Cognitive Scientist | Consciousness Researcher | Author

About

Danny Goler is a cognitive scientist and consciousness researcher who works at the intersection of computational thinking, meditation, and the nature of mind. His concept of Cognitive Physics proposes that the structure of knowledge and thought follows physical-like laws that can be mapped, manipulated, and used to accelerate cognitive evolution. His work draws on computer science, philosophy, and direct contemplative practice to build practical frameworks for expanding human cognition beyond its current limits. Goler is one of the more original voices in the consciousness space — not a mystic, not a strict materialist, but a builder of new models for what the mind actually is and what it can do.

Sessions at CITD 2026

[FREE 101 COURSE]

101: Computational Meditation

A free introductory session on Goler's Computational Meditation approach — applying structured, systematic thinking to contemplative practice.

[LECTURE]

Cognitive Physics and the Future of Knowledge

A lecture on Goler's Cognitive Physics framework — what it reveals about the structure of knowledge, the future of human cognition, and the next stage of intellectual evolution.

[PANEL]

Psychedelic Gateways: Entities, Realms, and The Expanded Mind

Hosted by Paul Hynek.

[WORKSHOP]

From NPC to Creator — How to Move from Watching the Game, to Playing the Game, to Writing the Game

A workshop on taking conscious authorship of your reality — moving from passive participant to active creator within the game of consciousness.