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Using Science to Foster Empathy
1:47:40 - 1:56:20 (08:39)
The guest speaker talks about applying the science of perception and prediction to understand what life is like for someone else and using this to foster empathy. They also discuss how the brain reinforces certain predictions while disregarding others while watching TV dramas.
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The speaker discusses the benefits of expanding our brains' capacity to predict more effectively by imagining the lives of others and being exposed to different cultures, and how social media algorithms that show us only what we've already viewed contribute to societal silos.
1:47:40 - 1:49:41 (02:00)
Summary
The speaker discusses the benefits of expanding our brains' capacity to predict more effectively by imagining the lives of others and being exposed to different cultures, and how social media algorithms that show us only what we've already viewed contribute to societal silos.
ChapterUsing Science to Foster Empathy
Episode#129 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker discusses the concept of using the science of perception to understand different situations, and how the predictive brain can reinforce certain predictions while negating others.
1:49:41 - 1:54:37 (04:55)
Summary
The speaker discusses the concept of using the science of perception to understand different situations, and how the predictive brain can reinforce certain predictions while negating others.
ChapterUsing Science to Foster Empathy
Episode#129 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The brains didn't evolve to see or feel but to control our body.
1:54:37 - 1:56:20 (01:43)
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The brains didn't evolve to see or feel but to control our body. The heart rate affects our perceptions and brain's ability to sample what's out there.