Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

Ep14 "Why do we have so little access to what’s happening under the hood?"

Jun 26, 2023

38:03

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The Need for Summaries: Filtering Information

01:27

How to Properly Make a Lane Change While Driving

01:24

The Complexity of the Brain

01:07

The Challenge of Training World War II Aircraft Spotters

01:00

Introduction

2min

The Unconscious Brain and the Legal System

3min

The Complexity of the Brain

2min

The Power of Neurons

3min

The Importance of Consciousness in Decision Making

4min

The Power of Consciousness

5min

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1min

The Power of Consciousness

4min

How to Hit a Fastball Without Conscious Awareness

6min

10.

The Mystery of Chicken Sexing

6min

11.

The Importance of Introspection

5min

12.

The Free Will Question

3min

13.

How to Find a Vitamin Brand You Can Trust

2min

Who is doing the choosing when you make a choice? Is there someone in your head but it’s not you? What is a chicken-sexer, and what do they have to do with British plane spotters during WWII? Do we have free will or don’t we? Dive in to discover the ways in which you typically operate with no conscious access to your behaviors.

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