The world feels stranger every day; and if you’re sensing it too, you’re not alone. In this introductory episode to my Civilisation Crash Course, I explore how we were born in order to move towards some bigger questions: what does free will mean when algorithms shape our beliefs and moods? How do we navigate an increasingly authoritarian world without losing ourselves?

We’ll wrestle with questions of power, tolerance, identity, and what it means to be human in a world that demands we update ourselves like machines.

Featuring reflections on history, philosophy, and the cosmic perspective of Carl Sagan, this episode kicks off the Civilization Crash Course, a series about understanding humanity’s past to better grasp our future.

Tune in for truth, tangents, and maybe even some hope.

Email me: surfingchaoschannel@gmail.com or Instagram: Eric.Lampaerrt

Cave paintings to check out:

Lascaux in France

The Altamira in Spain

The Apollo 11 Stones of Namibia

De Cueva de las Manos in Argentina

Music:

Hammersion - Ezra Lipp

Sleep Music No. 1 - Chris Haugen

Regulate - Dyalla

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This episode ends a long journey of shedding one's old skin to emerge anew as something else, using the notebooks that were written along the way to piece together parts of a puzzle, collecting fresh and ancient wisdom to survive our unpredictable and strange world. I hope you enjoy the recollection of this adventure as much as I have, thank you for accompanying me, and till next time.

In the meantime, a new podcast, Inside The Gallop, distracting myself from black holes and philosophy and learning about horse racing, wanna hop on that saddle with me?

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Email: SurfingChaosChannel@gmail.com

Music:

Disco Snowball - Casa Rosa's Tulum Vibes

Journey Home - Chris Haugen

invocation - Lish Grooves

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