Ep155 "Why Can’t Some People Stop Thinking Certain Thoughts?" with Jon Hershfield
Why do brains generate strange thoughts sometimes? And why do some brains refuse to let go of those thoughts? Today we'll talk about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) with expert Jon Hershfield, get...
25 Maj 1h 2min
Ep153 Can You Unlearn Anxiety? with Judson Brewer
Week 2 of Mental Health Awareness month: Anxiety is close to everyone’s experience, either because you've had it or someone close to you has. Does your brain accidentally teach itself to stay anxious ...
11 Maj 58min
Ep152 "How do you survive your own thoughts?" with Jewel
What do you do when your own mind stops feeling safe? How does a person sing on stage while panicking inside? How do you catch your thoughts before they catch you? Join Eagleman with singer/songwriter...
4 Maj 1h 5min
Ep151 "Can One Be a Rational Optimist About the World?" with Matt Ridley
Why do we generally feel like the world is getting worse, when by almost all measures it’s getting better? How do ideas "have sex”, and why does that matter for innovation? Why do brains tend to syste...
27 Apr 57min
Ep150 "Can We Engineer Dreams?" with Adam Haar Horowitz
Can you influence what you dream about tonight? Are you spending years of your life in a world you don’t recall? Can nightmares be manipulated as a therapy? Are dreams sometimes predictive of changes ...
20 Apr 1h 7min
Ep149 "What makes a brain grow up resilient?" with David Sussillo
How can a brain grow up in chaos but find its way to order? There are many ways to have a bad childhood, but why do some children break while others bend and keep going? How much of who you are is wri...
13 Apr 51min
Ep148 "How can we improve political dialog?" with Saul Perlmutter
How can we improve political dialogue, and what does this have to do with the discovery that the universe behaves differently than expected? Why do we cling to beliefs even when evidence pushes agains...
6 Apr 55min
