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

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

Modern AI is blowing everyone’s mind. But is it intelligent like humans, or is it just playing impressive statistical games? Could AI reach or exceed our level of intelligence, and how would we know w...

8 Touko 202345min

Ep6 "What will AI mean for artists?"

Ep6 "What will AI mean for artists?"

Will writers, artists, and musicians find themselves unemployed by AI? What are the new capabilities we’re seeing and what does it all mean for human creativity? And what does this have to do with dia...

2 Touko 202349min

Ep5 "How is your brain like a team of rivals?"

Ep5 "How is your brain like a team of rivals?"

Would you kill one person to save the lives of five others? Why do you find yourself on the horns of a dilemma when someone offers you a chocolate cake? How can you believe different things at once? F...

24 Huhti 202340min

Ep4 "Do people experience different realities?"

Ep4 "Do people experience different realities?"

Do you see blue the same way I do on the inside? Why do some people think the northern lights make noise? Why do you think the low note on the piano is larger, and the high note brighter? Join Eaglema...

17 Huhti 202353min

Ep3 "Could animals learn to speak human?"

Ep3 "Could animals learn to speak human?"

What is intelligence? Why don’t gophers write novels? Why didn't crows invent the internet? And what does any of this have to do with brain algorithms, finding aliens on earth, and why World War 5 cou...

10 Huhti 202334min

Ep2 "What would you do with robotic wings? (or How to get a better body)"

Ep2 "What would you do with robotic wings? (or How to get a better body)"

How is it possible for a dog to become a champion surfer? Why does the world’s best archer have no arms? Why might someone come to believe that her leg doesn’t belong to her? How can we build robots t...

3 Huhti 202353min

Ep1 "Does time really slow down when you're in fear for your life?"

Ep1 "Does time really slow down when you're in fear for your life?"

When he was a child, Eagleman fell off a roof and time seemed to run in slow motion. When he became a neuroscientist, he grew curious about the experience and collected hundreds of similar stories fro...

27 Maalis 202330min

Introducing: Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

Introducing: Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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 wi...

20 Maalis 20231min

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