Civilization, Ritual, and the Loss of Balance

Jake Orthwein is the creator of Frame Problems, a video essay channel on science, art, philosophy, politics, and culture.

In this episode, Jake talks about his upcoming film for Sam Harris‘s mindfulness app Waking Up. We explore the latest neuroscience on consciousness and how it might explain the psychedelic experience, religious phenomenology, meditation and what it all means for a good life.

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