A Neuroscience podcast. Each week I talk with experts on a range of topics from consciousness and neuroplasticity to evolution and everything in between. I have a particular interest in consciousness and understanding our inner subjective conscious experience. Evan has a Neuroscience degree from Trinity College Dublin and is the co-founder of 2 (failed) edtech startups. He is a professional tennis coach and Triathlete enthusiast.

The Giants Shoulder

Implications of sensory substitution technologies on human perception and cognition

Exploring the defensive activation theory: Are dreams our brain's defense against sensory deprivation?

The role of brain plasticity in adapting to new sensory experiences: Insights from recent research

What recent advancements have been made in understanding brain plasticity and its applications?

How does the defensive activation theory explain the vividness of dreams during sensory deprivation?

Can sensory substitution technologies enhance human perception beyond natural capabilities?

Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond.

Lex Fridman Podcast

Welcome to the Mindplex Podcast, hosted by Ben Goertzel, Lisa Rein, Grace Robot and Desdemona Robot. On this show, we ponder AGI, cutting-edge technologies and the evolution of human consciousness. We will interview a wide variety of interesting thinkers - both human and synthetic - to investigate and better understand the complex topics of our time, as we learn to shape technologies that will assist us in bringing about a Benevolent Singularity.Subjects covered include: AGI, the Metaverse, Decentralized Economies, Superlongevity, Superintelligence, Nanotech and Femtotech, Psi, Psychedelics, Experimental Futuristic Art & Music, Robotics, Synthetic Biology, Quantum Computing, Consciousness, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Speculative Physics, Chaos and Complexity and anything else wildly interesting and mind-blowing.

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