Matt Brown on astrophysics, the origins of meditation, prehistory and plant medicine

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About this episode

In this episode we talk to Matt Brown, an astrophysicist, independent researcher and academic.

We cover topics such as the origins of meditation, the Indus Valley, plant medicine, self-motivation and the mind. Matt talks openly about his life journey and his personal motivations. We delve deeply into his thought processes and the inner workings of our minds.

This episode was truly inspiring to record and we hope you also find some personal insights from it!

Key topics:

• Religion and science (03:40)
• Independent research, personal motivation and intuition (17:00)
• Mental processes, learning and memory (20:43)
• The workings of the mind (24:49)
• The birth of meditation within the Indus Valley Culture (30:15)
• Fasting and inducing trance states (39:30)
• Plant medicine (50:27)
• Society today and reconnection to nature (59:03)
• Purpose and pursuing curiosity (01:03:57)

Book recommendation:

'The Falling Sky: Words of a Yanomami Shaman’ by Davi Kopenawa

Article recommendation:

The Real Urban Jungle: how ancient societies reimagined what cities could be

Matt’s personal website:

Matt Brown Physics

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