This is the first in a two-part series in which we discuss the topic of abstraction. In this episode we focus on the term as it relates to computer science, existentialism, and music.

Max MSP: https://cycling74.com/

Dorris McComics: https://dorrismccomics.com/

Infinite Jest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Jest

Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnegans_Wake

Wassily Kandinsky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassily_Kandinsky

Terence McKenna Episode: https://www.post-wave.com/21-terence-mckenna

The Double by Dostoevsky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Double_(Dostoevsky_novel)

Donald Hoffman Episode: https://www.post-wave.com/episode-5-is-what-we-see-reality-donald-hoffman

erowid: https://www.erowid.org/

Yes: http://www.yesworld.com/

The Mars Volta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2puUdO4YBg&ab_channel=TannerBarker

Tally Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjGzOJ5IiSM&ab_channel=TallyHall-Topic

The Well Tempered Clavier by Bach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0ufknMW0FI&ab_channel=RiqueBorges

Reggaeton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxFSBPHwKgY&ab_channel=OSOCITYNATION

Music by Trevor Villwock: https://soundcloud.com/trevor-villwock/lattice-for-climbing