Hello and Welcome! I am Dr. Bruce Damer, an independent scientist working on one of the big questions in human inquiry: how did life begin? My colleagues around the world and I use the latest tools of chemistry, geology, and computing to inform visionary thought experiments to try and crack the code of creation. If we can derive this code, we might be able to spark Copernican revolutions in evolutionary biology, philosophy, complexity science and technology. Learning about our deepest common ancestor might even provide us a new spiritual foundation as we come closer to a true understanding of our nature and place in the universe.

I’m also deeply interested in the intersection of the visionary experience with major discoveries in science and technology. Albert Einstein and other scientists have been called mystics for their ability to receive “downloads” containing worked-out solutions to complex problems. To invite these downloads in my own life and work, I have honed a form of mental practice I call the “Endo Way” (for endogenous or internal) which can be synergized with the addition of the “Exo” (exogenous, coming from outside). Some of those Exo factors draw from the age-old sources of plant medicines, some from brand new laboratory tech and personal practices. As I have for so many years, I will continue bring to you the latest from the visionary, psychedelic and embodied realms. These are perhaps some of the most powerful tools for the 21st Century and I believe they are essential for our survival and the reshaping of ourselves and our world for a sustainable, long future.

Patrons have been loyally supporting my work since 2019 and as a direct result, my colleagues and I have made great progress. In addition to publishing our major work, the “Hot Spring Hypothesis for an Origin of Life” in the Astrobiology journal (April 2020), and traveling to perform chemical experiments at hot spring fields in New Zealand and closer to home in Nevada, USA we also formed BIOTA, our new origin of life research institute that supports students and young scientists wanting to engage in this work. We also built the foundations for an upcoming new podcast, Four Billion Years (4By).

If these kinds of big questions get you going in the morning or keep you up at night or if you are just curious, I invite you to consider joining the community that is forming around this mission.