The familiar quantum probabilities are not arbitrary. They express the best possible way for a particular perspective to summarize a deeper situation it can never see completely. This is how this remarkably accessible essay makes sense of quantum weirdness. www.essentiafoundation.org/when-reality...

Bill Clinton predicted the Genome Project would transform medicine, yet most common diseases still lack clear genetic causes or cures. | https://bit.ly/4pm0P5p Join Stuart Kauffman, Joanna Moncrieff, and Denis Noble as they debate whether genes truly act as a blueprint for life. #philsci 🧪

“Human remains, be they biological or informational, are not meant to be consumed by the ‘morbidly curious’,” argues Carl Ohman. | https://bit.ly/3L9vwMq Ohman argues that we must regulate technology that threatens our loved ones with digital immortality before it’s too late. #AI #techsky 🧪

“The idea that every little thing is set in stone is a morally misguided philosophy,” argues Associate Professor Tracy Llanera. | https://iai.tv/articles/everything-doesnt-happen-for-a-reason-auid-3073 Tap to read as she exposes the myth of modern stoicism. #philsky

Work in progress today, excited to see how it resolves itself! Interested to hear what you guys see emerging in it :) 30x40 acrylic on canvas #art #carriesuzanneart #eastcoastkin #abstractart #intuitiveart #psychology

Painting intuitively and here is what happens - you see a face develop and you try and resist but eventually you have to surrender and let it happen lol! Untitled so far - I’m open to suggestions:) 36x48 Acrylic on canvas #art #abstractart #eastcoastkin #womeninart

We did it, and it was a blast! Our invitation-only 2025 conference may have been a seminal moment, a first step on the road to science's first predictive theory of the noumena. Thanks everyone for participating and contributing so much! #EssentiaFoundation #engelberg #engelbergswitzerland

We like to think belief and emotion belong in different boxes—one ruled by evidence and truth, the other by feelings and moods. | https://iai.tv/articles/the-divide-between-belief-and-emotion-is-an-illusion-auid-3396 But that divide is an illusion, argues philosopher Miriam McCormick. #philsky

Yesssss, Blue Jays are heading to the World Series LFG!! #BlueJays #Canada 🍁💪🏻⚾️🧢 #2025

Jays down Mariners in Game 7 of ALCS to send Toronto to World Series #BlueJays #Canada 🍁🧢⚾️🏟️🇨🇦 Jays manager pulls starter Shane Bieber early, eventually brings in 2 more starters for late-relief action www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Most people think that the sun and stars, the rivers and trees are what is 'out there.' @bernardokastrup.bsky.social contends that this is impossible - our experience is a dashboard about reality, not a window onto it. Summary of this conversation is here: www.withrealityinmind.com/recording-th...

In this remarkably Schopenhauerian essay, Arthur Haswell argues that a world where consciousness is fundamental may still be a world of suffering; even fundamental suffering. www.essentiafoundation.org/is-ours-a-wo...

A work in progress! Working title so far is “Static” 36x48 acrylic on canvas #art #abstractart #arttherapy #artistsofbluesky #womeninart

What if you are a pixel in a higher-level consciousness navigating through extra dimensions of time? Meet the ‘Nested Observer Window Model’ of Jonathan Schooler, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences UCSB. www.essentiafoundation.org/12750-2/seei...

Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phenomenological philosophy suggests the search for the self and consciousness need not be focused on the space within our skulls. | https://bit.ly/3IqhKUm Ron McClamrock believes that instead we should turn our attention to the lived body. Tap to read. #philsky

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

"Only if we understand will we care, only if we care will we help, only if we help shall all be saved. That is our challenge: to save the natural world with all its glorious and diverse life forms, taking them with us into the next century to share with our children and theirs." Dr. Jane Goodall

I've often wondered what exactly @bernardokastrup.bsky.social means when he talks about the importance of paying attention to life. Well in this session, he comes clean! www.withrealityinmind.com/recording-pa...

“We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military.” 📌These “dangerous cities” Trump was talking about, of course, are in the country he governs, because NOTHING excites him more than attacking America. 📌He's a lowlife, a traitor, and belongs in jail. My latest ...

Amazing! Must watch:)

A Forest 36x48 acrylic on canvas #art #womenartists #artofbluesky

Another panting! Used both hands again, amazing what pops out (at least to me lol! Symphony in B Minor 36x48 Acrylic on canvas #art #abstractart #eastcoastkin #artist

☕ Good morning. Here's some facts: Trump has predictably been a complete and utter failure, because history tells us that is all this carnival-barking phony has ever been. He was a rotten kid, a rotten businessman, a rotten husband, a rotten father, and is a poor damn excuse of a man. My latest ...

Can’t wait for this discussion!

When we see, hear, smell and touch we’re not receiving reality, we’re creating it. | https://bit.ly/46GXxTB These are radical conclusions of neuroscientist, Karl Friston. In this exclusive interview he explains how to unify physics and psychology. #philsci 🧪 #consky ⚛️

I love being part of this weekly group with @bernardokastrup.bsky.social and @amirgiles.bsky.social — our deep chats on life, science, and philosophy keep inspiring new art from me. 💫

Here's one for the #MossyMonday crew and anyone who loves #Moss! 💚🌿🥰🌿💚 “In the stillness of the forest, moss whispers secrets of resilience.” - Unknown #green #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #trees #shoreline #islandlife #westcoast #sunshine #glowing

I painted this with both hands simultaneously. It’s a way of integrating my thoughts, full body and consciousness. And it’s also really fun way to let loose and create intuitive art that is full of surprises :) Two Sides -36x48 acrylic on canvas #art #artist #abstractart #eastcoastkin

From fervently Christian Trump supporters to religious members of Europe's far right and Modi's Hindu nationalists, religion is back in politics. | https://bit.ly/46yRrVn Jonas Jakobsen argues we must stop this rise of religious contamination in the political sphere. #polsky #socsky

for: #scape #seascape #EastCoastKin Edition Coast and sea II, no. 100, sold #abstractart #contemporaryart #kunstautomaten #balticsea #Coast #Sea #miniature #tinyart

The Big Bang theory crucially depends on the 'inflation' hypothesis, but one of its founders has denounced the theory as ‘scientifically meaningless’. | https://bit.ly/4njES65 Join as Eric Lerner, Claudia Maraston, and Julian Barbour debate if we should abandon the Big Bang Theory. #philsci ⚛️ 🧪

Good morning #BlueSky ☕️ This picture has multiple meaning for me (see the alt txt) Have a gorgeous day friends ☺️ #BlueSkyArtShow #home #Photography #PhotographyOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Autumn #Frost #River #Sun #Trees #Church #Village #Ireland #PhotographersUnited #Saturday

I will not only like and reshare your art, but if I stumble upon it some time later I WILL LIKE AND SHARE IT AGAIN

I’ve finally found the courage to tell people “I’m an artist” when asked what I do, so I thought I’d post my art here:) No Woman Is an Island Acrylic on canvas, 36x48” This painting speaks to isolation and connection — the impossibility of standing alone, and the raw power of being seen. #art

When starting the 'With Reality in Mind' membership group with @bernardokastrup.bsky.social, I expected mainly scientists & philosophers. To our surprise, many who joined are artists, writers, poets and musicians, inspired by idealism & all that it implies www.withrealityinmind.com/16th-sept-cr...

Today with @bernardokastrup.bsky.social we discuss how appearances may symbolise deeper truths, continuing the western spiritual tradition of engaging with reality rather than transcending it... www.withrealityinmind.com/the-western-...

Physicist and neuroscientist Dr. Alex Gómez-Marín delivered a strikingly activist speech at the Science of Consciousness Conference, 2025. He argued that we are now in a war on consciousness, with materialism and trans-humanism forming a dangerous cocktail. www.essentiafoundation.org/neuroscienti...

When politicians insist that they’re “following the science” they promote a dangerous illusion. | https://iai.tv/articles/following-the-science-is-a-dangerous-illusion-auid-3353 Pascal Boyer argues leaders invoke “the science” to cloak decisions in inevitability. #philsci #polsky

Analytic philosophy is thought to be born when Bertrand Russell revolted against a #Hegel’s version of idealism. | iai.tv/articles/the... But the revival of Hegel’s ideas 100 years later tells a different story. Tap to read Paul Redding’s article on the return to idealism. #philsky

Could poetry be a better way to see the world? To let the soul of things shine through them? Reflections from a dialogue yesterday with @bernardokastrup.bsky.social www.withrealityinmind.com/recording-pa...

What can life teach us if we pay careful attention to it? I was inspired to hear @bernardokastrup.bsky.social's deeply personal response yesterday, drawing on the early loss of his father in Brazil and the unraveling of a career, marriage & identity www.withrealityinmind.com/life-the-ult...

Book launch tomorrow with @bernardokastrup.bsky.social - a personal journey with an inspiring conclusion "There is a Western path...it offers the potential for breakthroughs that will fill you with meaning and contentment to the point of bursting." www.withrealityinmind.com/the-daimon-t...

Fantasy horizon #icm #icmphotography #photo #photography #blurryphoto #bluesky #coastalphotography #seascape #thephotohour #coastal #nature #ocean #longexposure #landscapephotography #adamskieffect #oceanphotography #minimal #Joy

This is a big one, with a big reveal! Robert Lawrence Kuhn, creator and host of the renowned documentary series “Closer to Truth," has been careful to remain neutral in his published work. But here he shares which theories of consciousness he finds more or less plausible. youtu.be/h5G6Oc_V3Lw?...

Psychiatrist Sami Timimi, author of Searching for Normal, argues that society uses the mental health crisis to shift blame onto individuals as Western neoliberalism unravels. | iai.tv/articles/the... Diagnoses like ADHD, autism, depression, and anxiety are sharply rising. Tap to learn more. ⚛️ 🧪

Myth #1: Economic laws are universal and timeless Reality: Economic theory was shaped by fossil abundance Implication: Old models misled us in a world of systems and limits

I wish more politicians understood how the economy is rigged against regular people the way Bill Burr does.

Hi everyone! First still image from Greenland photo tours 😉. Hope you enjoy 🙂🧊⛵️