Dr. John Vervaeke, the director of UToronto's Cognitive Science program and Cognitive Science and Wisdom Studies Laboratory, discusses the different kinds of knowing, their vehicles, standards, and associated memory, emphasizing the 4E model that asserts that cognition and consciousness are embodied, embedded, enacted, and extended beyond the brain.
In this episode, Josh and Chuck explore the fascinating science behind why wombat poop is square-shaped.
Many of our choices are influenced by invisible structures such as cost, visibility, and road design which nudge us into making certain decisions. Despite thinking that we are free to make choices, these structures have a profound impact on our decision-making process.
The objects studied in Maslow's theorem are gowel representations in modular forms, but understanding how they can move in tiny infinitesimal amounts can reveal the whole global space in which they can exist. This concept of recognizing different things by the same name is highlighted in the beautiful map that opens the book.
A neuroscientist and author from Stanford University delves into unusual questions that help us understand our lives and realities.