Ep135: What does neuroscience mean by hypnosis? with David Spiegel
What exactly is hypnosis? We’ve all heard of circus-like versions, but is there a real element to hypnosis that psychiatrists and neuroscientists are able to leverage? Can attention and expectation ch...
5 Jan 55min
Ep82 Re Broadcast "Why Do Your 30 Trillion Cells Feel Like a Self?" Part 1
Happy Holidays- New Episodes starting Jan. 5th Every cell in your body changes, so why do you have a sense of continuity of the self – as though you're the same person you were a month ago? What does ...
29 Des 202529min
Ep134 "What do brains teach us about morality?" with Joshua Greene
Why will you make different moral decisions in similar circumstances? Why do some people make different choices than you? What happens when ancient moral instincts collide with modern problems such as...
15 Des 20251h 15min
Ep133 "Why do people hold misbeliefs?" with Dan Ariely
Why do people sometimes buy into ideas that seem obviously false from the outside, as with conspiracy theories? Is this kind of misbelief a universal feature of human brains? Does it offer clarity and...
8 Des 202546min
Ep132 "What will AI mean for the economy?" with Andrew Mayne
If AI can do everything from writing novels to designing proteins, what remains that only humans can do? What's the human advantage in a world where machines can outperform us at almost any measurable...
1 Des 202551min
Ep131 "What do brains tell us about politics?" Part 2: Rehumanization
How do societies work their way out of polarization? And what does the answer have to do with broken trucks, the Apollo program, the movie 'Watchmen', Iroquois Native Americans, a new idea for social ...
24 Nov 202549min
Ep130 "What do brains tell us about politics?" Part 1: Polarization
What do propaganda posters have in common across nation and time, and how is that related to the medial prefrontal cortex? What is behind repeating cycles of societal polarization? What does any of th...
17 Nov 202545min
