Pranam! Fellow Bhratas. The Indus Valley Civilization is one of the most prominent ancient civilizations, but it isn't talked about enough compared to others. Familiarize yourself and be mesmerized by the marvelous Indus Valley Civilization in this episode.

Full image credits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BF88RUyLokZaKSwKgqvHAS-E0xyqHhLblEmdhfbN1SU/edit?usp=sharing

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Oye, Inyalowda! Welcome to the fourth episode of the Sip of the Iceberg podcast. I'm here with the mind-bending discussion about higher dimensions. Please comment your best analogies that can help visualize and understand higher dimensions better.

Blog with graphics of higher dimensions: http://cosmicinhibitions-proximaeupheus.blogspot.com/2023/08/understanding-higher-dimensions-as.html

Bibliography:

• Visualizing the Fourth Dimension: https://researchblog.duke.edu/2017/04/26/visualizing-the-fourth-dimension/
• What is String Theory: https://www.space.com/17594-string-theory.html
• Hyperspace – A Scientific Odyssey by Dr. Michio Kaku: https://mkaku.org/home/articles/hyperspace-a-scientific-odyssey/https://mkaku.org/home/articles/hyperspace-a-scientific-odyssey/
• What are string theory compactifications: https://www.brynmawr.edu/inside/academic-information/departments-programs/physics/faculty-staff/michael-b-schulz/michael-b-schulz-research-interests-string-theory-compactifications
• The physics of “Interstellar” explained: https://www.upressonline.com/2015/01/the-physics-of-interstellar-explained/
• Flatland analogy: https://monadnock.net/abbott/flatland-19.html

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Salvete! Fellow Earthicans, welcome to the third episode of the Sip of the Iceberg podcast. I'm here with a philosophical discussion about consciousness.

Are 'you' your brain? Does your brain control 'you' or 'you' control your brain? Or is it one and the same thing?

Read my blog on the same topic: https://cosmicinhibitions-proximaeupheus.blogspot.com/2023/08/am-i-my-brain.html

Bibliography:

• ​Future of the Mind Book by Michio Kaku: https://mkaku.org/home/publications/about-the-future-of-the-mind/
• ​Descartes’ Epistemology: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-epistemology/
• ​Consciousness explained: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8824704/
• ​Dissociative Identity Disorder: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK568768/
• ​Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11910194/
• ​Alien Hand Syndrome: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4059570/
• ​Split-brain Syndrome: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7305066/
• ​The Chicken and the Shovel experiment: https://physics.weber.edu/carroll/honors/split_brain.htm
• ​Anton-Babinski Syndrome: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538155/
• ​Wernicke Aphasia: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441951/
• ​Brain anatomy: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/anatomy-of-the-brain
• ​Red Dead Redemption 2 game: https://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption2
• ​Hard Problem of Consciousness: https://iep.utm.edu/hard-problem-of-conciousness/
• ​Inverted Spectrum: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qualia-inverted/
• ​The Egg - Short story by Andy Weir: https://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html