The Next Big Idea Everything Paul Bloom Knows About Psychology
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Apr 4, 2024 
Psychologist Paul Bloom discusses the origins of consciousness, importance of IQ, and the legacy of Sigmund Freud. Topics include brain's role in experience, evolution of consciousness, love and healthcare innovations, and genetics vs. environment in shaping traits. Insights on personality change, IQ's impact on success, and the correlation between intelligence, happiness, and wisdom are explored in depth.
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Brain Creates Mind and Consciousness
- Our brains, weighing about three pounds, generate all our consciousness and intelligence despite feeling like we are separate from our bodies.
- This challenges religious and spiritual beliefs, and scientific evidence supports brain-dependent mental life.
Memory Is Reconstructive and Faulty
- Memory is reconstructive, not like a perfect recording, and it changes every time we remember an event.
- Vivid memories can be dramatically false, showing how unreliable human memory is.
Attention Limits Perception
- Our attention limits what we consciously notice, making it possible to overlook obvious things like a gorilla in a video.
- This invisibility illustrates how focused attention shapes perception and memory.