Brain Tagged Episodes

The Power of Prediction

May 11, 2025

You’re standing at the top of a mountain, surveying the vast landscape below. The information…

Brain graphic with words like "sense," "trust," and "predict," illustrating the power of prediction.

Neuroscience and the Law

September 7, 2014

Recent advances in neuroscience have revealed that certain neurological disorders, like a brain tumor, can…

Brain diagrams illustrating neuroscience and the law, alongside gavel images representing the justice system.

The Extended Mind

May 12, 2013

The question of gay rights has become a hot button issue, with opposition taking on…

Vitruvian Man superimposed on a brain, illustrating the concept of the extended mind.

Creativity

October 17, 2010

What makes an idea or work of art creative?  Can creativity be measured?  Can a…

Lightbulb inside a head, symbolizing creativity and new ideas.

Digital Selves

October 10, 2010

Second Life and dozens of other online adventures involve creating digital selves, and millions of…

Animated woman wearing an "I ♥ Nerds" shirt. Digital self representation.

Math and the Mind

September 16, 2007

How does a bunch of grey matter in our skulls have the ability to solve…

Blackboard filled with complex mathematical formulas and equations. Illustrates the beauty of math.

Neurocosmetology

May 2, 2006

Progress in neuroscience may soon make possible an age of neurocosmetology: the use of drugs…

Human brain with bright energy, illustrating neurocosmetology.

The Mystery of Mind

January 10, 2006

Modern science tells us that the mind is just the brain working. But science cannot yet…

Pink model of a human brain on a pink background. The mystery of mind.

Consciousness

April 6, 2004

Is the conscious mind just the brain or something more? Can science explain consciousness? How…

Abstract art depicting birds flying through a geometric structure; exploring themes of consciousness.

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