I think it's a mistake to think about scientists as being immensely objective personally. I don't think that theyare objective personally. The experience of science i have is that they're very rich and human, and just is kind of human in their own lives,. And that something that i wanted to write about as to show kind of the fleshy aspect of science.
Erik Hoel is a neuroscientist and an author. Erik often writes about the intersection of humanities and science, and his debut novel "The Revelations" is a tale of science, murder, and consciousness. Our discussion with Erik includes topics like:
- Are humans really "conscious"?
- Different theories of consciousness
- Neural pruning in babies
- How emotions drives scientific progress
- Accepting the flaws in each of us
- And MUCH more!
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