The Observable Unknown
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The Observable Unknown is a scientific and psychological podcast exploring consciousness, perception, behavior, identity, altered states, symbolism, neuroscience, and the hidden structures shaping human life. Through disciplined analysis rather than performance spirituality, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey examines how people orient to reality, endure pressure, construct meaning, and lose coherence in the modern world.
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- The Written Unknown IX: Silence After the Feast | Petronius, the Satyricon, Literary Refusal, Fragmentation & the Failure of Meaning
- Mailbag XLIII: Are We Building New Temples Online? | Digital Mythology, Memes, Fandoms, Conspiracy Culture & the Architecture of Meaning
- Interlude XCII: Impulse | Why Wanting, Liking, and Choosing Are Not the Same Thing
- The Written Unknown VIII: A Simplified Neuroscience of Intuition | How the Brain Knows Before the Mind Can Explain
- Mailbag XLII: How Do I Stay Myself When the Country Changes Around Me? | Agency, Political Polarization, Authenticity & Moral Courage
- Interlude XCI: Habit | Wendy Wood, Ann Graybiel, Basal Ganglia, Automatic Behavior, Context Cues & Behavior Change
- Interlude XC: Friction | Kurt Lewin, Richard Thaler, Behavioral Economics, Choice Architecture, Habits, Willpower & Behavior Change
- The Written Unknown VII: Chance as a Cultural Language | Fate, Randomness, Divination, Gero, Play & the Psychology of Meaning
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- Interlude LXXXIX: Salience | Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky, Availability Heuristic, Cognitive Bias, Vividness, and Decision-Making