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

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

FromInner Cosmos with David Eagleman


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

FromInner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Apr 15, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Could you instantaneously learn to fly a helicopter -- not by practicing, but instead by uploading instructions directly to your brain? What would society do if children no longer had to go to school? And what does any of this have to do with suntan booths, nanorobots, or what a cowboy on a hill is not able to see? Join Eagleman to learn about the possibility of modifying the microscopic structure of your brain and leapfrogging education. What are the possibilities, the caveats, and the unexpected complexities?
Released:
Apr 15, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (60)

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.