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Mentioned in 6 episodes

The Idea of the Brain

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Mentioned by

Michael Shermer

Mentioned in 6 episodes

Mentioned by

Alex O'Connor

as a recent history of our understanding of the brain, introduced because the guest is its author.

#146 The Most Complicated Thing in the Universe: What is the Brain?

Mentioned by

Michael Shermer

as one of the books authored by

Matthew Cobb

.

Rethinking the Discovery of DNA

Mentioned by

Philip Goff

as a very influential book that highlighted how little we know about the brain.

Philip Goff: Panpsychism as a Theory of Consciousness

Mentioned by

David Eagleman

as an extraordinary history of neuroscience and how people have thought about the brain.

Ep118 "Why has the brain always been our hardest puzzle?" with Matthew Cobb

Mentioned as a book containing a wonderful line about the brain not being designed.

"These F*cking People" with Adam Becker

Mentioned as being written by

Matthew Cobb

, who is also the guest in this episode.

From 'On Humans': Can the brain understand itself?

Recommended by

Sally Adee

for its discussion of the history of how we conceive of the brain.

Bioelectricity & Health: Sally Adee on the Forgotten Science of the Body’s Electric Code | Ep. 15

Mentioned by

Steven Byrnes

when discussing analogies for the brain throughout history.

“The brain is a machine that runs an algorithm” by Steven Byrnes

Mentioned by

Byrd Pinkerton

as a book that explores how metaphors have shaped our understanding of the brain.

Mentioned by Conor Boyle as one of

Matthew Cobb

's previously published books.

The Perilous Quest Towards Gene Editing, with Matthew Cobb

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