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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!
www.withrealityinmind.com/membership/

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 · 12h

Oh my God....

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 15h

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 · 16h

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 · 3d

Obviously you haven't been paying attention.

Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 3d

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

Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 4d

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 · 4d

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 · 5d

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 · 5d

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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 · 7d

"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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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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 · 8d

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 · 8d

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 · 8d

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.

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 9d

Happy to help defend Europe.
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Eindhoven Business Briefing: Startups, R&D are key to defending Europe

(Editor’s note: This editionr of the Eindhoven Business Briefing is part of our Tech Tuesday series. Dispatches covers tech across Europe because so many of our highly skilled internationals are resea...

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 9d

中文
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欧洲初创芯片公司将利用巨大的 SiP、自定义内存进行 AI 推理-行业新闻-半导体联盟

Euclyd 提出的芯片是一种巨大的多小芯片 SiP 设计，它称之为 Craftwerk。

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 9d

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This is What Proves Trump’s Dementia: Psychologist | The Daily Beast Podcast

YouTube video by The Daily Beast

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 10d

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Top 15 New Discoveries MADE By AI

YouTube video by AI Uncovered

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 11d

Is this the way to go? We don't think it is; there's a better way.
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Exposing The Dark Side of America's AI Data Center Explosion

YouTube video by Business Insider

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 11d

We fancy our chances as David! 😉
"For policymakers in Brussels and beyond, Euclyd is not just a startup unveiling ambitious silicon. It is a potential beachhead in the wider war of technological sovereignty."
elnion.com/2025/09/27/d...

David vs Goliath in Silicon: Euclyd’s Craftwerk Confronts NVIDIA and America’s AI Grip

For most of the last decade, the global race in artificial intelligence has felt like watching a single company extend

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 12d

In this thought experiment mixed with science fiction and serious futurism, eminent neuroscientist Dr. Christof Koch sketches a not-so-distant future in which we will be tempted by the promise of eternal life in an AI cloud. This is an important warning!
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An unfelt surprise upon being uploaded into the cloud

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · 15d

European AI chip startup Euclyd has announced CRAFTWERK. Positioned as the world’s most power-efficient exascale token factory, the system made its formal debut at the KISACO Infrastructure Summit 2025 in Santa Clara.
www.eenewseurope.com/en/euclyd-un...

Euclyd Unveils CRAFTWERK: Exascale Inference Architecture Targets Agentic AI at Record Efficiency

European AI chip startup Euclyd has announced CRAFTWERK, a new inference architecture designed to dramatically cut the cost and power consumption of large-scale AI deployments. Positioned as the world...

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