Is your brain a one-person show or an ensemble cast of rivaling neural networks? How do we manage the conflict between different drives, and what does this have to do with literature, deities, maturation, and what Nietzsche meant when he said “every drive wants to be master, and it attempts to philosophize in that spirit”? Join Eagleman this week with Jordan Peterson as we examine the way lives are built on conflicting wants.

Ep159 "If Your Brain Changed Slightly, Would You Still Be You?" with Masud Husain
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Ep157 "Where Did the Letter "A" Come From?" with Danny Bate
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