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Bernardo Kastrup

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Author, philosopher, computer scientist. Executive Director of Essentia Foundation (http://essentiafoundation.org). Views are my own, not Essentia Foundation's.

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · Jan 21

NEW LAUNCH! This year I'll be doing a lot less interviews with podcast hosts, but interacting with YOU a lot more. We're launching today the new "With Reality in Mind," a running, weekly conversation with you. It starts on January 28 and sign-up is now open!
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Membership Programme

Membership Programme Weekly online meetings with Bernardo: Q&As, special guests and a dynamic community of scientists, philosophers, meditators, mystics. A home for anyone seeking a science-based me...

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 3h

Mostly in English, and there are English subtitles for the Dutch segments.
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Zo kan economisch nationalisme Europa redden volgens Rana Foroohar | VPRO Tegenlicht

YouTube video by VPRO Tegenlicht

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 21h

Let us not let history repeat itself.
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The Nazi Dismantling Of Constitutional Law In Germany

YouTube video by Timeline - World History Documentaries

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 1d

Ahh, now I feel at home... The setup is almost complete, missing only the NeXT speaker, which is on the way...

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 2d

David Lloyd invites us to see form as an expression of feeling, a notion whereby the physical world becomes the geometric expression of inner emotion, carrying—or, better yet, mirroring—in its patterns the qualitative structures of feeling.
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The geometry of the world: Form as an expression of feeling

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 4d

Oh my God....

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 4d

The audio edition of 'The Daimon and the Soul of the West' is now available!
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RBmedia | The Daimon and the Soul of the West

Listen to the audiobook The Daimon and the Soul of the West, written by Bernardo Kastrup, narrated by Asa Siegel.

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amirgiles.bsky.social @amirgiles.bsky.social · 4d

In Trika, raw emotions like love, humour, and grief can connect us to the absolute. But in this dialogue @bernardokastrup.bsky.social did not shy away from a deeply human response to the horror reality can contain.

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Dreams, horror & beauty are real

Dr Sthaneshwar Timalsina & Bernardo Kastrup dialogue 7th Oct 2025

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 7d

Obviously you haven't been paying attention.

Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 7d

At what cost? Look at the cost last time. And with the weapons of today, the cost can be the end of human civilization.

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 7d

Now let me turn around my messaging: the best way to stop the fascists is for the non-fascists in power to be competent. If non-fascists screw up, there's no stopping populist fascism. The latter won't make anyone's life better, but will ruin everything before the people realise their mistake.

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 7d

Last time, when tens of millions were killed or murdered and the world was left in ruins, history recorded those who had a public platform and nonetheless opted to remain silent in face of the rise of fascism. This time it won't be any different. Let the record show I haven't remained silent.

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 8d

Patience, we will be saying more as soon as we can ;-)
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Euclyd Unveils CRAFTWERK AI Chip with 16,384 SIMD Processors and 8 Petabytes per Second Bandwidth - GeneOnline News

A European AI startup, Euclyd, has introduced a new chi […]

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 8d

A youth dream come true. I was finishing high-school when this came out, but the price was way above my most daring dreams of consumption. This machine was a market flop, but a triumph of pure design and computer engineering.

Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 9d

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.
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Understanding consciousness as a fractal

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, who is Distinguished Professor o...

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 9d

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What Trump’s new order on domestic terrorism really means for America

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 10d

"Obscure"? 🤔

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Eindhoven-based company says its AI chip makes Nvidia hardware look slow with outrageous untested performance figures

Euclyd promotes custom processors and memory as its core engineering approach

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amirgiles.bsky.social @amirgiles.bsky.social · 11d

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!

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Recording: Paying attention to life

Art as the purpose of life and the collapse of opposites on the Western Path Recording 30th Sept 2025

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 11d

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Part Two: Access Your Divine Intelligence! Dr. Bernardo Kastrup Provides a Mind-Expanding Explanation of Consciousness that Leads You to Higher Meaning

Podcast Episode · Mayim Bialik's Breakdown · 01/10/2025 · 1h

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 11d

This was new, refreshing, and a lot of fun! If you think you've already seen everything when it comes to interviews with me, this one will change your mind.
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Is Reality a Dream? Consciousness, Intuition & Life After Death | Dr. Bernardo Kastrup

YouTube video by Dr. Mayim Bialik

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Mayim Bialik @mayimbialik.bsky.social · 12d

What even IS reality?

In this mind-expanding episode of Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, Dr. Bernardo Kastrup (@bernardokastrup.bsky.social) explores the BIGGEST questions humans have ever asked ▶️ linktw.in/vhAtQu 🧠💥 #BialikBreakdown #mayimbialik #bialikbreakdown #consciousness #science

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 11d

Well, if there was any doubt about the US's descent into fascism, there is none now. The whole playbook is being used, even the same words. We've seen this before. You gotta be alarmingly blind or naive not to see it is happening again. This isn't a softer 21st century version; it's the full monty.