What does it mean to stand in another’s shoes—and when are the gaps between us too wide to cross? This week, Eagleman explores bats, kicked robots, Helen Keller, empathy, storytelling, and the phrase “I know exactly how you feel.” We'll weave through neuroscience, philosophy, literature, and technology to ask: Can we ever truly understand another’s inner world?

Ep149 "What makes a brain grow up resilient?" with David Sussillo
51:22

Ep148 "How can we improve political dialog?" with Saul Perlmutter
55:25

Ep147 "Can we engineer human thought?" with Tom Griffiths
50:21