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Ep26 "Why do people dislike moist more than moose, but not as much as merts?"

Ep26 "Why do people dislike moist more than moose, but not as much as merts?"

FromInner Cosmos with David Eagleman


Ep26 "Why do people dislike moist more than moose, but not as much as merts?"

FromInner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Sep 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We all know people who hate the word "moist". But why are they fine with synonyms such as "damp" or "wet"? What’s going on in their brains, and what does this have to do with synesthesia, autism, shapes, slacks, and sound probabilities? Join this week's episode as Eagleman leads us into the new and wild world of word aversion.
Released:
Sep 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (63)

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.