Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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  • Neuroscientist and author David Eagleman discusses how our brain interprets the world and what that means for us. Through storytelling, research, interviews, and experiments, David Eagleman tackles wild questions that illuminate new facets of our lives and our realities.

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  • Ep95 "What's the future of education in an AI world?" (Part 1)
    Mar 10 2025

    How can we rethink schools to meet the future? What does this have to do with the invention of the printing press, the prevalence of desk calculators, or the spread of Google? And how is this connected to the writer Goethe, a digital replica of the philosopher Aristotle, or the two lasting bequests that we should give our children? Join Eagleman this week for surprises about what AI means for the next generation.

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    47 mins
  • Ep94 "How does the brain construct reality?"
    Mar 3 2025

    Do you perceive red the same way I do? What is wrong with the textbook model of vision? Why do brains have so many internal feedback loops? And what does any of this have to do with Plato’s cave, Ernest Hemingway, or artificial neural networks that perceive dogs everywhere? Join Eagleman with guest Anil Seth, author of “Being You”, to explore the scientific problem of consciousness.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • David Eagleman on Joy A Podcast. Hosted by Craig Ferguson
    Feb 28 2025

    Meet David Eagleman - neuroscientist, author, and more. He is best known for his work on sensory substitution, time perception, brain plasticity, synesthesia, and neurolaw and is currently a neuroscientist at Stanford University. I thoroughly enjoyed picking his brain and I hope you enJOY too!

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    51 mins

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Brilliant Episode

This episode really makes you question your entire perception of reality. Strongly recommend, well done.

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