David Eagleman
@davideagleman.bsky.social
Neuroscientist at Stanford, NYT bestselling author, Writer/host of The Brain and #1 Science Podcast: Inner Cosmos.
How does utopian zeal + human psychology = the opposite of paradise? Join this week's episode with Paul Bloom to discover why utopias are likely to be impossible.
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#brain #utopia
eagleman.com/podcast/129
#brain #utopia
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
How does utopian zeal + human psychology = the opposite of paradise? Join this week's episode with Paul Bloom to discover why utopias are likely to be impossible.
eagleman.com/podcast/129
#brain #utopia
eagleman.com/podcast/129
#brain #utopia
Can we build a utopia or do our brains preclude it? Does our innate tribalism and jealousy make perfect societies difficult to achieve? Join me this week as I talk with psychologist Paul Bloom about the (im)possibility of societal perfection.
eagleman.com/podcast/129
#brain #utopia
eagleman.com/podcast/129
#brain #utopia
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Can we build a utopia or do our brains preclude it? Does our innate tribalism and jealousy make perfect societies difficult to achieve? Join me this week as I talk with psychologist Paul Bloom about the (im)possibility of societal perfection.
eagleman.com/podcast/129
#brain #utopia
eagleman.com/podcast/129
#brain #utopia
Our whole planet does science only one way. How might a different planet, with different lucky accidents, have developed? Join particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) this week to explore the possibilities of alien science.
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Our whole planet does science only one way. How might a different planet, with different lucky accidents, have developed? Join particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) this week to explore the possibilities of alien science.
Will the power of AI kill scientific careers or enhance them? Explore this and more with me & physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) on this week's Inner Cosmos.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Will the power of AI kill scientific careers or enhance them? Explore this and more with me & physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) on this week's Inner Cosmos.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
Might aliens live on a different timescale than we do? Join particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) this week to explore some mind-stretching possibilities about alien science.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Might aliens live on a different timescale than we do? Join particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) this week to explore some mind-stretching possibilities about alien science.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
Is human physics the optimal way to tell the story? Join particle physicist Daniel Whiteson this week to explore the possibility that physics might not be universal.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Is human physics the optimal way to tell the story? Join particle physicist Daniel Whiteson this week to explore the possibility that physics might not be universal.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
How do our senses steer our science? Might aliens with a different umwelt derive a different science? Dive deep this week with me & particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social).
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
How do our senses steer our science? Might aliens with a different umwelt derive a different science? Dive deep this week with me & particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social).
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
Are planets as important as we think? Might aliens from a star's atmosphere care about different things in science? Join me & particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) for some mind-stretching surprises.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
November 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Are planets as important as we think? Might aliens from a star's atmosphere care about different things in science? Join me & particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) for some mind-stretching surprises.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
If alien sensation or cognition were quite different from ours, would they derive the same science? Join this week's episode with guest physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social), author of the new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If alien sensation or cognition were quite different from ours, would they derive the same science? Join this week's episode with guest physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social), author of the new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
How rapidly will brain-computer interfaces become a regular tool of medicine? Join guest Sergey Stavisky as we dive into the world of interfacing brains and machines.
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
How rapidly will brain-computer interfaces become a regular tool of medicine? Join guest Sergey Stavisky as we dive into the world of interfacing brains and machines.
Brain-computer interfaces can currently decode intended language. In future decades, will they decode something closer to thought? What are the medical opportunities and the ethical conundrums? Join guest Sergey Stavisky as we dive into the world of interfacing brains and machines.
November 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Brain-computer interfaces can currently decode intended language. In future decades, will they decode something closer to thought? What are the medical opportunities and the ethical conundrums? Join guest Sergey Stavisky as we dive into the world of interfacing brains and machines.
Will everyone get a brain-computer interface? What's the killer app? Join me with guest neuroscientist Sergey Stavisky as we dive into the world of interfacing brains and machines.
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Will everyone get a brain-computer interface? What's the killer app? Join me with guest neuroscientist Sergey Stavisky as we dive into the world of interfacing brains and machines.
How do you make a brain-computer interface that reads intended language output? Join me with guest neuroscientist Sergey Stavisky as we dive into the world of interfacing brains and machines.
October 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
How do you make a brain-computer interface that reads intended language output? Join me with guest neuroscientist Sergey Stavisky as we dive into the world of interfacing brains and machines.
How can a brain-computer interface (BCI) eavesdrop on neural signals to restore movement? BCIs really started taking off 20 years ago; tune in this week with guest neuroscientist Sergey Stavisky to see how far they've come.
eagleman.com/podcast/127
eagleman.com/podcast/127
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
How can a brain-computer interface (BCI) eavesdrop on neural signals to restore movement? BCIs really started taking off 20 years ago; tune in this week with guest neuroscientist Sergey Stavisky to see how far they've come.
eagleman.com/podcast/127
eagleman.com/podcast/127
Can we marry brains with machines? What is a brain-computer interface & how can it restore movement or speech? Where are the ethical boundaries & who owns your neural data? Join Inner Cosmos with guest Sergey Stavisky as we dive into the world of interfacing brains and machines.
October 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Can we marry brains with machines? What is a brain-computer interface & how can it restore movement or speech? Where are the ethical boundaries & who owns your neural data? Join Inner Cosmos with guest Sergey Stavisky as we dive into the world of interfacing brains and machines.
What does the book 'Dune' tell us about evolving ourselves into better humans? Discover more with guest Bethanie Maples on this week's episode of Inner Cosmos: "Does science fiction shape reality?"
eagleman.com/podcast/126
eagleman.com/podcast/126
October 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
What does the book 'Dune' tell us about evolving ourselves into better humans? Discover more with guest Bethanie Maples on this week's episode of Inner Cosmos: "Does science fiction shape reality?"
eagleman.com/podcast/126
eagleman.com/podcast/126
Will we soon build fleshy robots that can act as 'you' in the outside world? Would you be liable if your robot killed someone? Discover more with guest Bethanie Maples on this week's episode of Inner Cosmos: "Does science fiction shape reality?"
eagleman.com/podcast/126
eagleman.com/podcast/126
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Will we soon build fleshy robots that can act as 'you' in the outside world? Would you be liable if your robot killed someone? Discover more with guest Bethanie Maples on this week's episode of Inner Cosmos: "Does science fiction shape reality?"
eagleman.com/podcast/126
eagleman.com/podcast/126
How does sci-fi often predict where society is heading, and what does this have to do with deepfakes? Discover more with guest Bethanie Maples on this week's episode of Inner Cosmos: "Does science fiction shape reality?"
eagleman.com/podcast/126
eagleman.com/podcast/126
October 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
How does sci-fi often predict where society is heading, and what does this have to do with deepfakes? Discover more with guest Bethanie Maples on this week's episode of Inner Cosmos: "Does science fiction shape reality?"
eagleman.com/podcast/126
eagleman.com/podcast/126
Will you someday have a private AI agent that is there only to protect you? Discover more with guest Bethanie Maples on this week's episode of Inner Cosmos: "Does science fiction shape reality?"
eagleman.com/podcast/126
eagleman.com/podcast/126
October 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Will you someday have a private AI agent that is there only to protect you? Discover more with guest Bethanie Maples on this week's episode of Inner Cosmos: "Does science fiction shape reality?"
eagleman.com/podcast/126
eagleman.com/podcast/126
What is a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, as envisioned by Neal Stephenson? Are we heading toward that world? Discover more with guest Bethanie Maples on this week's episode of Inner Cosmos: "Does science fiction shape reality?"
eagleman.com/podcast/126
eagleman.com/podcast/126
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
What is a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, as envisioned by Neal Stephenson? Are we heading toward that world? Discover more with guest Bethanie Maples on this week's episode of Inner Cosmos: "Does science fiction shape reality?"
eagleman.com/podcast/126
eagleman.com/podcast/126
Will we someday have advocational AI that looks out for us & makes us better? Why don't we have it now? Join my conversation with researcher Bethanie Maples on this week's episode of Inner Cosmos: "Does science fiction shape reality?"
eagleman.com/podcast/126
eagleman.com/podcast/126
October 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Will we someday have advocational AI that looks out for us & makes us better? Why don't we have it now? Join my conversation with researcher Bethanie Maples on this week's episode of Inner Cosmos: "Does science fiction shape reality?"
eagleman.com/podcast/126
eagleman.com/podcast/126
How is sci-fi like a cultural R&D lab? Would you be liable if your AI agent murdered? What is a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer? Join me w/Bethanie Maples to see how fiction can prepare us to wrestle with deep Qs of AI, identity, & the future of humanity.
eagleman.com/podcast/126
eagleman.com/podcast/126
October 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
How is sci-fi like a cultural R&D lab? Would you be liable if your AI agent murdered? What is a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer? Join me w/Bethanie Maples to see how fiction can prepare us to wrestle with deep Qs of AI, identity, & the future of humanity.
eagleman.com/podcast/126
eagleman.com/podcast/126
Can we learn more empathy with age? Discover more this week with guest neuroscientist Ben Rein(@dr-brein.bsky.social), author of the new book 'Why Brains Need Friends'.
eagleman.com/podcast/125
#brain
eagleman.com/podcast/125
#brain
October 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Can we learn more empathy with age? Discover more this week with guest neuroscientist Ben Rein(@dr-brein.bsky.social), author of the new book 'Why Brains Need Friends'.
eagleman.com/podcast/125
#brain
eagleman.com/podcast/125
#brain
Why don't we talk with strangers more? And why might examining our social life allow us to configure it better? Learn more this week with guest neuroscientist Ben Rein (@dr-brein.bsky.social), author of the new book 'Why Brains Need Friends'.
eagleman.com/podcast/125
#brain
eagleman.com/podcast/125
#brain
October 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Why don't we talk with strangers more? And why might examining our social life allow us to configure it better? Learn more this week with guest neuroscientist Ben Rein (@dr-brein.bsky.social), author of the new book 'Why Brains Need Friends'.
eagleman.com/podcast/125
#brain
eagleman.com/podcast/125
#brain
Have we become less social in the past decade? What effect did the lockdown have? Dive into the social brain this week with guest neuroscientist Ben Rein (@dr-brein.bsky.social), author of the new book 'Why Brains Need Friends'.
eagleman.com/podcast/125
#brain
eagleman.com/podcast/125
#brain
October 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Have we become less social in the past decade? What effect did the lockdown have? Dive into the social brain this week with guest neuroscientist Ben Rein (@dr-brein.bsky.social), author of the new book 'Why Brains Need Friends'.
eagleman.com/podcast/125
#brain
eagleman.com/podcast/125
#brain