Holiday Message 2020 | The Screwy Universe
Welcome to the third annual Mindscape Holiday Message! Just a chance for me to be a little more chatty and […]
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127 | Erich Jarvis on Language, Birds, and People
Many characteristics go into making human beings special — brain size, opposable thumbs, etc. Surely one of the most important
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AMA | December 2020
Getting into the swing of things here with monthly Ask Me Anything episodes. If you missed the explanation last month,
126 | David Stasavage on the Origin and History of Democracy
Those of us living in democracies tend to take the idea for granted. We forget what an audacious, radical idea
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125 | David Haig on the Evolution of Meaning from Darwin to Derrida
Aristotle conceived of the world in terms of teleological “final causes”; Darwin, or so the story goes, erased purpose and
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124 | Solo: How Time Travel Could and Should Work
Time! It doesn’t stop, psychological effects of being under lockdown notwithstanding. How we experience time depends on our situation, but
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AMA | November 2020
As you have likely heard me mention before, I have an account on Patreon, where people can sign up to donate
123 | Lisa Feldman Barrett on Emotions, Actions, and the Brain
Emotions are at the same time utterly central to who we are — where would we be without them? —
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122 | David Eagleman on Tapping Into the Livewired Brain
Imagine you were locked in a sealed room, with no way to access the outside world but a few screens
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121 | Cornel West on What Democracy Is and Should Be
This episode is published on November 2, 2020, the day before an historic election in the United States. An election
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