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Extreme Brains Podcast

Extreme Brains Podcast

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EXTREME BRAINS is a sharp, fast-moving podcast where Sam, David, and James take on the wild, confusing, and often hilarious ways our minds work. Each episode pushes into a different corner of neuroscience, culture, and everyday life. Season 2 picks up right where Season 1 left off and raises the stakes with stories of danger, touched genius, hacked perception, pushed creativity, lived with extreme memory, or tested the limits of what a brain can be. From how we process fear to how we experience time, from the need for connection to the future of consciousness itself, the trio breaks it all down with curiosity, humor, and a touch of chaos.

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Episodes
  • S2 - #4 - "The Social Brain: Wired to Connect "

    S2 - #4 - "The Social Brain: Wired to Connect "
    Jan 6 2026

    This episode explores how social connection isn’t just a psychological comfort, it’s a biological necessity. From birth, humans rely on interaction to survive, learn, and thrive. The “social brain hypothesis” suggests that much of our brain evolved to navigate complex relationships, reading intentions, sharing emotions, and forming alliances. This evolutionary perspective lays the groundwork for understanding why isolation feels so profoundly painful.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • S2 - #3 - "The Musical and Creative Brain"

    S2 - #3 - "The Musical and Creative Brain"
    Dec 30 2025

    Episode 3, “The Musical and Creative Brain,” explores how creativity and music evolved as adaptive forces shaping survival, cooperation, and culture. We’ll trace the flow state, the brain’s “jazz ensemble” of networks, and the evolutionary roots of music as communication and innovation. From neural plasticity to creative resilience, it’s a deep dive into how our minds transform instinct into art, a neural symphony for connection and imagination.
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • S2 - #2 - "Brains on the Edge of Genius"

    S2 - #2 - "Brains on the Edge of Genius"
    Dec 19 2025

    Explore the razor-thin line between brilliance and dysfunction. What makes a brain a genius brain? Are there identifiable patterns or tradeoffs? This could feature savants, prodigies, and researchers studying the cognitive science of exceptional intelligence.
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    1 hr and 16 mins
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