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The Rise of Mankind in Nature
Lecture 2 of the "Esoteric Anthropology" series. Recorded in 1958 at the Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles.
The Entheogenic Singularity
Guest speaker: Bruce Damer [NOTE: All quotations are by Bruce Damer.] "Your brain has distinct pathways that outnumber the number of subatomic particles in the universe by a very large number. . . . Your brain is an information system that is bigger than the whole cosmos." "Your brain is reverberating the whole […]
Damer and McKenna Discuss Covid-19
Dennis McKenna Date this lecture was recorded: April 4, 2020 Bruce Damer and Dennis McKenna engage in a spirited conversation for a tribute to Dennis’ brother, Terence. This conversation was recorded on April 4th, 2020 at an online event held during the early phases […]
Exobiology Grant Proposal (Dictation)
Sagan dictating a draft NASA exobiology grant proposal — discusses amino acids, tholins, and methane in Titan's atmosphere; representative of how Sagan composed first drafts.
The Outer Solar System and Life
Sagan's second Royal Institution Christmas Lecture in the 1977 'Planets' series, on the giant planets and the search for life.