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Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman


Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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Length:
62 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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Neuroscientist and author David Eagleman discusses how our brain interprets the world and what that means for us. Through storytelling, research, interviews, and experiments, David Eagleman tackles wild questions that illuminate new facets of our lives and our realities.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 62 episodes

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Ep58 "What do brains teach us about whether AI is creative?"

From a neuroscience point of view, what is creativity? How does it shine light on the c...

42 minutes
May 13, 2024

Ep57 "When should new technologies enter the courtroom?"

Can we measure a lie from a blood pressure test, or pedophilia from a brain scan? And h...

40 minutes
May 06, 2024

Rebroadcast of Ep7 "Is AI truly intelligent? How would we know if it got there?"

David is taking his birthday week off and wanted to re-share this episode due to it's o...

46 minutes
Apr 29, 2024

Ep56 "Why do we care so much about touch?"

Why does a cold pool feel warmer the second time you dip your toes in? Why does a safec...

43 minutes
Apr 22, 2024

Ep55 "Could a brain plugin instantly teach you to fly a helicopter?"

Could you instantaneously learn to fly a helicopter -- not by practicing, but instead b...

34 minutes
Apr 15, 2024

Ep54 "Where do you end and others begin?"

From the brain’s point of view, what is the self? How do 30 trillion cells come to feel...

37 minutes
Apr 08, 2024

Ep 53 " Can societies fight better? "

Presumably we're not going to solve the problem of conflict between groups of people --...

64 minutes
Apr 01, 2024

Ep 52 "What is lucid dreaming?" (Sleeping & Dreaming Part 3)

Can you become conscious inside a dream? Can a researcher convey information to a dream...

62 minutes
Mar 25, 2024

Ep 51 "Why do brains dream?"

Why do brains dream, and why are dreams so bizarre? Why doesn't your clock work in your...

52 minutes
Mar 18, 2024

Ep50 "Why do we spend 1/3 of our lives asleep?" (Sleeping & Dreaming Part 1)

Why do we spend 1/3 of our lives in the strange doppelganger state of sleep? Can we die...

75 minutes
Mar 11, 2024

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