This episode is first of all not to take in a scientific view on seeing depression or mental health issues. This episode is just an insight in my mind when i felt down and lost...

The purpose of this episode is to give hope + an insight my subjective reality when I was depressed + how I dealt with it and how i overcome it. So if you have struggles now or had in the past mentally, this episode is for you guys... hope everybody is doing fine now!

In this special episode, I am interviewing my own mentor for 5 years now: Maurice van der Weele. He shares his experience of more than 20 years of experience in coaching his clients. Thereby, he gives his wisdom about how to use your talent more efficiently with his universal applicable techniques and shares the difference between a talent and a gift.

For me, after my depressive period one year ago (next week online) Maurice was and still is somebody I highly value as a person. This episode contains conceptual thinking, the difference between a talent and a gift (and how to use both), psychology, eastern 5000 years old (!) wisdom, what inspiration really is and means, and so much more.. 

Artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies are increasingly prevalent in business and society, and are beginning to be applied to healthcare. These technologies have the potential to transform many aspects of patient care, surgery and medical treatments. Besides these new developments, what kind of qualities does a person need to flourish in this new information/imagination age? Will creativity and imagination become the primary creators of economic value? Why is “moonshot thinking” important to apply to your new business model? And the most important question: why do we need AI in order to support humans in order to thrive in a more data-driven world? In this episode, techno humanist, former CTO and distinguished engineer of IBM Gerard Smit will answer all those questions and gives his view on why we need technology and how it will assist humanity in the future. Furthermore, he shares technological and scientific developments happening right now and at the end of this episode you will begin seeing the bigger (technological) picture of AI and its impact on the world.

The nature of consciousness remains deeply mysterious and profoundly important, with existential, medical and spiritual implication. We know what it is like to be conscious – to have awareness, a conscious ‘mind’, but who, or what, are ‘we’ who know such things? How is the subjective nature of phenomenal experience – our ‘inner life’ - to be explained in scientific terms? In this episode, I will share and explain the concept of the Quantum Mind which is taken into 2 different Theories of Consiousness: the Implicit and Explicit order of David Bohm (Physicist, Nobel Prize Winner and friend of Einstein) and the Orchestrated Objective Reduction Theory of Roger Penrose (Physicist, Nobel Prize Winner and friend of Stephen Hawking) and Stuart Hameroff (MD). Thereby, I will give my view on why shifting your Identity is the best way to changing your personal reality and how to imply this in your own life. Enjoy listening to this episode and see description below for some background reading:

Quantum Mind Theory:

David Bohm, Implicit and Explicit Order: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/david-bohm-quantum-mechanics-and-enlightenment/

Roger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff (MD) Orchestrated Objective Reduction Theory: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1571064513001188

Interview with Roger Penrose: http://nautil.us/issue/47/consciousness/roger-penrose-on-why-consciousness-does-not-compute

What if we have the power to access parts of our brain previously thought to be inaccesable? What if we can improve the quality of our immune system and strengthen our cardiouvascular system as well? What if you could alter and modulate your perception of pain and maybe even your experience of it? If we would be able to deal better with auto immune deases and maybe even prevent or heal it? How would that feel? What kind of power would that bring to our lifes and that of others as well? I am really stunned to tell you today about the science and benefits of the Wim Hof Method, founded by Wim Hof also known as the iceman. Wim has been known for his groundbreaking world records as climbing the mount Everest just in his shorts, running half of a marathon barefoot in the cold and swimming under the ice of the North Pole. Today I will dive into the scientific research of the Wim Hof Method, how to do this method and the benefits of it. Now lets get this brand new episode started!

Scientific Journals:

Radboud UMC 2014: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24799686/

https://www.wimhofmethod.com/uploads/kcfinder/files/PNAS.pdf

Wayne State University School of Medicine 2018: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1053811918300673

The  mental state of 'flow' is one of the most common used terms in the  (athletic) performance field and every person on earth has felt this feeling. It is the source of the greatest achievements in science,  artistic work and sport performance. In any of these events we feel  unusually energized and focused. Our minds become completely absorbed in  the taste before us. This intense concentration sparks all kind of  ideas-out of nowhere, as if springing from our unconscious. In this  episode, I will to explain the importance on how to use your intuition more and cultivate stillness in order to access this altered state of consciousness. Thereby, I will  share with you scientific background on this phenomena in which  scientists used subjective (STER) and objective (Heart Rate Coherence  and Brain Wave Measurements) parameters to predict when a certain person  'got into the zone'. Enjoy listening to the first episode of my own  content!

Always wondered what happens inside the mind of a world-class artist? What did they do to become successful and what distinguished them from other performers? In this interview, Hans will talk openly about his youth,  how he used and developed his talents and his own unique style, the illusion of the American Dream and how to deal with failure. From many highs to many lows, Hans has experienced both sides and shares his advice on how to overcome challenges and obstacles.

The first episode is an introduction of podcast 'The Connection' and interview with the host of the podcast Maurits van Rees (medical student) by Eduard van Wijk. He will share some of the topics he is going to talk about (personal development, science and technology). 

Furthermore, he will talk about his own background and why he started this podcast right now.