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Mona Sobhani — A Neuroscientist’s Journey From Materialism to Beyond (EP.221)


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Mona Sobhani, Ph.D. is a cognitive neuroscientist, researcher, and author. In 2022 she published her first book, Proof of Spiritual Phenomena: A Neuroscientist's Discovery of the Ineffable Mysteries of the Universe, which documents her “transformation from diehard materialist to open-minded spiritual seeker.”

Mona joins the show to discuss blowing open the box of materialism, why anecdotes are scientifically underrated, what she learned from studying decades of research into psi-phenomena, how quantum science is transforming the way we think about consciousness, and MUCH more!

Important Links:

  • Mona’s Twitter
  • Proof of Spiritual Phenomena: A Neuroscientist's Discovery of the Ineffable Mysteries of the Universe; by Mona Sobhani
  • Cosmos, Coffee & Consciousness (Mona’s Substack)
  • Life Will Be the Death of Me Podcast with Chelsea Handler (Ep. 19): People on the Other Side with Laura Lynne Jackson
  • Infinite Potential: The Life & Ideas of David Bohm
  • Prophetic AI

Show Notes:

  • Mona’s Journey Beyond Materialism
  • Anecdotes are Scientifically Underrated; Research Into Psi Phenomena
  • How Mona Deals With Her Colleagues’ Skepticism
  • The Persuasiveness of Personal Experience
  • Psychic Phenomena & the Scientific Method
  • Blowing Open the Box of Materialism
  • How Quantum Science is Transforming How We Think About Consciousness
  • Transcendent Technology
  • Psychedelics as a Bridge
  • What’s Next for Mona
  • Bringing Humanity Back Into Science
  • Mona as Empress of the World
  • MORE!

Books & Articles Mentioned:

  • Proof of Spiritual Phenomena: A Neuroscientist's Discovery of the Ineffable Mysteries of the Universe; by Mona Sobhani
  • The Radical Ideas of Psychedelic Research 2.0 (Pt.1; Pt.2); by Mona Sobhani
  • Many Lives, Many Masters: The true story of a prominent psychiatrist, his young patient and the past-life therapy that changed both their lives; by Dr. Brian Weiss
  • The New Inquisition: Irrational Rationalism and the Citadel of Science; by Robert Anton Wilson
  • Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy; by Michael Polanyi
  • The Two Cultures; by C. P. Snow
  • The Fabric of Reality: Towards a Theory of Everything; by David Deutsch
  • The work of Dean Radin
  • The Common Basis of Memory and Consciousness: Understanding the Brain as a Write-Read Head Interacting With an Omnipresent Background Field’ by Joachim Keppler
  • How To Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence; by Michael Pollan
  • What the Tortoise Said to Achilles; by Lewis Carroll
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