Episode 61: Computer Code and Consciousness - Yfke Laanstra

Yfke Laanstra is Futurist, Keynote Speaker, Trainer and Author of the Dutch book 'Bits, Bytes & Bewustzijn' ('Computer Code & Consciousness'). She is passionate about the cutting edge of consciousness, computer technology and human potential and focusses on the implications and applications of computer technology on our humanness, wellness and consciousness. She is the Dutch Transformative Technology Salon leader, ambassador for Heartmath and The Center for Humane Technology; speaker at The Next Nature Network and Dutch chapter leader for the global Consciousness Hacking community.

She always felt inspired to find the answers to the larger questions in life like 'who am I?', 'what am I?' and 'why am I here?'. To discover what it truly means to be Human. To be fully present, within herself, with another person and in the world she lives in. Especially in the current times, where technology is booming and our reality is changing by the minute, this quest is (and will become) more important than ever.

Computer technology fascinates her immensely. She feels deeply connected to it and at the same time senses the intense tension it creates. The wonderful opportunities, moral challenges but also the existential dangers. What is (still) real, what is artificial? Is it responsible to reprogram our DNA? How do we actually relate to technology? Should (hu)man and machine merge? Is it possible to upload our consciousness into a computer? What is the true nature of reality?

She invites you to step out of your comfort zone and into the future.