David Eagleman
@davideagleman.bsky.social
Neuroscientist at Stanford, NYT bestselling author, Writer/host of The Brain and #1 Science Podcast: Inner Cosmos.
"Where does personality end and brain damage begin?" - Doug Coupland
February 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM
"Where does personality end and brain damage begin?" - Doug Coupland
What do we look for in a good theory? Join me this week with guest Sam Harris as we explore why brains believe what they do. #InnerCosmos
eagleman.com/podcast/140
eagleman.com/podcast/140
February 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
What do we look for in a good theory? Join me this week with guest Sam Harris as we explore why brains believe what they do. #InnerCosmos
eagleman.com/podcast/140
eagleman.com/podcast/140
How do our different internal models of the world shape the facts we draw on? Join me this week with guest Sam Harris to talk about beliefs: how we see the world and what we take to be true about it.
eagleman.com/podcast/140
eagleman.com/podcast/140
February 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
How do our different internal models of the world shape the facts we draw on? Join me this week with guest Sam Harris to talk about beliefs: how we see the world and what we take to be true about it.
eagleman.com/podcast/140
eagleman.com/podcast/140
Which works of science fiction have influenced you? (Article in the Guardian includes Jennifer Doudna, Martin Rees, me, and others)
www.theguardian.com/science/2018...
www.theguardian.com/science/2018...
‘When I think of Matt Damon, I think of gene editing’: scientists on their favourite sci-fi
Speculative fiction and real research have long fed into each other. Here, five leading scientists tell us about books and films that inspire them
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Which works of science fiction have influenced you? (Article in the Guardian includes Jennifer Doudna, Martin Rees, me, and others)
www.theguardian.com/science/2018...
www.theguardian.com/science/2018...
How do the beliefs we hold about the world steer our morality? Join Inner Cosmos this week with guest Sam Harris as we drill deep into why brains believe what they believe.
eagleman.com/podcast/140
eagleman.com/podcast/140
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
How do the beliefs we hold about the world steer our morality? Join Inner Cosmos this week with guest Sam Harris as we drill deep into why brains believe what they believe.
eagleman.com/podcast/140
eagleman.com/podcast/140
New episode of Inner Cosmos drops at now o'clock: "How does your brain decide what’s true?"
This week we'll be joined by Sam Harris to talk about beliefs: how we see the world and what we take to be true about it.
eagleman.com/podcast/140
This week we'll be joined by Sam Harris to talk about beliefs: how we see the world and what we take to be true about it.
eagleman.com/podcast/140
February 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
New episode of Inner Cosmos drops at now o'clock: "How does your brain decide what’s true?"
This week we'll be joined by Sam Harris to talk about beliefs: how we see the world and what we take to be true about it.
eagleman.com/podcast/140
This week we'll be joined by Sam Harris to talk about beliefs: how we see the world and what we take to be true about it.
eagleman.com/podcast/140
What will it look like to co-evolve our intelligence with AI agents? Listen to the Inner Cosmos podcast this week with cognitive scientist Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk.bsky.social) to see how our brains illuminate the future of AI.
eagleman.com/podcast/139
eagleman.com/podcast/139
February 8, 2026 at 3:02 PM
What will it look like to co-evolve our intelligence with AI agents? Listen to the Inner Cosmos podcast this week with cognitive scientist Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk.bsky.social) to see how our brains illuminate the future of AI.
eagleman.com/podcast/139
eagleman.com/podcast/139
How will AI agents augment our cognition? Join Inner Cosmos this week with cognitive scientist Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk.bsky.social) to unpack how the history of our brains illuminates the future of AI.
eagleman.com/podcast/139
eagleman.com/podcast/139
February 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
How will AI agents augment our cognition? Join Inner Cosmos this week with cognitive scientist Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk.bsky.social) to unpack how the history of our brains illuminates the future of AI.
eagleman.com/podcast/139
eagleman.com/podcast/139
Are you doing research at the intersection of science and the criminal justice system? Publish in one of the top journals in the field, the Journal of Science and Law. We're open for submissions for our next edition.
jscilaw.org
jscilaw.org
The Journal of Science and Law (JSciLaw)
The Journal of Science and Law is an interdisciplinary journal bridging scientific research and legal policy with open-access, peer-reviewed articles.
jscilaw.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Are you doing research at the intersection of science and the criminal justice system? Publish in one of the top journals in the field, the Journal of Science and Law. We're open for submissions for our next edition.
jscilaw.org
jscilaw.org
Brains come packed with survival instincts... and also a drive to align with other minds. Join me this week with cognitive scientist Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk.bsky.social) to unpack how this illuminates the future of AI.
eagleman.com/podcast/139
eagleman.com/podcast/139
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Brains come packed with survival instincts... and also a drive to align with other minds. Join me this week with cognitive scientist Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk.bsky.social) to unpack how this illuminates the future of AI.
eagleman.com/podcast/139
eagleman.com/podcast/139
People you love become part of you — not just metaphorically, but physically. You absorb people into your internal model of the world. Your brain refashions itself around the expectation of their presence.
www.brainpickings.org/2020/08/23/d...
www.brainpickings.org/2020/08/23/d...
February 5, 2026 at 11:03 PM
People you love become part of you — not just metaphorically, but physically. You absorb people into your internal model of the world. Your brain refashions itself around the expectation of their presence.
www.brainpickings.org/2020/08/23/d...
www.brainpickings.org/2020/08/23/d...
Why do human minds care so much about representing other minds? Join me with cognitive scientist Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk.bsky.social) to unpack how the history of our brains illuminates the future of AI.
eagleman.com/podcast/139
eagleman.com/podcast/139
February 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Why do human minds care so much about representing other minds? Join me with cognitive scientist Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk.bsky.social) to unpack how the history of our brains illuminates the future of AI.
eagleman.com/podcast/139
eagleman.com/podcast/139
Is intelligence fundamentally a social issue? Why do infants make models of other minds? And how does this steer how we might build AI agents? Join me this week with cognitive scientist Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk.bsky.social) from Amazon AGI labs.
eagleman.com/podcast/139
eagleman.com/podcast/139
February 4, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Is intelligence fundamentally a social issue? Why do infants make models of other minds? And how does this steer how we might build AI agents? Join me this week with cognitive scientist Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk.bsky.social) from Amazon AGI labs.
eagleman.com/podcast/139
eagleman.com/podcast/139
Why do people with schizophrenia hear voices? (via RealClearScience blog)
www.realclearscience.com/blog/2012/08...
www.realclearscience.com/blog/2012/08...
February 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Why do people with schizophrenia hear voices? (via RealClearScience blog)
www.realclearscience.com/blog/2012/08...
www.realclearscience.com/blog/2012/08...
Does intelligence come from individual brains, or does it emerge from many brains trying to align? And what does that mean for new ways of building AI agents? Join me this week with Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk), a cognitive scientist at Amazon AGI Labs.
eagleman.com/podcast/139
eagleman.com/podcast/139
February 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Does intelligence come from individual brains, or does it emerge from many brains trying to align? And what does that mean for new ways of building AI agents? Join me this week with Danielle Perszyk (@drperszyk), a cognitive scientist at Amazon AGI Labs.
eagleman.com/podcast/139
eagleman.com/podcast/139
Brain Science: Ingroups, outgroups, social context, obedience to authority, and why it matters for mass behavior.
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Eagleman - Ingroups, outgroups, social context, obedience to authority, and why it matters for mass behavior.
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February 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Brain Science: Ingroups, outgroups, social context, obedience to authority, and why it matters for mass behavior.
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What is confirmation bias & why does it matter? Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss politics, polarization, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers.
eagleman.com/podcast/138
eagleman.com/podcast/138
January 31, 2026 at 11:03 PM
What is confirmation bias & why does it matter? Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss politics, polarization, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers.
eagleman.com/podcast/138
eagleman.com/podcast/138
What is steelmanning & why does it matter? Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss politics, polarization, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers.
eagleman.com/podcast/138
eagleman.com/podcast/138
January 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM
What is steelmanning & why does it matter? Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss politics, polarization, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers.
eagleman.com/podcast/138
eagleman.com/podcast/138
Why is debate so important & why do I think AI will help? Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss politics, polarization, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers.
eagleman.com/podcast/138
eagleman.com/podcast/138
January 29, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Why is debate so important & why do I think AI will help? Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss politics, polarization, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers.
eagleman.com/podcast/138
eagleman.com/podcast/138
How do the limits of our experience shape our brains, and how is this exacerbated by social media? Join me and Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss politics, polarization, why we so often confuse our maps for the territory, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers.
eagleman.com/podcast/138
eagleman.com/podcast/138
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
How do the limits of our experience shape our brains, and how is this exacerbated by social media? Join me and Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss politics, polarization, why we so often confuse our maps for the territory, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers.
eagleman.com/podcast/138
eagleman.com/podcast/138
Why do conspiracy theories thrive in uncertainty? Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss politics, polarization, why we so often confuse our maps for the territory, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers.
eagleman.com/podcast/138
eagleman.com/podcast/138
January 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Why do conspiracy theories thrive in uncertainty? Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss politics, polarization, why we so often confuse our maps for the territory, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers.
eagleman.com/podcast/138
eagleman.com/podcast/138
New Inner Cosmos drops at now-o'clock:
Why do our political brains mistake opinion for truth?
Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss polarization, conspiracy theories, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers.
eagleman.com/podcast/138
Why do our political brains mistake opinion for truth?
Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss polarization, conspiracy theories, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers.
eagleman.com/podcast/138
January 26, 2026 at 8:07 PM
New Inner Cosmos drops at now-o'clock:
Why do our political brains mistake opinion for truth?
Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss polarization, conspiracy theories, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers.
eagleman.com/podcast/138
Why do our political brains mistake opinion for truth?
Join me with guest Kaizen Asiedu as we discuss polarization, conspiracy theories, cognitive biases, and how we might become clearer thinkers.
eagleman.com/podcast/138
With obesity rates at 40%, are we forced to confront the interactions between biology, behavior, & environment... and rethink the word “choice” with more nuance? Join this week w guest Thomas Goetz (@thgoetz.bsky.social) for questions at the intersection of medicine, economics, & culture.
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
With obesity rates at 40%, are we forced to confront the interactions between biology, behavior, & environment... and rethink the word “choice” with more nuance? Join this week w guest Thomas Goetz (@thgoetz.bsky.social) for questions at the intersection of medicine, economics, & culture.
Can water coming out of a hose appear to flow backward? Why do car wheels sometimes spin the wrong way on TV? What do these illusions have to do w the camera? See me and Wired's Robbie Gonzalez decipher several tricks of our visual systems.
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www.wired.com/video/watch/...
Inside the Science Behind This Incredible Water-Based Illusion
WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez visits with Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman to learn about illusions showing water that appears to stand still or float upward, wheels that appear to move backwards,…
www.wired.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Can water coming out of a hose appear to flow backward? Why do car wheels sometimes spin the wrong way on TV? What do these illusions have to do w the camera? See me and Wired's Robbie Gonzalez decipher several tricks of our visual systems.
www.wired.com/video/watch/...
www.wired.com/video/watch/...
Join this week's Inner Cosmos as we dive into the fascinating histories & social consequences of prescription drugs with science journalist Thomas Goetz (@thgoetz.bsky.social), creator of the podcast series Drug Story.
eagleman.com/podcast/137
eagleman.com/podcast/137
January 24, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Join this week's Inner Cosmos as we dive into the fascinating histories & social consequences of prescription drugs with science journalist Thomas Goetz (@thgoetz.bsky.social), creator of the podcast series Drug Story.
eagleman.com/podcast/137
eagleman.com/podcast/137