 00:24:30 – Life Strives for More Than Survival 00:27:47 – Culture as a Force in Evolution 00:30:28 – Termites and Environmental Inheritance 00:32:22 – When Literalism Distorts Science and Religion 00:35:22 – Beyond Gould’s Magisteria 00:39:02 – The Aiming of Organisms 00:41:58 – Desire, Agency, and Evolutionary Trajectories 00:44:14 – Human Exceptionalism and the Myth of Evolution’s End 00:47:46 – Cultural Barriers to Integrative Biology 00:49:39 – The Transcendence of Materials 00:52:10 – Purposeful Behavior in Termite Societies 00:55:35 – Preference and Purpose in Termite Architecture 00:59:14 – Human Metaphysics and Cognitive Niches 01:04:19 – Cracks in the Evolutionary Consensus 01:06:39 – Biology as the Bridge Between Facts and Meaning 01:08:58 – The Missing Definition of Life 01:10:59 – Biology’s Identity Crisis 01:12:36 – Rethinking Life and the Universe 01:15:08 – The Origin of Life Problem 01:16:28 – From Chemistry to Cognitive Emergence 01:20:27 – Life as a Gradual Flame 01:23:13 – Agency as the Heart of Biology 01:25:42 – The Scientific Struggle With Agency 01:27:04 – Turner’s Work on Organisms, Design, and Purpose #consciousness, #agency , #evolution, #originoflife, #emergence, #complexity , #cognition , #purpose , #epigenetics , #philosophy, #meaning, #physicspodcast, #philosophypodcast MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/ AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98 DONATE: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

Banking Is The Dark Matter of Economics (Part 2) - Bob Murphy & Steve Keen, DemystifySci #388

Economists Bob Murphy & Steve Keen come from very different camps. Today they sit together and pull back the curtain on how money really comes into being, piece by piece. Their exchange moves with a quiet intensity, uncovering the places where theory drifts from the world we live in. They trace the fault lines between stability and collapse, each from his own hard-won perspective. By the end, the familiar landscape of banking feels slightly altered, as if something hidden has stepped into view. Part 1: https://youtu.be/fKgiKFfnPqE PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysci PARADIGM DRIFT https://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-show HOMEBREW MUSIC - Check out our new album! Hard Copies (Vinyl): FREE SHIPPING https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/products/vinyl-lp-secretary-of-nature-everything-is-so-good-here Streaming: https://secretaryofnature.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-so-good-here 00:00 Go! 00:02:01 – How Banks Really Create Money 00:03:39 – Support & Merch Break 00:07:34 – What Is Fractional Reserve Banking? 00:10:06 – The 100% Reserve Ideal 00:12:27 – Why the Textbook Model Fails 00:15:00 – Base Money vs Bank-Created Money 00:18:46 – The Textbook Story Falls Apart 00:21:07 – Loans Create Deposits: The Core Mechanism 00:22:44 – Why Economists Get This Wrong 00:25:56 – Public Confidence as the Real Constraint 00:29:07 – Reserves Are Lubricant, Not Fuel 00:35:09 – Policy & Logic Undermine the Multiplier 00:36:46 – Who’s Actually to Blame for Crises? 00:39:18 – The Real Issue: Loan Quality & Targets 00:41:00 – Diverging Philosophies on Ideal Systems 00:44:12 – Modeling Real-World Lending Mechanics 00:48:53 – The Austrian Full-Reserve Vision 00:53:03 – Commodity-Backed Private Currency 00:54:37 – Ending Centralized Monetary Control 00:56:58 – A Regulated Credit Framework 01:01:12 – Elastic vs Fixed Money Supply 01:02:22 – Political Obstacles to Reform 01:03:16 – Market Discipline vs Regulation 01:05:08 – Limited Liability as a Core Distortion 01:08:23 – Asset Purchases, Bailouts, and Moral Hazard 01:11:26 – Policy Mistakes from Bad Models 01:13:16 – Productive Credit vs Asset Inflation 01:15:05 – Is Elastic Credit Even Necessary? 01:17:35 – Fixed Money Supply Lending Mechanics 01:19:15 – Closing Reflections #economics, #banking , #moneycreation , #macroeconomics , #financepodcast , #credit , #monetarypolicy , #austrianeconomics , #complexity , #capitalism , #inflation , #recession , #centralbanking , #goldstandard #physicspodcast, #philosophypodcast MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/ AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98 DONATE: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

Money is Nothing but Network (Part 2/2) - Brandon Quittem - DemystifySci #387

Blockchain currency unfurls here like a hidden root system, threading through the cracks of the old order with a quiet, stubborn intelligence. Brandon Quittem walks us into that underground, where mycelial networks and decentralized ledgers start to align in unexpected ways. In his telling, money is something that grows, adapts, and remembers, shaped by the hands and hopes of the people who hold it. Ultimately, the boundary between ecology and economy feels thin enough to step through. Part 1: https://youtu.be/CG7msC0Rv5M PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysci PARADIGM DRIFT https://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-show HOMEBREW MUSIC - Check out our new album! Hard Copies (Vinyl): FREE SHIPPING https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/products/vinyl-lp-secretary-of-nature-everything-is-so-good-here Streaming: https://secretaryofnature.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-so-good-here 00:00 Go! 00:03:53 Why Can't I Spend Bitcoin at the Grocery Store? 00:10:03 Bitcoin in Developing Nations vs. The West 00:13:26 The "Criminal Use" Argument & Drug Laws 00:15:56 Anonymity, Scams, and Lack of Recourse 00:20:20 Exchange Risks & Custody (Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins) 00:22:50 How to Start: "Get Off Zero" & Multisig Security 00:26:18 The $800 Million Hard Drive in a Landfill 00:28:22 Bitcoin vs. "Shitcoins" & Altcoins 00:29:13 Handling Volatility & Dollar Cost Averaging 00:32:27 Why Bitcoin is Unique: Outsourcing Trust to Math 00:35:21 Is Bitcoin Just a "Faith-Based" Asset? 00:40:49 Why Are Bitcoiners So Intense? (The Evangelism Problem) 00:45:10 How Brandon Manages His Personal Finances 00:49:40 Introduction to the Mycelium Analogy 00:54:38 Fungi 101: Mycelial Networks & Tree Communication 01:05:04 Ancient Human Use of Fungi (Ötzi the Iceman) 01:07:56 The Beer Theory of Civilization 01:10:46 Slime Molds & Decentralized Decision Making 01:14:34 Bitcoin's Anti-Fragility & "Immune System" 01:16:12 Monocrops (Fiat) vs. Old Growth Forests (Bitcoin) 01:24:01 Is Bitcoin a Living Organism? ("Bits Move Atoms") 01:35:15 Consilience: When Multiple Disciplines Agree 01:39:03 Crowd Health & Alternative Systems 01:41:03 The Social Impact of a Bitcoin Standard 01:43:13 Closing Thoughts & Future Episodes #mycology #cryptocurrency , #blockchaintechnology , #decentralization , #economics , #futureofmoney , #digitalcurrency , #physicspodcast #philosophypodcast MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/ AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98 DONATE: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

Where Evolution Breaks With Reality - Dr. J. Scott Turner, DemystifySci #386

The Darwin-Wallace framework stands tall, but there are places where the seams show, where life presses back with its own kind of intention. Scott Turner guides us through those overlooked corners, tracing the ideas that slipped between theory and experience. We find organisms not as passive machines, but as players in a deeper, older rhythm. And in that recognition, the story of evolution widens into something more awake, more alive. PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysci PARADIGM DRIFT https://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-show HOMEBREW MUSIC - Check out our new album! Hard Copies (Vinyl): FREE SHIPPING https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/products/vinyl-lp-secretary-of-nature-everything-is-so-good-here Streaming: https://secretaryofnature.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-so-good-here 00:00 Go! 00:09:00 Evolution’s Philosophical Foundations 00:12:00 Linnaeus and Early Taxonomy 00:18:00 Idealism vs. Darwinian Thought 00:23:27 Ideological Divide in Evolutionary Theory 00:25:03 Early Evolutionary Inquiry and Natural Theology 00:29:00 Darwin’s Voyage and Observations 00:33:57 Intelligence, Purpose, and Evolution 00:37:30 Geological and Evolutionary Gradualism vs. Catastrophism 00:41:40 Darwin & Wallace: Collaboration and Legacy 00:46:34 Mutationism vs. Natural Selection 00:49:44 Reconciling Mutationism and Darwinism 00:53:00 The Eclipse of Darwinism and Rediscovery of Mendel 00:56:14 Evolution, Loss of Purpose and Agency 01:00:30 Darwin’s Pangenesis Theory 01:09:06 Biology, Culture, and Evolution 01:11:07 Evolutionary Theories and Future Directions #history, #consciousness, #evolution, #criticalthinking,#physicspodcast, #philosophypodcast MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/ AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98 DONATE: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

A New Physics to Reunite Reality (Part 2/2)- James Ellias, DemystifySci #385

There is a quiet tremor beneath the floorboards of physics, a search for the hidden substance that carries every wave and whisper of the universe. We walk with James Ellias, @Inductica , through the fog of equations and theories, brushing his hands against the grain of the world, asking what material truth lies beneath our symbols. The conversation stirs old ghosts. Discarded mediums, forgotten experiments, the half-remembered language of matter trying to speak again. We reach for the slow turning toward something solid and ancient, the sense that reality still has a body awaiting embrace. PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysci PARADIGM DRIFT https://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-show HOMEBREW MUSIC - Check out our new album! Hard Copies (Vinyl): FREE SHIPPING https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/products/vinyl-lp-secretary-of-nature-everything-is-so-good-here Streaming: https://secretaryofnature.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-so-good-here 00:00 Go! 00:04:37 Central Equations in Physics 00:08:20 The Importance of a Medium in Physics 00:10:00 Empowerment Through Understanding Physics 00:12:36 Rationality and Truth in Society 00:16:31 Existence vs Consciousness 00:20:30 Discussion on Existence and Consciousness 00:24:25 Role of Imagination in Existence 00:28:10 Properties and Entities in Physics 00:30:15 The Nature of Aether and Physical Mediums 00:36:08 Clarity and Understanding in Physics 00:40:26 Discussion on Force and Aether 00:44:57 Relationship of Entities and Actions 00:49:30 Theoretical Framework for Aether 00:58:04 Exploration of Aether Theories 01:00:40 Importance of Conciseness in Communication 01:02:00 Understanding Physics Before Proposing Hypotheses 01:05:15 Reevaluation of Flawed Theories 01:09:35 The Evolution of Key Physics Concepts 01:15:19 Context-Specific Nature of Constants 01:19:43 Historical Context in Physics 01:21:36 The Nature of Electrons 01:25:53 J.J. Thomson’s Evolving Perspective 01:29:24 Upcoming Work and Philosophical Frameworks 01:32:11 Collaborations #fundamentalphysics, #quantumtheory , #modernphysics , #aether, #quantumphysics , #relativity, #unifiedtheory , #wavephysics #inductivereasoning #physicspodcast #philosophypodcast MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/ AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98 DONATE: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671