#129 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works
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Lisa Feldman Barrett is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. 00:00 - Introduction 06:35 - Are we alone in the universe? 08:03 - Life on Earth 12:55 - Collective intelligence of human brains 21:43 - Triune brain 27:52 - The predicting brain 35:48 - How the brain evolved 41:47 - Free will 50:40 - Is anything real? 1:03:13 - Dreams 1:09:00 - Emotions are human-constructed concepts 1:34:29 - Are women more emotional than men? 1:43:05 - Empathy 2:14:46 - Love 2:18:40 - Mortality 2:20:16 - Meaning of life