Anil Seth is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, where he is also Co-Director (with Prof. Hugo Critchley) of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science. He is also a Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow, a Senior Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, and Co-Director of the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme: From Sensation and Perception to Awareness.

He has edited and co-authored several popular science books, such as the best-selling 30 Second Brain (Ivy Press, 2014). His TED talk (recorded in Vancouver in 2017) has had over 7 million views and he features in the Vice/Motherboard feature documentary The Most Unknown, now streaming on Netflix. He explores consciousness and shares his innovative approaches to public engagement and education in this Impacted podcast.

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Why we must learn lessons about how we learn?
 
CIS welcomed world-leading education researcher, cognitive psychologist and Ask a Cognitive Scientist columnist Dan Willingham to discuss how we learn and why this matters.
 
While researchers have learned vastly more about how we learn, this isn’t always reflected in teaching within schools or in how students study. Many practices for teaching and self-study are based on outdated theories, misconceptions, neuro-myths, anecdotes, and trial-and-error. But increasingly scientifically-informed practice can optimize teaching and study time – ultimately helping students to be more effective, efficient, and engaged learners.
 
What are the key lessons from how we learn? How should cognitive science inform teaching and learning practice? Can we train our brains to be better learners? Why do so many teaching and learning fads not work in practice? Why are misconceptions about learning so persistent and hard to shake?
 
Daniel T. Willingham is Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, with expertise in cognitive psychology and neuroscience as it applies to school education. He is author of the Ask a Cognitive Scientist column of the American Educator journal, as well as several books, including Why Don't Students Like School?, When Can You Trust the Experts?, and Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy.
 
This discussion is convened by CIS program director in education policy, Glenn Fahey. Glenn is co-author of the report, Failing to teach the teacher: An analysis of mathematics Initial Teacher Education (CIS, 2021).

Outsmart Your Brain | Daniel Willingham | Glenn Fahey

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Mark, is the founder of IQ Mindware and an applied cognitive neuroscientist with a Ph.D. from the joint program of Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh, who has also taught at the University of Cambridge. He specializes in developing brain training programs aimed at improving intelligence and resilience. He currently holds an associate position at the University of Essex Online and leads the Health, Resilience and Performance Laboratory, focusing on collaborative research into cognitive training interventions.

The key concepts of this mind-blowing conversation:

💡 The Multidimensionality of Intelligence
💡 Nurture vs. Nature - the Determinants of Intelligence
💡 The (limited) Concepts of Intelligence
💡 The Importance of Balance between Flexibility & Structure

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Journey into Cognitive Science: A Personal Insight
IQ MindWare: Pioneering Brain Training Programs
Understanding Intelligence: A Deeper Dive
Psychometrics of Intelligence: The G Factor and Beyond
Challenging the G Factor: Alternative Theories
Development and Intelligence: The Role of Education
Fluid vs. Crystallized Intelligence: A Comparison
The Bayesian Brain Hypothesis: Perception and Reality
The Dynamics of Creativity and Problem-Solving
Life Narratives and Values: The Apex of Intelligence

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Science of Intelligence: Why Humanity is Dumbing Down - Nature vs. Nurture | Dr. Mark Ashton (#212)

In this installment of Narrative Evolution, we examine the infamous unicorn dream sequence from “Blade Runner," and how drastically its inclusion or omission can influence the audience’s narrative experience of the film. The question of whether or not the film’s protagonist, Rick Deckard, is a replicant, is a prime example of the inherent subjectivity of our narrative experience, and in this article we explore where the most important sterwards of the “Blade Runner” franchise come down on the 40-year debate. Did the 2017 sequel “Blade Runner 2049” finally answer this age-old question, or did it just provide more flame to the fire of the debate? And who, ultimately, gets the final say on these kinds of narrative questions? Listen to learn more!

The Subjectivity Of Narrative Part II

Our brains have a finite storage capacity, and as such, it is necessary for human beings to have selective memory. We must, in other words, only remember the things that promise to be relevant to us in our future. So our conscious minds are continually evaluating which of our past experiences are most important for us to remember in the aggregate. Choosing what parts of our past to include in our own personal history and what parts to leave out, then, is one of our brain’s most important functions. It is for this reason that Wilhelm Dilthey, in the early days of the 20th century, wrote that human beings are possessed of a “historical consciousness.” And in the same way that historians determine the syntax of history, narrative storytellers determine the syntax of the art that they create, by deciding what elements to include in the discourse and the way they want to present them.

What do histories and narrative art have in common? And how do our artists, in crafting their work, stand in for our conscious faculty of attention? Listen to find out.

The Syntactics of Narrative

The true value of our brain’s ever-evolving bank of knowledge is that it enables us to predict the future by forging stories, meaningful connections across time. And understanding the process by which our brains predict the future can help us as artists lean into or subvert our audiences’ narratological expectations in regards to the art that we create. So far in this series, we’ve explored the semantics and syntactics of narrative, and now in this latest installment of Narrative Evolution we’ve come to pragmatics. The pragmatics of narrative can be characterized as the contextual elements, aside from the story itself, that impact an audience’s experience of a piece of narrative art.

How does the concept of diegesis come into play in narrative design? And how does our understanding of genres impact our experience of narrative art? Listen for these answers and more!

The Pragmatics of Narrative: Part I

Dr. Teenie Matlock, professor emerita of cognitive science at the University of California, Merced and active member of the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation, joins us in this episode of Diverse to honor Native American Heritage Month. 

Interviewed by Laurie Shuster, editor-in-chief of SWE Magazine, Dr. Matlock shares how her heritage shaped her upbringing, educational journey, perspective, and career in the sciences.

Hear the challenges and opportunities Indigenous women face in STEM, the importance of fostering inclusive environments, and Dr. Matlock’s vision for increased representation in leadership. 

Plus, learn how to get involved with Advancing Indigenous Peoples in STEM (AISES), one of SWE’s joint member partner organizations.

Ep 290: Celebrating Indigenous Voices in STEM With Dr. Teenie Matlock

Herbert Simon emphasized the shift in bounded rationality from substantive to procedural rationality. Substantive rationality focuses on what we should prefer or believe, while procedural rationality examines how we determine those preferences or beliefs. Simon argued that the key task for bounded rationality theories is to develop a framework for rational inquiry under constraints. "Inquiry Under Bounds" builds on this by proposing a five-point bounded rationality program rooted in cognitive science. Dr. David Thorstad advocates for a reason-responsiveness consequentialist approach, clarifying and defending core insights of bounded rationality and addressing recent epistemological debates.

Dr. David Thorstad is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University and has been a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Global Priorities Institute, Oxford, and a Research Affiliate at the MINT Lab, Australian National University. His research focuses on epistemology and value theory, exploring bounded rationality, altruistic decision-making, and the ethics of emerging technologies. In this episode, Dr. David shares key insights from his acclaimed book, Inquiry Under Bounds.

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Unlocking Inquiry Dr. David Thorstad’s Guide to Boundless Thinking

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Hanghang Tong & Artificial Intelligence

This Podcast profiles Dario Amodei, a prominent figure in artificial intelligence, focusing on his contributions to AI safety and ethical development. It traces his career from his academic background in physics to his leadership roles at Google Brain, OpenAI, and Anthropic. The Podcast highlights Amodei's technical innovations, particularly in large-scale language models, and his advocacy for responsible AI development and global governance. His co-founding of Anthropic, dedicated to AI safety, is examined as a case study. Finally, the Podcast explores Amodei's perspectives on the future of AI, including both its potential and its risks.

Dario Amodei

Dario Amodei: A Pioneer in Responsible AI

Notebooklm AI podcast. The human mind functions as a network-like system where regularities, saliencies, and concepts form a complex whole. Our brains continuously search for recurring patterns in our environment through statistical learning, prioritize information via a salience network, and construct concepts as tools for thinking. This process begins in early childhood and is shaped by both biological tendencies and cultural influences. Cultures can significantly affect what we pay attention to and how we perceive the world, explaining both universal and culturally specific cognitive features. This network view offers a synthesis between empiricism and nativism while explaining consciousness as an emergent property, enabling applications in education, psychotherapy, and artificial intelligence development.

Mind as a Network of Regularities, Saliences, and Concepts

Notebooklm podcast on "Mind as Kaleidoscope and Maze Game" article explores the fundamental structures and functions of the human mind through philosophical theories, drawing on David Hume's empiricism and Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophy of language. The document introduces the metaphors of kaleidoscope and maze game to describe the formation of perceptions and the dynamic movement of consciousness, abstracting primitive reactions to higher cognitive levels. It also addresses how language, culture, and values shape our perceptions, and examines special cognitive states such as flow, meditative states, and mental health disorders through these metaphors. The research contemplates intersubjectivity, or how different minds meet and communicate.

Mind as Kaleidoscope and Maze Game

Prof. Richard Nisbett, Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Research Professor Emeritus at the Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, shares insights from his widely acclaimed book, The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently.

In this thought-provoking work, Prof. Nisbett explores the fundamental cognitive differences between Eastern and Western cultures, shedding light on how history, philosophy, and social structures shape the way people perceive, reason, and make decisions. His insights offer valuable perspectives on cultural intelligence, decision-making, and global collaboration.

Prof. Nisbett's research focuses on culture and reasoning, examining fundamental cognitive processes such as induction, statistical reasoning, causal attribution, cost-benefit analysis, and logical versus dialectical approaches to problem-solving. His work explores the extent to which cognitive processes can be trained and the differences between East Asian and Western reasoning styles. Additionally, he has studied awareness of cognitive processes and lay personality theory.

One of Dr. Richard Nisbett’s most influential publications is "Telling More Than We Can Know: Verbal Reports on Mental Processes" (co-authored with T.D. Wilson, 1977, Psychological Review, 84, 231–259). This seminal work, cited over 13,000 times, was the first comprehensive, empirically based argument that many mental processes underlying preferences, choices, and emotions are inaccessible to conscious awareness. Dr. Nisbett and Dr. Wilson asserted that introspective reports reveal only what people think about how they think, rather than how they actually think. This claim sparked debate among cognitive psychologists, with Ericsson and Simon (1980) offering an alternative perspective.

Dr. Richard earned his A.B. in Psychology from Tufts University in 1962 and his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Columbia University in 1966, where he was advised by Stanley Schachter, alongside fellow students Lee Ross and Judith Rodin.

Dr. Richard Nisbett has received numerous prestigious accolades for his contributions to psychology and social science. He won the Donald T. Campbell Award (1982) and the APA’s Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award (1991). Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1992) and the National Academy of Sciences (2002), he also received the William James Fellow Award (1996) and the Oswald-Külpe Award (2007). His impact was further recognized with the Distinguished Senior Scientist Award (1995) and a Wei Lun Visiting Professorship (1995) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prof. Richard has been honored with the John W. Burgess Honorary Fellowship (1964), University Fellowship (1962-1963), President’s Fellowship (1963-1965), and NSF Fellowship (1965-1966). In 2021, Stanford University recognized him among the World's Top 2% Scientists.

In an interview with The New York Times, Malcolm Gladwell stated, "The most influential thinker in my life has been the psychologist, Richard Nisbett. He basically gave me my view of the world."

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How Asians and Westerners Think Differently? Prof. Richard Nisbett Explains

Alexander Beiner is a writer and podcaster. He’s one of the executive directors of Breaking Convention, and the author of the book The Bigger Picture: How Psychedelics can help us make sense of the world. 

In 2018, he co-founded Rebel Wisdom, an alternative media and events platform that grew to a quarter of a million subscribers, and became an influential node in the systems change, personal growth and sense-making communities. His work explores how psychedelics can be used to elicit sustainable cultural change, the complexities of psychedelic capitalism and mainstreaming, and how differing beliefs and value systems affect psychedelic culture.

Ali Beiner discusses his book "The Bigger Picture," which explores the intersection of psychedelics and systems change. He emphasizes the transformative power of psychedelics, noting their role in enhancing complexity tolerance and fostering a deeper connection to the world. Beiner highlights the importance of an "ecology of practices," including meditation, therapy, and psychedelics, to address the meta crisis. He also discusses the need for collective integration of psychedelic insights into governance, economics, and education. Beiner advocates for a psychedelic way of thinking to drive systemic change, encouraging curiosity and experimentation.

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https://beiner.substack.com/p/leviathan-full-documentary

Here are the key references mentioned during the conversation:
Authors/Thinkers:

Timothy Morton (concept of meta crisis)
Ken Wilber (integral studies)
John Vervaeke (cognitive science)
Terence McKenna (psychedelic philosopher)
Timothy Leary (psychedelic researcher)
Ram Dass (spiritual teacher)
Daniel Schwackenburger
Bruce Dahmer (scientist who had an Ayahuasca insight)

Books/Concepts:
"The Bigger Picture" (the speaker's book)
4E Cognitive Science
Exaptation (evolutionary concept)
WEIRD model (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic)

Specific Research/Studies:
Johns Hopkins psychedelic studies
Rick Strassman's DMT study
NASA's origins of life research

Psychedelic Communities/Conferences:
Breaking Convention conference
Minds (non-profit focused on psychedelic innovation)


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Emerging Purpose Podcast Episode 12 Alexander Beiner

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