In this episode, Gregg and Marcia explore Chapter 8 of UTOK: The Unified Theory of Knowledge, diving into the system’s descriptive metaphysics and how it clarifies science, behavior, and mind. Building on the epistemological foundations from earlier chapters, this section of the book sharpens UTOK’s ontological map, helping distinguish ontology from epistemology to avoid the […]

In this episode, Gregg is joined by Dr. Baron Short to talk about Zendo, which is a potentially revolutionary brain stimulation device to help advance meditation and calm self-conscious neurotic tendencies. Dr. Short is an interventional psychiatrist and medical director of the Brain Stimulation Services at the Medical University of South Carolina. He and Gregg

Episode 12 summarizes the Mindedness Revolution and how it provides us (a) a new concept, mindedness, that enables us to frame the basic science of psychology, (b) gives us a map of the layers of mindedness (1,2,3), which (c) enables us a clear stance to operate via a Mind4 lens that can then (d) be

In this episode, Gregg and Marcia explore Chapter 7 of UTOK: The Unified Theory of Knowledge, tracing the history of UTOK from its early seeds in clinical and scientific psychology in the 1990-2010s to its full emergence as a consilient knowledge system. They discuss key milestones, including the Justification Hypothesis, the Tree of Knowledge System,

In this episode, Gregg and Marcia explore Chapter 6 of UTOK: The Unified Theory of Knowledge, positioning the UTOK Garden as a core epistemological pillar of the system—representing the intersubjective knowledge vector. They discuss the emergence and evolution of the Garden and its role as a dynamic ecosystem for cultivating wise knowing and wise living.

In this episode, Gregg is joined again by Professor John Vervaeke, and the two share both individual updates and upcoming shared projects. John recently published his book, with Christopher Mastropietro, on Awakening From the Meaning Crisis, Part I, and he and Gregg discuss that and new ways to think about meaning in life based on

In this episode, Gregg and Marcia discuss Chapter 5 of UTOK: The Unified Theory of Knowledge, exploring the iQuad Coin as a framework for the subjective epistemology within UTOK. They discuss how the iQuad Coin serves as a placeholder for the unique, idiographic human psyche, how it relates to identity and self-world identification processes, and

In this episode, Gregg and Marcia explore Chapter 4 of UTOK: The Unified Theory of Knowledge, diving into the Tree of Knowledge (ToK) System—one of UTOK’s core pillars representing the objective knowledge vector. They discuss the origins of the ToK System, its role as a Big History map that offers a novel, coherent understanding of

In episode 5 of our chapter-by-chapter exploration of the new UTOK book, Gregg and Marcia dive into Chapter 3: The Four Great Problems Addressed by UTOK. These include the Enlightenment Gap, the Problem of Psychology, the Problem of Psychotherapy, and the Problem of the Psyche. They discuss how these problems affect our everyday lives and

In episode 4 of their chapter-by-chapter journey through UTOK: The Unified Theory of Knowledge book, Gregg and Marcia explore UTOK’s approach to understanding and addressing the global metacrisis (book’s chapter 2).They discuss how UTOK tackles the mental health crisis and the meaning crisis.