The Mind-at-Large Project is a three-year, multidisciplinary initiative exploring consciousness and its role in reality. Anchored in philosophy yet reaching across science, psychology, cosmology, and spirituality, the project challenges the materialist assumption that consciousness arises only from brains.

Mind-at-Large seeks to expand this paradigm - investigating the mind’s presence across scales, from quantum systems and living organisms to ecosystems and the cosmos itself. This series examines ideas such as panpsychism, pantheism, idealism, 4E cognition, animism, perspectivism, and non-human intelligence, while also engaging with extraordinary phenomenologies found in psychedelic experiences, mystical states, and anomalous consciousness.

In this first episode, Prof Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes (Professor in Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, & Psychedelia, University of Exeter) and Prof Matthew Segall (Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness, California Institute of Integral Studies), both core members of the Mind-at-Large Project, join Dr Tevin Naidu to discuss:
- The philosophical roots and future vision of Mind-at-Large
- Whitehead’s process philosophy and Bergson’s creative evolution
- Consciousness beyond the brain: panpsychism, psychedelics, and cosmotheology
- The role of philosophy in re-enchanting science
- The upcoming Mind-at-Large Conference at University of Exeter (April 15-17, 2026)
Prepare for the new paradigm.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction: The Mind-at-Large Project
02:30 - Setting the Stage: Bridging Science, Philosophy & Mysticism
06:10 - What Does “Mind-at-Large” Mean? Context from Bergson, James & Whitehead
10:25 - Peter on Philosophy’s Role: Expanding Mind Beyond Materialism
14:02 - Matt on Process Philosophy: Cosmos as a Living Mind
18:35 - Psychedelics, Panpsychism & the Renewal of Consciousness Studies
23:15 - The Crisis of Materialism: Why Science Needs a Broader Ontology
28:20 - Reconciling Science & Spirituality Without Dogma
33:40 - Whitehead’s Influence: From Process to Participation
39:15 - Consciousness as Cosmos: The Participatory Universe
43:45 - Bergson’s "Élan Vital" and the Evolution of Experience
47:52 - Peter on Nietzsche, Bergson & Psychedelic Metaphysics
53:00 - Matt on Cosmotheology: The Universe as an Ongoing Creation
58:24 - Ethics of Expanding Consciousness: Individual & Cosmic Implications
1:03:12 - Philosophy’s Function Today: Meaning in an Age of Mechanism
1:07:40 - The Role of Psychedelics in Re-enchanting the World
1:13:02 - Toward an Integrative Science of Mind-at-Large
1:18:26 - Panpsychism vs. Idealism: Mapping the Metaphysical Terrain
1:23:58 - Matt on Whitehead’s Process Metaphysics & Ecology of Mind
1:29:47 - Peter on Nietzsche’s Eternal Return & Mind as Becoming
1:34:25 - The Future of Consciousness Studies: Interdisciplinary Frontiers
1:40:10 - Mind-at-Large Conferences: Mission, Vision & Collaboration
1:46:28 - Closing Reflections: Consciousness, Cosmos & Human Meaning

EPISODE LINKS:
- Mind-at-Large Project: https://mindatlargeproject.com
- Peter's Website: https://www.philosopher.eu
- Peter's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Ontologistics
- Peter's X: https://twitter.com/PeterSjostedtH
- Peter’s LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dr-peter-sjöstedt-hughes-2b7a2927
- Peter's Podcast: https://youtu.be/t6FZ5AB5998?si=RUNsQLyRMJQR9HXW
- Peter's Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4yCrqS0dCY
- Matt's Website: https://footnotes2plato.com
- Matt's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@footnotes2plato
- Matt's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vgskuk6Ef0
- Matt's Lecture: https://youtu.be/XGulaiHDheY?si=bsZU-ohYTmhjTQJ6
- Matt's X: https://twitter.com/ThouArtThat
- Matt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewdavidsegall

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