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Beyond the Brain: The Series Introduction

Episode Summary

For as long as humans have existed, we’ve wrestled with the mystery of consciousness and death. Across cultures, religions, and time, people have reported profound near-death experiences: leaving their bodies, moving through light, meeting loved ones, feeling peace, and sometimes reliving every moment of their lives. Are these glimpses of an afterlife…or the brain’s final attempt to make sense of the unimaginable?

Episode Notes

What happens when we die — and what does that question reveal about being alive?

For as long as humans have existed, we’ve wrestled with the mystery of consciousness and death. Across cultures, religions, and time, people have reported profound near-death experiences: leaving their bodies, moving through light, meeting loved ones, feeling peace, and sometimes reliving every moment of their lives. Are these glimpses of an afterlife…or the brain’s final attempt to make sense of the unimaginable?

Beyond the Brain is not about proving one side right. It’s an exploration.

Across this multi-episode series, we’ll journey through science, spirituality, skepticism, philosophy, and lived experience. You’ll hear from:

• Scientists rigorously researching near-death experiences
• Neurosurgeons and neurologists who have seen the brain on the edge of life
• Authors and researchers who collect firsthand accounts
• Philosophers who question whether the “self” even exists
• Death doulas who walk people through their final moments

By the end of the series, you may not walk away with one definitive answer.
But you will walk away with:

• Evidence to consider
• Perspectives to challenge your assumptions
• Stories that might forever change how you see consciousness, death…and life

Most of all, you’ll be invited to ask:
What do you believe about consciousness — and how does that belief shape the way you live today?

Welcome to Beyond the Brain, a special series on Beyond 80%.
Let’s begin.