Jan 23
168 - Robin Dunbar: How Many People Can You Be Friends With? (REAIR)
In this re-air episode from 2022, Eric chats with Robin Dunbar, Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at Oxford. Robin has famously studied the evolution of the human brain, arguing that our brain developed to understand the complex social world we have created for oursel ... Show More
1h 12m
Jan 8
167 - Nicky Sullivan: Bridging the Gap Between Academic Research and Real-World Impact
Anjie chats with Dr. Nicky Sullivan, senior researcher at Impact Justice, a national non-profit innovation and research center focused on transforming the U.S. criminal justice system. Dr. Sullivan received his PhD from Stanford Psychology Department in 2024. During his PhD, he s ... Show More
38m 7s
Jan 2023
Whole Brain Living, Psychology + Neuroanatomy + Spirit with Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor – REPLAY (195)
Integrating psychology, neurobiology and spiritual awakening - this episode will inspire you as it has the 26 million viewers of the TED Talk, Stroke of Insight. Using neuroanatomy and her deep insights from a serious stroke, Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor and Sue Marriott discuss the 4 i ... Show More
1h 18m
Jun 2021
Adam Gazzaley | Neuroscience, Psychedelics & Attention
<p>How does the neuroscience of attention affect nearly every aspect of our capacity to live good lives? How can we harness tech as a tool to help our brains be more, rather than less present and aware? What do psychedelics and neuroscience have to do with each other, and how mig ... Show More
53m 28s
Oct 2022
The Science of Learning & Speaking Languages | Dr. Eddie Chang
My guest is Eddie Chang, MD, a neurosurgeon and professor of neurological surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the co-director of the Center for Neural Engineering & Prostheses. We discuss the brain mechanisms underlying speech, language learning and ... Show More
2h 31m
Aug 2023
Neurotechnology (AI + BRAIN TECH) with Nita Farahany
<p>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 c ... Show More
1h 19m
Jun 2020
#101 – Joscha Bach: Artificial Consciousness and the Nature of Reality
Joscha Bach is the VP of Research at the AI Foundation, previously doing research at MIT and Harvard. Joscha work explores the workings of the human mind, intelligence, consciousness, life on Earth, and the possibly-simulated fabric of our universe. Support this podcast by suppor ... Show More
3 h
Jul 2023
Samah Karaki, Docteure en Neurosciences - Apprendre à maîtriser son cerveau
<p>Docteure en Neurosciences : voilà qui a attiré mon attention quand j’ai découvert le travail de Samah.<br></p><p>J’ai une fascination pour le cerveau, sur ses capacités, sur son pouvoir.</p><p>Mais on en entend de plus en plus de bullsh*t à ce propos, et j’avais envie de démys ... Show More
1h 40m
May 2023
99. S8 E7: Finding freedom after autism diagnosis and embodying the spirit of our unmasked selves
<p dir="ltr">Kay Louise Aldred is a writer, facilitator, teacher, mentor, and resource creator from North Yorkshire in the UK. Now 49, she was diagnosed autistic quite recently, last November.</p> <p dir="ltr">A former teacher, just like me she suffered burnout, left her career a ... Show More
55m 38s
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 operations that give rise to speech comprehension in the human brain. In this episode, Laur ... Show More
<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
