Brains for Dinner Episode 6

B4D is back with a bang after a brief hiatus! We hope it was worth the wait :)

Though I rarely play favorites, this is definitely one of my favorite episodes so far… In it, Andrea and I talk about our personal experiences with what we call in the field phenomenological differences, or differences in peoples subjective ways people think.

Want to figure out how you think?

Here’s a link to the questionnaire that Gary Lupyan created to fuel your self exploration.

As you’ll learn in this episode, Andrea thinks almost entirely in images while I think almost entirely verbally. What causes this? And what does it say about what we can do differently? These are just a few of the questions that occasionally keep me up at night.

Suffice it to say that when we put together a new piece of furniture from IKEA immediately after this episode, Andrea took the lead…

(actual images of me reading IKEA instructions on the top left and Andrea on the bottom right)

I also want to provide a link to the movie we mentioned, I am Human, which we had the honor of being part of. This movie is related to Andrea’s answer to my date question—which involved the idea of implanting stimulators in the brain to help with memory impairments. It addresses what it means to be human in a world in which we can interface with your brain for a variety of health reasons…

And last, but definitely not least, I’d love to share what we had for dinner—one of my favorites, Andrea’s chickpea pasta and insalata caprese. For those who listen, let the record reflect that he has more than repaired his reputation as head chef after the “chicken jerky” event.

We hope you enjoy this episode. Let us know what, and how, you think in the comments!

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