You are invited to join us all in solving a mystery. A man named Dow signed up for a mysterious clinical trial called The Abacus Project.  It uses advanced technology to explore the very nature of reality. Dow has written 18 letters describing his experience with this project. This is letter 6. Joining the Letter 6 mystery sleuthing team this week are the insights of physicist David Tong, anthropologist Victor Turner and cognitive psychologist Merlin Donald.  Kind of.  In a learning out loud...

You are invited to join us all in solving a mystery. A man named Dow signed up for a mysterious clinical trial called The Abacus Project.  It uses advanced technology to explore the very nature of reality. Dow has written 18 letters describing his experience with this project. This is letter 4. Joining the Letter 4 mystery sleuthing team this week are the insights of historian Inga Clendinnen, and psychiatrists Jim Tucker and Bessel van der Kolk. Kind of. In an AI kind of way. Let's play.

You are invited to join us all in solving a mystery. A man named Dow signed up for a mysterious clinical trial called The Abacus Project.  It uses advanced technology to explore the very nature of reality. Dow has written 18 letters describing his experience with this project. This is letter 4. Joining the Letter 4 mystery sleuthing team this week are the insights of Marcus Aurelius, Byron Katie and Alan Watts. Kind of. In an AI kind of way. Let's play.

What happens when a 52-year-old infant pours three intellectual giants into an AI mixer and pushes BLEND? This. This is what happens. Donald Hoffman (cognitive psychologist) meets Brian Greene (theoretical physicist) meets the Kyballion (mystic teachings). Blend. https://beyondthemirror.transistor.fm/subscribe

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Glenn invites you to listen in -- and possibly participate in -- this exciting work in progress.

I just created something using powerful tools.

A minisode filtered through some AI and OI and IOT fun.

Glenn engages with AI like never before.

What does the peepstone Erastus have to say about being a big and important chosen elite today?

The gift that keeps on giving. Glenn, John, Randy and Matt smack down the classic Mormon musical Saturday's Warrior. Originally published in 2015.

Originally published in 2014, in this froback minisode Glenn shares the experience of his final farewell testimony over the alter in response to Boyd K Packer's October 2010 conference talk against unconditional love and charity.

Glenn shares one of his greatest regrets.  The phone call that he wishes he would have had with his former best friend, before that best friend took his own life

Mormon missions aren’t exactly everything you think they are. Glenn shares some stories about his missionary trainer, aka “The Streaking Samurai.

Calm is Contagious and So is Everything Else – A Mind Expanding Conversation with Dr. Jerome In this episode of Infants on Thrones, Glenn Ostlund sits down with Dr. Jerome, a functional neurologist and author of The Brain-Based Enneagram, for a deep dive into the complexities of the human mind. Together, they explore the profound relationship between thoughts, emotions, and the subconscious mind, offering listeners valuable insights into how we can better understand and influence our own...

 Today's episode of Infants on Thrones dives into the intriguing world of lies and deception, inspired by a video from independent journalist Johnny Harris. I'm Glenn Ostlund, and I'm thrilled to share insights from Johnny's compelling investigation into why we lie, why we believe lies, and what we can do about it. Johnny Harris, with over 5 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, explores the complex nature of lying, touching on both intentional and unintentional falsehoods. His video...

In this reflective minisode, Glenn explores the origins and evolution of the Infants on Thrones podcast. He shares personal insights from the podcast's beginnings in 2012, the inspiration behind its unique name, and how the themes have resonated and transformed over the years. Glenn discusses his journey in clinical mental health counseling and how his experiences as a gospel doctrine teacher, missionary, and podcaster have enriched his current work leading court-mandated domestic violence...

A boy's first uttered prayer?