About this episode
What is the psychology behind how the human brain constructs reality? When David Eagleman fell twelve feet off a roof as a child, the entire fall lasted just 0.6 seconds, yet his brain made it feel like an eternity. That moment sparked a lifelong curiosity about the brain and how it constructs perception, ultimately leading him to Stanford and a career in neuroscience. In this episode, David reveals the science of time perception, brain plasticity, and sensory substitution, and why the human brain is far more powerful and expandable than you ever imagined.
In this episode, Hala and David will discuss:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:26) A Childhood Fall That Revealed Time Perception
(06:46) How the Brain Constructs Reality
(10:33) Hidden Senses the Human Brain Is Missing
(16:46) What Is Brain Plasticity and Livewiring?
(27:50) Sensory Substitution and Expanding Human Senses
(36:29) The Psychology Behind Why Humans Dream
(42:02) Where Science Meets Spirituality and Religion
(48:47) The Future of Livewired Technology
(51:39) Why Human Intelligence Still Outsmarts AI
David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University, a bestselling author, and the founder of Neosensory and BrainCheck. He is the writer and presenter of the international PBS series The Brain with David Eagleman and The Creative Brain on Netflix. His bestselling book Livewired reveals how the brain adapts in real time, reshaping our understanding of perception, consciousness, and human psychology.
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