#019: The New Structure of Infinite Possibility, David Eagleman on Impact Theory

Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory

Impact Theory

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🗓️ 25 April 2017

⏱️ 52 minutes

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David Eagleman was always filled with wonder by the things he didn’t understand. The writer and the presenter of the amazing international PBS series The Brain, internationally best-selling author, and Vice Chair of the World Economic Forum in the area of Behavior and Neuroscience sits down with Tom Bilyeu to discuss the beautiful complexity of the brain in this episode of Impact Theory. SHOW NOTES David talks about what began his fascination with the brain. [3:53] David shares the types of questions he asks in his first book “Sum.” [6:01] Tom and David discuss the immeasurable power of the galaxy. [13:24] David describes the gravitational pull that draws him to science. [17:24] David explains the potato head theory and sticking new information into the brain. [20:46] Tom and David discuss how neosensory helps develop a new perception of the world. [24:40] David tells why the computer is a terrible metaphor for the brain. [35:33] David talks about imperfect memories, getting more inputs, and associations. [38:24] Tom and David discuss the notion of free will. [41:14] David explores structural pathways and creating new senses in humans. [45:09] David talks about neuro law and understanding the variety in people’s brains. [48:52] David defines the impact that he wants to have on the world. [51:30] MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE BOOKS Sum: Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman - http://amzn.to/2opInyD [2:04] Incognito, The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman - http://amzn.to/2pZJCoq [2:28] The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman - http://amzn.to/2opIEBJ [2:32] Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman - http://amzn.to/2opvwg3 [16:16] Livewired by David Eagleman - Coming 2018 http://bit.ly/2puBifU [34:25] The Runaway Species by Anthony Brandt and David Eagleman - Coming October 2017 http://amzn.to/2q8e8c4 [36:21] PEOPLE Saud Guru interview - http://bit.ly/2e7HBPZ [15:41] Francis Crick - http://bit.ly/2nYoEpu [16:34] Paul Bloom - http://bit.ly/2ojKq34 [40:23] RESOURCES BrainCheck - http://bit.ly/2nYzxrp [28:55] FOLLOW DAVID PERSONAL WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/1HolTSw ORGANIZATION WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/2oHFTdy TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2kWj31m INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2ooDnFF FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2punxho Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of 2014 Inc. 500 company Quest Nutrition — a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion — and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. Impact Theory is a first-of-its-kind company designed to facilitate global change through the incubation of mission-based businesses and the cultivation of empowering content. Every piece of content Impact Theory creates is meant to underscore the company mission to free people from The Matrix and help them unlock their true potential. Impact Theory exists to inspire the next generation of game-changing companies and creators that will make a true and lasting impact on the world. FOLLOW TOM BILYEU TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2iyjY5P INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2j7vqX8 FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2hPStWo FOLLOW IMPACT THEORY TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2iC5lN3 INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2hPSGJa FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2iystOf Subscribe to the PODCAST to get episodes early: http://apple.co/2icO5wz

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0:29.0	You're listening to the Impact Theory Podcast. Your source of empowering ideas and actionable
0:35.6	techniques from the world's highest achievers. Join host Tom Billio, serial entrepreneur and
0:41.5	co-founder of the billion dollar brand Quest Nutrition on a journey to unlock your potential and
0:46.8	realize your vision of success. Welcome to Impact Theory.
0:51.3	You're here my friends because you believe that human potential is nearly limitless but you
1:01.2	know that having potential is not the same as actually doing something with it. So our goal with
1:05.9	this show and company is to introduce you to the people and ideas that are going to help you
1:10.7	actually execute on your dreams. All right, today's guest is one of the most widely recognized names
1:16.8	in modern neuroscience and his unique approach to his work and life continued to bankrupt my
1:22.0	ability to explain him. But let me try. He's the writer and presenter of the amazing International
1:28.9	PBS series The Brain and he's published multiple best-selling books and over 100 academic articles
1:35.6	for prestigious journals such as Science and Nature. His work is utterly captivating because
1:41.3	his infectious enthusiasm makes it really clear that he's filled with wonder by the things that he
1:46.4	doesn't understand. He's not a guy that uses science to blind people who delight in life's mysteries.
1:51.9	Instead, he uses science to become fluent in the language of nature. His mother said that he was
1:57.6	a bit of a weird child which doesn't surprise me. He wrote his first words by the age of two
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