Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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Ep128 "Would space aliens see the world as we do?" with Daniel Whiteson

Imagine we eventually meet some alien scientists. If they can see electrons or smell photons, would their science look like ours? Is physics a universal language, or just a local dialect of the human brain? Would aliens use math, or might their truths be organized unrecognizably? Are the “laws of nature” really laws, or simply our interpretations? Join Eagleman with particle physicist Daniel Whiteson, author of the new book “Do Aliens Speak Physics?” 

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  Ep134 "What do brains teach us about morality?" with Joshua Greene

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  Ep133 "Why do people hold misbeliefs?" with Dan Ariely

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  Ep132 "What will AI mean for the economy?" with Andrew Mayne

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  Ep131 "What do brains tell us about politics?" Part 2: Rehumanization

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  Ep130 "What do brains tell us about politics?" Part 1: Polarization

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  Ep129 "Is utopia possible or do human brains preclude it?" with Paul Bloom

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  EP127 "What happens when we marry brains to machines?" with Sergey Stavisky

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  Ep126 "Does science fiction shape reality?" with Bethanie Maples

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  Ep125 "Why do brains need friends?" (with Ben Rein)

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  Ep124 "Why don't we notice gaps in time?"

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  Ep123 "Will AI cure loneliness?" with Paul Bloom

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  Ep122 "Why do we so rarely say what we mean?" (with Steven Pinker)

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  Ep121 "What’s the secret to intelligence (in brains and AI)?" with Ramesh …

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  Ep120 "Will AI build us into better humans?"

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  Ep119 "Why do brains believe in the unbelievable?" with Bruce Hood