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Tagged “cognitive science”
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Edward Gibson: Linguistics, Language Evolution, and Syntax
Edward Gibson, an MIT professor and head of the MIT Language Lab, joins the podcast to delve into the fascinating mechanics of human language. A major theme of the conversation is the distinction between language as a communication system …
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Richard Haier: The Science of Human Intelligence
This episode features Dr. Richard Haier, who provides a rigorous and thought-provoking deep dive into the science of human intelligence. The conversation centers on the existence and stability of the G-factor, a common mental ability under…
2h 51m -
Donald Hoffman: Reality and Consciousness
In this deep dive, Donald Hoffman challenges the fundamental assumption that we perceive objective reality. Through evolutionary psychology and quantum physics, he argues that space-time is not fundamental but is instead a user interface c…
3h 23m -
Jeff Hawkins: Thousand Brains Theory & Intelligence
Neuroscientist Jeff Hawkins explores his A Thousand Brains theory, which posits that human intelligence arises from tens of thousands of independent modeling systems within the neocortex. Each system, or cortical column, uses reference fra…
2h 25m
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