Brains

Brains

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Alan Davies and neuroscientists Prof Uta Frith and Prof Sophie Scott. They discover the secret to why humans are such social creatures and why two brains are definitely better than one. Our brains are wired to learn from and mimic other brains we come into contact with, even though most of the time we don't even realise that is what they/we are doing. The subtle cues we get from other people and the information in their brains, affects our own wiring and experience of the world. With this incredible complexity, might we ever be able to create an artificial brain that mimics our own and the human experience?

Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem

Det här avsnittet är hämtat från ett öppet RSS-flöde och publiceras inte av Podme. Det kan innehålla reklam.

Avsnitt(239)

The North Pole Unwrapped - Russell Kane, Felicity Aston and Lloyd Peck

The North Pole Unwrapped - Russell Kane, Felicity Aston and Lloyd Peck

In this Christmas episode of The Infinite Monkey Cage, Brian Cox and Robin Ince head to the North Pole to explore the dazzling science behind the northern lights, the extreme adaptations that help ani...

24 Dec 202542min

Monkey Business - Robin Dunbar, Dave Gorman and Jo Setchell

Monkey Business - Robin Dunbar, Dave Gorman and Jo Setchell

In perhaps the monkiest Infinite Monkey Cage episode there’s ever been, Brian Cox and Robin Ince attempt to uncover the secrets of love, lust and friendship in primates. Swinging by to offer a hand (o...

17 Dec 202542min

Head in the Clouds - Owain Wyn Evans, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Amanda Maycock

Head in the Clouds - Owain Wyn Evans, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Amanda Maycock

Robin Ince and Brian Cox look up to the heavens as they try to ‘de-mistify’ the foggy science of clouds. They’re joined by Cloud Appreciation Society founder Gavin Pretor-Pinney, climate scientist Ama...

10 Dec 202542min

Fusion – Ria Lina, Yasmin Andrew and Howard Wilson

Fusion – Ria Lina, Yasmin Andrew and Howard Wilson

Robin Ince and Brian Cox get all fired up, overcome their natural repulsion and come together for this stellar episode on nuclear fusion. They’re joined by plasma physicist Yasmin Andrew, fusion scien...

3 Dec 202542min

What’s the deal with eels? – Lucy Porter, David Righton and Caroline Durif

What’s the deal with eels? – Lucy Porter, David Righton and Caroline Durif

Fishing rods at the ready, Brian Cox and Robin Ince attempt to reel in a creature that has baffled scientists since Aristotle: the eel. Wriggling in to help them uncover the mysteries of one of nature...

26 Nov 202542min

What’s the time? - Marcus Brigstocke, Leon Lobo, Louise Devoy

What’s the time? - Marcus Brigstocke, Leon Lobo, Louise Devoy

Robin Ince and Brian Cox wind up at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich – arguably the centre of time – to uncoil the mysteries of what time is and how on Earth (…and on moon) we keep track of it. Taki...

19 Nov 202542min

Mind-reading Computers – Phil Wang, Anne Vanhoestenberghe and Luke Bashford

Mind-reading Computers – Phil Wang, Anne Vanhoestenberghe and Luke Bashford

For once, Brian Cox and Robin Ince are on the same wavelength – with thinking caps firmly on, they plug into the science of brain-computer interfaces. Helping them decode the tech are neuroscientist L...

12 Nov 202542min

Illuminating Light - Jess Wade, Russell Foster and Bridget Christie

Illuminating Light - Jess Wade, Russell Foster and Bridget Christie

What is light? How has it shaped our understanding of the universe, our biology, and even our culture? In this illuminating episode Brian Cox and Robin Ince shine a spotlight on the fascinating scienc...

20 Aug 202542min

Populärt inom Komedi

mellan-himmel-och-jord-med-jlc
ursakta
den-som-skrattar-forlorar-podcast-2
alex-sigges-podcast
jocke-jonna-sanningen-maste-fram
hogt-i-tak-2
gynning-berg
filip-fredrik-svarar
alla-andra-kan-ga-hem
skaringer-nessvold
rss-vafalls
alla-goda-ting-ar-tre
killradet
hor-har
flashback-forever
rss-vastgotapodden
bygga-at-idioter
wahlgren-wistam
rss-alla-goda-ting-ar-tre
vad-blir-det-for-mord