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Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

Ep114 "Would you eat a self burger?"

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

iHeartPodcasts

Health & Fitness, Education, Science, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.7620 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Would you eat a burger grown from a human muscle cell? Would you rather use your own cell or someone else's? What does the future of lab-grown meat illuminate about neuroscience, our calculations of morality, and whether your grandchildren will have a different answer? What does any of this have to do with endangered species, the sacred versus the profane, brain plasticity, moral positioning, social belonging, stepping on the boundary between mental categories, flesh copyrights, and the future of personhood? 

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0:00.0

Would you eat a burger grown from human muscle cells?

0:10.2

And what does this question uncover about neuroscience and are calculations of morality?

0:17.3

And whether your children will have a different answer?

0:20.5

And what does this have to do with endangered species

0:23.1

or the sacred versus the profane,

0:26.0

or brain plasticity or moral positioning, or social belonging,

0:30.4

or stepping on the boundaries between moral categories,

0:34.5

or flesh copyrights, or the future of personhood, or what your food choices say about you.

0:46.5

Welcome to Inner Cosmos with me, David Eagleman. I'm a neuroscientist and an author at Stanford,

0:51.9

and in these episodes, we sail deeply into our

0:54.9

three-pound universe to uncover some of the most surprising aspects of our lives.

1:09.3

This is an I-Heart podcast.

1:13.9

Just like great shoes, great books take you places.

1:17.8

Through unforgettable love stories and into conversations with characters you'll never forget.

1:22.9

I think any good romance, it gives me this feeling of like butterflies.

1:27.4

I'm Danielle Robe, and this is bookmarked by Reese's Book Club. The new podcast. any good romance, it gives me this feeling of like butterflies.

1:30.6

I'm Danielle Robe, and this is bookmarked by Reese's Book Club,

1:34.0

the new podcast from Hello Sunshine and IHeart Podcasts,

1:38.0

where we dive into the stories that shape us, on the page and off.

1:41.6

Each week, I'm joined by authors, celebs, book talk stars, and more for conversations that will make you laugh, cry, and add way too many books to your TBR pile.

1:48.4

Listen to Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:56.0

So what happened at Chappaquittic? Well, it really depends on who you talk to.

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