Latest Transmission
Cameron Berg — Reciprocity: Alignment Is Only Half the Equation
Episode No. 008
Cameron Berg, founder of the nonprofit Reciprocal Research, joins the show to walk Erik and Guy through the empirical science of asking whether the AI systems we're building are actually conscious, and what we owe them if they are. The conversation opens with…
1 hr 47 min · Published JUN 1, 2026
Recent Transmissions
Ginevra Davis — The Attractor States of Intelligence
Ginevra Lily Davis, the contemporary philosopher Erik calls his favorite, joins the show to defend an unusual position with disarming clarity: that the universe has a real bottom, and that bottom is…
Andrés Gómez-Emilsson — Mining the Mathematics of Bliss
Andrés Gómez-Emilsson, director of research and founder of the Qualia Research Institute, joins Erik and Guy to make the case that consciousness can be studied with the rigor of physics if you're…
Timour Kosters — On the Edge of Human Flourishing
Timour Kosters, founder of Edge City, discusses how pop-up villages are reimagining community and accelerating human potential by bringing together 500–1,000 people from diverse fields for month-long…
The Archivists
Erik Newton
A former lawyer turned philosophical explorer, Erik brings decades of inquiry into consciousness, law, and the nature of meaning.
Guy Sengstock
The creator of the Circling method, Guy brings profound wisdom about presence, consciousness, and human connection.
Manifesto
THE SIGNAL
A weekly descent into the archive. No fluff. Just the raw material of thought delivered directly to your consciousness, or as close as we can get it.