The Impossible Paradox of Free Will

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Eric Hoel: Maybe our brains can't master those things. He says that for three years, he had a little trouble getting out of bed and how he snapped out of it. Econ talk is part of the Library of Economics and Liberty. For more econ talk, go to econtalk.org.

Neuroscientist and author Erik Hoel talks about his book, The World Behind the World, with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. Is it possible to reconcile the seemingly subjective inner world of human experience with the seemingly objective outer world of observation, measurement, and science? Despite the promise of neuroscience, Hoel argues that this reconciliation is surprisingly difficult. Join Hoel and Roberts for a wide-ranging exploration of what it means to be human and the limits of science in helping us understand who we are.