Ep75 "How do you decide?" (Part 1)

Ep75 "How do you decide?" (Part 1)

When you make a decision about what food to order, what's happening in your brain? How do you clinch long-term decisions, like hitting the gym instead of doomscrolling? And what does any of this have to do with the ancient Greeks, alien hand syndrome, and constraining a president who wants to launch a nuclear bomb? Join Eagleman this week and next to discover how your brain weighs alternatives and nails down decisions.

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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 Jun 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Apr 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 Apr 202353min

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