Ep48 "Why do brains become depressed?"
What is depression? Why are brains able to slip into it? Is depression detectable in animals? Do animals have options beyond fight or flight? And what does any of this have to do with measuring depres...
26 Feb 202454min
Ep47 "Wheels rotate backwards on TV, but do they ever in real life?"
Do our visual systems see in frames like a movie camera or instead analyze the world continuously? Why do you see multiple hands when you clap under yellow street lamps? How did Hollywood launch from ...
19 Feb 202431min
Ep46 "Who says you're dead?"
Can a person be declared legally dead even though he is very much alive? In December of 2010, why did a number of families choose to pull their loved ones off life support just before the new year? Ho...
12 Feb 202448min
Ep45 "Why did a man shoot himself after hearing the lottery numbers?" (Time Traveling: Part 3)
Who is the most disappointed medalist at the Olympics? How do brains simulate what might have been? How can you get your kid to wear a jacket in the cold? What if you had to face more successful versi...
5 Feb 202442min
Ep44 "Why can't you tickle yourself?" (Time Traveling Part 2)
Why are people who can't remember their past also unable to picture their future? Why do we get so anxious about the world changing around us? What should you advise the president if we find ourselves...
29 Jan 20241h 3min
Ep43 "How do we remember?" (Time Traveling Part 1)
How do billions of neurons store your home address, your ability to ride a bike, and the history of your life? How does memory work in the brain, and how is it different from the way a computer stores...
22 Jan 20241h 2min
Ep42 "Is there any such thing as true news?" (Truth Part 3: Artificial Intelligence)
What role will AI play in the future of fake news and misinformation? What does this have to do with our brains’ internal models, with voice passwords, and with what Eagleman calls "the tall intellige...
15 Jan 202450min
Ep41 "Is there any such thing as true news?" (Truth Part 2: the Internet)
What is the future of misinformation on the internet? Is it possible that the invention of the internet has improved access to truth? What does any of this have to do with the Oxford English Dictionar...
8 Jan 202449min
