Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

David Linden: How Come You’re So Special?

May 3, 2022

45:17

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Emotion and Perception Aren't Separate Things

02:18

The Importance of Uniqueness in Medicine

05:48

How Do You Tell Someone Their Facts Are Wrong?

01:50

Introduction

2min

What Makes Each of Us Unique?

2min

Is There a Difference Between Identical Twins and Monozigotic Twins?

2min

Is the Brain a Mess?

2min

How Do You Know if You Have Twins Separated at Birthright?

3min

Is Your Speech Accent Heritable?

3min

The Importance of Uniqueness in Medicine

6min

When We Come Back From Our Brake

2min

Is the Treatment of Sinovial Sarcoma Invasive?

2min

10.

You Are Not Ordinary Civilian Approaching This Cancer Prognosis

3min

11.

Emotion and Perception Aren't Separate Things

2min

12.

Is There a Subjectivity in Perception?

3min

13.

The Third Realization

5min

14.

How Do You Tell Someone Their Facts Are Wrong?

2min

15.

What Gives You Confidence?

4min

16.

A Conversation With Dr. David Lindon

4min

While filling out an on-line dating app – listing his traits and those of an ideal partner – neuroscientist David Linden began to wonder what makes each of us unique. Why is even each person in a pair of identical twins unique? The answer, he tells Alan, is far richer and more interesting than the old false division of "nature versus nurture".