#119 – David Eagleman: Neuroplasticity and the Livewired Brain
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About this episode
<p>David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford.</p>
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<p>Here’s the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.</p>
<p>OUTLINE:<br />
00:00 – Introduction<br />
05:05 – Livewired<br />
16:39 – Hardware vs software<br />
25:53 – Brain-computer interfaces<br />
35:12 – 2020 is a challenge for neuroplasticity<br />
46:08 – Free will<br />
50:43 – Nature of evil<br />
58:55 – Psychiatry<br />
1:06:28 – GPT-3<br />
1:13:31 – Intelligence in the brain<br />
1:21:51 – Neosensory<br />
1:31:27 – Book recommendations<br />
1:34:07 – Meaning of life<br />
1:36:53 – Advice for young people</p>