Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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Ep 52 "What is lucid dreaming?" (Sleeping & Dreaming Part 3)

Can you become conscious inside a dream? Can a researcher convey information to a dreamer, and can the dreamer find some way to answer back? Does 10 seconds inside a dream equal 10 seconds in real life? Could taking a drug inside a dream give you a placebo effect? Can you prompt your brain like a large language model? And if so, what would you pose to your unconscious brain? Join David Eagleman and guest Jonathan Berent to discover the what, why, and how of lucid dreaming.

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  Ep60 "Can we think better by wrestling with conflicting ideas?"

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  Ep59 "Do you visualize like I do?"

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  Ep58 "What do brains teach us about whether AI is creative?"

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  Ep57 "When should new technologies enter the courtroom?"

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  Rebroadcast of Ep7 "Is AI truly intelligent? How would we know if it got t…

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  Ep56 "Why do we care so much about touch?"

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  Ep55 "Could a brain plugin instantly teach you to fly a helicopter?"

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  Ep54 "Where do you end and others begin?"

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  Ep 53 " Can societies fight better? "

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  Ep 51 "Why do brains dream?"

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  Ep50 "Why do we spend 1/3 of our lives asleep?" (Sleeping & Dreaming Part …

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  Ep49 "Can you read the brain to detect a lie?

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  Ep48 "Why do brains become depressed?"

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  Ep47 "Wheels rotate backwards on TV, but do they ever in real life?"

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  Ep46 "Who says you're dead?"