The Beyond Tomorrow Podcast with Julian Issa NEUROSCIENTIST WARNS: We’re Changing Humans, and NOBODY Notices!
What does it really mean to be human in a world that’s increasingly lived through screens?
Julian sits down with neuroscientist and author, Baroness Susan Greenfield for a wide-ranging conversation about the brain, technology, and the future we’re quietly creating. From the way social media shapes attention, identity, and mental health to how our brains adapt to the environments we spend the most time in, Susan breaks down why today’s digital world may be changing us more deeply than we realize.
Rather than framing technology as simply good or bad, the conversation explores what we might be losing along the way. They talk about why boredom and daydreaming matter, how screens can crowd out creativity, and why being “busy” or “efficient” doesn’t necessarily make us happier or more fulfilled.
Julian and Susan look ahead to AI, consciousness, and what the next decade could bring. Susan shares her perspective on whether machines can ever truly be conscious, how our sense of truth is being challenged, and why the real risk isn’t technology itself, but how we choose to use it.
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What You’ll Learn
- How screens are shaping attention emotion and identity
- How real world interaction builds empathy and resilience
- The hidden tradeoffs behind convenience and efficiency
- Why constant validation can weaken a sense of self
- How boredom supports creativity and deeper thinking
- What brain plasticity means for younger generations
- Why AI is not conscious and what that misunderstanding reveals
- What a more human centered future could look like
⏱ Timestamps00:00 Intro
00:12 The Leading Cause of Brain Rot
02:59 The Ill Effects of Long-Term Screen Exposure
06:10 Mobile Devices Are Designed to be Addictive
10:58 How Can You Link Screen Time to a Depressed Society?
13:39 The Role of Industrial Evolution on Education
15:20 Parenting in the Social Media Era
19:26 What Does a Good Society Look Like?
23:30 Let's Encourage Individuality
25:10 The Fear of Missing Out
27:55 All Knowledge Comes From Experience
28:37 How Do You Make Information Gathering Less Boring
31:34 What Happens at the Onset of Cognitive Decline
33:28 What Does a Brain Scan Say?
34:55 What Will AI Do to People?
37:52 Human Consciousness Remains a Mystery
39:04 Can AI Develop Consciousness?
40:59 Finding What You Like Doing and Excelling at It
43:14 How Do We Define Our Identity?
45:11 How Are You Going to Change the World?
46:40 How to Leverage Your Voice to Make a Difference
48:37 Expose Children to More Face to Face Interactions
50:46 You Have to Learn How to Have a Conversation
52:28 A Realistic Advancement in Treating Alzheimer's
55:03 The More Anxious Generation
55:46 Education Can Empower the Society
56:53 The Future of Human Cognition
57:41 Humanity in the Midst of AI Advancement
01:00:37 Just Be Yourself and Have Fun
🎙 Hosted by Julian Issa
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Episode Resources:
Susan Greenfield
Website: https://www.susangreenfield.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baronessgreenfield/
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/baroness-susan-greenfield-a96a99172