What do we look for in a good theory? Join me this week with guest Sam Harris as we explore why brains believe what they do. #InnerCosmos eagleman.com/podcast/140

How do our different internal models of the world shape the facts we draw on? Join me this week with guest Sam Harris to talk about beliefs: how we see the world and what we take to be true about it. eagleman.com/podcast/140

Which works of science fiction have influenced you? (Article in the Guardian includes Jennifer Doudna, Martin Rees, me, and others) www.theguardian.com/science/2018...

How do the beliefs we hold about the world steer our morality? Join Inner Cosmos this week with guest Sam Harris as we drill deep into why brains believe what they believe. eagleman.com/podcast/140

New episode of Inner Cosmos drops at now o'clock: "How does your brain decide what’s true?" This week we'll be joined by Sam Harris to talk about beliefs: how we see the world and what we take to be true about it. eagleman.com/podcast/140

What will it look like to co-evolve our intelligence with AI agents? Listen to the Inner Cosmos podcast this week with cognitive scientist Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk.bsky.social) to see how our brains illuminate the future of AI. eagleman.com/podcast/139

How will AI agents augment our cognition? Join Inner Cosmos this week with cognitive scientist Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk.bsky.social) to unpack how the history of our brains illuminates the future of AI. eagleman.com/podcast/139

Are you doing research at the intersection of science and the criminal justice system? Publish in one of the top journals in the field, the Journal of Science and Law. We're open for submissions for our next edition. jscilaw.org

Brains come packed with survival instincts... and also a drive to align with other minds. Join me this week with cognitive scientist Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk.bsky.social) to unpack how this illuminates the future of AI. eagleman.com/podcast/139

People you love become part of you — not just metaphorically, but physically. You absorb people into your internal model of the world. Your brain refashions itself around the expectation of their presence. www.brainpickings.org/2020/08/23/d...

Why do human minds care so much about representing other minds? Join me with cognitive scientist Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk.bsky.social) to unpack how the history of our brains illuminates the future of AI. eagleman.com/podcast/139

Is intelligence fundamentally a social issue? Why do infants make models of other minds? And how does this steer how we might build AI agents? Join me this week with cognitive scientist Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk.bsky.social) from Amazon AGI labs. eagleman.com/podcast/139

Why do people with schizophrenia hear voices? (via RealClearScience blog) www.realclearscience.com/blog/2012/08...

Does intelligence come from individual brains, or does it emerge from many brains trying to align? And what does that mean for new ways of building AI agents? Join me this week with Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk), a cognitive scientist at Amazon AGI Labs. eagleman.com/podcast/139

Brain Science: Ingroups, outgroups, social context, obedience to authority, and why it matters for mass behavior. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

What is confirmation bias & why does it matter? Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss politics, polarization, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers. eagleman.com/podcast/138

What is steelmanning & why does it matter? Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss politics, polarization, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers. eagleman.com/podcast/138

Why is debate so important & why do I think AI will help? Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss politics, polarization, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers. eagleman.com/podcast/138

How do the limits of our experience shape our brains, and how is this exacerbated by social media? Join me and Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss politics, polarization, why we so often confuse our maps for the territory, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers. eagleman.com/podcast/138

Why do conspiracy theories thrive in uncertainty? Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss politics, polarization, why we so often confuse our maps for the territory, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers. eagleman.com/podcast/138

New Inner Cosmos drops at now-o'clock: Why do our political brains mistake opinion for truth? Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss polarization, conspiracy theories, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers. eagleman.com/podcast/138

With obesity rates at 40%, are we forced to confront the interactions between biology, behavior, & environment... and rethink the word “choice” with more nuance? Join this week w guest Thomas Goetz (@thgoetz.bsky.social) for questions at the intersection of medicine, economics, & culture.

Can water coming out of a hose appear to flow backward? Why do car wheels sometimes spin the wrong way on TV? What do these illusions have to do w the camera? See me and Wired's Robbie Gonzalez decipher several tricks of our visual systems. www.wired.com/video/watch/...

Join this week's Inner Cosmos as we dive into the fascinating histories & social consequences of prescription drugs with science journalist Thomas Goetz (@thgoetz.bsky.social), creator of the podcast series Drug Story. eagleman.com/podcast/137

Would it be worth it to spend ~$1.5T to get everyone with obesity on GLP-1s (like Ozempic & Mounjaro)? Hear why it might from Thomas Goetz (@thgoetz.bsky.social) , creator of the new podcast Drug Story. eagleman.com/podcast/137

As true as ever: "The human brain must continue to frame the problems for the electronic machine to solve." - David Sarnoff, 1952

GLP-1 drugs (like Ozempic & Mounjaro) help people lose weight... but why do they also help with other addictive behaviors? Join me with science journalist Thomas Goetz (@thgoetz.bsky.social), creator of the new podcast Drug Story. eagleman.com/podcast/137

Is it 'cheating' to use a weight loss drug? Catch this week's Inner Cosmos to learn how meds interact with society with science journalist Thomas Goetz (@thgoetz.bsky.social). eagleman.com/podcast/137

Why was there such an upsurge in peanut allergies? Learn about the fascinating world of prescription drugs -- some of the most important & complex elements in our world -- with science journalist Thomas Goetz. eagleman.com/podcast/137

Why do humans ask about meaning in their lives? Join me on Inner Cosmos this week with philosopher Rebecca Goldstein, author of the new book "The Mattering Instinct". eagleman.com/podcast/136

"We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers." - Carl Sagan

What was the big word scrawled on Francis Crick's chalkboard, and what does it have to do with this week's episode of Inner Cosmos? Join me with philosopher Rebecca Goldstein, author of the new book "The Mattering Instinct". eagleman.com/podcast/136

"Awesome. Thomas Edison's to-do list. www.brainpickings.org/index.php/20...

Why does *mattering* matter to us? Join me on Inner Cosmos this week with philosopher Rebecca Goldstein to discuss her new book "The Mattering Instinct" eagleman.com/podcast/136 #brain

Does the desire to *matter* outweigh our desire for pleasure, truth, or survival? Join me on Inner Cosmos this week with philosopher Rebecca Goldstein to discuss her new book "The Mattering Instinct" eagleman.com/podcast/136 #brain

"The exact number of computers needed to simulate the human brain is almost inconceivable. -- via @bigthink bigthink.com/videos/david...

What does it mean for your life to matter? What does this pursuit have to do with happiness, ambition, depression, & extremism? Join me this week with philosopher Rebecca Goldstein, author of the new book "The Mattering Instinct". eagleman.com/podcast/136

How do changes in the activity of the default mode network allow people to exit the mind's usual pathways? Find out this week with guest psychiatrist David Spiegel: "What does neuroscience mean by hypnosis?" eagleman.com/podcast/135

Brain lovers: over the years the New Yorker has published several neuro-related stories; a few years ago they collected up the best ones (including a profile piece on my research). Good selection of articles to scratch any cerebral itch 👍 www.newyorker.com/books/double...

How do we know that your thoughts are related to your brain? Join me for this week's Inner Cosmos with guest psychiatrist David Spiegel: "What does neuroscience mean by hypnosis?" eagleman.com/podcast/135

Can hypnosis replace anesthesia in surgeries? Learn about the published research on this week's Inner Cosmos with psychiatrist David Spiegel, one of the world's experts on hypnosis. eagleman.com/podcast/135

How can gray strawberries look red? Why can a colored cube look so different depending on what's around it? And what about that internet-breaking dress and that shoe? Join me and WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez as we dive into the science of color illusions.

How do phobias magnify, and how do psychiatrists try to intervene? Find out this week on Inner Cosmos with guest psychiatrist David Spiegel, one of the world's experts on hypnosis. eagleman.com/podcast/135

Can hypnosis treat pain? Learn what happens in the brain on this week's Inner Cosmos with Stanford psychiatrist David Spiegel, one of the world's experts on hypnosis. eagleman.com/podcast/135

"From cradle to grave, we are works in progress." - The Brain: The Story of You. a.co/d/8FLhkHi

What is a flow state? And what is an autotelic state? Join me with Stanford psychiatrist David Spiegel as we talk about what hypnosis means to psychiatrists and neuroscientists. eagleman.com/podcast/135 #brain

New episode of Inner Cosmos drops at now-o'clock: "What does neuroscience mean by hypnosis?" Join me with Stanford psychiatrist David Spiegel as we talk about what hypnosis is, what it isn't, and what it unmasks about the brain. eagleman.com/podcast/135

Mind-pops. Not a frozen snack, but an uninvited word/phrase from the unconscious. Try keeping a mind-pop diary. #oldiebutgoodie

"Just as sharp teeth and fast legs are useful for survival, so is the brain’s ability to reconfigure. The brain’s livewiring allows for learning, memory, and the ability to develop new skills." See my article on dreaming in Time magazine. time.com/5925206/why-...

Why do we assume we have stopped changing and what does that have to do with the self, the demigod Theseus, and why you go through so much trouble to make things comfortable for your future self? Find these answers and more on Inner Cosmos. eagleman.com/podcast/82 #brain #self