Mona Sobhani — A Neuroscientist’s Journey From Materialism to Beyond (EP.221)

Mona Sobhani, Ph.D. is a cognitive neuroscientist, researcher, and author. In 2022 she published her first book, Proof of Spiritual Phenomena: A Neuroscientist's Discovery of the Ineffable Mysteries of the Universe, which documents her “transformation from diehard materialist to open-minded spiritual seeker.”

Mona joins the show to discuss blowing open the box of materialism, why anecdotes are scientifically underrated, what she learned from studying decades of research into psi-phenomena, how quantum science is transforming the way we think about consciousness, and MUCH more!

Important Links:

• Mona’s Twitter
• Proof of Spiritual Phenomena: A Neuroscientist's Discovery of the Ineffable Mysteries of the Universe; by Mona Sobhani
• Cosmos, Coffee & Consciousness (Mona’s Substack)
• Life Will Be the Death of Me Podcast with Chelsea Handler (Ep. 19): People on the Other Side with Laura Lynne Jackson
• Infinite Potential: The Life & Ideas of David Bohm
• Prophetic AI

Show Notes:

• Mona’s Journey Beyond Materialism
• Anecdotes are Scientifically Underrated; Research Into Psi Phenomena
• How Mona Deals With Her Colleagues’ Skepticism
• The Persuasiveness of Personal Experience
• Psychic Phenomena & the Scientific Method
• Blowing Open the Box of Materialism
• How Quantum Science is Transforming How We Think About Consciousness
• Transcendent Technology
• Psychedelics as a Bridge
• What’s Next for Mona
• Bringing Humanity Back Into Science
• Mona as Empress of the World
• MORE!

Books & Articles Mentioned:

• Proof of Spiritual Phenomena: A Neuroscientist's Discovery of the Ineffable Mysteries of the Universe; by Mona Sobhani
• The Radical Ideas of Psychedelic Research 2.0 (Pt.1; Pt.2); by Mona Sobhani
• Many Lives, Many Masters: The true story of a prominent psychiatrist, his young patient and the past-life therapy that changed both their lives; by Dr. Brian Weiss
• The New Inquisition: Irrational Rationalism and the Citadel of Science; by Robert Anton Wilson
• Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy; by Michael Polanyi
• The Two Cultures; by C. P. Snow
• The Fabric of Reality: Towards a Theory of Everything; by David Deutsch
• The work of Dean Radin
• The Common Basis of Memory and Consciousness: Understanding the Brain as a Write-Read Head Interacting With an Omnipresent Background Field’ by Joachim Keppler
• How To Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence; by Michael Pollan
• What the Tortoise Said to Achilles; by Lewis Carroll