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slash UK slash AI for people. Welcome to Science Talk, the weekly podcast of Scientific American

for the seven days starting November 28th. I'm Steve Murski. This week on the

podcast, neuroscientist Michael Gazzanaga talks about the relationship between brain science and the law.

Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Michael Gazzanaga is

professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and directs that institution's

Sage Center for the Study of the Mind. He's the founder and editor-in-chief emeritus of the

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. Gizaniga is the author of numerous books, including

the ethical brain, and he's a member of the President's Council on Bioethics, which we also

talk about toward the end of the interview.

In October, the MacArthur Foundation initiated what they're calling the Law and Neuroscience

Project. It's an effort to try to help integrate new developments in neuroscience into the legal system.

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is the honorary chair, and Gazzanaga is the director

and principal investigator. I caught up with him at the official announcement last month.

We spoke in the Daniel Patrick Moynihan, U.S. courthouse in New York City.

Dr. Gazzanaga, great to talk to you today.

Hi, Steve.

Tell us about the connection between neuroscience and the law.

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