Episode 22 Self in Mind
Episode 22 Self in Mind
Best-selling author of Being You, superstar neuroscientist Anil Seth in discussion on selfhood, the fundamentals of cons... Read more
12 Jun 2022
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1hr
Series 2, Episode 20: Transcendent minds
Series 2, Episode 20: Transcendent minds
In the first episode of the new series of Enter the Psychosphere, Melanie talks with award-winning writer and scientist,... Read more
27 Jan 2022
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51mins
Demystifying consciousness
Demystifying consciousness
Neurologist Todd Feinberg guides us through his theories on the origins of consciousness and what we know about the basi... Read more
7 Dec 2021
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41mins
Animal Personhood
Animal Personhood
Science writer, Brandon Keim joins Melanie for a discussion of animal personhood and how meeting animals as persons migh... Read more
12 Nov 2021
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44mins
Minds in Miniature
Minds in Miniature
Pioneering neurobiologist Randolf Menzel and I discuss the minds of honeybees and their abilities to dance symbolically ... Read more
10 Nov 2021
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46mins
Minds in the Dark
Minds in the Dark
Philosopher David Livingstone Smith joins a discussion on dehumanization, racism, and what we can all do to resist the u... Read more
12 Oct 2021
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1hr 1min
Something Fishy
Something Fishy
World-renowned researcher into the behavioural ecology of fishes, Culum Brown, speaks to Melanie about the frontiers of ... Read more
23 Sep 2021
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38mins
Out of this World
Out of this World
Harvard Professor of Astronomy Avi Loeb discusses his book Extraterrestrial, the biases and prejudices that can make sci... Read more
3 Aug 2021
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43mins
A Whale of a Mind
A Whale of a Mind
Renowned neuroscientist and specialist on the minds of dolphins and whales, Lori Marino, speaks to Melanie about her wor... Read more
23 Jul 2021
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38mins
Origins of Purpose
Origins of Purpose
Neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell, author of the book Innate, talks us through the development of our minds and what we can ... Read more
7 Jul 2021
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54mins