Sip of the Iceberg

Proxima Eupheus

Greetings, fellow Earthicans, this podcast is for those interested in topics related to science, technology, history, philosophy, and the arts. This is not a deep dive podcast, rather a 'dip the toe' podcast for anyone who might not in any way relate to these topics in daily life, education, or job, but is still interested enough to learn and talk about. My goal here is to show people that there's something fascinating for everyone to ponder and get interested in, and perhaps get intrigued enough to delve deeper on your own. Please check the show-notes of the given episode to learn more.

Episodes

  1. 12/20/2025

    3. Consciousness - Am 'I' my Brain?

    Salvete! Fellow Earthicans, welcome to the third episode of the Sip of the Iceberg podcast. I'm here with a philosophical discussion about consciousness. Are 'you' your brain? Does your brain control 'you' or 'you' control your brain? Or is it one and the same thing? Read my blog on the same topic: https://cosmicinhibitions-proximaeupheus.blogspot.com/2023/08/am-i-my-brain.html Bibliography:  ​Future of the Mind Book by Michio Kaku: https://mkaku.org/home/publications/about-the-future-of-the-mind/​Descartes’ Epistemology: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-epistemology/​Consciousness explained: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8824704/​Dissociative Identity Disorder: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK568768/​Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11910194/​Alien Hand Syndrome: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4059570/​Split-brain Syndrome: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7305066/​The Chicken and the Shovel experiment: https://physics.weber.edu/carroll/honors/split_brain.htm​Anton-Babinski Syndrome: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538155/​Wernicke Aphasia: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441951/​Brain anatomy: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/anatomy-of-the-brain​Red Dead Redemption 2 game: https://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption2​Hard Problem of Consciousness: https://iep.utm.edu/hard-problem-of-conciousness/​Inverted Spectrum: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qualia-inverted/​The Egg - Short story by Andy Weir: https://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html

    45 min
  2. 1. Aliens - Do They Really Exist?

    12/12/2025

    1. Aliens - Do They Really Exist?

    Greetings, fellow Earthicans, this is the first episode of my podcast series. This podcast is for those interested in topics related to science, technology, history, philosophy, and the arts. This is not a deep dive podcast, rather a 'dip the toe' podcast for anyone who might not in any way relate to these topics in daily life, education, or job, but is still interested enough to learn and talk about. My goal here is to show people that there's something fascinating for everyone to ponder and get interested in, and perhaps get intrigued enough to delve deeper on your own. Bibliography: How many earth like planets are there:https://physics.byu.edu/department/news/2019-08-how-many-earth-like-planets-exist-in-the-universe- ⁠https://www.wbur.org/npr/242991030/galaxy-quest-just-how-many-earth-like-planets-are-out-there Are we alone in the universe?: https://science.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/are-we-alone-in-the-universe-revisiting-the-drake-equation/ The Fermi Paradox: https://www.seti.org/research/seti-101/fermi-paradox/ The Great Filter: https://www.aao.org/lifetime-engaged-ophthalmologist/perspective/article/great-filter Zoo theory: https://www.seti.org/news/zoo-hypothesis-may-explain-why-we-havent-seen-any-space-aliens/ How big is our universe?: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210326-the-mystery-of-our-expanding-universe Stars: https://science.nasa.gov/universe/stars/ The Dark Forest Theory: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/the_dark_forest/

    33 min

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Greetings, fellow Earthicans, this podcast is for those interested in topics related to science, technology, history, philosophy, and the arts. This is not a deep dive podcast, rather a 'dip the toe' podcast for anyone who might not in any way relate to these topics in daily life, education, or job, but is still interested enough to learn and talk about. My goal here is to show people that there's something fascinating for everyone to ponder and get interested in, and perhaps get intrigued enough to delve deeper on your own. Please check the show-notes of the given episode to learn more.