Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman podcast

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

Neuroscientist and author David Eagleman discusses how our brain interprets the world and what that means for us. Through storytelling, research, interviews, and experiments, David Eagleman tackles wild questions that illuminate new facets of our lives and our realities.

Neuroscientist and author David Eagleman discusses how our brain interprets the world and what that means for us. Through storytelling, research, interviews, and experiments, David Eagleman tackles wild questions that illuminate new facets of our lives and our realities.

 

#109

EP98 "What's the future of AI relationships?" (with Bethanie Maples)

How many people are having relationships with artificial neural networks? Should we think ... more

Yesterday

48 MINS

48:39

Yesterday


#108

Ep 97 "Can we rewrite the human code?" (with Trevor Martin)

You're defined in part by the genome you arrive with -- so what does it mean when you can ... more

24 Mar 2025

46 MINS

46:05

24 Mar 2025


#107

Ep96 "What’s the future of education in an AI world?" (Part 2: Sal Khan)

Now that we’re careening into our AI future, what are the most important things for ... more

17 Mar 2025

52 MINS

52:14

17 Mar 2025


#106

Ep95 "What's the future of education in an AI world?" (Part 1)

How can we rethink schools to meet the future? What does this have to do with the inventio... more

10 Mar 2025

46 MINS

46:47

10 Mar 2025


#105

Ep94 "How does the brain construct reality?"

Do you perceive red the same way I do? What is wrong with the textbook model of vision? Wh... more

03 Mar 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:40

03 Mar 2025


#104

David Eagleman on Joy A Podcast. Hosted by Craig Ferguson

Meet David Eagleman - neuroscientist, author, and more. He is best known for his work on s... more

28 Feb 2025

50 MINS

50:40

28 Feb 2025


#103

Ep93 "Will AI kill our creativity or enhance it?"

How will creative people make a living in a world with AI? Is there a different way to thi... more

24 Feb 2025

34 MINS

34:14

24 Feb 2025


#102

Ep92 "Why is it hard to keep a secret?"

How aresecrets in the brain like Abraham Lincoln’s political cabinet? Will AI in the... more

17 Feb 2025

42 MINS

42:41

17 Feb 2025


#101

Ep91 "What is love?"

What are we talking about neurobiologically when we talk about love? What does it have to ... more

10 Feb 2025

49 MINS

49:18

10 Feb 2025


#100

Ep90 "What's the future of connecting our tech to our brains?"

A brain's 86 billion neurons are always chattering along with tiny electrical and chemical... more

03 Feb 2025

56 MINS

56:12

03 Feb 2025


#99

Ep89 "Why do you love some flavors and not others?"

Why do you like the taste of things that your friend doesn't? Why do kids not like coffee ... more

27 Jan 2025

35 MINS

35:42

27 Jan 2025


#98

Ep88 "Might there exist very different kinds of minds?"

Why is it so difficult to define intelligence? What does this have to do with being a fish... more

20 Jan 2025

47 MINS

47:17

20 Jan 2025


#97

Ep 87 "How do we operate in the present when we perceive the past?"

Because visual signals take time to process, we live slightly in the past. So how do we ev... more

13 Jan 2025

34 MINS

34:41

13 Jan 2025


#96

Ep86 "What are emotions?"

Are emotions something that happen to you, or are they bodily signals we interpret? Does e... more

06 Jan 2025

50 MINS

50:07

06 Jan 2025


#95

Ep39 rebroadcast "What is the future of AI relationships?"

Why are our brains so wired for love? Could you fall head over heels for a bot? Might your... more

30 Dec 2024

37 MINS

37:42

30 Dec 2024


#94

Ep10 rebroadcast "Why is it so hard to spot a counterfeit bill?"

What do charlatans have to understand about human perception? Why are you so bad at recogn... more

23 Dec 2024

36 MINS

36:12

23 Dec 2024


#93

Ep85 "What is a Thought?"

Brains bear thoughts like apeach tree bears peaches. Even for meditators it's almost impos... more

16 Dec 2024

36 MINS

36:48

16 Dec 2024


#92

Ep84 "Why do brains love music?"

How can we understand music's effect on human brains? Is music universal or does it rely o... more

09 Dec 2024

46 MINS

46:32

09 Dec 2024


#91

Ep83 "Why Do Your 30 Trillion Cells Feel Like a Self?" Part 2

Does our sense of self emerge from our brain's skill at lumping things into unchanging cat... more

02 Dec 2024

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:45

02 Dec 2024


#90

Ep82 "Why Do Your 30 Trillion Cells Feel Like a Self?" Part 1

Every cell in your body changes, so why do you have a sense of continuity of the self – as... more

25 Nov 2024

29 MINS

29:29

25 Nov 2024


#89

Ep 81 "How close are we to longevity?"

Two certainties are death and taxes; a third is that people will work hard to avoid them b... more

18 Nov 2024

52 MINS

52:42

18 Nov 2024


#88

Ep51 rebroadcast "Why do brains dream?"

Why do brains dream, and why are dreams so bizarre? Why doesn't your clock work in your dr... more

11 Nov 2024

52 MINS

52:13

11 Nov 2024


#87

Ep48 rebroadcast "Why do brains become depressed?"

What is depression? Why are brains able to slip into it? Is depression detectable in anima... more

04 Nov 2024

54 MINS

54:28

04 Nov 2024


#86

Ep31 rebroadcast "Why do we see #TheDress differently?"

Why can you hear some sounds two different ways, depending on which word you’re looking at... more

28 Oct 2024

54 MINS

54:40

28 Oct 2024


#85

Ep1 rebroadcast "Does time really slow down when you're in fear for your life?"

When he was a child, Eagleman fell off a roof and time seemed to run in slow motion. When ... more

21 Oct 2024

30 MINS

30:42

21 Oct 2024


#84

Ep80 "What's it like to never forget?"

What would it be like to have a vastly better memory than you do now?  What if you could r... more

14 Oct 2024

42 MINS

42:40

14 Oct 2024


#83

Ep79 "Does everyone have different mind's eyes, mind's ears, and mind's tongues?"

When you imagine something -- like the sun peeking over a mountain during an early morning... more

07 Oct 2024

39 MINS

39:26

07 Oct 2024


#82

Ep78 "Does your brain have one model of the world or thousands?"

Why do you see a unified image when you open your eyes, even though each part of your visu... more

30 Sep 2024

52 MINS

52:30

30 Sep 2024


#81

Ep77 "What is Life?"

How do you define what things are living and dead? You might look at a sprinting cheetah a... more

23 Sep 2024

50 MINS

50:41

23 Sep 2024