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TECHNOCULTURE: The Rise of Man by Alex M. Vikoulov | Now available as an Audible audiobook

October 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM

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What has been shaping the human mind throughout the history of mankind?
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Ecstadelic Media Group releases TECHNOCULTURE: The Rise of Man, The Cybernetic Theory of Mind Series by Alex M. Vikoulov as an Audible audiobook in addition to a previously released Kindle eBook (Pres...

Living in Code: What the Simulation Singularity Reveals About Our Reality

August 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM

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We’re rapidly approaching a point where our technologies—AI, quantum computing, immersive virtuality—could enable us to create high-fidelity, sentience-capable digital realities perceptually indistinguishable from our own. What is the deeper implication of that?
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Ever since I first contemplated the profound possibility that our universe might be a kind of simulation, I’ve been consumed by the question: What happens when the simulated begins to simulate? The Si...

The Intelligence Supernova by Alex M. Vikoulov | Now available as an Audible audiobook

July 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM

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The Intelligence Supernova by Alex M. Vikoulov is now available in Audible audiobook edition!
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Ecstadelic Media announces the release of the audiobook edition of The Intelligence Supernova: Essays on Cybernetic Transhumanism, the Simulation Singularity & the Syntellect Emergence, a groundbreaki...

Compressed Eternities: Experiencing Time from Insect Minds to Artificial Gods

July 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM

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Species-specific timescales from insects to AIs
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Species-specific timescales illustrate the profound diversity in temporal perception across biological and post-biological entities, from rapid-reacting insects to humans to hyperintelligent syntellec...

The Physics of Time by Alex M. Vikoulov | Now available as an Audible audiobook

June 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM

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The Physics of Time: D-Theory of Time & Temporal Mechanics by Alex M. Vikoulov is an insightful exploration into the nature of time.
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The Physics of Time: D-Theory of Time & Temporal Mechanics by Alex M. Vikoulov is an insightful exploration into one of the most profound mysteries of existence: the nature of time. As part of the Sci...

The Physics of Time | Deep Dive AI Podcast

April 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM

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This Deep Dive AI podcast discusses The Physics of Time: D-Theory of Time & Temporal Mechanics by Alex M. Vikoulov, an insightful exploration into the nature of time.
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The Origins of Us: Beyond the Big Bang and Darwinism

April 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM

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Where do we come from? Why are we here? Enter The Origins of Us: Evolutionary Emergence...
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Where do we come from? Why are we here? These perennial questions have echoed across cultures and epochs, from mythological accounts to scientific inquiries. In The Origins of Us, I explore a unified ...

The Origins of Us by Alex M. Vikoulov | Now available as an Audible audiobook

March 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM

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Where do we come from? What is our place in the grand cosmic narrative?
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This thought-provoking exploration delves into the fundamental questions of human existence: Where do we come from? What is our place in the grand cosmic narrative? Is humanity approaching a cosmic aw...

The Origins of Us: Where do we come from? | Deep Dive AI Podcast

March 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM

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This Deep Dive AI podcast discusses my newly-released audiobook The Origins of Us: Evolutionary Emergence and The Omega Point Cosmology, The Science and Philosophy of Information series.
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The Ouroboros Code by Antonin Tuynman, PhD | Now available as an Audible audiobook

March 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM

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In The Ouroboros Code, Antonin Tuynman, Ph.D., delivers a groundbreaking exploration of the ouroboric structure of existence, where science, philosophy, and spirituality converge...
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Ecstadelic Media Group releases The Ouroboros Code: Reality's Digital Alchemy Self-Simulation Bridging Science and Spirituality by Antonin Tuynman, PhD as an Audible audiobook in addition to previousl...

The Ouroboros Code | Deep Dive AI Podcast

February 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM

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"The Ouroboros Code" explores the intersection of science and spirituality through the lens of digital alchemy and self-simulation.
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Is Time an Illusion? A New Study Explores Its Quantum Computational Nature

February 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM

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While some physicists argue that time is just an illusion, dismissing it outright contradicts our lived experience.
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Have you ever questioned the deep nature of time? While some physicists argue that time is just an illusion, dismissing it outright contradicts our lived experience. In my latest work, Temporal Mecha...

TEMPORAL MECHANICS: The Quantum Upgrade

February 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM

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Have you ever questioned the true nature of time? Some physicists claim that time is just an illusion, but our lived experience suggests otherwise...
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Temporal Mechanics: D-Theory as a Critical Upgrade to Our Understanding of the Nature of Time by Alex M. Vikoulov | Now available as an Audible audiobook

February 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM

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For those fascinated by the physics of time, quantum consciousness, and the possibilities of time travel, Temporal Mechanics is a mind-expanding read (or listen).
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Ecstadelic Media Group releases Temporal Mechanics: D-Theory as a Critical Upgrade to Our Understanding of the Nature of Time, The Seminal Papers series (Vol.I) by Alex M. Vikoulov as an Audible audio...

Simulation Metaphysics: Cosmological Alpha and Our Deep Past

February 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM

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Simulation Metaphysics extends beyond the conventional Simulation Theory, framing reality as an ontological stratification.
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Simulation Metaphysics extends beyond the traditional Simulation Hypothesis, framing reality an ontological stratification…

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February 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM

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As we progress toward the Omega Singularity, our civilization is undergoing a phase transition of sorts, a shift from biological to cybernetic systems.
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The OS Axiom: Is Reality a Rule-Based Cosmic Simulation?

The OS axiom posits that reality operates like a computational construct. Think of it as an evolving cosmic master algorithm—a fractal code that is both our origin and our ultimate destiny. This axiom...

Omega Singularity: Are We Living in a Fractal Simulation? | Deep Dive AI Podcast

January 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM

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The concept of Omega Singularity encapsulates the ultimate convergence of universal intelligence, where reality, rooted in information and consciousness, culminates in a unified hypermind.
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