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Roel Smelt hosts Disrupt Consciousness, a technology show with 44 episodes published.
We are currently living through the most significant transition in human history since the invention of agriculture. For ten thousand years, the human experience has been defined by the struggle for resources. Our wars,
In the high temples of Silicon Valley, a new myth is being written. It is not a myth of heroes and monsters, but of gravity and intent. We are witnessing a fundamental shift in the human experience: the birth of the Para
Imagine a traveler walking through a dense, mist-covered forest. He is searching for the “Laws of the Woods”—the hidden rules that govern the growth of the moss and the flight of the owls. Suddenly, he trips over a silve
The Gain and the Loss of Victory Silas had solved the world. He was not merely an engineer; he was the architect of the ‘Ultimate Algorithm for Human Necessity’—the complex code that, in collaboration with global AI netw
Research suggests that AI, far from being a neutral tool, acts as a moral mirror reflecting human values and biases, much like the philosophies explored by Hans Achterhuis. It seems likely that by engaging with AI though
Every generation has its bogeyman.In the 1950s it was Elvis Presley’s hips and rock ’n’ roll—psychologists warned it would turn teenagers into sex-crazed delinquents. In the 1970s and 80s it was Dungeons & Dragons (liter
The point being of today’s article is… We live in a time where millions of people are waking up to their pain bodies. Some are still deeply entangled in them, others have done much of the inner work, and a very small gro
The point being of today’s article is that the success of Lovable signals far more than a single startup win—it reveals a new working paradigm. The same methods are being adopted by platforms like Gemini and Figma . And
The point being of today’s article is… …that the collapse of Europe’s automobile industry is unavoidable, and the reason reaches far deeper than technology or global competition. It exposes a continent whose political de
My Clear and Short Opinion As a car company, Tesla is already the greatest industrial success story of our generation — the only automaker that took Master Plan 1 (2006) and actually delivered it, on time and under budge
The point being of today’s article is that OpenAI’s new rules from late October 2025—sending mental health chats straight to experts—keep the company out of legal hot water, but they ignore how 1.2 million people each we
The point being of today’s article is… AI and Bitcoin are not separate revolutions but two halves of a new global operating system — one replacing human labor, the other redefining capital itself. The Situation at Hand F
The point being of today’s article is: I believe every young person — roughly between ten and seventeen — should learn to vibecode. Not to become programmers, but to become conscious creators in a world where machines ar
In 1894, Swami Sri Yukteswar wrote something remarkable in “The Holy Science.” He predicted humanity would enter an age of energy mastery around 1900. An age where we’d understand electricity, atomic forces, and the fund
For six thousand years, humanity has lived by a single story: the story of scarcity. That story shaped our politics, our economies, our religions, and even our fears. But what if that story is ending? In this episode of
Will humanity become the pet of AI? Many fear it. But Deepak Chopra’s reflections on consciousness strengthened my longstanding belief: that AI can never truly surpass us. Here’s why: * Consciousness is fundamental. Exis
A friend recently told me how he built a working app in one weekend. He’s not a programmer. He’s a CEO. All he did was open a no-code AI tool, sketch out what he wanted, and by Sunday evening he had a functioning MVP. Mo
In the quiet hours of a meditation retreat, where the world shrinks to the space between breaths, I once met my knee as an adversary. It started as a dull ache in my left leg, a whisper of discomfort amid the stillness.
Last week, I had one of those conversations that crystallized something I’ve been wrestling with for months. We were discussing the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and their ambitious mission t
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Disrupt Consciousness is hosted by Roel Smelt. The show is categorised under technology (society) and has published 44 episodes.
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