This episode breaks down a truly radical theory of consciousness: The General Resonance Theory (GRT). Forget the traditional idea that consciousness comes from synapses firing—GRT proposes that it emerges from near-instantaneous, resonant electromagnetic field interactions within the brain, moving information up to 40,000 times faster than slow neuronal spikes. This electrical “field” is the true substrate of our unified sense of reality.

We use this theory to answer the biggest question in psychedelic science: Why does ketamine cause dissociation? While classic psychedelics are seen as “field resonance enhancers” that create feelings of unity and global synchronization, ketamine does the precise opposite. We reveal the precise mechanism: ketamine preferentially removes the ...