Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2024-12-23
Books mentioned on Your Brain Doesn’t Work the Way You Think
David Eagleman upends myths and describes the vast possibilities of a brainscape that even neuroscientists are only beginning to understand. Steve Levitt interviews him in this special episode of People I (Mostly) Admire.
Steve Levitt recommended Livewired by David Eagleman, and discussed Sum by David Eagleman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Sum
Sum by David Eagleman is a short, thought-provoking work of speculative fiction comprising forty imaginative tales from various afterlives.
Discussed“you wrote a book called sum that's suum so it's sum 40 Tales from the afterlives”
Where to get it
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Livewired
Livewired by David Eagleman is a popular science book that explores the concept of neuroplasticity, detailing how the human brain constantly rewires itself and adapts to experiences throughout life.
Recommended“if you want to learn more about David eagan's ideas I really enjoyed a couple of his mini books like livewired which talks about his brain research and some 40 Tales from the afterlives his book book of speculative fiction”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Livewired
“on this episode levit interviews David Eagleman a neuroscientist entrepreneur and author of several books incling cluding live wir the inside story of the everchanging brain”
Plugged Incognito
“does Neuroscience have an explanation for this sort of thing in my book incognito the way I cast the whole thing is that the right way to think about the brain is like a Team of Rivals”