Latest Episodes
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BI 106 Jacqueline Gottlieb and Robert Wilson: Deep Curiosity
Jackie and Bob discuss their research and thinking about curiosity. Jackie’s background is studying decision making and attention, recording neurons in nonhuman primates during...
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BI 105 Sanjeev Arora: Off the Convex Path
Sanjeev and I discuss some of the progress toward understanding how deep learning works, specially under previous assumptions it wouldn’t or shouldn’t work as...
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BI 104 John Kounios and David Rosen: Creativity, Expertise, Insight
What is creativity? How do we measure it? How do our brains implement it, and how might AI?Those are some of the questions John,...
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BI 103 Randal Koene and Ken Hayworth: The Road to Mind Uploading
Randal, Ken, and I discuss a host of topics around the future goal of uploading our minds into non-brain systems, to continue our mental...
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BI 102 Mark Humphries: What Is It Like To Be A Spike?
Mark and I discuss his book, The Spike: An Epic Journey Through the Brain in 2.1 Seconds. It chronicles how a series of action...
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BI 101 Steve Potter: Motivating Brains In and Out of Dishes
Steve and I discuss his book, How to Motivate Your Students to Love Learning, which is both a memoir and a guide for teachers...