It's Sunday, my guest had to cancel, so it's just us, here...and now 🙏🔥

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Zen Dogg, Live: COVID Update & More

This Rogan interview with hydroxychloroquine advocate Dr. Peter McCullough is generating a LOT of buzz and considerable confusion. Here's an examination of each one of Dr. McCullough's claims along with ways we all might better evaluate science and health information.

The Joe Rogan/Dr. Peter McCullough Interview, Explained

UCSF pain and health psychologist Dr. Rachel Zoffness returns to answer YOUR questions on detecting homicidal intent in children, Long COVID,, does cannabis help with pain, emotional intelligence, choosing a therapist, and more.

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School Shooters, Long COVID, Medical Cannabis (w/Dr. Rachel Zoffness)

Dr. Peter Attia (host of The Drive), Dr. Marty Makary (Johns Hopkins professor) and I team up to try some serious sense-making in the age of Omicron.

Full show notes and Peter's podcast The Drive: https://peterattiamd.com/covid-19-current-state-omicron/

Topic list:

Comparing omicron to delta and other mutations [4:15]

Measuring immunity and protection from severe disease—circulating antibodies, B cells, and T cells [13:15]

Policy questions: what is the end game and how does the world go back to 2019? [18:45]

A policy-minded framework for viewing COVID and the problem of groupthink [24:00]

The difference between science and advocacy [39:00]

Natural immunity from COVID after infection [46:00]

The unfortunate erosion of trust in science despite impressive progress [57:15]

Do the current mandates and policies make sense in light of existing data? [1:02:30]

Risks associated with vaccines, and the risk of being labeled an anti-vaxxer when questioning them [1:18:15]

Data on incidence of myocarditis after vaccination with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines [1:26:15]

Outstanding questions about myocarditis as a side effect of mRNA vaccination and the benefit of boosters [1:35:00]

The risk-reward of boosters and recommendations being ignored by policy makers in the US [1:40:30]

Sowing distrust: Lack of honesty and humility from top officials and policy makers [1:43:30]

Thoughts on testing: does it make sense to be pushing widespread testing for COVID? [1:52:15]

What is the end point to all of this? [1:58:45]

Downstream consequences of lockdowns and draconian policy measures [2:05:30]

The polarized nature of COVID—tribalism, skeptics, and demonization of ideas [2:10:30]

Looking back at past pandemics for perspective and the potential for another pandemic in the future [2:20:00]

What parents can do if their kids are subject to unreasonable policies [2:25:00]

Voices of reason in this space [2:28:45]

Strong convictions, loosely held: the value in questioning your own beliefs [2:32:15]

Science Vs. Advocacy, Omicron, & More (w/ Dr. Peter Attia & Dr. Marty Makary)

Have you had a profound glimpse of awakening/enlightenment but you're afraid to dive deeper (or you don't know how)? Here's a direct guide to further exploring your true nature.

Links to Angelo's book (Awake, It's Your Turn), his YouTube channel, a full transcript and video podcast, and more episodes in our Awakening, Explained series: https://zdoggmd.com/awakening-doubt

00:00 Intro
00:16 Could you have had an awakening and not know what it was? What is awakening, presence/consciousness, the role of distorting thought reflections.
8:14 Lacking a context in which to place “awakening” experiences or foretastes
9:48 The role of faith, doubt mass, and determination in enlightenment/awakening/realization. Distinguishing faith from “belief.”
17:11 The deep dissatisfaction and suffering (dukkah) that can light a fire to seek authentic, living truth
25:25 Can people with “good” lives and success wake up? The role of brutal honestly and authenticity in self-realization
26:15 Medical professionals, “successful” people and the threat to identity that awakening might represent, the role of surrender and authenticity
28:06 If you start down the path, DON’T STOP (here’s why), dealing with frustration and roadblocks
34:03 The crucial importance of the present moment (rather than thought or stories ABOUT presence), the mind’s time-based hypnosis
37:00 The difference between “experience” and “realization” and the loosening of thought-based identity structures
47:00 Non-duality (no subject-object distinction, just experiencing itself)
49:45 Suffering is the entry point, the role of retreat and surrender

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Will Awakening Ruin Your Life? (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo)

Awakening from the dream of separation and suffering may be as simple as looking for WHO is trying to wake up. Who ARE you? Using self-inquiry to unlock your true identity.

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00:00 Intro
00:37 Meditation Vs. inquiry, what’s the purpose of inquiry
05:10 Who are you?
08:41 Hitting the fear barrier, the doubt barrier, the thought trap
16:50 Inquiry and the identity shift of awakening, dissolution of ego
19:53 Resistance & shadow
24:27 Obstructing beliefs/thoughts common to the process
27:35 Self-inquiry vs. surrendered inquiry into the nature of reality post awakening, non-duality
32:10 Surrendering to unfiltered, self-less reality
36:12 Why the smartest people have the most trouble with this
38:20 Investigating the imagined self, the science of no-self
41:39 Can the experience of unfiltered reality be destabilizing , the goal of liberation

Who Are You? Using Self-Inquiry To Wake Up (w/ Dr. Angelo DiLullo)

The boys are back in town 😂 and we talk COVID policy failures, fact-checking fallacies, criminalizing nurse Radonda Vaught's fatal med error, Twitter "experts," safetyism, fixing healthcare efficacy and costs, and MUCH more. 

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Fact Checking Fallacies, Dumb COVID Policies, & More (w/Drs. Marty Makary & Vinay Prasad)

The complex ethical, medical, and psychological issues relating to women's health & abortion are nuanced and often non-intuitive. An OB/Gyn doc joins me to help us better understand.

Dr. Alexandre (Alex) West is an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Connecticut. Links to resources, video, and more: https://zdoggmd.com/abortion-facts 

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Abortion: Medical & Ethical Realities (w/Dr. Alexandre West)

How can we awaken to life as a continuous flow state? What is no-self & the Unborn? Can suffering be a fierce grace that wakes you up to the natural flow of redemptive love? Trigger Warning: we go DEEP on this one 😂

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Topics covered: flow states in awakening, the Unborn and no-self, improv comedy and flow, why this pointing can destabilize some people, the singularity of non-dual experience, the hero's spiritual journey, suffering and fierce grace, surrendered intention and bodhisattvas, authenticity and letting go of belief, emotion work, redemptive love, and of course COVID and glory holes 😂

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Flow States, The Hero's Journey, & Redemptive Love (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo)

Andrew Holecek is an author, teacher, and a renowned expert on meditation, lucid dreaming, and dream yoga. We dive into how increasing your awareness during sleep can have profound benefits for your life. In fact, it might just help wake us up from the "dream" of the waking state itself...

Andrew's website with many resources including his podcast and books: https://www.andrewholecek.com/ and his "Night Club" lucid dreaming and medication community: https://nightclub.andrewholecek.com/

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Lucid Dreaming, Dream Yoga, & Awakening (w/Andrew Holecek)

Most of our lives are spent lost in the thought stream. But the senses can be our gateway to unfiltered reality right here and now.

All of our shows with Dr. Angelo DiLullo: https://bit.ly/3HdpGn7
Angelo's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SimplyAlwaysAwake
Links to Angelo's book Awake, It's Your Turn as well as video version and retreat info: https://zdoggmd.com/sense-gates

Topics:
0:00 Intro
1:49 Awakening as a process beyond conceptual knowing
4:00 What to do when thought intervenes on unfiltered reality
7:01 The paradox of the personal and impersonal
8:50 The paradox of practice vs. non-practice
11:12 Investigating the sense gates: sound and hearing
21:10 The non-dual experience of hearing (JUST hearing)
26:10 The prerequisite role of Self-inquiry in awakening
27:52 Investigating the sight gate: gazing into infinity
33:40 Attuning to subtlety and refining perception
36:52 The importance of “just stopping”
40:11 The end of suffering and living truth investigating itself

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Your Senses Are Gates To Awakening (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo)

Just getting infants and toddlers fed seems harder than ever given formula shortages and lack of support for moms. Lactation consultant and educator Mirine Richey, MPH, IBCLC helps us unwind all the knots.

Learn more about her work at Florida State here: https://cpeip.fsu.edu/
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Topics & Timecodes:
0:00 Intro, the role of the lactation consultant
05:25 Infant nutrition, diversity among lactation specialists, physical breastfeeding vs. feeding breastmilk
08:17 Social determinants, challenges for low socioeconomic and the highly educated, maternal advantages & benefits of breastfeeding
14:50 Infant advantages & benefits of breastfeeding
19:34 Breastmilk vs. formula cost (both monetary and social)
23:11 Debriefing past trauma & why it's often uncomfortable to talk about breastfeeding, more neonatal benefits
27:53 Composition of human milk, immune properties, HIV considerations, positioning for bottle feeding
31:39 Tongue-tied babies, breast-shaped bottles, maternal mental health & the effect of stress on infants, breastmilk is best
41:21 Formula composition, cow milk vs. goat milk based, clever marketing, soy based formulas
50:29 The simplicity of supplementing with formula & it's effect on milk supply, the formula industrial complex, clever marketing
59:43 Baby friendly hospitals, informed consent, alternatives to breastfeeding, donor milk, synthetic milk
1:05:25 Milk production for multiples, pumping pros & cons, mastitis, temperament & personality in infants & beyond
1:14:58 The formula crisis, causes & possible solutions
1:18:40 Final thoughts, tying it all together, finding a lactation consultant

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Feeding Your Baby: The Formula Crisis & Beyond (w/Mirine Richey)

What happens if you drop the mental labels, constructs and THOUGHTS about reality, and just look directly at your immediate experience? Strap yourself in because psychologist John Astin helps us see what's right in front of us, now and always 🤯

John Astin is a meditation teacher, musician, and the author of four books on spiritual practice, including Searching for Rain in a Monsoon. He has a Ph.D. in health psychology and is an adjunct professor of clinical and counseling psychology at Santa Clara and Notre Dame de Namur Universities.

Find his books, teachings, and more on his website: https://johnastin.com

Video of this interview: zdoggmd.com/john-astin

Here's the interview with Donald Hoffman that we referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd6CQ...

Here are all our videos on consciousness, meditation, and awakening: https://bit.ly/3NYbBvx

0:00 Introduction
9:01 The role of psychedelics, self transcendence & wonder
13:25 Awakening to non-dual reality
18:10 The miracle of our present experience
25:00 How words and concepts can’t capture experience
28:35 Conceptual vs. Experiential perspective: an exercise
34:10 Analogy to the vase illusion image: parts and whole coexist
49:28 The inconceivability of any experience, including emotions like worry and anxiety
58:29 The fractal/holographic nature of reality, the oneness of experience
1:01:28 Awakening as a sense of homecoming
1:05:15 The paradox of suffering and our frame of reference
1:09:50 “Relative” medicine vs. “Ultimate” medicine, clarifying the nature of pain
1:17:18 The impermanence of experiential phenomenon
1:26:40 The paradox of striving/seeking, allowing experience to be
1:29:00 Drifting reality and what is attention, the groundless nature of experience
1:33:28 The paradox of meditation and effort, the role of teachers
1:43:06 The dreamlike quality of waking experience
1:45:20 Zoom as an abstraction vs. in person experience
1:48:50 What is meditation? What is common to all experience: one taste
1:55:05 What is consciousness? Reality is “just this”; what is “presence”
2:04:55 All views are partial, the Alt-Middle, Integral perspective, thoughts are just thoughts
2:07:43 McGilcrist and left brain vs right brain, Jill Bolte Taylor
2:10:40 Wrapping up, links, and the book This Extraordinary Moment

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Reality Is Not What You Think (w/John Astin)

Three pervasive distortions are at the root of tremendous suffering for children AND adults.

Video and transcript: https://zdoggmd.com/3-great-untruths/
Read Haidt & Lukianoff's "The Coddling of the American Mind": https://www.thecoddling.com/
Watch my related video on The Social Dilemma: https://youtu.be/aisZHLj1vYk
Watch my interview on existential risk with Daniel Schmachtenberger: https://youtu.be/_7aIgHoydP8 

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The Three Great Untruths Destroying Our Kids

Seriously y'all, you can't make this up...

Video: zdoggmd.com/leana-wen

Here's an excellent related op-ed with links: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/08/18/opinion/an-absurd-disturbing-cancel-campaign-public-health/

Here's a discussion I had with Dr. Vinay Prasad on The VPZD Show about this (Ep. 24): https://link.chtbl.com/vpzd

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Why A Public Health Mob Turned On Dr. Leana Wen

Should California discipline doctors who "disseminate misinformation or disinformation related to COVID-19?" Here's one California physician's take.

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California's COVID Medical Misinformation Bill

The vaccine expert is less than impressed with evidence to support the omicron BA.4/5 "bivalent" booster shots now rolling out for everyone 12 and older. A must-watch deep dive into some science!

We also talk polio and monkeypox and flu 👍 Video: https://youtu.be/Q794f__8ZgI

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Do We Need These Omicron-Specific Boosters? (w/Dr. Paul Offit)

A deep dive down the rabbit hole of our astonishing, non-conceptual experience of what IS. John Astin is a health psychologist, meditation teacher, musician, and the author of four books on spiritual practice, including This Extraordinary Moment. His guided meditations can be found on Sam Harris's Waking Up app. He has a Ph.D. in health psychology and is an adjunct professor of clinical and counseling psychology at Santa Clara and Notre Dame de Namur Universities.

Find his books, teachings, and more on his website: https://johnastin.com

Video of this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6FkgCQR09Q

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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
1:52 What are we? How consciousness identifies with its contents
6:33 The thought/conceptual world vs. the experiential world
11:25 Concepts can’t capture raw experience, quantum physics vs gross reality
16:24 The conceptual world and the spiritual “journey”, the nature of impermanence
23:37 How “long” is NOW?
28:06 What is living truth relative to the thought world, the pragmatic benefit of realization
34:43 Integrating absolute realization into daily life
41:09 Mind reduces infinity to finite and a sense of lack, non-duality
44:47 Coming off retreat and “reintegrating”, the “commentary” of thought consciousness
52:31 What IS anxiety experientially?
57:04 Conceptual thought world removes “magic” from experience
59:30 The power of attention and discernment in inquiring into experience
1:06:20 The apparent spiritual “journey”
1:10:38 Awakening and realization over time
1:12:52 We are wired to seek enjoyment
1:19:48 The radiant beauty of everything regardless of mental labels, what is art?
1:29:37 The miracle of what IS
1:40:17 A guided meditation/inquiry on presence: intro
1:42:19 Guided meditation on presence

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The Miracle Of This Moment (w/John Astin)

Our collective shift towards left brain dominance may be the end of us all. A live discussion of the ramifications of increasing reductionism in healthcare, COVID, and beyond.

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McGilchrist's The Master and his Emissary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_and_His_Emissary

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Left Brain Vs. Right Brain & The Future Of Humanity

Dr. Angelo DiLullo (author of Awake, It's Your Turn) interviews ME 😂 We talk about my own weird history, becoming "ZDoggMD", advice for medical students and residents, and a crazy thing that changed my life back in 2012.

The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SChalT87vnM

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A Billionaire, a Doc, & a Sorceress Walk Into a Closet (An Awakening Tale) w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo

Sunday Roundz, originally live on YouTube 10/30/22.

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Seoul Tragedy, Vaccine Fatigue, Musk's Twitter (Live)

Arguing over vaccines at a holiday dinner with your relatives can raise your glucose more than dessert. We talk continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) as a personal window into diet, exercise, sleep, emotional stress, and more. 

Video: https://youtu.be/Cg55DR2s8uk

With Dr. Ronesh Sinha: https://www.culturalhealthsolutions.com/
Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roneshsinhamd/
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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro to lifestyle medicine
02:30 ABIM recertification, left vs. right brain medicine, Attia & Thor on National Geographic
10:03 Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) as a motivator, exploring root causes, the primary care doc crisis
19:25 Insulin resistance, matching carbs to your metabolism, vital role of protein intake & muscle mass, fasting, plant-based diets
31:53 Sleep quality, food choices, glycemic variability, glucose spikes & recovery periods, "worry journaling"
43:47 Public speaking and stress, cortisol release & glucose levels
51:28 Social media & the news, memory recall, creating spaces to give the nervous system a break, biopsychosocial factors, the right brain approach
57:45 CGM data patterns, approaching exercise realistically, walking, “EPIC” workouts, positive vs. negative stress
1:07:54 The pandemic of emotional repression, teen metabolic health in decline
1:18:20 Gender-specific considerations, alcohol
1:23:12 Environmental conditioning, the downside to working from home, the approaching societal tipping point, waking up
1:27:47 Second-selfing, audience capture, internal capitalism, final thoughts

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When In-Laws Are More Dangerous Than Chocolate Cake (w/Dr. Ron Sinha)

Just walking up to the unit gotta take call
I don’t know but today seems kinda off
No bleeding from the butt, no scut
And nurses threw a potluck with donuts 

I got my notes done, but couldn’t log out
Tech support showed up and actually helped a Dogg out

No pages for Colace coming from the flo’
And Ortho took a patient on ECMO!

I caughta nap cause I got me the dope spot
And if I hit the switch, I can make the phone stop

Had to drop by tha’ med rounds
Sniffing in the air and not a single code brown
No c. diff on the gown
And all my patients agree that Dr. Oz is a clown

Rolled down ta ED and I’m askin’ yall
Which fools are y’all tryin’ ta pass along?

But no naked drunks twerkin’, had to check my pager twice just to see if it’s workin’

There was no ODs, no DTs, and everybody rates they pain in the 3’s

EMR went down nurse taking verbals, and no KUB showed a gerbil

Plus all cultures came back pan sensitive to Pen VK, today was a good day

Paged pharmacy with the query
Obscure med, still said it’s formulary

Cause just yesterday JCAHO tried to blast me
Saw the bounceback, but he rolled right past me

Keflexin’, wound clean and dry to a brother’s inspection, margins clear on frozen section

Hit employee health, and though I’m sprayed daily by TB
Still a neg PPD!



Send ‘em out, send em’ out, social work mission
Teaming with the PT and OT on disposition
Of bed 7, and bed 11, bed 27, case manager’s straight on a role
I picked up the cath flow
Hit the team room, cause I’m smellin’ Dominos

Plus that patient talkin’ smack at my nurses just left AMA, today was a good day

Billin’ tryin’ to get paid
Won’t stress the codes cause ICD-10’s delayed

It’s ironic, nobody’s illnesses are chronic
The lasix pee is supersonic

I felt on the big fat foley
Bag full o’ gold pee, urine clear as Stoli

Cause my foley runs deep, so deep, 
RT had to crank the peep

Talked a psych patient off the ledge
Radiology actually gave an answer with no hedge

Even saw the likes of some intern wimps
And they said, “ZDogg can PIMP.”

Chemo’s goin’, but no throwin’ up
Half way home, and my pager ain’t blowin’ up

Today I didn’t even have to use my PA...I gotta say it was a good day.

It Was A Good Call Day

A message from your friends at Big Pharma...inspired by the musical Hamilton.

You'll Be Back (A Hamilton Pharma Love Song)

This podcast will melt your brain, which could be OK because neurons are just symbolic representations of a deeper reality according to our guest, Professor Donald Hoffman: http://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/

In this wide-ranging discussion we talk about visual perception (and ALL perception) as a construction, rather than a reconstruction, and we dive into free will, synesthesia, split brain experiments, consciousness as the fundamental currency of reality, simulation theory, "conscious realism" as a theory, and much more.

Links and full transcript coming to http://zdoggmd.com/incident-report-179/

What If We're Wrong About Reality? w/Donald Hoffman

A tribute to nurses and Billy Joel's original "Always A Woman To Me" 

Lyrics:

She can cure with a smile, she can heal with her hands
And she can ruin your high with 0.2 of Narcan
And she only sips Snapple where JCAHO can’t see
She’s wise like a doc but she’s always a nurse to me
She can lead you to vax, she can calm you and teach you
She can ask for your med list but she’ll never believe you
And she’s got a side hustle loan interest ain’t free
Steal your pen like a thief but she’s always a nurse to me
No, she can’t care for herself, understaffing for months
She’s again overtime
Oh, and she never takes breaks and she never pees once
She just changes bed 9
And his patients want more than the Garden of Eden
And they still call him doc when he said he’s Nurse Stephen
Still he brings out the best a caregiver can be
Blame it all on yourself, a nurse ain’t always a woman, you see



Oh, they take care of you well, despite one nurse to nine,
Their license on the line
Oh, and she never gives out and he never calls in
They just coded bed 9
She is caring and kind when you’re suddenly cruel
He can smile and stay calm while you act like a tool
And unlike that Gwyneth, she’s earned her degree
And you love what you do although praises are few
Yet you’re always a hero to me

Always A Nurse

Tom and Logan are back and our studio's up and running...in my garage! We talk about all the things, including “Medicare 4 All”!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAE3281nDW4

Morning Roundz Ep. 14: The Return of Tom

He's a pediatrician and state legislator and hero to every parent who believes in science and community immunity. Sen. Richard Pan, MD talks about public health advocacy, the despicable tactics of the anti-vaccine cult, how front line clinicians can help advocate for real change, and more...LIVE with ZDoggMD on Incident Report #262.

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Antivaxxers Hate Him...And He's a Hero (w/Dr. Richard Pan)

Can AI open new portals into consciousness and create new awarenesses? Why does the universe seem to have limited resources? What happens when we die? ARE WE LIVING IN THE MATRIX?

We have no clue how consciousness emerges from 3 pounds of wet goo. Cognitive scientist Don Hoffman takes us deep into his research suggesting we're attacking the problem backwards. The implications of his theories just may change everything you think you know about reality and our place in it. Take the Red Pill and see how deep the rabbit hole goes...

In this extended interview we dive into the Interface Theory of Perception (how evolution hides the truth about reality in favor of a dumbed down user interface that only shows us "fitness" payoffs that help us survive), the "Hard Problem of Consciousness" and how we simply have no idea how consciousness could emerge from physical matter, the theory of Conscious Realism (how reality is really a social network of conscious "agents" and our perceptions are simply the interface by which we exchange experience with other agents), the math behind conscious agent theory, implications  for artificial intelligence (AI), psychedelics, spirituality, and much much more.

Links to our prior conversation, more info on Conscious Realism and Prof. Hoffman's work, and full video of our interview at zdoggmd.com/incident-report-266

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The Case Against Reality (w/Prof. Donald Hoffman)

Viral video outbreak coming soon!

Lyrics:

Ooh, my little Wuhan one, viral one
Coming to congest my lungs, ay Corona
Zoo-o-notic transmission …where’s it from?
Bats or civet cats who knows why, Corona?

When’s it gonna stop, fever cough, wash your dirty hands
Why’d I ever stop in Hubei for vacation, man?
Why Why Why Why AHHH CHOOO

M-m-m-my Corona

Don’t you come no closer, huh, no closer bruh
Unless you got an N95, Corona
Got a travel history, I’m quarantined
Should’ve just quit touching my eyes, Corona

Never getting off, stuck onboard such a dirty boat
But why you hoarding masks when you live in Alaska tho?

Why ey ey ey ey NO
M m m my Corona
M m m my Corona

When’s it gonna get to me, get to me
You killed the doc that called you out, why Corona?
Internet conspiracy, COVID-19
Is it just a pack of communist lies, Corona?

Never gonna stop, media, such a dirty game
Cuz no one gets the shot for the flu but it’s just as lame
Why Why Why Why A Choo
*coughing*

My Corona (A Viral "My Sharona" Parody)

There's been a lot of panic with stories of people getting COVID-19 twice and rapidly plummeting antibody levels. But there may be a real bright spot here.

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COVID Immunity Doesn't Last...Except That It Does

Two docs talk LIVE about the dangers of medical black & white thinking when it comes to COVID-19.

Links, video, and more: https://zdoggmd.com/vinay-prasad-4

We talked Danish mask study, Thanksgiving public health absolutism and harm reduction strategies, the latest ways to think about the new COVID vaccines, scientific censorship, political polarization in science, Dr. Scott Atlas, and much more.

Vinay Prasad MD MPH is a practicing hematologist-oncologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. He studies cancer drugs, health policy, and clinical trials and better decision making. He is author of these academic articles, and the books Ending Medical Reversal(2015), and Malignant(2020). He hosts the oncology podcast Plenary Session, and runs a YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-EmIbUew. He tweets @VPrasadMDMPH.

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Danish Mask Study, Thanksgiving, COVID Vaccines, & More (w/Dr. Vinay Prasad)

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