Many Minds

When we talk about AI, we usually fixate on the future. What's coming next? Where is the technology going? How will artificial intelligences reshape our lives and worlds? But it's also worth looking t...

30 Nov 20221h 4min

We're taking care of some housekeeping this week, so we're sharing a favorite from our archives. Look out for a new episode at the end of the month! --- Preferences, decisions, goals. When you hear th...

16 Nov 20221h 2min

Some of us are a little shy; others are sociable. There are those that love to explore the new, and those happy to stick to the familiar. We're all a bit different, in other words—and when I say "we" ...

2 Nov 202245min

There's an old view of the mind that goes something like this: The world is flooding in, and we're sitting back, just trying to process it all. Our minds are basically passive and reactive, always a s...

19 Okt 20221h 1min

From one perspective, rituals are pure silliness. They might involve us waving our hands in a certain way and saying these exact words, in this exact order; we might put on a funny costume, or eat spe...

5 Okt 20221h 1min

If your podcast listening habits are anything like mine, you might be out for a walk right now. Maybe you're wandering the neighborhood, just blocks from home, or maybe you're further afield. In eithe...

21 Sep 20221h 17min

And we're back. We're rested, we're rejuvenated, and we're ready for Season 4 of Many Minds! We're also, frankly, a bit hot. As I am recording this there is a heat dome parked over California and ther...

7 Sep 202258min

Friends, here's another favorite episode from our archives while we're still on summer break. Enjoy! ---- It's an old question: How does experience shape our minds and brains? Some people play the pia...

17 Aug 20221h 8min