Could you instantaneously learn to fly a helicopter -- not by practicing, but instead by uploading instructions directly to your brain? What would society do if children no longer had to go to school? And what does any of this have to do with suntan booths, nanorobots, or what a cowboy on a hill is not able to see? Join Eagleman to learn about the possibility of modifying the microscopic structure of your brain and leapfrogging education. What are the possibilities, the caveats, and the unexpected complexities?

Ep138 "Why do our political brains mistake opinion for truth?" with Kaizen Asiedu
1:07:52

Ep137 "Do cures ever create the next crisis?" with Thomas Goetz
47:09

Ep136 "Why do we care about mattering?" with Rebecca Goldstein
41:31