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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 22h

New episode!! 🎙️🎉

A conversation with Dr. Henry Shevlin about the emerging world of "social AI."

Digital lovers. AI coaches and tutors. Griefbots and artificial friends. What will this mean for our relationships, our social skills, and our society as a whole?

Listen: disi.org/the-age-of-s...

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Kensy Cooperrider @kensycoop.bsky.social · 21h

My reaction to social AI had always been one of dismay, disgust, fatalism, maybe even grief for our species.

I won't say this conversation left me feeling optimistic, exactly, but it certainly broadened my imagination.

Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 22h

New episode!! 🎙️🎉

A conversation with Dr. Henry Shevlin about the emerging world of "social AI."

Digital lovers. AI coaches and tutors. Griefbots and artificial friends. What will this mean for our relationships, our social skills, and our society as a whole?

Listen: disi.org/the-age-of-s...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 22h

New episode!! 🎙️🎉

A conversation with Dr. Henry Shevlin about the emerging world of "social AI."

Digital lovers. AI coaches and tutors. Griefbots and artificial friends. What will this mean for our relationships, our social skills, and our society as a whole?

Listen: disi.org/the-age-of-s...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 3d

Incorporating AI into scientific research may well boost productivity. But it could also leave scientists vulnerable to illusions.

Just one of the topics discussed in our recent episode, w/ @mjcrockett.bsky.social!

Listen: disi.org/science-ai-a...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 3d

Incorporating AI into scientific research may well boost productivity. But it could also leave scientists vulnerable to illusions.

Just one of the topics discussed in our recent episode, w/ @mjcrockett.bsky.social!

Listen: disi.org/science-ai-a...

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animal prattle @animal-prattle.bsky.social · 4d

It's not all about animal sounds, but guessing a lot of our followers will want to hear @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter talk about their new book Bird Brains & Behavior on @manymindspod.bsky.social pod

#prattle 💬
#neuroskyence

Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 14d

New episode!! 🎉🎙️

A chat w/ @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter about their new book, 'Bird Brains and Behavior.'

Birds do some astonishing things. They sing, fly, migrate, cache food, and hunt in total darkness. How do their brains make all this possible?

Listen: disi.org/brains-of-a-...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 9d

Bird brains aren't the same as mammal brains. They took their own twisty evolutionary path. So what can they teach us about brains in general?

A lot, it turns out.

Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter!

Listen: disi.org/brains-of-a-...

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Kensy Cooperrider @kensycoop.bsky.social · 8d

A fun one! In which we discuss...

- the deep evolutionary history of birds
- sci-fi-sounding structures in bird brains
- the perennial puzzle of magnetoreception
- seasonal changes in bird (and some mammal) brains
- unihemispheric sleep
- gynandromophry
- the extractive foraging hypothesis

etc.!

Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 9d

Bird brains aren't the same as mammal brains. They took their own twisty evolutionary path. So what can they teach us about brains in general?

A lot, it turns out.

Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter!

Listen: disi.org/brains-of-a-...

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 9d

I love birds, and this was a fascinating episode that taught me a bunch of stuff

Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 9d

Bird brains aren't the same as mammal brains. They took their own twisty evolutionary path. So what can they teach us about brains in general?

A lot, it turns out.

Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter!

Listen: disi.org/brains-of-a-...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 9d

Bird brains aren't the same as mammal brains. They took their own twisty evolutionary path. So what can they teach us about brains in general?

A lot, it turns out.

Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter!

Listen: disi.org/brains-of-a-...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 14d

New episode!! 🎉🎙️

A chat w/ @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter about their new book, 'Bird Brains and Behavior.'

Birds do some astonishing things. They sing, fly, migrate, cache food, and hunt in total darkness. How do their brains make all this possible?

Listen: disi.org/brains-of-a-...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 14d

The book we discuss in this episode—and recommend!—is available here from @mitpress.bsky.social: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255273...

Bird Brains and Behavior

The last few decades have produced extensive research on the neural mechanisms of avian behavior. Bird Brains and Behavior marries the enthusiasm of bird ent...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 14d

New episode!! 🎉🎙️

A chat w/ @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter about their new book, 'Bird Brains and Behavior.'

Birds do some astonishing things. They sing, fly, migrate, cache food, and hunt in total darkness. How do their brains make all this possible?

Listen: disi.org/brains-of-a-...

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Glenn Carruthers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚🪐🤖 @drnpc.bsky.social · 15d

The folks at Many Minds are doing a great job, this week's episode is awesome

Brains of a feather
Many Minds
Duration: 1:31:12
Published: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 23:41:00 +0000
Episode: manyminds.libsyn.com/brains-of-a-...

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#cogsci #neuroskyance

Many Minds: Brains of a feather

Birds do the darnedest things. They fly, of course. They sing. They hunt in pitch darkness. They hide their food and remember where they put it. They use tools and migrate over astonishingly vast dist...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 16d

Nature is good for us. It can lift our spirits, reset our attention, even help us heal. But what is it—specifically—about nature that does this? Can we isolate the active ingredients?

Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, with Dr. Marc Berman!

Listen: disi.org/how-nature-r...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 16d

Nature is good for us. It can lift our spirits, reset our attention, even help us heal. But what is it—specifically—about nature that does this? Can we isolate the active ingredients?

Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, with Dr. Marc Berman!

Listen: disi.org/how-nature-r...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 18d

Why do we smile?

What makes pulling back the lip corners a fundamentally positive act? Why don’t we beam out good vibes by blinking our eyes or wrinkling our noses?

From our archive, @kensycoop.bsky.social's essay about the (murky) origins of the smile: disi.org/dawn-of-the-...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 18d

Why do we smile?

What makes pulling back the lip corners a fundamentally positive act? Why don’t we beam out good vibes by blinking our eyes or wrinkling our noses?

From our archive, @kensycoop.bsky.social's essay about the (murky) origins of the smile: disi.org/dawn-of-the-...

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Mark Anderson @mandercorn.bsky.social · 19d

Big thanks to @manymindspod.bsky.social and Dr. Marc Berman's research for inspiring my latest post.

#Nature isn't just an amenity, it's essential for student #cognition.

#education #neuroscience

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Beyond the Brick Wall: Using Environmental Neuroscience to Boost Learning and Well-being

The capacity for intense focus in our students is a finite resource—a cognitive fuel tank that can, and does, run low. We see the results daily in the classroom: irritability, impatience, and a fra…

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 21d

New episode!! 🎉🎉

A chat w/ Dr. Marc Berman about the emerging field of "environmental neuroscience."

Spending time in nature often leaves us feeling replenished. But why? What aspects of nature are most restorative? And what is it, really, that's being restored?

Listen: disi.org/how-nature-r...

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · 21d

This was a great episode, and reminded me to get into nature more often

Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 21d

New episode!! 🎉🎉

A chat w/ Dr. Marc Berman about the emerging field of "environmental neuroscience."

Spending time in nature often leaves us feeling replenished. But why? What aspects of nature are most restorative? And what is it, really, that's being restored?

Listen: disi.org/how-nature-r...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 21d

New episode!! 🎉🎉

A chat w/ Dr. Marc Berman about the emerging field of "environmental neuroscience."

Spending time in nature often leaves us feeling replenished. But why? What aspects of nature are most restorative? And what is it, really, that's being restored?

Listen: disi.org/how-nature-r...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · Sep 9

You've heard of the human "cognitive revolution" around 40 kya—a moment when our species suddenly became "behaviorally modern." Have you also heard that this story is wrong?

From the archive, our episode w/ @elliescerri.bsky.social & @manuelwill.bsky.social!

Listen: disi.org/revisiting-t...

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Marie Buhtz @mbuhtz.bsky.social · Sep 9

This is one of my favorite episodes

Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · Sep 9

You've heard of the human "cognitive revolution" around 40 kya—a moment when our species suddenly became "behaviorally modern." Have you also heard that this story is wrong?

From the archive, our episode w/ @elliescerri.bsky.social & @manuelwill.bsky.social!

Listen: disi.org/revisiting-t...

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Many Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · Sep 9

You've heard of the human "cognitive revolution" around 40 kya—a moment when our species suddenly became "behaviorally modern." Have you also heard that this story is wrong?

From the archive, our episode w/ @elliescerri.bsky.social & @manuelwill.bsky.social!

Listen: disi.org/revisiting-t...

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