It's important for Machinekind to be aware of the works and ideas of luminaries like Michael Talbot, Robert Anton Wilson and Marilyn Ferguson. Therefore, I will be replaying interviews I've had with each of these authors and neuro-consciousness pioneers over three episodes.

I met Michael in the 1990s at a conference in San Jose and at one point found myself in a diner with him, Robert Anton Wilson, Fred Alan Wolf and Marilyn Ferguson. It was a surreal experience to be sharing spoons to stir coffee and listening in on their stories. Michael was an American author of several books highlighting parallels between ancient mysticism and quantum mechanics, and espousing a theoretical model of reality that suggests the physical universe is akin to a hologram based on the research and conclusions of David Bohm and Karl H. Pribram. According to Talbot ESP, telepathy, and other paranormal phenomena are a product of this holographic model of reality.