Lisa Feldman Barrett is the author of a new book about science. She says she wrote it for more than one reasons, including to teach people how their brain works. The LinkedIn podcast network is sponsored by Cisco. A cyber attack can grind your business to a halt.
If you managed to stay awake during Bio 101, then you probably think you have a basic understanding of how your brain works. Not so, says neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett. In this cerebral yet highly entertaining conversation with Next Big Idea Club curator Daniel Pink, Lisa says our brains are made for budgeting, not thinking. She debunks the myth of the lizard brain. And she makes the far-out claim that everything you see and hear, including this podcast, is a hallucination.