From the archive: Blindness, neuroplasticity, and the origins of concepts
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
From the archive: Why is AI so hard?
We're on break this month, but are sharing some favorite episodes from our archives to tide you over. Enjoy, friends! I'm betting you've heard about the next generation of artificial intelligence, ...
4 Aug 202253min
A smorgasbord of senses
The world is bigger than you think. I don't mean geographically, though maybe that too. I mean in terms of its textures and sounds and smells; I mean in terms of its hues and vibrations. There are dep...
20 Juli 202247min
Of chimps and children
Welcome back, friends! Apologies for the brief delay in getting this episode out. We're now happily back on track and super stoked for what we have coming up—starting with today's episode. My guest is...
12 Juli 202244min
The ABCs of writing systems
Have you ever pondered the letter P, or maybe reflected on the letter R? As in, thought about their structures, their shapes, and how they came to be. I, to be honest, had not. I have never given thes...
22 Juni 20221h 14min
The brilliant swarm
Right now, as I'm recording this, there's an astonishing spectacle unfolding in the forests of Tennessee. Every June, vast swarms of Photinus carolinus fireflies light up the night there. The members ...
8 Juni 202245min
Children in the deep past
When we think about ancient humans, we often imagine them doing certain kinds of things. Usually very serious things like hunting game and making tools, foraging for food and building fires, maybe per...
25 Maj 202258min
The quest for human uniqueness
Welcome back friends! Today's episode is an audio essay. Those who've listened to the show for a while now know that this is a classic Many Minds genre. But we actually haven't done one in quite awhil...
11 Maj 202213min
