You and Betty and the nancy's and bills and Joes and Janes will find in the study of science

a richer, more rewarding life.

Hey, welcome to Inquiring Minds. I'm Andrey Viscontas.

This is a podcast that explores the space where science and society collide.

We want to find out what's true, what's left to discover, and why it

matters. We are five episodes away from 400. I can't believe we've been around that long that we've done that many episodes.

And actually, we've probably overshot that mark already with some of our up-to-dates, which I

don't really count. But in this run-up to 400, I decided that I want to talk to some of the

people that either I really like, who have been friends along the way or whose work

I really admire or hit on topics that, well, I just really think about all the time. So this

week I wanted to talk about, well, consciousness, probably the topic that I cover most frequently on this podcast, because it's

something, of course, that's very interesting to me personally. And recently, my friend Patrick

House published a book that was a long time in the making. I met Patrick one time when we were

doing an evening in which two neuroscience trained individuals were teaching people how to paint cats.

It made a lot of sense at the time.

And if you know Patrick, you'll know that he infuses his work with artistry and poetry and a lot of passion for what he does.

He has a PhD from Stanford University and his scientific research focused on free will

and how mind control parasites alter their host's behavior.

But he's probably best known for his writings on science, technology, and culture for

the New Yorker, Nautilus, and Slate. And he's even published fiction in the top scientific

journal, Nature.

Patrick House. Welcome to Inquiring Wines.

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