Ep77 "What is Life?"

Ep77 "What is Life?"

How do you define what things are living and dead? You might look at a sprinting cheetah and say it's clearly alive, whereas a chunk of rock is not -- but where do we draw the line? What might we expect extraterrestrials to look like, and would we even have the capacity to recognize them? And what does any of this have to do with Frankenstein, ancient Greek philosophers, or the possibility of finding a cell phone on Mars? Join Eagleman with guest Sara Walker, theoretical physicist at Arizona State University and author of the book “Life as No One Knows It”.

Jaksot(156)

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

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

Suosittua kategoriassa Koulutus

rss-murhan-anatomia
psykopodiaa-podcast
rss-narsisti
voi-hyvin-meditaatiot-2
rss-liian-kuuma-peruna
rss-vapaudu-voimaasi
aamukahvilla
dear-ladies
leveli
rss-duodecim-lehti
rahapuhetta
kesken
psykologia
adhd-podi
ihminen-tavattavissa-tommy-hellsten-instituutti
avara-mieli
rss-uskonto-on-tylsaa
rss-ai-mita-siskopodcast
rss-tietoinen-yhteys-podcast-2
rss-monarch-talk-with-alexandra-alexis