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Perception Box
Why humans need stories, according to neuroscience
What if the voice in your head is less of a witness and more of an interpreter? Two neuroscientists discuss the brain’s drive to explain, narrate, and make everything add up.
Michael S. Gazzaniga & Dean Buonomano
Unlikely Collaborators
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Thinking
3 philosophical debates from the 20th century that neuroscience is reshaping
Neuroscience isn’t dissolving philosophy’s hardest problems — it’s forcing us to rethink where they live.
Rachel Barr
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