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Why Do I Need You?
Dr. David Eagleman explores how the brain relies on other brains to thrive and survive. This neural interdependence underpins our need to group together, and our ability to do the very best and the very worst of things to each other.
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Episode 5 | In-Group/Out-Group
David shows that a single word label can decide over how much you care for one in pain.
Episode 5 | The Amazing Case of John Robison
One man's transformation reveals something that we all unconsciously do every day.
Episode 5 | What Is Empathy?
This ability to feel another’s pain explains why stories can be so powerful.
Episode 5 | Destroying Empathy
Propaganda plugs directly into neural networks, enabling dehumanization.
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