Attention is your most precious resource - it defines your whole life and your relationship with others. It is also extremely limited so use it wisely.

I or We? INDIVIDUAL vs COLLECTIVE. Which is better for Humanity?

Feb 7th, 2022 30m 46s

The omnipresent tension between the meeds and morals of the Individual vs the Collective has shaped human history. It is the fundamental debate that determines how we shape the politics and cultures of the world and could lead to flourishing or

WHAT IS TRUTH? - Chinese New Year thoughts about Truth and Tea

Feb 13th, 2021 30m 47s

How do you define truth and how can we all strive to find higher truth? Every Chinese New Year I give a speech at our Teahouse on more general topics. But, due to UK lockdown we cannot open and so I am recording this speech for you.These are m

BOHEMIA, MORALITY & CONSCIOUSNESS - with Adam Vanni

Sep 5th, 2020 1h 39m

Freeform conversation with Adam Vanni, one of the founders of JARR Kombucha. In this episode, we discuss everything from tea and tasting to idealism vs materialism.Check out JARR for some of the best booch out there!Show notes Adam's Tea histor

GENETICS OF TEA - Clifford Little

Aug 5th, 2020 46m 44s

How do genetics express the flavour of tea? Does cloning make identical tea? How can the age of a tea tree affect flavour?In this conversation, I am talking with Food Technologist Cliff Little about flavour development in tea. We discuss the im

THE ANATOMY OF FLAVOUR PERCEPTION - Virginia Utermohlen Lovelace MD

Jun 18th, 2020 1h 42m

How do we process the experience of flavour? What is the difference between aroma and taste? Why is taste subjective? I discuss the anatomy of flavour perception with Virginia Utermohlen Lovelace MD and specifically how it relates to tea.Show n

WHAT IS THE VALUE OF VALUE?

May 24th, 2020 37m 27s

How does SELF-VALUE cause unhappiness? In this episode, I explore ideas around the fiction of Value and how the concept of Self-Value is used to control us and causes harm to society. Show notes What is value? How is value corrupted? Why is se

PSYCHOLOGY OF FEAR IN A PANDEMIC with Sacha Khan MSc

May 5th, 2020 1h 16m

How is Global Psychology being affected by the COVID pandemic and how can we re-frame the situation to emerge with positivity? I speak with Cognitive Behavioural Therapist Sacha Khan about the possible psychological effects of fear and isolatio

WHAT IS THE LOGIC OF COVID LOCKDOWN? with Rob Verkerk PhD

Apr 22nd, 2020 1h 3m

Does the COVID Lockdown make logical sense? Will it save lives or will it actually cause more deaths in the long run? What is to stop a second wave of infection? Are vaccines the only solution? I discuss all of these questions with Rob Verkerk

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