Ep44 "Why can't you tickle yourself?" (Time Traveling Part 2)

The podcast explores the brain's capacity for simulating possible futures and how it shapes our lives. Topics discussed include why we can't tickle ourselves, the challenges individuals with schizophrenia face in predicting their own actions, and the role of prediction in decision-making and the natural world. The ability of animals to engage in mental time travel, the relationship between memory and imagination in prediction making, and the power of science and storytelling in predicting the future are also explored.