I have a new preprint out formalizing a model of suffering I’ve been working on. I coin the term “egostasis” for a way of being that depends on a self model, and I explain why “selfing” in this way can be expected to create suffering. osf.io/preprints/ps...

I'm happy to announce that I've just started my dream job as Director and Principal Investigator of a new Contemplative Science Research Program within The Centre for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing at Oxford University. Find out more at ContemplativeScienceLab.com

Live in London? Come along to the Dawn of Mind launch event at Burley Fisher Books on the 21st of February. Get your tickets now! burleyfisherbooks.com/products/con...

My in-person US book launch for The Dawn of Mind will be at The Berkeley Alembic this Wednesday! Come on by if you're in the bay area (it's free but ticketed) www.eventbrite.com/e/the-dawn-o...

Excited to announce that I'll be in conversation with Prof. Dan Siegel to discuss and sign The Dawn of Mind at LA's flagship Barnes & Noble on the 14th of January. Grab your tickets now if you're in Southern California! @barnesandnoble.bsky.social stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...

This week on the Living Mirrors podcast, previous guest Shamil Chandaria is returning to discuss my new book The Dawn of Mind, which is out now! Find it on your preferred podcast app or at the DrJamesCooke youtube channel: youtu.be/XQgmA7EHIg0

The Dawn of Mind is out now! In it I propose a solution to the hard problem of consciousness that rests of a synthesis of science and contemplative insight into mind and reality. Audiobook coming 24th of December 2024 www.amazon.com/Dawn-Mind-Ma...

Here is a good beginning to a Contemplative Research Starter Pack. Suggestions welcome. I'll try to keep it updated as more people migrate over to the blue sky 🙏 #contemplativeresearch #contemplativescience #mindfulness #meditation #yoga #breathwork #psychedelics go.bsky.app/StDaiA6

My new book, The Dawn of Mind, introduces a worldview I call Nondual Naturalism. It holds that reality is fundamentally undivided (nondual). It also holds that our understanding of reality should cohere with our scientific understanding of the world (naturalism).