Cosmic Intelligence

About Cosmic Intelligence

Welcome to Cosmic Intelligence (formerly Spiritual But Not Ridiculous), a podcast that explores philosophy (Western and Vedic), consciousness, cosmology, spirituality, and technologies in the broadest sense—technologies of the sacred, of transformation, and of the mundane. As we enter this age of artificial intelligence (AI), we focus in particular on AI and its implications for humanity, questions of consciousness, AI safety and alignment, and what it means to be human in the 21st century, as well as its impact on our shared worldview. Since worldviews create worlds we will always keep one eye on our shifting worldview, hoping to encourage it along from materialism to idealism. In terms of consciousness and spirituality, we also explore spiritual practices and other ways to expand consciousness, the importance of feeling our feelings, how to cultivate compassion and empathy, find balance, and lean into fear as a practice. Sometimes we have guests. We approach all subjects from a grounded and discerning perspective. Your host is Chad Jayadev Woodford, a philosopher, cosmologist, master yoga teacher, Vedic astrologer, lawyer, and technologist.

Publisher

Chad Woodford

Category

religion & spirituality · society & culture · technology

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

29 May 2021

Latest episode

28 May 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 May 2026

   Is the Future of AI In Bhutan?

   I’m in Bhutan this week with a group of experienced, wise, and diverse innovators for a collaborative, week-long listening and brainstorming engagement with Bhutanese leadership to study and iterate on Bhutan’s unique approach to natural resource use, bioregional development, urban planning, sovereign AI innovation, and consciousness science. Original essay here. Bhutan offers a glimpse into a different future of technology innovation. Drawing on a week-long visit with Bhutanese leaders, the ...

2. 

   22 Jan 2026

   The Better AI Gets, the Further We Seem from AGI

   Let's take a grounded look at the state of the AI industry in early 2026 and ask whether we’re actually any closer to artificial general intelligence (AGI) or superintelligence than we were a few years ago. Despite massive valuations for companies like OpenAI and bold promises from AI lab leaders, today’s systems still struggle with hallucinations, common sense, and a genuine understanding of the world. So join me as I revisit core assumptions behind current AI approaches—especially the ideas...

3. 

   12 Nov 2025

   AI Empires and the Soul Sickness of Silicon Valley

   Why is Mark Zuckerberg so obsessed with the Roman Empire? Why is Peter Thiel so obsessed with the Antichrist? Why does Sam Altman want $7 trillion dollars for an uncharted course to an unknown destination? And how can be build AI models and an AI company based on principles of kinship and reciprocity? In my ongoing exploration of what's rotten in Silicon Valley tech innovation and the ideologies driving it, last time I talked about the pandemic of what I called the Apollonian Mind...

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