It’s fun to spend time thinking about how other people should behave, but fortunately we also have an inner voice […]
Episode 50: Patricia Churchland on Conscience, Morality, and the Brain Read More
When we talk about the mind, we are constantly talking about consciousness and cognition. Antonio Damasio wants us to talk
Episode 44: Antonio Damasio on Feelings, Thoughts, and the Evolution of Humanity Read More
Consciousness has many aspects, from experience to wakefulness to self-awareness. One aspect is imagination: our minds can conjure up multiple
Episode 39: Malcolm MacIver on Sensing, Consciousness, and Imagination Read More
Sir Roger Penrose has had a remarkable life. He has contributed an enormous amount to our understanding of general relativity,
Episode 28: Roger Penrose on Spacetime, Consciousness, and the Universe Read More
The “Easy Problems” of consciousness have to do with how the brain takes in information, thinks about it, and turns
Episode 25: David Chalmers on Consciousness, the Hard Problem, and Living in a Simulation Read More
Brains are important things; they’re where thinking happens. Or are they? The theory of “embodied cognition” posits that it’s better
Episode 23: Lisa Aziz-Zadeh on Embodied Cognition, Mirror Neurons, and Empathy Read More
Language comes naturally to us, but is also deeply mysterious. On the one hand, it manifests as a collection of
Episode 15: David Poeppel on Thought, Language, and How to Understand the Brain Read More
Poker, like life, is a game of incomplete information. To do well in such a game, we have to think
Episode 6: Liv Boeree on Poker, Aliens, and Thinking in Probabilities Read More
For the first full episode of Mindscape, it’s an honor to welcome social psychologist Carol Tavris. Her book with co-author
Episode 1: Carol Tavris on Mistakes, Justification, and Cognitive Dissonance Read More