Try to Imagine It

We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

News, Science, Society & Culture, Culture, Comedy, Internet, Pop, Games, Gadgets

4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

People with aphantasia lack the ability to summon images in their "mind's eye." But a new study suggests that the blueprints for those imaginary images might still be nestled in their brains. As someone with aphantasia himself, Anthony tries to explain to Jeff how his inner life works.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	These fingers were meant for inserting VMUs, not for anything else, really.
0:20.0	This is, we have concerns.
0:22.1	Hi, Jeff Kanata.
0:23.6	Hi, Anthony Carboney.
0:24.8	Hello, concerned citizens.
0:27.3	If I ask you right now, Jeff, to picture an apple, close your eyes and picture an apple in your mind.
0:34.8	Like a, like a Macintosh?
0:37.2	I'm going to let you, I'm going to let youosh? I'm going to let you decide.
0:39.3	Like I'm going to let you decide.
0:41.3	Hmm. All right.
0:42.2	Like a phone or a tablet or like my vision pro maybe?
0:46.4	You got to pick one though.
0:47.7	You got to pick one right now and tell me.
0:49.9	All right.
0:50.3	I'm envisioning.
0:52.0	I'm envisioning an iPad.
0:54.0	Okay.
0:55.7	Can you actually, clearly see that iPad in your mind?
1:00.6	Yes.
1:01.4	You can see it is a three-dimensional iPad.
1:05.1	Yes.
1:05.8	It is like it is floating in space in front of you.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.