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September 15th; Ep. 17 We are talikng about the new DUNE movie, it´s deep mythology, Lynch´s twisted mind, Jung vs Freud, Indra´s fractal net, and the spice, that elevates life out up the mud and into the sacred.

Layman Pascal is, amongst other things, an author and host of the Podcast THE INTEGRAL STAGE. In this conversation we are talking about the post-postmodern ecosystem, the role of integral philosphy, cultural source-codes, Magick, Robert Anton Wilson and Tim Leary, and the resaon why we could use stage-theory although we know it could not be true.

The role & function of comedy in the digital - and maybe post-postmodern age. Dedicated to Norm Macdonald

Andrew Sweeny and Tom Amarque try to get into groove about Ivan Illich.

Andrew Sweeny and Tom Amarque become Guerilla-Ontologists, and ask, if cognitive developement and stages theories are real or not. And their conclusion: All phenomena are real in some sense, unreal in some sense, meaningless in some sense, real and meaningless in some sense, unreal and meaningless in some sense, and real and unreal and meaningless in some sense.

Maniphesto Media Academy (aka MMA) is a virtual one-room school-house—an alternative learning platform—for those who want to take an intellectual and spiritual deep dive.  It is a weekly study group and lecture series, where we try to make sense of the present apocalyptic times.  At MMA we will celebrate creative content, think critically about the existing paradigm, and create a lively learning community.  Education is in crisis today. More than ever we need convivial spaces for real learning, free from cynical corporate demands, a top heavy administration, and the extreme political correctness which haunts the present academic environment.  As a University professor for some years, I feel that now is the time for us to collectively reinvent education for the future and rediscover its original meaning and purpose.  In this spirit, Maniphesto Media Academy is offering a creative space for free thinking and learning.     For more information:  https://maniphestocore.com/maniphesto-media-academy/

Jeremy Johnson joins the Parallax View to talk about political commentator and talk show host Michael Brooks, the Dirtbag left &  Chapo Trap House, the Jacobin and other progressiv outlets that signify a more differentiated discourse and performance of the american left. Fascinating stuf, do it up!

Peter Merry is, among other things, a social innovator, public speaker, author and consultant. We talked about some of his ideas, particularly about volution, volition, evolutionary leadership, Spiral Dynamics, a bit of occult psychology and free will. Great stuff, do it up! 

Alex Ebert at the Stoa: Strange Attractor Roundtable on The Philosophy of Cool  DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Parallax Facebook Medium Intro music: Beautiful Machines, by Andrew Sweeny

After listening to Alex Ebert’s fantastic presentation ‘Dead Cool’ at the Stoa we thought we would invite Alex, who like Alexander Bard, is a pop star turned philosopher for a discussion on ‘The Philosophy of Cool’.  What is cool in the age of attentionalism?  What is fake cool and what is real cool? How is cool related to Réne Girard’s theories of mimetic desire.  Originally part of the Sweeny vs Bard podcast, we thought it exemplified a lively round table and should be part of the Strange Attractor series.  After all ‘cool’ is a strange attractor and mysterious enough to merit a serious conversation. One of the coolest (in the sense of ‘most awesome’) conversations so far.  Part 2 coming soon. Alex Ebert is an erstwhile multiplatinum songwriter and Golden Globe-winning film composer now taking up philosophy in New Orleans.   He is currently finishing his first book, Dead Cool, an analysis of sociodynamics and status anxiety in the age of Cool. Alexander Bard: Alexander Bard is a Swedish author, lecturer, artist, songwriter, music producer, TV personality, philosopher and political activist, and one of the founders of the Syntheist movement along with his co-author Jan Söderqvist. His books include “The Futurica Trilogy”, “Digital Libido” & “Syntheism”. Thomas Hamelryck is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Bioinformatics Centre at the University of Copenhagen Biocenter. His academic research interests revolve around  Machine learning, Bayesian statistics, Protein Structure Prediction, Probabilistic Programming, Deep Learning.  He is also an enthusiast of Réne Girard, and denies all rumours that he was once the keyboard player for Depeche Mode. Andrew Sweeny:  Andrew Sweeny is a writer, editor, blogger, Youtuber, published poet, podcaster, musician, and teacher. He has worked as a touring musician and put out several albums, published a book of poetry, and animated two popular podcasts and a philosophical blog on Medium and now on Parallax. He Lectures at Sciences Po, in Paris, France. DONATE ON PAYPAL Patreon Parallax Facebook Medium Intro music: Beautiful Machines, by Andrew Sweeny