Think Again Podcast ep. 28 – RATS/RISKS/REWARDS – (feat. neuroscientist and musician Daniel Levitin)
Smart people. Surprise topics. Deep fun. This week, musician and neuroscientist Daniel Levitin.
Think Again is a spontaneous, braineous variety show where the world's brightest minds grapple with surprise topics.
"Now newness is coming at us continuously. And the brain hasn’t evolved to deal with that onslaught of newness. There has to be some sculpting of the input. Otherwise it just becomes random noise." – Daniel Levitin
Do you see yourself as in control of your destiny, or do you see things the other way around? Join Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin, author of The Organized Mind, and Think Again host Jason Gots for a fascinating, high-energy exploration of human agency in the age of digital overload.
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- Branson made the argument in a recent blog post published on the Virgin website.
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