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Brain Scans Can Predict Your Decisions In Real Time
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1:37:00 - 1:45:00 (08:00)

Researchers have developed a method of using brain scans to predict a person's decision before they are consciously aware of having made a choice. This technology could have implications in areas such as advertising and politics.

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The possibility of scanning people's brains for their decision-making process in real time leads to questioning the concept of free will.
1:37:00 - 1:41:27 (04:27)
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Brain Science
Summary

The possibility of scanning people's brains for their decision-making process in real time leads to questioning the concept of free will.

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Brain Scans Can Predict Your Decisions In Real Time
Episode
#185 – Sam Harris: Consciousness, Free Will, Psychedelics, AI, UFOs, and Meaning
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
In this podcast, the host discussed the idea of free will and moral responsibility, how some people are privileged in many aspects of life and why hate towards others makes no sense.
1:41:28 - 1:43:39 (02:11)
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Free Will
Summary

In this podcast, the host discussed the idea of free will and moral responsibility, how some people are privileged in many aspects of life and why hate towards others makes no sense.

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Brain Scans Can Predict Your Decisions In Real Time
Episode
#185 – Sam Harris: Consciousness, Free Will, Psychedelics, AI, UFOs, and Meaning
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The utility for self-compassion is enormous because our states of mind such as regret, shame, and deep embarrassment are the most deranging experiences anyone has, and psychologically, that is a knot that can be untied.
1:43:39 - 1:45:00 (01:21)
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Self-Compassion
Summary

The utility for self-compassion is enormous because our states of mind such as regret, shame, and deep embarrassment are the most deranging experiences anyone has, and psychologically, that is a knot that can be untied.

Chapter
Brain Scans Can Predict Your Decisions In Real Time
Episode
#185 – Sam Harris: Consciousness, Free Will, Psychedelics, AI, UFOs, and Meaning
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast