We are excited to host Dr. Jack Allocca on this episode of the Mangu.tv podcast series.
Jack is a research fellow at the University of Melbourne, studying altered states of consciousness using pharmacology, neuroimaging, and computational neuroscience. He founded Somnivore Pty Ltd, an AI data analytics company serving neuroscience laboratories. His research spans neuropharmacology, psychedelic science, sleep science, and consciousness research in wild species like bears, elephants and birds. Allocca has personally tested over 100 psychotropic substances and explored over 80 countries, speaking and consulting on psychedelic science, philosophy of mind, biohacking, AI, and their societal implications. His work has been featured in various media outlets, including print, video, and radio.
Jack discusses his upbringing in Italy and the cathartic moment that led him to a lifetime of inquiry into altered states of consciousness, neuroscience and psychotropic substances. He shares stories of extended travel and research during his studies, and investigation into the human psyche - experimenting with everything from meditation and psychedelics to extreme diets, religion and joining the sex industry - each becoming integral to his PhD and future career.
Giancarlo and Jack discuss collective consciousness and whether the world can ever really heal, looking at love, collective development and awareness vs. technology and war.
Jack shares his intention and life's work, integrating his experiences to shape the future, and systems to help create a better living.
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Somnivore
Rimini
Salvia Divinorum
King's College - Pharmacology
Eli Lilly OPharmaceuticals
Rupert Sheldrake
Panpsychism
Quantum Entanglement - Nobel Prize
Quantum Entanglement
Double-Slit Experiment
The Uncertainty Principle
Bernardo Kastrup - Pragmatism
Carl Jung - The Analytic Psychology
Psilocybin - Palliative Care
Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now
Vipassana Meditation
Eleusinian Mysteries
Martin Luther King - Moral Arc of the Universe
Barbara Marx Hubbard - Conscious Evolution
Metamodernism
‘Science advances one funeral at a time’
Paradigm Shift - Thomas Kuhn
Planick’s Principle
Liv Boeree
Allen Ginsberg - Howl
Tragedy of the Commons
Shadow work - Carl Jung
Aldous Huxley - Kindness
Harvard Research - Happiness
Observer Effect
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