logo
episode-header-image
Aug 2023
1h 19m

Neurotechnology (AI + BRAIN TECH) with N...

ALIE WARD
About this episode
Machine poets. ChatGPT fails. Neurological surveillance. Brain implants that treat depression. Is it scary? Cool? Let’s firehose some questions at Duke Law professor, neuro and bioethicist, author and TED speaker Dr. Nita Farahany. She explains the history of AI, the dawn of chatbots, what’s changed recently, the potential for good, the possible perils, how ... Show More
Up next
Nov 19
Bisonology (BUFFALO) Encore with various bisonologists
<p>Bison bison! Not just something to holler into the sky, but also the scientific name for North America's majestic wild bovines. In this encore, we explore a beast that once roamed the plains in the tens of millions. What's up with their humps? On what occasion do they wear cap ... Show More
1h 30m
Nov 13
Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 2 with R. J. Gutiérrez
<p>We’re back with Dr. R.J. “Rocky” Gutiérrez to answer listeners’ questions on owls. How much wisdom lies behind those big, immovable eyes? Are owls good or bad omens? What’s their proclivity for snatching hats? Is The Staircase owl theory plausible? Is it ok to hoot back at the ... Show More
1h 11m
Nov 5
Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 1 with R.J. Gutiérrez
<p>OWLS. FINALLY. In no particular order: what’s up with their eyes, legs, hoots, feathers, silent flight, nests, folklore, necks, barfs, conservation status, and omens? Go take a walk or sit on a porch in the dusk and make friends with Rocky. Dr. R.J. “Rocky” Gutiérrez is a cele ... Show More
55m 22s
Recommended Episodes
May 2023
Can Neurotechnology Already Read Our Minds?
In this episode we bring you our event ‘The Battle for Your Brain’, recorded on the 2nd of May 2023. Imagine a world where people who suffer from epilepsy receive alerts moments before a seizure, where the average person can peer into their own mind to eliminate painful memories ... Show More
38m 42s
Aug 2023
Protecting Our Freedom of Thought with Nita Farahany
We are on the cusp of an explosion of cheap, consumer-ready neurotechnology - from earbuds that gather our behavioral data, to sensors that can read our dreams. And it’s all going to be supercharged by AI. This technology is moving from niche to mainstream - and it has the same p ... Show More
44m 7s
Jan 2021
Episode 205: Making Your Nervous System Your Ally (William James on "Habit")
<p>Ever wonder why you're still listening to VBW all of these years? Or why you check your phone 50 times a day? Or why you put on your pants the same way every morning? (If you still wear pants these days.) David and Tamler talk about William James' essay on habits, why they're ... Show More
1h 32m
Jan 2022
Anne-Hélène Clair, Docteure en Neurosciences - Prenez le pouvoir de votre cerveau
<p>Les neurosciences.</p><p><br></p><p>C’est un domaine que je trouve fascinant.</p><p>Dommage que l’on m’ait répété aussi longtemps que j’étais nulle en maths, j’aurais peut- être étudié les neurosciences, pour comprendre le pouvoir du cerveau.<br>Mais ce qui est génial, au fond ... Show More
1h 5m
Dec 2023
64 | Celui où on parlait des limites des neurosciences
<p><a href="https://arenes.fr/livre/neurosapiens/">Découvrez le livre NEUROSAPIENS !</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.neurosapiens.fr/commentcreerunpodcast">Pour apprendre à créer rapidement et à moindre coût son podcast, c'est par ici !</a> </p><p>Dans cet épisode, je vais vous p ... Show More
12m 56s
Apr 2024
130 - Laura Gwilliams: The Needles that Unraveled the Brain’s Language and What We Can Learn from Them
<p>Anjie chats with Dr. Laura Gwilliams.  Laura is an assistant professor at Stanford University, jointly appointed between Stanford Psychology, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute and Stanford Data Science. Her work is focused on understanding the neural representations and operatio ... Show More
40m 52s
Dec 2021
Silicon Valley Doesn’t Get Science Fiction w/ Annalee Newitz
Paris Marx is joined by Annalee Newitz to discuss what’s wrong with Silicon Valley’s understanding of science fiction, and how tech leaders use it to justify terrible futures.Annalee Newitz is the author of Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age and The Future of Ano ... Show More
57m 6s