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 Maj 202335min
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 Maj 202341min
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 Maj 202337min
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 Maj 202345min
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 Maj 202349min
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?"
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
Ep3 "Could animals learn to speak human?"
What is intelligence? Why don’t gophers write novels? Why didn't crows invent the internet? And what does any of this have to do with brain algorithms, finding aliens on earth, and why World War 5 cou...
10 Apr 202334min
