Prof Sander Begeer - the wisdom of uncertainty in autistic people
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Does an autistic brain process uncertainty differently? Is the neurotypical blind confidence with uncertainty the real mystery? Is the debate about "disorder" vs "superpower" getting too polarized? We haven't found out, but we gave it a good try. For more about Sander's research, and to participate: More episodes and blog on 20angles.com
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Magali De Reu - In welke mate bepaalt onze hersenwerking wie of wat we zijn?
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Ik heb het met Magali De Reu over vervelende mensen, namelijk mensen met autisme en ADHD. Ons divergent brein leidt ons in diepe gesprekken van een concrete definitie van autisme naar trauma en zelfs psychedelica! Meer: 20angles.com en magalidereu.be
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Griet Vandermassen - worden we vanuit evolutionair perspectief niet knettergek van deze hypermoderne wereld?
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We hebben het over lightweight topics zoals: - zijn we afgestemd op deze hypermoderne wereld? - waren autisten goeie oermensen geweest? - waarom is er geen selectiedruk geweest op autisme? - wat doet kinderen naar de crèche sturen met onze hechting? - heeft filosofie, en deze podcast, uberhaupt zin? - burnout, depressie en of ongelukkig zijn evolutionair zijn waarde kende? - kan evolutie ons helpen relativeren? - is religie een evolutionair interessante bias geweest? Ahja, en ook over tijdreizen, vraag me niet waarom..
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Psychedelics as therapy? - Dr. Sam Gandy
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Live podcast episode where we talked about psychedelics, and it's promising ability to improve our health (to combat depression, be more connected to nature and even to balance our immune system).
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Nathalie Nahai - Slaves of our limited (but fascinating) mind?
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If you want to find out if you are running around life (and the virtual world) like a zombie, or if you are tech companies' b*ch, this one is for you.
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Prof Sheldon Solomon (part 2) - Lessons from death about Covid-19, fundamentalism, racism, sustainability and other lightweight topics
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Second part of the interview where we investigate how the awareness of death influences our erratic behavior and can make us both better or worse human beings..
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Prof Sheldon Solomon (part 1) - The Agony and Beauty of our Inevitable Death
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Prof. Sheldon Solomon is a social psychologist at Skidmore College. His research focuses on our awareness of our own death, and how (the denial of) it makes us cling to cultural abstractions, guide or behaviour or vote for testosterone infused primates (you know whom I'm referring to).
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Dirk De Wachter (part 2) about the illnesses of modern society - 20 angles podcast
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A not-so lightweight conversation about:
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Dirk De Wachter (part 1) about the sense of a life worth living - 20angles podcast
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A not-so lightweight conversation about:
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#006 - Prof Steven Laureys - Neuroscience, meditation and everything inbetween
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I speak with Prof. Steven Laureys about neuroscience, meditation, our sense of “self”, artificial intelligence and many more.
info_outlineHad yet another fascinating conversation about life's most difficult questions with Nathalie Nahai. She was so kind to throw some of these horrible existential questions back to me (shame on her), but that resulted in a fluent and divergent talk.
If you want to find out if you are running around life (and the virtual world) like a zombie, or if you are tech companies' b*ch, this one is for you.
We also talked about happiness, whatever that is, and little things you can do to condition your mind for the better.
Sadly we did not find any conclusive answer about the meaning of life, although I am still satisfied with "42".
Nathalie is an expert when it comes to the psychology on the interwebs, and she has written an excellent book about it (which she even gifted to me, how nice). She also is the host of "The Hive Podcast" which investigates our relationship with technology (and has a way better website than mine).
Webs of Influence book: https://www.nathalienahai.com/books/
The Hive Podcast: https://www.nathalienahai.com/the-hive-podcast/