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

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 safecracker run his fingers over sandpaper? Why do Mediterranean cultures touch each other more than Scandinavian cultures? Would it be great -- or not so great -- if you were unable to feel physical pain? Why does stubbing your toe have different sensations through time? And what does any of this have to do with cuddle puddles, NBA players bumping chests, or puppies sleeping in dog piles? Today’s episode is a love story about our sense of touch: what it is, how it works, and why it plays such a critical role in our lives.

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Ep15 "What should happen when someone with a brain tumor breaks the law?"

Ep15 "What should happen when someone with a brain tumor breaks the law?"

When does neuroscience overlap with the legal system? Do we have free will or don't we? Did changes in Charles Whitman's brain have something to do with him becoming a mass shooter? Why was the heir t...

3 Heinä 202355min

Ep14 "Why do we have so little access to what’s happening under the hood?"

Ep14 "Why do we have so little access to what’s happening under the hood?"

Who is doing the choosing when you make a choice? Is there someone in your head but it’s not you? What is a chicken-sexer, and what do they have to do with British plane spotters during WWII? Do we ha...

26 Kesä 202338min

Ep13 "Will you perceive the event that kills you?"

Ep13 "Will you perceive the event that kills you?"

How far in the past do you live? Why are live television shows not actually live? What does any of this have to do with nuclear bombs, car accidents, plane crashes, volcanos, or the last episode of th...

19 Kesä 202332min

Ep12 "Can we create new senses for humans?"

Ep12 "Can we create new senses for humans?"

Can a blind person come to see through her tongue? What would it be like to smell with the nose of a dog? How can we perceive streams of information that are normally invisible to us? And what does an...

12 Kesä 202350min

Ep11 "What does dreaming have to do with the rotation of the planet?"

Ep11 "What does dreaming have to do with the rotation of the planet?"

Why are some of the best musicians blind? Can blind people learn how to echolocate, like a bat? What do your nightly dreams have to do with the rotation of the planet? Once we find alien life on other...

5 Kesä 202347min

Ep10 "Why is it so hard to spot a counterfeit bill?"

Ep10 "Why is it so hard to spot a counterfeit bill?"

What do charlatans have to understand about human perception? Why are you so bad at recognizing a real penny among fakes? What did Eagleman have to do with the redesign of the Euro, and why did he cam...

29 Touko 202335min

Ep9 "What does eating that cookie have to do with the hero of the Trojan war?"

Ep9 "What does eating that cookie have to do with the hero of the Trojan war?"

We all have goals, and we all face temptations that get in the way. So what's happening in the brain when we act in a manner that isn't in accordance with who we want to be? Computers don’t have these...

22 Touko 202341min

Ep8 "How does your brain decide what to buy?"

Ep8 "How does your brain decide what to buy?"

What’s happening when you stand in the supermarket aisle and stare at the shelf full of options? It may not look like there’s much going on from the outside, but inside there’s a war of networks ragin...

15 Touko 202337min

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