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655: David Eagleman | How Our Brains Construct Reality

655: David Eagleman | How Our Brains Construct Reality

FromThe Jordan Harbinger Show


655: David Eagleman | How Our Brains Construct Reality

FromThe Jordan Harbinger Show

ratings:
Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Apr 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

David Eagleman (@davideagleman) is a Stanford neuroscientist, host of Emmy-nominated PBS/BBC series The Brain, and author of many leather-bound books, including Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain, The Brain: The Story of You, and Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain. [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!]
What We Discuss with David Eagleman:

Why our conscious brain should be grateful for its separation from the subconscious brain.
What is sensory substitution, and how might it allow the blind to “see,” the deaf to “hear,” and create completely new, superhuman senses altogether?
Your umwelt is not my umwelt: a shared environment is several realities, depending on how it’s being sensed.
Alien hands, intellectual flexibility, zombie routines, and smartphone symbiosis.
How might technology augment our brains in the not-too-distant future?
And much more...

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/655
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Released:
Apr 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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