Many Minds podcast
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Exploring our world's diverse forms of mind—human, animal, machine—from diverse perspectives. A project of @divintelligence.bsky.social, @kensycoop.bsky.social, @laukas.bsky.social
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A look back out our five most popular episodes of 2025!!
🎉🎉
(in order of release)
🎉🎉
(in order of release)
If you enjoyed our recent episode on the functions of memory, you may be interested in this work!
disi.org/what-is-memo...
disi.org/what-is-memo...
Our experiences have countless details, and it can be hard to know which matter.
How can we behave effectively in the future when, right now, we don't know what we'll need?
Out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com , @marcelomattar.bsky.social and I find that people solve this by using episodic memory.
How can we behave effectively in the future when, right now, we don't know what we'll need?
Out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com , @marcelomattar.bsky.social and I find that people solve this by using episodic memory.
Episodic memory facilitates flexible decision-making via access to detailed events - Nature Human Behaviour
Nicholas and Mattar found that people use episodic memory to make decisions when it is unclear what will be needed in the future. These findings reveal how the rich representational capacity of episod...
www.nature.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:20 PM
If you enjoyed our recent episode on the functions of memory, you may be interested in this work!
disi.org/what-is-memo...
disi.org/what-is-memo...
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What can shamanism teach us about religion -- and the human mind?
What a pleasure to share this excellent conversation to the listeners of On Humans! The hard work was done by @manymindspod.bsky.social and @manvir.bsky.social 🙏
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4nhm3fG...
Apple 👇
What a pleasure to share this excellent conversation to the listeners of On Humans! The hard work was done by @manymindspod.bsky.social and @manvir.bsky.social 🙏
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4nhm3fG...
Apple 👇
What Can Shamans Teach Us About Religion? | Many Minds with Manvir Singh
Podcast Episode · On Humans · 01/21/2026 · Bonus · 1h 20m
podcasts.apple.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:28 AM
What can shamanism teach us about religion -- and the human mind?
What a pleasure to share this excellent conversation to the listeners of On Humans! The hard work was done by @manymindspod.bsky.social and @manvir.bsky.social 🙏
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4nhm3fG...
Apple 👇
What a pleasure to share this excellent conversation to the listeners of On Humans! The hard work was done by @manymindspod.bsky.social and @manvir.bsky.social 🙏
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4nhm3fG...
Apple 👇
As part of an episode swap, our friends at 'On Humans' are featuring our recent interview with @manvir.bsky.social!
What can shamanism teach us about religion -- and the human mind?
What a pleasure to share this excellent conversation to the listeners of On Humans! The hard work was done by @manymindspod.bsky.social and @manvir.bsky.social 🙏
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4nhm3fG...
Apple 👇
What a pleasure to share this excellent conversation to the listeners of On Humans! The hard work was done by @manymindspod.bsky.social and @manvir.bsky.social 🙏
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4nhm3fG...
Apple 👇
What Can Shamans Teach Us About Religion? | Many Minds with Manvir Singh
Podcast Episode · On Humans · 01/21/2026 · Bonus · 1h 20m
podcasts.apple.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:33 PM
As part of an episode swap, our friends at 'On Humans' are featuring our recent interview with @manvir.bsky.social!
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What a pleasure to do this swap with one of my favourite shows, Many Minds! Do check their work out if you haven't already.
And stay tuned for my turn in an hour or so ;)
And stay tuned for my turn in an hour or so ;)
Happy new year!! 🎉
As we pause before our 2026 run, we're sharing an episode from our friends at 'On Humans' @ilarimakela.bsky.social! It's a conversation with biologist & historian @matthewcobb.bsky.social about our understanding of the brain.
Listen or read: onhumans.substack.com/p/can-the-br...
As we pause before our 2026 run, we're sharing an episode from our friends at 'On Humans' @ilarimakela.bsky.social! It's a conversation with biologist & historian @matthewcobb.bsky.social about our understanding of the brain.
Listen or read: onhumans.substack.com/p/can-the-br...
Can the Brain Understand Itself?
Scientist and historian Matthew Cobb explores the limits of neuroscience.
onhumans.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:15 AM
What a pleasure to do this swap with one of my favourite shows, Many Minds! Do check their work out if you haven't already.
And stay tuned for my turn in an hour or so ;)
And stay tuned for my turn in an hour or so ;)
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grateful for the @manymindspod.bsky.social podcast for breaking the tedium of segmenting scores of CT slices
January 20, 2026 at 1:14 PM
grateful for the @manymindspod.bsky.social podcast for breaking the tedium of segmenting scores of CT slices
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IQ is a fraught concept, to say the least. Many regard it with squeamishness or outright disdain. Yet it's also one of the most researched constructs in all of psychology. How should we think about it?
From the archive, our interview with @ent3c.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/how-should-w...
From the archive, our interview with @ent3c.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/how-should-w...
January 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
IQ is a fraught concept, to say the least. Many regard it with squeamishness or outright disdain. Yet it's also one of the most researched constructs in all of psychology. How should we think about it?
From the archive, our interview with @ent3c.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/how-should-w...
From the archive, our interview with @ent3c.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/how-should-w...
IQ is a fraught concept, to say the least. Many regard it with squeamishness or outright disdain. Yet it's also one of the most researched constructs in all of psychology. How should we think about it?
From the archive, our interview with @ent3c.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/how-should-w...
From the archive, our interview with @ent3c.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/how-should-w...
January 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
IQ is a fraught concept, to say the least. Many regard it with squeamishness or outright disdain. Yet it's also one of the most researched constructs in all of psychology. How should we think about it?
From the archive, our interview with @ent3c.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/how-should-w...
From the archive, our interview with @ent3c.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/how-should-w...
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A new academic term is ramping up. Have you considered putting our episodes on your syllabi?
Conversations offer an accessible and engaging format—your students will thank you! We have 100+ episodes to choose from, covering many forms of mind from all disciplinary angles.
disi.org/manyminds/
Conversations offer an accessible and engaging format—your students will thank you! We have 100+ episodes to choose from, covering many forms of mind from all disciplinary angles.
disi.org/manyminds/
January 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
A new academic term is ramping up. Have you considered putting our episodes on your syllabi?
Conversations offer an accessible and engaging format—your students will thank you! We have 100+ episodes to choose from, covering many forms of mind from all disciplinary angles.
disi.org/manyminds/
Conversations offer an accessible and engaging format—your students will thank you! We have 100+ episodes to choose from, covering many forms of mind from all disciplinary angles.
disi.org/manyminds/
A new academic term is ramping up. Have you considered putting our episodes on your syllabi?
Conversations offer an accessible and engaging format—your students will thank you! We have 100+ episodes to choose from, covering many forms of mind from all disciplinary angles.
disi.org/manyminds/
Conversations offer an accessible and engaging format—your students will thank you! We have 100+ episodes to choose from, covering many forms of mind from all disciplinary angles.
disi.org/manyminds/
January 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
A new academic term is ramping up. Have you considered putting our episodes on your syllabi?
Conversations offer an accessible and engaging format—your students will thank you! We have 100+ episodes to choose from, covering many forms of mind from all disciplinary angles.
disi.org/manyminds/
Conversations offer an accessible and engaging format—your students will thank you! We have 100+ episodes to choose from, covering many forms of mind from all disciplinary angles.
disi.org/manyminds/
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An insightful and engaging conversation with @pbrakes.bsky.social on how and why to conserve animal cultures
To survive and flourish, many animal species rely on ecological knowledge. But this knowledge is not always spread across the group—it's often held by certain "keystone individuals."
Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @pbrakes.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/the-value-of...
Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @pbrakes.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/the-value-of...
January 12, 2026 at 1:36 AM
An insightful and engaging conversation with @pbrakes.bsky.social on how and why to conserve animal cultures
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A really surprising thing I learned from the (excellent) @manymindspod.bsky.social: we have found only about 300 Neanderthal skeletons in total. Amazing how we've constructed entire histories from so little data (but also how much we can't be sure about).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
List of Neanderthal fossils - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
A really surprising thing I learned from the (excellent) @manymindspod.bsky.social: we have found only about 300 Neanderthal skeletons in total. Amazing how we've constructed entire histories from so little data (but also how much we can't be sure about).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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There's a commonsense view of human names—of where they come from and what they're for—that's guiding our search for names in animals. Could it be leading us astray?
Discussed in our latest episode, an essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
Discussed in our latest episode, an essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
There's a commonsense view of human names—of where they come from and what they're for—that's guiding our search for names in animals. Could it be leading us astray?
Discussed in our latest episode, an essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
Discussed in our latest episode, an essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
There's a commonsense view of human names—of where they come from and what they're for—that's guiding our search for names in animals. Could it be leading us astray?
Discussed in our latest episode, an essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
Discussed in our latest episode, an essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
There's a commonsense view of human names—of where they come from and what they're for—that's guiding our search for names in animals. Could it be leading us astray?
Discussed in our latest episode, an essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
Discussed in our latest episode, an essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
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Happy new year!! 🎉
As we pause before our 2026 run, we're sharing an episode from our friends at 'On Humans' @ilarimakela.bsky.social! It's a conversation with biologist & historian @matthewcobb.bsky.social about our understanding of the brain.
Listen or read: onhumans.substack.com/p/can-the-br...
As we pause before our 2026 run, we're sharing an episode from our friends at 'On Humans' @ilarimakela.bsky.social! It's a conversation with biologist & historian @matthewcobb.bsky.social about our understanding of the brain.
Listen or read: onhumans.substack.com/p/can-the-br...
Can the Brain Understand Itself?
Scientist and historian Matthew Cobb explores the limits of neuroscience.
onhumans.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Happy new year!! 🎉
As we pause before our 2026 run, we're sharing an episode from our friends at 'On Humans' @ilarimakela.bsky.social! It's a conversation with biologist & historian @matthewcobb.bsky.social about our understanding of the brain.
Listen or read: onhumans.substack.com/p/can-the-br...
As we pause before our 2026 run, we're sharing an episode from our friends at 'On Humans' @ilarimakela.bsky.social! It's a conversation with biologist & historian @matthewcobb.bsky.social about our understanding of the brain.
Listen or read: onhumans.substack.com/p/can-the-br...
Happy new year!! 🎉
As we pause before our 2026 run, we're sharing an episode from our friends at 'On Humans' @ilarimakela.bsky.social! It's a conversation with biologist & historian @matthewcobb.bsky.social about our understanding of the brain.
Listen or read: onhumans.substack.com/p/can-the-br...
As we pause before our 2026 run, we're sharing an episode from our friends at 'On Humans' @ilarimakela.bsky.social! It's a conversation with biologist & historian @matthewcobb.bsky.social about our understanding of the brain.
Listen or read: onhumans.substack.com/p/can-the-br...
Can the Brain Understand Itself?
Scientist and historian Matthew Cobb explores the limits of neuroscience.
onhumans.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Happy new year!! 🎉
As we pause before our 2026 run, we're sharing an episode from our friends at 'On Humans' @ilarimakela.bsky.social! It's a conversation with biologist & historian @matthewcobb.bsky.social about our understanding of the brain.
Listen or read: onhumans.substack.com/p/can-the-br...
As we pause before our 2026 run, we're sharing an episode from our friends at 'On Humans' @ilarimakela.bsky.social! It's a conversation with biologist & historian @matthewcobb.bsky.social about our understanding of the brain.
Listen or read: onhumans.substack.com/p/can-the-br...
Reposted by Many Minds podcast
A look back out our five most popular episodes of 2025!!
🎉🎉
(in order of release)
🎉🎉
(in order of release)
December 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A look back out our five most popular episodes of 2025!!
🎉🎉
(in order of release)
🎉🎉
(in order of release)
A look back out our five most popular episodes of 2025!!
🎉🎉
(in order of release)
🎉🎉
(in order of release)
December 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A look back out our five most popular episodes of 2025!!
🎉🎉
(in order of release)
🎉🎉
(in order of release)
Reposted by Many Minds podcast
Had fun with this one!
In which I discuss: dolphins, elephants, marmosets, teknonymy, necronymy, reciprocal names in New Guinea, nominative determinism, the Bob-Kirk effect, the face-name-matching effect, name signs, toponyms, dog names, name uniqueness, alexinomia, toponyms, name taboos, etc.
In which I discuss: dolphins, elephants, marmosets, teknonymy, necronymy, reciprocal names in New Guinea, nominative determinism, the Bob-Kirk effect, the face-name-matching effect, name signs, toponyms, dog names, name uniqueness, alexinomia, toponyms, name taboos, etc.
New episode!! 🎉🎙️
An audio essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social about names in the natural world.
The search for "name-like" symbols in animals is intensifying. But if the enterprise is to succeed, we first need to pause and ask ourselves: What even is a name?
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
An audio essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social about names in the natural world.
The search for "name-like" symbols in animals is intensifying. But if the enterprise is to succeed, we first need to pause and ask ourselves: What even is a name?
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
December 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Had fun with this one!
In which I discuss: dolphins, elephants, marmosets, teknonymy, necronymy, reciprocal names in New Guinea, nominative determinism, the Bob-Kirk effect, the face-name-matching effect, name signs, toponyms, dog names, name uniqueness, alexinomia, toponyms, name taboos, etc.
In which I discuss: dolphins, elephants, marmosets, teknonymy, necronymy, reciprocal names in New Guinea, nominative determinism, the Bob-Kirk effect, the face-name-matching effect, name signs, toponyms, dog names, name uniqueness, alexinomia, toponyms, name taboos, etc.
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New episode!! 🎉🎙️
An audio essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social about names in the natural world.
The search for "name-like" symbols in animals is intensifying. But if the enterprise is to succeed, we first need to pause and ask ourselves: What even is a name?
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
An audio essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social about names in the natural world.
The search for "name-like" symbols in animals is intensifying. But if the enterprise is to succeed, we first need to pause and ask ourselves: What even is a name?
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
December 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
New episode!! 🎉🎙️
An audio essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social about names in the natural world.
The search for "name-like" symbols in animals is intensifying. But if the enterprise is to succeed, we first need to pause and ask ourselves: What even is a name?
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
An audio essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social about names in the natural world.
The search for "name-like" symbols in animals is intensifying. But if the enterprise is to succeed, we first need to pause and ask ourselves: What even is a name?
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
New episode!! 🎉🎙️
An audio essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social about names in the natural world.
The search for "name-like" symbols in animals is intensifying. But if the enterprise is to succeed, we first need to pause and ask ourselves: What even is a name?
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
An audio essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social about names in the natural world.
The search for "name-like" symbols in animals is intensifying. But if the enterprise is to succeed, we first need to pause and ask ourselves: What even is a name?
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
December 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
New episode!! 🎉🎙️
An audio essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social about names in the natural world.
The search for "name-like" symbols in animals is intensifying. But if the enterprise is to succeed, we first need to pause and ask ourselves: What even is a name?
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
An audio essay from @kensycoop.bsky.social about names in the natural world.
The search for "name-like" symbols in animals is intensifying. But if the enterprise is to succeed, we first need to pause and ask ourselves: What even is a name?
Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...
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For the finale of season 7, we have a new audio essay out @manymindspod.bsky.social by @kensycoop.bsky.social!
It's an exploration of names in the animal kingdom - what they are, who uses them, and why.
In case you get hooked, we've put together a separate playlist of all our essays so far. Enjoy!
It's an exploration of names in the animal kingdom - what they are, who uses them, and why.
In case you get hooked, we've put together a separate playlist of all our essays so far. Enjoy!
Many MInds – Complete Audio Essays
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December 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
For the finale of season 7, we have a new audio essay out @manymindspod.bsky.social by @kensycoop.bsky.social!
It's an exploration of names in the animal kingdom - what they are, who uses them, and why.
In case you get hooked, we've put together a separate playlist of all our essays so far. Enjoy!
It's an exploration of names in the animal kingdom - what they are, who uses them, and why.
In case you get hooked, we've put together a separate playlist of all our essays so far. Enjoy!
Reposted by Many Minds podcast
To survive and flourish, many animal species rely on ecological knowledge. But this knowledge is not always spread across the group—it's often held by certain "keystone individuals."
Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @pbrakes.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/the-value-of...
Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @pbrakes.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/the-value-of...
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
To survive and flourish, many animal species rely on ecological knowledge. But this knowledge is not always spread across the group—it's often held by certain "keystone individuals."
Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @pbrakes.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/the-value-of...
Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @pbrakes.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/the-value-of...
To survive and flourish, many animal species rely on ecological knowledge. But this knowledge is not always spread across the group—it's often held by certain "keystone individuals."
Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @pbrakes.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/the-value-of...
Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @pbrakes.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/the-value-of...
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
To survive and flourish, many animal species rely on ecological knowledge. But this knowledge is not always spread across the group—it's often held by certain "keystone individuals."
Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @pbrakes.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/the-value-of...
Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @pbrakes.bsky.social!
Listen: disi.org/the-value-of...
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Loved the @manymindspod.bsky.social on the function of memory, with @aliboyle.bsky.social and @jomahr.bsky.social. Highly recommended if you didn't listen to it (yet)!
December 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Loved the @manymindspod.bsky.social on the function of memory, with @aliboyle.bsky.social and @jomahr.bsky.social. Highly recommended if you didn't listen to it (yet)!
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As usual, I am late to the party, but I just finished listening to the fantastic episode on episodic memory from @manymindspod.bsky.social. Super informative interview to @aliboyle.bsky.social and @jomahr.bsky.social by @kensycoop.bsky.social. Cheers to the Many Minds Team! Highly recommend!
December 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
As usual, I am late to the party, but I just finished listening to the fantastic episode on episodic memory from @manymindspod.bsky.social. Super informative interview to @aliboyle.bsky.social and @jomahr.bsky.social by @kensycoop.bsky.social. Cheers to the Many Minds Team! Highly recommend!