20 angles Steven De Blieck

I speak with Prof. Steven Laureys about neuroscience, meditation, our sense of “self”, artificial intelligence and many more.

Steven Laureys is a neurologist, both a clinician and an academic researcher. His research focuses on altered states of consciousness. He is also the author of the (Dutch) book “Het no-nonsense meditatie boek”.

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(This podcast episode exceptionally is in Dutch)

Zijn we onze gedachten? Werpt overmatig denken - of piekeren - zijn vruchten af? Valt ongemak altijd te vermijden? Wat als we het uitnodigen?

Een bijzonder praktisch gesprek met Prof. Filip Raes, waarin we vanuit psychologisch perspectief kijken naar de vraag “wie zijn we, waarom zijn we?”.

Het heeft mij best wat bijgebracht over de soms stormachtige condities in mijn hoofd, en ik hoop voor u hetzelfde.

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[Episode in Dutch]

Ik bekijk met Dirk Van Duppen vanuit verschillende perspectieven de vraag “zijn we inherent goed, of slecht?”.

Dirk is arts en vecht al heel zijn leven voor betaalbare geneesmiddelen. Hij schreef ondermeer het boek “De Cholesterol-oorlog, waarom geneesmiddelen zo duur zijn”.

In elke aflevering van de podcast stel ik de vraag “wie of wat zijn we?” aan een expert met een verschillend perspectief. Meer info op www.20angles.com.

Adventurer Jelle Veyt on getting caught in an avalanche on Everest, lessons learned from living on the streets for two years, and how death can be a big motivator.

Jelle is a professional adventurer. He is now on a quest to cycle/row to the highest mountains on every continent and climb them.

This was a very personal interview, and it some of the most practical insights in a short amount of time I have ever encountered on.

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In this episode, Steven examines the central question “who or what are we?” with Radu Surdeanu, both a physicist and a Zen practitioner. We talk about the two things science still has no clue about what’s going on: quantum physics and consciousness. We also touch the topic of AI.

Links:
Richard Feynman’s “ode to a flower”: http://bit.ly/2LSpbDJ
Humble Before the Void - Chris Impey: https://amzn.to/2IJkf2n
Happiness - Matthieu Ricard: http://bit.ly/2p0azcA

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In this episode, Steven examines the central question “who or what we are?” with Prof. Lieven Annemans.

Lieven teaches at Ghent University, and has written several books on health economics. The last few years his research has shifted more into the direction of happiness.

What is happiness, and is the pursuit of it a futile quest? What can we really do about it?

Things referred to in this episode:
Book “Altruism” by Matthieu Ricard: https://amzn.to/2VlkfdH

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