Human emotions are basicly an engine that drive civilization. When you try to tamp down on the emotionality of discipline, it will run a lot colder. Even i think our understanding of narro science has slowed down quite a bit from the 60 seventies and eightiesoh, an, it's hay day. I compared the last 20 years of physics to the first 20 years ofysics of the twentieth century. They're blowing us out of the water.
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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