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  • F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 14 - Free Will

    F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 14 - Free Will
    2026/03/26

    In the final part of the series on consciousness, Brian and Mike and talk about free will and why you don't have any (or do you?). They dig deep into where your decisions come from and whether you have any control over them at all.

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  • F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 13 - The Nature of Consciousness

    F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 13 - The Nature of Consciousness
    2026/03/05

    Episode lucky number 13. In the third part of a series on consciousness and free will, Brian and Mike talk about the nature of consciousness (just like the intro says!), thinking about thinking, and about how most of the things we think we know can't be proven beyond our own experience.

    In this episode we mention the following:

    What is it like to be a bat? - Thomas Nagel https://www.amazon.com/What-Like-Bat-Thomas-Nagel-ebook/dp/B0CYGZT4HM/

    Natural scene reconstruction from fMRI signals using generative latent diffusion https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-42891-8

    The Matrix https://www.amazon.com/Matrix-4-Film-Collection-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B09R26TLNY

    Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation https://phys.org/news/2025-10-mathematical-proof-debunks-idea-universe.html

    Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father https://store.steampowered.com/app/495700/Gabriel_Knight_Sins_of_the_Father/

    Holy Blood, Holy Grail: The Secret History of Christ. The Shocking Legacy of the Grail - Michael Baigent https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385338457/

    Dan Brown - The Secret of Secrets https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Secrets-Novel-Robert-Langdon-ebook/dp/B0DTT5LV77

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  • F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 12 - Meditation and Mindfulness

    F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 12 - Meditation and Mindfulness
    2026/02/13

    In the second part of a series on consciousness and free will, Brian and Mike talk about meditation and mindfulness. They dispel some myths and talk about what meditation truly is. The conversation goes from yoga to mindfulness games to the real benefits to be gained. Brian teases future episodes and Michael realizes he's really good at having an empty mind.

    In this episode we mention the following:

    Episode 11 - Perception F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 11 - Perception

    Yoga with Adriene 30 Days of Yoga - Start Here

    Waking up: https://www.wakingup.com/

    Making sense: https://www.samharris.org/podcasts

    Playne: https://store.steampowered.com/app/865540/PLAYNE__The_Meditation_Game/

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  • F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 11 - Perception

    F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 11 - Perception
    2026/01/22

    In the first part of a series on consciousness and free will, Brian and Mike talk about perception, how what we experience isn't the whole truth and how things like the vision of birds and optical illusions can prove it. Our brains are lying to us and we talk about why. Also, we talk about why you don't want to think too hard about why you can sometimes taste a bad smell like a fart.

    In this episode we mention the following:

    • Wim Hof Method https://www.wimhofmethod.com
    • Stan Lee's Superhumans: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1743275/
    • Blind spot eye test Quick Blind Spot Test
    • Selective Attention Test (Gorilla Experiment) selective attention test
    • The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Mistook-His-Wife/dp/0684853949
    • Project Hail Mary https://www.amazon.com/Project-Hail-Mary-Andy-Weir/dp/0593135229
    • Thinking Fast and Slow https://a.co/d/7z4YsUc

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  • F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 10 - Sleep

    F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 10 - Sleep
    2026/01/01

    Happy New Year!

    It’s the 10th episode, so we ramble on a bit about that and risk putting people to sleep before we talk about today's subject: Sleep. Brian and Mike share some information and tell lots of hilarious and somewhat frightening stories about surgery, narcolepsy, sleepwalking, dreams and locking yourself out of the house in your underwear.

    In this episode we mention the following:

    • MiniMinuteman - https://www.youtube.com/@miniminuteman773
    • Book: The Promise of Sleep - William Dement - https://amzn.to/4jtZS9l
    • Mike Birbiglia - Sleepwalk with Me
      • Book: https://amzn.to/3KWJS30
      • Amazon Prime Video: https://amzn.to/4pmSfD5
    • Fatal Insomnia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_insomnia

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    Episode correction: Brian's first book (Cisco: The Complete Reference https://amzn.to/49hcBYe) was published in 2002. He was 25 years old. In the episode he states he was 21.

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  • F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 9 - Economics, Wealth Inequality and Billionaires

    F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 9 - Economics, Wealth Inequality and Billionaires
    2025/12/11

    Brian and Mike discuss economics, wealth inequality, why it's getting worse, what it means for the average person, why you are so uncomfortable on airplanes, and why we wish the old Netflix was back.

    In this episode we mention the following:

        • Freakonomics https://amzn.to/4q5rcgd
        • Conan the Barbarian https://amzn.to/4rRGqXY
        • Veritasium - The lightbulb collusion story - This is why we can't have nice things https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5v8D-alAKE

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  • F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 8 - Revisiting AI and its Implications

    F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 8 - Revisiting AI and its Implications
    2025/11/20

    Brian and Mike revisit the topic of Artificial Intelligence, touching on AI replacing jobs, what AI can't do, when the AI bubble will burst and billionaire tech bros' super-secret plans. It’s either our best episode ever, or our worst. You decide. Then let us know!

    In this episode we mention the following:

    • Videos / Channels
      • The State of the AI Industry is Freaking Me Out The State of the AI Industry is Freaking Me Out

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  • F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 7 - Game Design

    F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 7 - Game Design
    2025/10/30
    Brian and Mike talk about games of all sorts and what elements make games fun. They discuss sports, video games, role playing games, card games, board games and they stop playing games with your heart. In this episode we mention the following: Videos / ChannelsGame Theory: Candy Crush, Designed to Addict https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BTGgCEFuQw Penn & Teller Fool Us Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ncm7wAMRjM&list=PLCXTqAdQ-IqmWPtBmB3iUIb1ze0bVqyFY Shin Lim https://www.youtube.com/@shinlimmagic Board/Card Games:Chutes and Ladders https://amzn.to/49tKHKjTicket to Ride https://amzn.to/4oJrQ2iStratego https://amzn.to/4oJrQ2iBattleship https://amzn.to/3WP4UTzCards against humanity https://amzn.to/437Qh18Exploding Kittens https://amzn.to/3LfbeB1Joking Hazard https://amzn.to/4oivVL4 Video GamesNuclear War Simulator https://store.steampowered.com/app/1603940/Nuclear_War_Simulator/Poly Bridge https://store.steampowered.com/app/367450/Poly_Bridge/Poly bridge 3 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1850160/Poly_Bridge_3/FTL https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/FTL_Faster_Than_Light/Elder Scrolls series https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35501445Final Fantasy series https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34459938Portal 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/620/Portal_2/No Man's Sky https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/No_Mans_Sky/Dwarf Fortress https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/Dwarf_Fortress/The Oregon Trail https://store.steampowered.com/app/2013360/The_Oregon_Trail/Candy Crush https://www.king.com/game/candycrush/Gems of War https://gemsofwar.com/Master of Orion 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/410980/Master_of_Orion_2/Civ 7 https://store.steampowered.com/developer/civilizationAge of Empires https://store.steampowered.com/developer/AgeOfEmpiresStellaris https://store.steampowered.com/app/281990/Stellaris/Cities Skylines https://store.steampowered.com/app/255710/Cities_Skylines/Cities Skylines II https://store.steampowered.com/app/949230/Cities_Skylines_II/Sims 4 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222670/The_Sims_4/Crusader Kings https://store.steampowered.com/developer/CrusaderKingsCyberpunk 2077 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1091500/Cyberpunk_2077/Satisfactory https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/Satisfactory/Everquest 2 https://www.everquest2.com/homeHearthstone https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us Role Playing GamesDungeons & Dragons https://amzn.to/47gBXpBCall of Cthulhu https://amzn.to/3Lgiv3yTop Secret https://amzn.to/48Z1J2V Sorry this one is a week late due to travel! Some links above may be part of the Amazon Affiliate Partners Program and we get paid when you use those links to purchase goods. If you choose to do so, thank you for your support! *********************************************** Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway! We are available on most major podcast platforms including Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fing-up-the-ineffable/id1821664977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/12WL4yv7L8Nm4mG2kVXn0y YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FingUptheIneffable I Heart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/282001129 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f4a1689-597f-4c0a-a34b-e15ce7646edc and more: https://finguptheineffable.podbean.com/ We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release! We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X: https://x.com/FIneffable68055 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/finguptheineffable.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@finguptheineffable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finguptheineffable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577163372748 and let us know what you think! You can also email us at finguptheineffable@gmail.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you soon!
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