Anthropologist Tom Pearson was devastated after his daughter Michaela was diagnosed with Down syndrome. When he began to examine that emotional response, he found himself wrestling with questions that have roiled his field for decades. Early anthropologists would often compare people of different backgrounds and abilities, asking questions like: How is one g ... Show More
Apr 2025
Ep102 "Could you ever know what it’s like to be someone else?" (Part 1)
What does it mean to stand in another’s shoes—and when are the gaps between us too wide to cross? This week, Eagleman explores bats, kicked robots, Helen Keller, empathy, storytelling, and the phrase “I know exactly how you feel.” We'll weave through neuroscience, philosophy, lit ... Show More
35m 49s
Jan 2023
299:Eugenics & EvoPsych, Child threatens suicide, Bad child blaming good parents
In todays' show, the Dr's discuss:
1. I am curious about an unpopular subject: systematic eugenics. Has "random” selection in the mating market already produced the best possible human genes combinations? Could we generate humans with drastically higher IQ, strength, size, speed ... Show More
54 m