In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Lisa Feldman Barrett about the origins and function of the human brain. They discuss how brains evolved, the myth of the “triune brain,” the brain’s network organization, the predictive nature of perception and action, the construction of emotion, concepts as prescriptions for action, culture as an operating system, and other topics.
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#245 — Can We Talk About Scary Ideas?
#244 — Food, Climate, and Pandemic Risk
#243 — A Few Points of Confusion
#242 — Psychedelics and the Self
#241 — Final Thoughts on Free Will
#240 — The Boundaries of Self
#239 — Yet Another Call from Ricky Gervais
#238 — How to Build a Universe
#237 — Another Call from Ricky Gervais
#236 — Rebooting New York City
#235 — A Call from Ricky Gervais
#234 — The Divided Mind
#233 — The Groves of Misinformation
#232 — Inequality and Revolution
#231 — Crossing the Abyss
#230 — An Insurrection of Lies
#229 — A Few Thoughts for a New Year
#228 — Doing Good
#227 — Knowing the Mind
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