Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

Ep20 "Why does your brain care more about some people than others?"

Aug 7, 2023

38:16

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Evolution of Genocide

3min

The Evolution of Humans

3min

The Costs of Usociality

3min

The Importance of Emotions in Decision Making

3min

The Importance of Live Music in Our Lives

2min

The Neurosurgeon's Investigation of the Syndrome E

6min

The Neuroscience of Dehumanization

3min

The Art and Science of Propaganda

3min

10.

How to Dehumanize Your Brain

4min

11.

The Importance of Humanization

5min

12.

The Pain Matrix: How Labels Modulate Empathy

3min

13.

The Arbitrariness of Labels

6min

Why do we so naturally form ingroups and outgroups? And what does that have to do with evolution, monkeys, Greeks, psychopaths, Syndrome E, and propaganda posters? Join Eagleman to learn why our brains are so wired for tribalism, what the consequences are for the world, and how a bit of knowledge goes a long way to making us more immune to propaganda.

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