Ep94 "How does the brain construct reality?"

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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

4.6 • 524 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Do you perceive red the same way I do? What is wrong with the textbook model of vision? Why do brains have so many internal feedback loops? And what does any of this have to do with Plato’s cave, Ernest Hemingway, or artificial neural networks that perceive dogs everywhere? Join Eagleman with guest Anil Seth, author of “Being You”, to explore the scientific problem of consciousness.

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0:00.0	What would you do if mysterious drones appeared over your hometown?
0:04.8	I started asking questions.
0:06.9	What do you remember happening on that night of December 16th?
0:10.7	It actually rotated around our house, looking as if it was peering in each window of our home.
0:16.3	I'm Gabe Lenners.
0:17.4	From Imagine IHart Podcasts in Lenners Entertainment, Imagine, IHeart Podcasts, and Lenners Entertainment.
0:22.8	Listen to Obscure them. Invasion of the Drones, wherever you get your favorite podcasts.
0:30.6	Snakes, zombies, public speaking, the list of fears is endless.
0:35.3	But the real danger is in your hand when you're behind the wheel.
0:38.3	Distracted driving is what's really scary and even deadly.
0:41.9	Eyes forward. Don't drive distracted.
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0:45.9	Dressing.
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0:49.5	Exactly.
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0:52.1	I'm AJ Jacobs, and my current obsession is puzzles
0:55.4	And that has given birth to my podcast, The Puzzler
0:59.5	Something about Mary Poppins?
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