Apr 18, 2024
Apr 4, 2024
Smell is the most underrated of our senses -- and it
affects everything. Alex Wiltschko
joins Vasant Dhar in episode 81
of Brave New World to discuss the role of smell in our lives -- and
in this new digital age.
Useful resources:
1. Alex Wiltschko on LinkedIn, Google
Ventures, Google
Scholar and Twitter.
2.
Mar 21, 2024
Given what we know of physics and neuroscience, can there be
free will? Kevin Mitchell, a neuroscientist himself,
joins Vasant Dhar in episode 80
of Brave New World to unpack his argument for the existence of free
will.
Useful resources
1. Kevin Mitchell on Amazon, Twitter, Trinity
College, Google
Scholar,
Mar 7, 2024
Artificial intelligence is transforming society. And
therefore politics. Arthur Spirling joins Vasant Dhar in episode 79 of Brave New World to
share his insights from his twin fields of data science and
political science.
Useful resources:
1. Arthur Spirling at Princeton, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google
Scholar and his
own...
Feb 22, 2024
How can we use the insights of behavioral economics to make the
world a better place? David Halpern joins Vasant Dhar in episode 78
of Brave New World to share his learnings from running the
Behavioral Insight Team for the British government.
Useful resources:
1. David Halpern on Wikipedia and the
Behavioural Insights...