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Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
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| Date | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 3 | #148 |
About the show
Neuroscientist and author David Eagleman discusses how our brain interprets the world and what that means for us. Through storytelling, research, interviews, and experiments, David Eagleman tackles wild questions that illuminate new facets of our lives and our realities.
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