I Contain Multitudes E1: The Default Mode Network

In Episode 4B of "I Contain Multitudes," I use the recent announcement of Google's Veo 3 video generation tool to explore how it might affect our perception of reality.Subscribe at icontainmultitudes.substack.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit icontainmultitudes.substack.com

In Episode 4A of "I Contain Multitudes," I start to think about the Veo 3 video generation tool from Google DeepMind, and potential ramifications for reality.Subscribe at icontainmultitudes.substack.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit icontainmultitudes.substack.com

What does it mean to feel in a world that encourages us to anesthetize ourselves? In Episode 3 of "I Contain Multitudes," we use a painful moment from my past as a gateway to explore the nature of empathy.Subscribe at icontainmultitudes.substack.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit icontainmultitudes.substack.com

I nearly died when I was 10 years old on a bike ride from hell.This is that story - and it leads me into the latest post from "I Contain Multitudes," covering how memory works.If you liked this episode, please rate it, and tell your friends! Each week, I incorporate thoughts about cognitive science, history, current events, and more.Subscribe to the newsletter at icontainmultitudes.substack.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit icontainmultitudes.substack.com

This is my first time doing something like this, so please let me know how I'm doing!In today's inaugural episode of I Contain Multitudes, I go into what the heck the default mode network in the brain is, and how it can influence our perception.Subscribe for more posts like this at icontainmultitudes.substack.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit icontainmultitudes.substack.com