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Ep118 "Why has the brain always been our hardest puzzle?" with Matthew Cobb

Ep118 "Why has the brain always been our hardest puzzle?" with Matthew Cobb

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How have humans through the ages tried to crack the mysteries of the brain, and why are our theories always yoked to the most recent technologies? What does the history of brain science have to do with bumps on the skull, electricity, Frankenstein, animatronics, telegraphs, telephone exchanges, computers, and LLMs? What's the next metaphor we'll use to try to capture the brain’s magic? Join this week with guest Matthew Cobb.

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