Unlocking the mysteries of our brain | David Eagleman

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🗓️ 16 June 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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The way that our brain perceives the world is profoundly informed by our senses–so what would happen if we could heighten them—or even create a whole NEW sense? In one of his last episodes as host of the show, Chris Anderson kicks off our series on the future of intelligence by interviewing neuroscientist and author David Eagleman. They’ll decode the mysteries of the brain, consider consciousness and what it means to be human, and dig deep into David’s ground-breaking research on how wearable technology can bypass sensory impairment, translating sound into patterns of vibration for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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0:00.0	Have you listened to Talk Radio recently?
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1:18.0	The way he thinks about the human brain is incredible.
1:25.0	Let's face it, we all care about our brains.
1:28.0	I think you're in for an absolute treat of a conversation.
1:31.0	I talked to him for a while, the audience has extraordinary questions.
1:36.0	As you're here, this is the last official interview I'll be doing on the TED interview.
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