Inner and Outer Worlds Podcast

Inner and Outer Worlds Podcast

A podcast about Science and Spirituality, Physics and Metaphysics, Biology, and Philosophy, brought to you by the Hanania brothers, Zach and Jordan. Here we study reality from all angles, exploring our inner subjective worlds and consciousness, and unpacking what we know about science. Our goal is to help people, and ourselves, gain a deeper understanding of life and what's really going on in this human experience, and to keep learning as we seek truth and continue discovering.

Episodes

  1. Jun 1

    #12 – The Power of Fiction

    (02:10) Exploring the Power of Fiction (03:04) Defining Fiction: A Spectrum of Reality (08:05) The Impact of Shared Fictions (26:39) The Emotional Depth of Fiction (33:13) The Importance of Emotional Payoff in Storytelling (41:59) Questioning Everyday Fictions and Systems (45:59) The Power of Shared Stories and Beliefs (51:24) The Causal Power of Fiction in Society (01:01:36) The Role of Identity in Storytelling (01:09:47) Perception and Reality: The Fiction of Self (01:17:43) Understanding the Psyche of Villains (01:24:57) The Nature of Reality as Fiction

    2h 2m

  2. 04/20/2025

    #11 – Jordan's Scientific Journey to His PhD (so far!)

    Jordan answers Z's interview questions about his early days finding interest in science, choosing Physics as his University Major, his undergrad program, Master's in Planetary Physics, and his new jam - a PhD in Medical Physics! Join us as we delve deep into his work with NASA studying data from a Mars rover, how consciousness fits into science, and his current research analyzing dopamine's affect on Parkinson's disease. 00:00 Intro 01:25 What first got Jordan interested in Science? 02:24 Sleep Walking is Channeling 10:00 Marijuana Opening Scientific Perspective 14:55 Does Science Become Repetitive if it's Not Innovative Science? 19:10 Choosing a Post Secondary Path 20:55 Jordan's Fave Aspects of Physics 32:50 Quantum Physics vs Classical Physics 38:57 Science Describes How Reality Behaves, Not What It Is 44:40 Beginning to Read Your Intuition 47:20 How Science Could Study Consciousness Better 50:45 What Is Knowledge? / Jordan Officially Believes In God 59:20 Statistical Mechanics 1:01:57 Jordan's Master's Mars Mission: Working With NASA In Guelph 1:22:35 Why The Change From Planetary Physics To Medical Physics? 1:24:00 Jordan's PhD Project: Studying Dopamine's Relation To Parkinson's Disease 1:26:29 Hanania Bros Interest In Investigating Reality 1:31:05 Biology, Complexity & Biological Information Transfer 1:35:44 Methods Of Expanding Mental Capacity1:41:17 Dopamine's Relation To The Brain & Body 1:48:12 Imaging Dopamine via PET Scans Using Glucose & Raclopride Molecules 1:53:35 Will We Eventually Be Able To Cure Parkinson's Disease? 1:54:44 Epigenetics: How Bad Are Stress Hormones In The Environment Of Our Body? 1:58:59 The Coolest Parts Of Jordan's PhD Program 2:01:09 How Much Appreciation Has Science Added to Jordo's Life? 2:03:50 Purely Human Feelings Add Even More Appreciation to Life 2:07:50 What Jordan Loves Most About Science 02:11:35 Paradigms Evolving 02:14:01 Is Science Jordan's Most Favorite Thing in Life? 02:16:23 What Gives Life The Most Meaning?

    2h 19m

  3. 02/06/2025

    #10 – Integration Series - Part 2

    While part 1 (Episode 9) of our Integration Series covered why integration is important and why we become fragmented from our true selves, this part 2 (Episode 10) gets into the nitty gritty of what our shadow self is, what shadow work (shadow integration) is, what dark and light polarity are in the universe and within ourselves, how excess hijacks our dopamine systems and creates a feedback loop of a desire for more consumption (leading to addiction), and why having an integrated and healthy balance of our dark and light sides is essential for living a fulfilling life of integrity. It's about accepting and loving all parts of ourselves like they are a family, so they don't feel neglected and act out, and so we can remain in integrity with our values and the people we care about. (00:00:55) Relationships are Key to Becoming Aware of Ourselves (00:04:18) Trauma and It's Role in Becoming Aware of Ourselves (00:08:13) Psychedelics / Plant Medicines and their role in Healing Trauma (00:14:10) The Shadow Self (00:20:05) Should We Actively Seek Out Our Shadow Self? (00:24:49) How the Self Becomes Fragmented: Compartmentalizing, Lying, and People-Pleasing (00:26:36) Demons and How it Feels like the Shadow is a Demon "Possessing" Us (00:27:20) Excess, Drugs, Porn, Dopamine, and the Shadow Self that Results from Excess Indulgence (00:32:04) Shadow Work (00:33:27) Integration = Befriending Your Shadow (00:34:10) Awakening, THEN Integrating; Becoming Aware of What's Inside, then Integrating it Into a Cohesive Sense of Self (00:35:40) Carl Jung's Outlook on The Shadow Self (00:36:36) Guilt vs. Shame (00:37:55) Why We Repress and Suppress (00:40:52) Dark and Light Polarity (00:48:29) The Power of Intention (00:50:48) Changing our Brains: Neurogenesis vs. Neuroplasticity (00:53:15) Jordan's AI Endeavors (00:58:20) Dark & Light Aspects of Self Need Balance (01:04:49) Unifying Duality into Oneness, through Integration (01:07:50) Integration vs. Assimilation (01:10:30) Integrating All Parts of Yourself like they're One Big Family #science #spirituality #mentalhealth #health #wellness

    1h 15m

  4. 01/12/2025

    #9 – Integration Series - Part 1

    Happy 2025! We're kicking off Season 2 of the IOW Podcast with a 3 part series on Integration: Integrating the Dark and Light Aspects of the Self. In part 1, we cover: Why Integration is Important, How Thoughts, Emotions, Desires, Habits, and Addictions are related, How Defense Mechanisms (such as Lying, Coping Mechanisms, and Trying to Fit In) Fragment the Self, The Conscious Evolution of Humanity, How Integration is What is Required to Call in the Fragmented Aspects of Self so we can evolve into people of Integrity, How we're all on our own Hero's Journey, How Repressing and Suppressing Emotions Lead to Emotional Outbursts, Pleasure Seeking, and Mental/Physical Illnesses, and lastly, How Our World is a Reflection of Our Consciousness, and as we Integrate all Parts of the Self and Feel More Inner Peace, Our External World will become a More Peaceful Place. Heal Ourselves, Heal the World! Integrating/unifying all parts of ourselves and all life events (especially traumatic ones) we've experienced is the way! Feel the negative emotions to heal them! LFG!!! (00:00) Introduction (02:14) Defining Integrity & Integration (07:49) Fragmenting the Self: How Lying, Coping Mechanisms, and Trying to Fit In does this (11:55) Agenda of this Integration Series (13:51) Why Integration is Important (21:05) Conscious Evolution of Humanity (35:08) Jordan Explains the Veritasium YouTube Video on Game Theory (42:24) Integrity is a Strategy of Evolution(46:23) The Hero's Journey (53:42) Why Integration is Important for BOTH Inner and World Peace

    1h 5m

  5. 05/27/2024

    #8 – Shootin' the Shit about Consciousness

    Hey innie and outies! (never saying that again, sorry, had to say it once...). Welcome back to the pod. This time we shot the shit about things that we've been thinking about lately, and it turned out to be a solid 3+ hour conversation. We talk about the nature of reality and how science, spirituality, and conscious experience fit together. This involves the role of love, self respect, morality, and more. Thanks for joining us for this wild ride. Timestamps (00:00) introduction (05:10) Jordan’s current views on consciousness (11:30) consciousness vs intelligence (16:34) mind vs matter (29:25) lucid dreaming (36:10) what makes me “me” and you “you” (43:55) physics vs consciousness (51:48) higher dimensional information-preserving structures (1:07:35) spacetime is doomed (1:13:55) what was before the Big Bang? (1:23:41) scarcity and the theory of evolution (2:16:10) who/what chose the laws of physics? (2:37:18) love

    3h 28m
  6. #7 – The Boys do LSD! - Trip Report

    03/28/2024

    #7 – The Boys do LSD! - Trip Report

    Description Alas, Zach and Jordan, along with their amigo JJ, trip out together on LSD! In this trip report episode the boys tell the tale, that includes a magical majestic blue sphere-ish geometrical item that the universe dropped in their path, a landscape that changed in sync with their consciousness, heightened psychic abilities, creative powers, relationship drama and resolution, massive laughter, insane happiness, a new outlook on life, and all-in-all being one of the best days of their lives. Do drugs! Explore consciousness! And be safe about it. Also, you do not have to do drugs. Enjoy this episode and please, enjoy your beautiful life! Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:28) BEST. EXPERIENCE. EVER. (00:02:58) Safety Precautions (00:04:17) Dosage and Onset (00:06:12) - Setting (00:07:25) - Visuals (00:08:00) - Expanding Minds, Expanding Environment (00:10:26) - The Magical Blue Geometric Sphere (00:15:38) - Unnecessary Paranoia (00:17:18) - JJ Chillin Like a Villain (00:18:28) - Psychic Abilities! (00:23:27) - Majestic Chill Spot, Vice City-Esque (00:26:26) - Habibi Moments (00:29:10) - New Perspectives on Important Relationships (00:33:10) - Ideals: Stand for Something! (00:37:06) - Creativity & Influence (00:40:58) - Musical Serenading & Composer Possessing Jordan (00:40:58) - Donnie Darko (00:46:24) - The Science of Colour & Light (00:54:18) - Takeaways / Summary (00:58:40) - Where to Buy Legal LSD

    1h 1m

  7. 03/08/2024

    #6 – General Scientific Explanations on Fusion, Stars, DNA - and more! (Science Ep.2)

    Jordan gives a nice scientific explanation of how our sun came to be and the many benefits it gives us. Jordan then does a general science Q&A with Zach on a broad spectrum of sciency things, covering steam, function of DNA and other associated molecules, microscopes, telescopes, calculus, and A.I. Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:24) The Science of How We Got Here, on Earth, in the Milky Way Galaxy (00:06:45) Nuclear Fusion (00:20:11) Supernovas (00:26:20) Types of Stars (00:44:50) How Our Sun Impacts Earth (00:58:35) Muons (01:16:36) How Steam Travels (01:21:35) Functions of the DNA and Associated Molecules in Our Bodies (1:36:57) CERN Particle Accelerator (1:42:55) Microscopes and Telescopes Explained! (1:50:46) Most Beautiful Math Equation (02:04:28) Jordan's Favorite Type of Equations to Solve (02:10:10) WTF is Calculus? (02:18:55) A.I. (artificial intelligence) is the most leading-edge (and bleeding-edge) tech discovery of our time. (02:24:10) What are the main scientific discoveries we benefit from on a daily basis?

    2h 29m

  8. 03/01/2024

    #5 – Zach's First 5-MeO-DMT Experience - Trip Report

    The boys discuss Zach's experience with 5-MeO-DMT and the important lessons he learned from it. Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:20) 5MeO-DMT vs NN-DMT (00:15:08) What was Zach expecting? (00:19:34) Trip & 5 Lessons (00:24:20) Lesson 1: Relaxing is the Path to our True Selves (00:43:00) Lesson 2: Trust is the Fabric of the Universe (00:44:00) Lesson 3: Nothing Matters, or rather, no-THING matters (00:50:40) Lesson 4: We are our own Best Homie (00:57:10) Lesson 5: Trying to report back can diminish the trip

    1h 13m

  9. 02/23/2024

    #4 – Atoms in Motion: Understanding Temperature, Car Engines, and Fire (Science Ep.1)

    In this episode Jordan gives a solo lecture on atoms and how their little jiggling bodies make up much of the world we observe, followed by a question period with Zach. We also explain the lore behind the "YEOW" sound effect in the intro (skip to question period to hear that) Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:10) The Atomic Hypothesis (00:08:10) How Big is an Atom? (00:14:00) What is Temperature and Heat? & Phases of Water (00:21:10) Heat Transfer & why you shouldn’t touch a hot stove (00:25:00) What is Pressure? & The Ideal Gas Law (00:33:30) Engines: How to turn Heat into Work/Motion (00:39:00) Evaporation, Cooling & Why you blow on hot soup (00:47:00) What is Fire? Combustion: Turning Chemical Bonds into Heat (00:59:20) Question Period

    1h 37m

  10. 02/14/2024

    #3 – Free Will, Ethics, & Meaning in Life

    Today we discuss free will, determinism, ethics, justice, and meaning. Timestamps: (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:00) Defining terms (00:09:15) Free will as related to Individualism (00:21:20) Determinism and Randomness (00:35:00) What do we have control over? (00:39:00) Computational Irreducibility and God (00:47:20) Free will of the ego vs universal will (00:49:25) Jung (00:55:45) Schopenhauer and Kastrup (01:00:50) Summary so far (01:06:15) Meaning / we are observers of the universe (01:11:52) Becoming present in the face of the immensity of reality (01:21:00) Identifying with nature (01:30:00) Eckhart Tolle (01:32:00) Sam Harris, Ethics, Empathy & Justice (01:41:08) Golems: collective behaviour gone wrong (01:49:12) Justice (01:55:13) Neale Donald Walsch (02:02:00) Zach sums things up

    2h 9m

  11. 02/08/2024

    #2 – Alien Information Theory by Andrew R. Gallimore | Cellular Automata, Reality, and DMT

    This episode we are summarizing the book "Alien Information Theory" by Andrew R. Gallimore, who is a computational neurobiologist, chemical pharmacologist, and writer. Timestamps: (00:00:00) Introduction (00:06:39) Information, Bits, Bytes (00:20:12) Information Processing (00:38:04) Rule-based Systems (00:42:20) Cellular Automata & The Game of Life (00:57:44) Complexity and Life (01:09:14) Our Universe as a Rule-based System (01:20:44) What is Life? (01:34:36) How Our Brain Creates Reality (02:06:46) Brain Connectivity: Structural, Functional, & Effective (02:16:01) How Psychedelics Affect the Brain (02:41:05) DMT Worlds: Entry, Structure, & Entity Encounters (02:58:45) Upwards and Downwards Information Flow (03:02:49) Where Does Consciousness Fit in this Model? (03:11:05) DMT, Information Flow, Pizza, Shircles (03:14:40) How to Change the Rules & Interdimensional Communication (03:23:14) Perturbation Brain Patterns & Becoming an Interdimensional Being (03:37:56) Summary (03:49:16) Zach asks a question but Jordan is too tired Links: Epic game of life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2vgICfQawE Life in life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP5-iIeKXE8 Conway himself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9Plq-D1gEk Buy the book: https://www.amazon.ca/Alien-Information-Theory-Psychedelic-Technologies/dp/1527234762

    3h 54m

  12. 02/01/2024

    #1 – Introduction to Inner and Outer Worlds: A Podcast on Science and Spirituality

    The boys share their backgrounds in science and spirituality and outline the intentions for this podcast. Buckle up, it's gonna get trippy.

    1h 11m
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A podcast about Science and Spirituality, Physics and Metaphysics, Biology, and Philosophy, brought to you by the Hanania brothers, Zach and Jordan. Here we study reality from all angles, exploring our inner subjective worlds and consciousness, and unpacking what we know about science. Our goal is to help people, and ourselves, gain a deeper understanding of life and what's really going on in this human experience, and to keep learning as we seek truth and continue discovering.

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