On the first part of this episode, Kris and I go over the distinction between values vs. goals, with a focus on cultivating an imagination and an appreciation for nature.

The Value of Imagination / Connection to Nature / The Importance of Commitment

In part 2, we talk about the strange vine-like nature of memories. Where are memories stored? Where do plants store memories? Is every memory we have the first time we have it?

The Metaphysics of Inspiration / Where Do Memories Come From / Bike Escape from Living Mannequins

Henri Bergson

Norman Vincent Peale

“A Neville Goddard Method for Creating Reality”

Mitch Horowitz

Charles Baudelaire

Heraclitus

Blaise Pascale

Jean Piaget

The Problem with Palm Oil

John Gould

National Audubon Society

The Lord of the Flies by William Golding

A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes

The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits by Charles Darwin

John Edmonstone

Imperial by William T. Vollmann

Plant Cognition

Homunculus

Boomtown

Quick note about the bonus section toward the end: JDO acknowledges that the planets do not revolve around the earth. It was very late.