5 | Exploring Consciousness, Funding Science, and Connecting with People (Niraj Mehta of Kilowatt Capital and Coongie Research Institute) 19 APRIL 2026

What is human consciousness?  Is it local and generated from our biology, or non-local and part of a different field?  What are other ways of studying and probing it?  Where does meaning and purpose come from?  Can we more deeply connect with other human beings than what we thought was possible? Join Niraj Mehta, an investor and science funder, probing the nature of consciousness and how it reflects in his personal mission.  Niraj ran an investment fund that never had a down year and now focuses on his family office, science institute, and meditation practice.  He is pushing the boundaries of science on consciousness and what deep human connection means. "I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as derivative from consciousness. We cannot get behind consciousness. Everything that we talk about, everything that we regard as existing, postulates consciousness." Max Planck, The Observer (London, England) (25 January 1931), p. 17 Show Notes: Coongie Research Institute EHF Fellow Profile:  Niraj Mehta Mark Gober, Where Is My Mind (Podcast) Eben Alexander (Esquire Profile) Just Enjoy Meditation Seekers: The Transcendental Meditation Story (Documentary) The Telepathy Tapes (Podcast)