A Podcasting Retrospective (BI 71)

A Podcasting Retrospective (BI 71)

Books and Ideas 71 is an adaption of the talk I gave in Atlanta in October 2019. I look back on my 13 years in podcasting and share a few lessons I have learned along the way. You do not have to be interested in podcasting to enjoy this episode, but if you think you might want to give podcasting a try some day, don’t miss this episode.

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Michael Arbib on Mirror Neurons (BSP 39)

Episode 39 of the Brain Science Podcast is an interview with Dr. Michael Arbib from the University of Southern California. Dr. Arbib's work with functional brain imaging has established the presence of mirror neurons in the human brain. In our interview we focused on the role of mirror neurons in imitation and language. In particular I questioned Dr. Arbib about the Mirror System Hypothesis (MSH) of Language Evolution that he proposed in 1998 with Giacomo Rizzolatti. We also explored how this hypothesis diverges from the universal grammar proposed by Noam Chomsky. Dr. Arbib also shared his enthusiasm for future research and we talked about the special challenges caused by the interdisciplinary nature of modern neuroscience.

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