Thursday, Apr 25, 2024

Exploring Consciousness, Sensory Augmentation, The Lazy Susan Method of Productivity, and More


Exploring Consciousness, Sensory Augmentation, The Lazy Susan Method of Productivity, and More


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Resources from this episode: https://tim.blog/2023/05/27/david-eagleman/

David Eagleman (@davideagleman) is a neuroscientist, New York Times bestselling author, TED speaker, and Guggenheim Fellow. He is the writer and presenter of the Emmy-nominated series The Brain on PBS, as well as the podcast Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman. In Palo Alto, California, he teaches at Stanford University, runs a startup neurotech company called Neosensory, and directs the Center for Science and Law. Dr. Eagleman also runs a film and television production company, Cognito Entertainment, to bring scientific themes (fiction and nonfiction) to the screen. He is the author of eight books, including the international bestsellers Sum, Incognito, and his newest book, Livewired.

Please enjoy!

[00:00] Intro
[01:31] Mnemonists and synesthetes.
[06:41] Creating new senses.
[12:17] Practical applications in practice.
[19:28] Five years from now.
[23:29] The curious resilience and vulnerability of memory.
[27:46] Testing the accuracy of memory.
[30:19] Meeting Francis Crick.
[31:57] The dangerous lumberjack.
[33:49] Dream projects.
[35:34] Exploring consciousness.
[39:08] Dreaming and brain plasticity.
[49:22] Influences.
[52:49] Why neuroscience?
[55:48] Sum: An extended failure that became a wild success.
[1:01:17] The Don Vaughn method.
[1:02:45] Recommended reading.
[1:04:41] Hypothesis testing.
[1:05:36] Lazy Susan advice.
[1:11:18] A week in the life of David.
[1:12:37] Livewired.
[1:17:08] Assumptions ripe for challenging.
[1:22:12] Possibilianism.
[1:24:17] David's billboard.
[1:27:12] Empire of the Invisible.
[1:28:53] Learning from AI.
[1:31:33] Perception of time.
[1:36:46] Idiotheses.
[1:38:02] Parting thoughts.

Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.

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