Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

Ep15 "What should happen when someone with a brain tumor breaks the law?"

Jul 3, 2023

55:26

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Intersection of Brain Science and the Legal System

4min

The Importance of Brain Maps

2min

The Evolution of Gage

3min

The Relationship Between Behavior Changes and Tumors

3min

The Importance of Intuition in Decision Making

4min

The Principle of Sufficient Automatism

4min

The Morality of Institutionalization

1min

The Mystery of Sleep

2min

10.

The Importance of Understanding Brains

6min

11.

The Limits of Brain Imaging

4min

12.

The Complexity of Looking for Easy Answers

5min

13.

The Neurophysiology of Culpability

5min

14.

The Limits of Technology

3min

15.

The Future of Blameworthiness

3min

16.

The Future of Sentence

4min

17.

The Benefits of a Forward-Looking Legal System

4min

18.

The Future of Legal Theory

3min

When does neuroscience overlap with the legal system? Do we have free will or don't we? Did changes in Charles Whitman's brain have something to do with him becoming a mass shooter? Why was the heir to the Gucci fashion fortune killed by his wife? Join Eagleman on a wild journey to understand what happens when the study of the brain and the law end up in the same courtroom.