Ep 92: Merging Man and Machine: Transhumanism and Religion – with guest Seth Villegas
If you lost a limb, would you use technology to help you regain some of your ability? What if you were deaf? […]
Tag: #neuroscience
Ep 91: Seeing Patterns, Seeing God: The Neuroscience of Belief – with guest Dr. Adam Weinberger
Why do some people believe, and others do not? Does it come down to experiences, the way you were raised, your DNA? […]
Ep 86: The Science of Subjectivity: The World Your Brain Creates – with guest Dr. Jorge Morales
The world you see is not really the world that exists. Your eyes and your brain are working together to “lie” to […]
Ep 82 : The Origins of Language May Go Much Farther Back Than We Thought – with guests Dr. Chris Petkov and Dr. Ben Wilson
When did language originate? It’s a tricky question to answer. We can’t go back in time. We can’t even look at “fossilized […]
Ep 73: Mind Uploading: The Key to Eternal Life? with guest Dr. Michael Hauskeller
The newest seekers of immortality are on a radical quest: mind uploading. These people think that it may be possible to take […]
Ep 71: Epileptics with Mystical Experiences – with guest Dr. Joseph Tennant
Imagine that you have a mystical experience that changes your life. Perhaps you see the face of Jesus, Muhammad, or Buddha. Perhaps […]
Ep 64: Thriving with Autism through Art: with guests Colin Weiss and Harish Bikmal
Living with autism has many challenges. One of these is making a living as an adult. Especially for individuals with severe autism, […]
Ep 63: Deep Brain Stimulation: with guest Dr. Laura Cabrera
Many disorders of the mind are commonly treated by medication. But what if you could alter the brain itself, treating the problem […]
Ep 58: Who Are You Anyways? Does Dementia and Alzheimer’s Change Who You Are?: with guest Dr. Nina Strohminger
Millions of people worldwide are suffering from the brain diseases Alzheimer’s and dementia. These diseases take a toll not just on the […]
Ep 56: It’s About Time – A Podcast in the Fourth Dimension: with guest Dr. Jonathan Tallant
What is time? We may not fully understand it, but we do know this: time has some very odd qualities. Today, we discuss […]