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Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain | Lex Fridman Podcast #140

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Lisa Feldman Barrett is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get $200 off - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off annual sub - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain (book): https://amzn.to/2Sp5ar9 How Emotions Are Made (book): https://amzn.to/2GwAFg6 Lisa's Twitter: https://twitter.com/LFeldmanBarrett Lisa's Website: https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:10 - Falling in love 19:54 - Love at first sight 34:32 - Romantic 38:32 - Writing process 49:15 - Evolution of the human brain 1:03:24 - Nature of evil 1:12:07 - Love is an evolutionary advantage 1:16:43 - Variation in species 1:22:24 - Does evolution have a direction? 1:40:03 - Love with an inanimate object 1:44:21 - Just be yourself is confusing advice 1:54:32 - Consciousness 2:01:10 - Book recommendations CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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academic in a small town, surrounded by mountains, and her reluctance to date students or colleagues, leading her to feel isolated and unhappy in her personal life.', 'The speaker shares her unconventional approach to meet potential suitors by making friends with a sushi chef and organizing a sushi party at a local coffee shop, with the goal of inviting every eligible bachelor within a 20-mile radius.', "The speaker's determination to change her personal life is evident as she spends long hours in the lab for her academic job and expresses her dissatisfaction with her lack of romantic relationships, prompting her friends to encourage her to take action."]}, {'end': 566.749, 'start': 305.04, 'title': 'Online dating adventures in 1992', 'summary': "Recounts a woman's experiences with online dating in 1992, where she encountered challenges with meeting potential partners through personals ads and the delayed communication on the internet, leading to encounters with individuals 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4038.674, 'duration': 5.304}, {'end': 4047.281, 'text': 'These things are happening all the time.', 'start': 4045.419, 'duration': 1.862}, {'end': 4055.953, 'text': "So it's not random and it's not deterministic in the sense that everything you do determines your outcome,", 'start': 4048.45, 'duration': 7.503}], 'summary': 'Small factors can significantly influence developmental trajectory and lead to diverse outcomes.', 'duration': 26.425, 'max_score': 4029.528, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht44029528.jpg'}, {'end': 4232.123, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4200.444, 'weight': 9, 'content': [{'end': 4209.866, 'text': 'I think everybody is capable of kindness, but the question is how much does it take and what are the circumstances?', 'start': 4200.444, 'duration': 9.422}, {'end': 4213.626, 'text': "So for some people it's gonna take a lot and for some people it only takes a little bit.", 'start': 4209.886, 'duration': 3.74}, {'end': 4232.123, 'text': 'But are we actually cultivating an environment for the next generation that provides opportunities for people to go in the direction of caring and kindness?', 'start': 4214.386, 'duration': 17.737}], 'summary': 'Cultivating an environment for kindness and caring in the next generation.', 'duration': 31.679, 'max_score': 4200.444, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht44200444.jpg'}, {'end': 4289.647, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4259.976, 'weight': 10, 'content': [{'end': 4267.098, 'text': 'knowing what we know about the whole question of nature versus nurture is a completely wrong question.', 'start': 4259.976, 'duration': 7.122}, {'end': 4270.778, 'text': 'We have the kind of nature that requires nurture.', 'start': 4267.878, 'duration': 2.9}, {'end': 4276.821, 'text': 'We have the kind of genes that allow infants to be born with unfinished brains,', 'start': 4271.039, 'duration': 5.782}, {'end': 4285.166, 'text': 'where their brains are wired across a 25-year period with wiring instructions from the world that is created for them.', 'start': 4276.821, 'duration': 8.345}, {'end': 4289.647, 'text': "And so I don't think Hitler is an anomaly.", 'start': 4286.104, 'duration': 3.543}], 'summary': 'Nature versus nurture is the wrong question; genes require nurturing, shaping brains over a 25-year period, making hitler not an anomaly.', 'duration': 29.671, 'max_score': 4259.976, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht44259976.jpg'}], 'start': 2918.208, 'title': 'Evolution of brain and human behavior', 'summary': "Delves into the evolution of the human brain and behavior, challenging traditional theories, highlighting brain development layers, discussing animal brains and senses, emphasizing hunting's impact, and exploring human behavior shifts, showcasing capacity for kindness and violence.", 'chapters': [{'end': 3150.124, 'start': 2918.208, 'title': 'Evolution of human brain', 'summary': 'Discusses the evolution of the human brain, challenging the traditional phylogenetic scale theory and highlighting the layers of brain development from instincts to rationality.', 'duration': 231.916, 'highlights': ['The most common evolutionary story is that brains evolved in sedimentary rock with a layer for instincts, a layer for emotions, and the neocortex for rationality. The traditional evolutionary narrative suggests that brains evolved with layers for instincts, emotions, and rationality, challenging the idea of a progressive upward trajectory.', 'The idea that brains evolved in an upward trajectory from simple to complex has been seriously challenged by modern evolutionary biology. The concept of brains evolving in a linear upward scale has been strongly questioned by modern evolutionary biology, challenging the traditional view of brain evolution.', 'The assumption that evolution worked in a progressive, upward scale has been challenged by modern evolutionary biology. The traditional assumption of evolution progressing upward from simple to complex has been challenged by modern evolutionary biology, impacting the understanding of brain evolution.']}, {'end': 3548.117, 'start': 3151.147, 'title': 'Evolution of brains & senses', 'summary': 'Discusses the evolution of brains and senses in animals, highlighting the impact of hunting on brain development and the adaptation of senses, with a focus on the primitive animal, amphioxus.', 'duration': 396.97, 'highlights': ['Brains evolved under the selection pressure of hunting in the Cambrian period. During the Cambrian period, hunting emerged, leading to the development of brains as animals began deliberately eating one another.', "The niche of certain animals hasn't changed much in 400 million years, leading to minimal biological changes. Some modern creatures have remained in niches that have not significantly evolved, resulting in minimal changes in their biology over a long period of time.", 'Amphioxus, a primitive animal, lacks advanced senses and internal organs, exhibiting minimal movement and basic feeding behavior. Amphioxus lacks advanced senses, internal organs, and sophisticated movement, primarily functioning as a stationary filter feeder with rudimentary touch and light-sensing cells.', "The development of a head, visual system, auditory system, and olfactory system coincides with brain development as animals grow larger and their niches expand. The development of a head, visual system, auditory system, and olfactory system is linked to brain development and the expansion of animals' niches as they grow larger."]}, {'end': 4310.104, 'start': 3548.396, 'title': 'Human nature and behavior', 'summary': 'Explores the evolution of human behavior, the shift in human self-perception, and the complex nature of causation, portraying the capacity for both kindness and violence among humans.', 'duration': 761.708, 'highlights': ['Human self-perception shifted from viewing themselves as predators to recognizing their social nature, with a growing emphasis on human social behavior in the late 20th century.', "The complex nature of causation suggests that small environmental influences can significantly alter a person's developmental trajectory, highlighting the non-deterministic nature of human behavior.", 'The capacity for kindness and generosity is exemplified through instances of strangers offering help and kindness, showcasing the potential for caring and empathy in human behavior.', "The discussion challenges the notion of a fixed 'nature versus nurture' dichotomy and emphasizes the interplay between genetic predispositions and environmental influences in shaping human behavior."]}], 'duration': 1391.896, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht42918208.jpg', 'highlights': ['The traditional evolutionary narrative suggests that brains evolved with layers for instincts, emotions, and rationality, challenging the idea of a progressive upward trajectory.', 'The concept of brains evolving in a linear upward scale has been strongly questioned by modern evolutionary biology, challenging the traditional view of brain evolution.', 'The traditional assumption of evolution progressing upward from simple to complex has been challenged by modern evolutionary biology, impacting the understanding of brain evolution.', 'During the Cambrian period, hunting emerged, leading to the development of brains as animals began deliberately eating one another.', 'Some modern creatures have remained in niches that have not significantly evolved, resulting in minimal changes in their biology over a long period of time.', 'Amphioxus lacks advanced senses, internal organs, and sophisticated movement, primarily functioning as a stationary filter feeder with rudimentary touch and light-sensing cells.', "The development of a head, visual system, auditory system, and olfactory system is linked to brain development and the expansion of animals' niches as they grow larger.", 'Human self-perception shifted from viewing themselves as predators to recognizing their social nature, with a growing emphasis on human social behavior in the late 20th century.', "The complex nature of causation suggests that small environmental influences can significantly alter a person's developmental trajectory, highlighting the non-deterministic nature of human behavior.", 'The capacity for kindness and generosity is exemplified through instances of strangers offering help and kindness, showcasing the potential for caring and empathy in human behavior.', "The discussion challenges the notion of a fixed 'nature versus nurture' dichotomy and emphasizes the interplay between genetic predispositions and environmental influences in shaping human behavior."]}, {'end': 4943.155, 'segs': [{'end': 4369.338, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4336.362, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 4349.908, 'text': 'but it seems like it makes sense for love to be a more powerful emerging phenomena of our collective intelligence versus hate and evil and destruction.', 'start': 4336.362, 'duration': 13.546}, {'end': 4355.171, 'text': 'Because from a survival, from a niche perspective, it seems to be.', 'start': 4350.609, 'duration': 4.562}, {'end': 4367.177, 'text': 'In my own life and my thinking about the intuition about the way humans work together to solve problems, it seems that love is a very 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'start': 4555.658, 'duration': 2.284}, {'end': 4563.644, 'text': "And it's not the case that one of these is better and one of these is worse.", 'start': 4560.183, 'duration': 3.461}], 'summary': 'Different cultures prioritize individual vs group, both are adaptive advantages for living in groups.', 'duration': 28.03, 'max_score': 4535.614, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht44535614.jpg'}, {'end': 4791.601, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4765.715, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 4771.683, 'text': 'The dose issue is a real issue in the real world, but in these studies, that was controlled.', 'start': 4765.715, 'duration': 5.968}, {'end': 4778.649, 'text': 'And only somewhere between, depending on the study, between 20 and 40% of people became infected with a disease.', 'start': 4772.964, 'duration': 5.685}, {'end': 4786.276, 'text': "So exposure to a virus doesn't mean de facto that you will develop an illness.", 'start': 4778.749, 'duration': 7.527}, {'end': 4791.601, 'text': 'You will be a carrier and you will spread the virus to other people, but you yourself may not.', 'start': 4786.377, 'duration': 5.224}], 'summary': "20-40% of people became infected; exposure doesn't guarantee illness.", 'duration': 25.886, 'max_score': 4765.715, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht44765715.jpg'}, {'end': 4885.54, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4847.508, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 4853.553, 'text': 'So it is true that individuals vary in their susceptibility to illness upon exposure,', 'start': 4847.508, 'duration': 6.045}, {'end': 4861.299, 'text': 'but different cultures have different sets of norms and practices that allow.', 'start': 4853.553, 'duration': 7.746}, {'end': 4863.781, 'text': 'that will slow or speed the spread.', 'start': 4861.299, 'duration': 2.482}, {'end': 4875.798, 'text': "And that's the point that I was actually trying to 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'Discusses the emergence of love as a powerful tool for collective intelligence, the tribal nature of humans, and the hierarchy of helping behaviors, highlighting the potential evolutionary advantages of love over hate and the diversity of human identities.', 'duration': 173.225, 'highlights': ['Research suggests a hierarchy of helping behaviors, with some people prioritizing helping their family, neighbors, and fellow countrymen over others, indicating the tribal nature of humans.', 'The emergence of love as a powerful tool for collective intelligence is highlighted, suggesting potential evolutionary advantages of love over hate and destruction from a survival perspective.', 'The discussion of diverse human identities, emphasizing the existence of multiple selves and identities, including being a man, scientist, brother, and friend, showcases the complexity of human nature.']}, {'end': 4943.155, 'start': 4485.524, 'title': 'Cultural variability and disease susceptibility', 'summary': 'Discusses the diversity of cultural attitudes and beliefs, their impact on social systems, and the varying susceptibility of individuals to disease, emphasizing the importance of cultural norms in mitigating the spread of infectious diseases like covid-19.', 'duration': 457.631, 'highlights': ['Different cultures prioritize individualism or collectivism, impacting social systems and problem prevention strategies. The chapter emphasizes the diversity of cultural attitudes and beliefs, highlighting how some cultures prioritize the individual over the group and vice versa, impacting their social systems and problem prevention strategies.', "Exposure to a virus doesn't guarantee illness, with only 20-40% of people developing respiratory illness in controlled studies. Controlled studies show that exposure to a virus does not guarantee illness, with only 20-40% of people developing respiratory illness, emphasizing the varying susceptibility of individuals to disease.", 'Cultural norms and practices influence the spread of infectious diseases, with some cultures being more susceptible due to their specific practices. Cultural norms and practices play a significant role in influencing the spread of infectious diseases, with some cultures being more susceptible due to their specific norms and practices, emphasizing the impact of culture on disease spread.']}], 'duration': 633.031, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht44310124.jpg', 'highlights': ['The emergence of love as a powerful tool for collective intelligence suggests potential evolutionary advantages of love over hate and destruction from a survival perspective.', 'Research suggests a hierarchy of helping behaviors, with some people prioritizing helping their family, neighbors, and fellow countrymen over others, indicating the tribal nature of humans.', 'Different cultures prioritize individualism or collectivism, impacting social systems and problem prevention strategies.', 'Exposure to a virus does not guarantee illness, with only 20-40% of people developing respiratory illness in controlled studies.', 'Cultural norms and practices play a significant role in influencing the spread of infectious diseases, with some cultures being more susceptible due to their specific norms and practices.']}, {'end': 5375.066, 'segs': [{'end': 5039.515, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5003.206, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 5004.167, 'text': 'a rocket started coming.', 'start': 5003.206, 'duration': 0.961}, {'end': 5013.114, 'text': 'Is there a sense in which, even though within the system the evolution seems to be this massive variation,', 'start': 5004.487, 'duration': 8.627}, {'end': 5015.536, 'text': "we're kind of trying to find our niches and so on?", 'start': 5013.114, 'duration': 2.422}, {'end': 5020.88, 'text': "But do you think there ultimately, when you zoom out, there is a direction that's strong,", 'start': 5015.996, 'duration': 4.884}, {'end': 5028.546, 'text': 'that does tend towards greater complexity and intelligence??', 'start': 5020.88, 'duration': 7.666}, {'end': 5029.607, 'text': 'No,', 'start': 5029.347, 'duration': 0.26}, {'end': 5039.515, 'text': "So, I mean, and I, and again, what I would say is I'm really, I'm really just echoing people who are much smarter than I am about this.", 'start': 5031.008, 'duration': 8.507}], 'summary': 'Discussing the direction of evolution towards greater complexity and intelligence.', 'duration': 36.309, 'max_score': 5003.206, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht45003206.jpg'}, {'end': 5137.081, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5078.422, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 5090.672, 'text': 'the physical realities of our genes and the physical realities of our corporeal bodies and the physical realities of life on this planet.', 'start': 5078.422, 'duration': 12.25}, {'end': 5103.84, 'text': "So what I would say is that there's no direction, But it's not infinite possibility,", 'start': 5091.173, 'duration': 12.667}, {'end': 5112.203, 'text': 'because we live on a particular planet that has particular statistical regularities in it, and some things will never happen.', 'start': 5103.84, 'duration': 8.363}, {'end': 5117.225, 'text': 'And so all of those things are interacting with the universe.', 'start': 5112.523, 'duration': 4.702}, {'end': 5126.532, 'text': 'with our genes and so on, and our, you know, the physical nature of our bodies to make some things more possible and some things less possible.', 'start': 5119.546, 'duration': 6.986}, {'end': 5130.716, 'text': 'Look, I mean, humans have very complex brains, but birds have complex brains.', 'start': 5126.732, 'duration': 3.984}, {'end': 5137.081, 'text': 'And so do, you know, so do octopuses have very complex brains.', 'start': 5131.076, 'duration': 6.005}], 'summary': 'Genetic and physical realities shape possibilities in life and the universe.', 'duration': 58.659, 'max_score': 5078.422, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht45078422.jpg'}, {'end': 5243.998, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5206.084, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 5208.585, 'text': 'We communicate with each other very, very efficiently.', 'start': 5206.084, 'duration': 2.501}, {'end': 5209.385, 'text': 'We have language.', 'start': 5208.625, 'duration': 0.76}, {'end': 5212.866, 'text': "But we're not the only animals who are efficient communicators.", 'start': 5209.445, 'duration': 3.421}, {'end': 5216.727, 'text': 'There are lots of other animals who can efficiently communicate, like bees, for example.', 'start': 5212.886, 'duration': 3.841}, {'end': 5223.449, 'text': 'um, you know, we cooperate really well with one another to do grand things, but there are other animals that cooperate too,', 'start': 5217.447, 'duration': 6.002}, {'end': 5227.791, 'text': 'and so every innovation that we have other animals have too.', 'start': 5223.449, 'duration': 4.342}, {'end': 5243.998, 'text': 'what we have is we have all of those together interwoven in this very complex dance in a brain that is not unique exactly, but that is, you know,', 'start': 5227.791, 'duration': 16.207}], 'summary': "Many animals communicate and cooperate efficiently, like bees. our brain's complexity is not unique.", 'duration': 37.914, 'max_score': 5206.084, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht45206084.jpg'}, {'end': 5281.458, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5259.108, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 5271.634, 'text': 'Actually, the last time we talked I made a mistake because I said in my enthusiasm I said you know our brains are not larger relative to our bodies.', 'start': 5259.108, 'duration': 12.526}, {'end': 5275.716, 'text': 'our brains are not larger than other primates.', 'start': 5271.634, 'duration': 4.082}, {'end': 5277.336, 'text': "And that's actually not true, actually.", 'start': 5275.756, 'duration': 1.58}, {'end': 5281.458, 'text': 'Our brains, relative to our body size, is somewhat larger.', 'start': 5277.817, 'duration': 3.641}], 'summary': 'Human brains are relatively larger than other primates.', 'duration': 22.35, 'max_score': 5259.108, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht45259108.jpg'}], 'start': 4944.966, 'title': 'Human thinking evolution and evolutionary limits', 'summary': 'Explores the evolution of human thinking without direction and the constraints and possibilities of evolution on our planet, including the complexity of human, bird, and octopus brains, animal communication and cooperation, and the size of human brains compared to other species.', 'chapters': [{'end': 5055.105, 'start': 4944.966, 'title': 'Evolution of human thinking', 'summary': 'Discusses the evolution of human thinking and whether it has a direction, ultimately concluding that there is no direction to the evolution of human intelligence and complexity, but rather a strong tendency towards greater complexity and intelligence.', 'duration': 110.139, 'highlights': ["The human brain did not evolve to think, implying that there is no progress that's always improving.", 'The conversation explores the possibility of a direction to human evolution and whether there is a strong tendency towards greater complexity and intelligence.', 'The chapter concludes that there is no direction to the evolution of human intelligence and complexity, but rather a strong tendency towards greater complexity and intelligence.']}, {'end': 5375.066, 'start': 5055.125, 'title': 'Limits of possibility in evolution', 'summary': 'Discusses the constraints and possibilities of evolution on our planet, highlighting the complex brains of humans, birds, and octopuses, the efficient communication and cooperation among various animal species, and the relative size of human brains compared to other primates and mammals.', 'duration': 319.941, 'highlights': ['Humans, birds, and octopuses all have complex brains, with each exhibiting unique features. The complex brains of humans, birds, and octopuses are discussed, highlighting their unique features and similarities.', 'Humans possess efficient communication and cooperation abilities similar to other animals like bees. The efficient communication and cooperation abilities of humans and other animals, such as bees, are compared, showcasing similarities in their social behaviors.', 'The relative size of human brains compared to other primates and mammals is discussed, highlighting the unique features of the human brain. A comparison is made between the relative size of human brains and those of other primates and mammals, emphasizing the unique features of the human brain.', 'The constraints and possibilities of evolution on our planet are explored, emphasizing the interaction of physical realities and genetic factors in shaping possibilities. The chapter delves into the constraints and possibilities of evolution on our planet, highlighting the interaction of physical realities and genetic factors in shaping the range of possibilities.']}], 'duration': 430.1, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht44944966.jpg', 'highlights': ['The chapter concludes that there is no direction to the evolution of human intelligence and complexity, but rather a strong tendency towards greater complexity and intelligence.', 'The complex brains of humans, birds, and octopuses are discussed, highlighting their unique features and similarities.', 'The efficient communication and cooperation abilities of humans and other animals, such as bees, are compared, showcasing similarities in their social behaviors.', 'The relative size of human brains compared to other primates and mammals is discussed, highlighting the unique features of the human brain.', 'The constraints and possibilities of evolution on our planet are explored, emphasizing the interaction of physical realities and genetic factors in shaping the range of possibilities.']}, {'end': 6258.895, 'segs': [{'end': 5428.967, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5404.213, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 5412.077, 'text': 'There are some changes that do give the human brain slightly more of some capacities.', 'start': 5404.213, 'duration': 7.864}, {'end': 5421.422, 'text': "They're not special, but we can do some things much better than other animals.", 'start': 5412.457, 'duration': 8.965}, {'end': 5425.745, 'text': 'And, you know, correspondingly, other animals can do some things much better than we can.', 'start': 5421.662, 'duration': 4.083}, {'end': 5426.926, 'text': "We can't grow back limbs.", 'start': 5425.805, 'duration': 1.121}, {'end': 5428.967, 'text': "We can't lift 50 times our own body weight.", 'start': 5427.006, 'duration': 1.961}], 'summary': "Human brain has slightly more capacities, but limitations exist. can't grow back limbs or lift 50 times body weight.", 'duration': 24.754, 'max_score': 5404.213, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht45404213.jpg'}, {'end': 5746.401, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5715.544, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 5718.325, 'text': 'For any individual human, your niche is whatever it is.', 'start': 5715.544, 'duration': 2.781}, {'end': 5724.706, 'text': 'But for the species, right, we live almost everywhere, not everywhere, but almost everywhere on the planet.', 'start': 5718.385, 'duration': 6.321}, {'end': 5727.518, 'text': 'but not in the ocean.', 'start': 5726.476, 'duration': 1.042}, {'end': 5741.298, 'text': "And actually other animals like bacteria, for example, have us beat miles, you know, hands down, right? 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I have arguments about this all the time.', 'start': 6003.633, 'duration': 3.243}, {'end': 6012.502, 'text': 'Do you think we can fall in love based on words alone? Well, I think people have been doing it for centuries.', 'start': 6007.897, 'duration': 4.605}], 'summary': "Brain's language processing areas are not solely for language; they also regulate organ systems. love can be formed based on words alone.", 'duration': 22.962, 'max_score': 5989.54, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht45989540.jpg'}, {'end': 6218.038, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6192.378, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 6201.328, 'text': 'I believe like scarcity is a good catalyst for deep, meaningful connection with other humans and with inanimate objects.', 'start': 6192.378, 'duration': 8.95}, {'end': 6205.69, 'text': 'So the less you have, the more fulfilling those relationships are.', 'start': 6202.048, 'duration': 3.642}, {'end': 6209.273, 'text': 'And I would say a relationship with a volleyball.', 'start': 6205.951, 'duration': 3.322}, {'end': 6211.674, 'text': 'the sex is not great, but everything else.', 'start': 6209.273, 'duration': 2.401}, {'end': 6218.038, 'text': "I feel like it could be a very fulfilling relationship, which I don't know, from an engineering perspective, what to do with that.", 'start': 6211.674, 'duration': 6.364}], 'summary': 'Scarcity fosters meaningful connections, even with inanimate objects, like a volleyball.', 'duration': 25.66, 'max_score': 6192.378, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht46192378.jpg'}], 'start': 5375.066, 'title': 'Human brain and adaptation', 'summary': "Discusses human brain size and capabilities, genetic changes, human adaptability, language power, and potential outcomes of earth's evolution, expressing uncertainty about the probability of similar results.", 'chapters': [{'end': 5682.001, 'start': 5375.066, 'title': 'Evolution and brain capacities', 'summary': "Discusses the size and capabilities of the human brain, considering genetic changes, contrasting human and animal abilities, and exploring the potential outcomes of earth's evolution when repeated, with the speaker expressing uncertainty about the probability of similar results.", 'duration': 306.935, 'highlights': ["The human brain's size isn't the sole factor determining its capabilities, as genetic changes have enhanced some capacities, although it still lacks certain abilities compared to other animals, such as regrowing limbs or lifting 50 times its body weight.", "The discussion raises the possibility of Earth's evolution leading to similar or different outcomes if repeated, with the speaker expressing uncertainty about the probability of similar results and emphasizing the presence of various degrees of freedom and constraints in the evolution process.", "The speaker acknowledges the influence of physical constraints and random events in Earth's evolution, expressing uncertainty about the likelihood of repeating the same evolutionary trajectory and emphasizing the presence of multiple degrees of freedom in the process."]}, {'end': 6258.895, 'start': 5682.021, 'title': 'Human adaptation and uniqueness', 'summary': 'Explores the tension between human adaptability and uniqueness, discussing the vast niche of the human species, the power of human language over biology, and the potential for deep relationships with non-human entities.', 'duration': 576.874, 'highlights': ['The human species lives almost everywhere on the planet, except in the ocean, and has the unique ability to add to its environment through creativity and invention. The human niche is vast, allowing the species to inhabit almost every part of the planet except the ocean, and uniquely contribute to the environment through creativity and invention.', "The combination of multiple interacting characteristics in the human brain, not found together in any other animal, produces remarkable results. The human brain's unique combination of characteristics, not found together in any other animal, generates remarkable outcomes, enabling humans to ask profound questions about their existence and the future of humanity.", 'Words have a significant impact on the human brain, exerting influence over biological functions such as heart rate, breathing, and metabolism. Words possess the power to influence biological functions, demonstrated by the ability to alter heart rate, breathing, and metabolism through text messages, showcasing the profound impact of language on human physiology.', 'The parts of the human brain responsible for processing language also control major organ systems, indicating the multifunctional nature of these brain regions. Regions of the human brain responsible for language processing also regulate major organ systems, suggesting a multifunctional nature and highlighting the interconnectedness of language and physiological control.', 'Scarcity can act as a catalyst for deep and meaningful connections, potentially leading to fulfilling relationships with non-human entities, such as inanimate objects. Scarcity can facilitate profound connections with non-human entities, such as inanimate objects, potentially leading to meaningful and fulfilling relationships, challenging traditional notions of human interaction and connection.']}], 'duration': 883.829, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht45375066.jpg', 'highlights': ["The human brain's size isn't the sole factor determining its capabilities, as genetic changes have enhanced some capacities, although it still lacks certain abilities compared to other animals, such as regrowing limbs or lifting 50 times its body weight.", 'The combination of multiple interacting characteristics in the human brain, not found together in any other animal, produces remarkable results.', 'Words have a significant impact on the human brain, exerting influence over biological functions such as heart rate, breathing, and metabolism.', 'The parts of the human brain responsible for processing language also control major organ systems, indicating the multifunctional nature of these brain regions.', 'Scarcity can act as a catalyst for deep and meaningful connections, potentially leading to fulfilling relationships with non-human entities, such as inanimate objects.', 'The human species lives almost everywhere on the planet, except in the ocean, and has the unique ability to add to its environment through creativity and invention.']}, {'end': 8128.444, 'segs': [{'end': 6371.929, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6346.084, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 6351.405, 'text': 'The thing that I would caution, in addition to the fact that there is no single self.', 'start': 6346.084, 'duration': 5.321}, {'end': 6361.187, 'text': 'you know that you have multiple selves, who you can be, and you can certainly choose the situations that you put yourself in to some extent.', 'start': 6351.405, 'duration': 9.782}, {'end': 6364.387, 'text': 'Not everybody has complete choice, but everybody has a 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'People love book recommendations.', 'start': 7270.326, 'duration': 1.841}, {'end': 7277.55, 'text': "Let me ask, what three books? Oh, you can't just like, you can't just give me three.", 'start': 7273.087, 'duration': 4.463}, {'end': 7286.094, 'text': "I mean like, really, three? What seven and a half books you can recommend? So you're also the author of Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain.", 'start': 7277.77, 'duration': 8.324}, {'end': 7289.475, 'text': "You're author of How Emotions Are Made.", 'start': 7286.614, 'duration': 2.861}, {'end': 7294.839, 'text': 'Okay So definitely those are the top two recommendations of all, the two greatest books of all time.', 'start': 7289.495, 'duration': 5.344}], 'summary': 'Author recommends 7.5 lessons about the brain and how emotions are made.', 'duration': 28.997, 'max_score': 7265.842, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht47265842.jpg'}, {'end': 7734.936, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 7643.276, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 7650.642, 'text': "I mean, that's a whole nother conversation to have like, which popular science books, like what you learned from that search.", 'start': 7643.276, 'duration': 7.366}, {'end': 7661.475, 'text': "Because there's, I have some, for me, some popular science books are like, I just roll my eyes, like this is too, It's the same with TED Talks.", 'start': 7651.223, 'duration': 10.252}, {'end': 7670.34, 'text': "Some of them go too much into the flowery and don't, I would say, don't give enough respect to the intelligence of the reader.", 'start': 7662.035, 'duration': 8.305}, {'end': 7674.903, 'text': 'But this is my own bias, very specific opinion.', 'start': 7670.36, 'duration': 4.543}, {'end': 7676.584, 'text': 'I completely agree with you.', 'start': 7675.263, 'duration': 1.321}, {'end': 7683.328, 'text': 'And in fact I have a colleague his name is Van Yang who, you know,', 'start': 7676.904, 'duration': 6.424}, {'end': 7692.892, 'text': 'he produced cinematic lecture of how emotions are made that we wrote together with Joseph Fridman.', 'start': 7683.328, 'duration': 9.564}, {'end': 7693.512, 'text': 'no relation.', 'start': 7692.892, 'duration': 0.62}, {'end': 7696.093, 'text': "Well, we're all related.", 'start': 7694.912, 'duration': 1.181}, {'end': 7698.854, 'text': 'Well, I mean, you and I are probably, you know, have some, yeah.', 'start': 7696.113, 'duration': 2.741}, {'end': 7701.194, 'text': 'I remember.', 'start': 7699.754, 'duration': 1.44}, {'end': 7702.595, 'text': 'The memories are in there somewhere.', 'start': 7701.314, 'duration': 1.281}, {'end': 7705.195, 'text': "Yeah, it's from many, many, many generations ago.", 'start': 7702.775, 'duration': 2.42}, {'end': 7707.876, 'text': 'Well, half my family is Russian, so.', 'start': 7705.215, 'duration': 2.661}, {'end': 7709.216, 'text': 'The good half.', 'start': 7708.736, 'duration': 0.48}, {'end': 7712.717, 'text': 'The good half, right.', 'start': 7709.397, 'duration': 3.32}, {'end': 7734.936, 'text': "But You know, his goal actually is to produce videos and lectures that are beautiful and educational and that don't dumb the material down.", 'start': 7713.098, 'duration': 21.838}], 'summary': 'Discussion about popular science books and lectures, aiming for beauty and education without dumbing down', 'duration': 91.66, 'max_score': 7643.276, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht47643276.jpg'}, {'end': 7863.89, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 7833.992, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'text': "It's like storytelling too.", 'start': 7833.992, 'duration': 1.681}, {'text': 'Yeah, I think all good popular science books are storytelling, but storytelling grounded, constrained by the evidence.', 'start': 7835.873, 'duration': 7.464}, {'text': "And then I just wanna say that there are, for fiction, I'm a really big fan of love stories, just to return us to the topic that we began with.", 'start': 7844.71, 'duration': 9.71}, {'text': "And so some of my favorite love stories are Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson.", 'start': 7855.041, 'duration': 8.849}], 'summary': "Popular science books are storytelling grounded in evidence, and the speaker is a fan of love stories like major 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athletic greens, eight sleep, masterclass, and betterhelp as sponsors.', 'duration': 27.528, 'max_score': 8047.745, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht48047745.jpg'}], 'start': 6261.456, 'title': 'Multiple selves and human brain dynamics', 'summary': "Delves into the concept of multiple selves, the brain's capacity to regenerate experiences, and the challenges of studying consciousness, offering book recommendations and insights, along with love stories and sponsor mentions.", 'chapters': [{'end': 6518.267, 'start': 6261.456, 'title': 'Understanding multiple selves', 'summary': 'Discusses the concept of multiple selves and the idea of being oneself, emphasizing that individuals have multiple selves, influenced by different contexts, and the importance of choosing relationships that allow one to be their best selves.', 'duration': 256.811, 'highlights': ['Individuals have multiple selves influenced by different contexts. The concept of multiple selves is emphasized, with the discussion highlighting that different contexts draw on different features of individuals, leading to the presence of multiple selves.', 'Importance of choosing relationships that allow one to be their best selves. The advice given to the daughter about choosing relationships that allow her to be her best self is discussed, emphasizing the importance of surrounding oneself with supportive relationships.', "Caution against using 'be yourself' as an excuse. The caution against using 'be yourself' as an excuse is mentioned, with the discussion emphasizing the need to resist using it as a justification for negative behavior."]}, {'end': 6867.532, 'start': 6518.267, 'title': 'Understanding the dynamic human brain', 'summary': "Discusses the capacity of the brain to regenerate experiences, the influence of feelings on thoughts, and the ability to change one's environment and body to impact mental states and predictions.", 'duration': 349.265, 'highlights': ['The brain has the capacity to regenerate experiences and combine them into something new for predicting future actions. The brain has the capacity to regenerate experiences and combine them into something new for predicting future actions.', 'Feelings influence thoughts as much as thoughts influence feelings, and the state of the body and world influence actions and mental states. Feelings influence thoughts as much as thoughts influence feelings, and the state of the body and world influence actions and mental states.', "Changing the environment and body can impact mental states and predictions, with exercise being an investment in the brain's control over the body. Changing the environment and body can impact mental states and predictions, with exercise being an investment in the brain's control over the body."]}, {'end': 7265.842, 'start': 6867.572, 'title': 'Challenges of studying consciousness', 'summary': 'Explores the complexities of understanding consciousness from a neuroscience perspective, emphasizing the challenge of how the brain gives a low-dimensional feeling of mood or affect despite receiving a high-dimensional array of sense data, and the need for a different approach to studying consciousness.', 'duration': 398.27, 'highlights': ["The brain gives a low-dimensional feeling of mood or affect despite receiving a high-dimensional array of sense data. The brain's ability to provide a simplified feeling of mood or affect while processing complex sensory data is a fundamental challenge in understanding consciousness.", 'The need for a different approach to studying consciousness due to differing ontological commitments and the limitations of the current scientific incentive structure. The speaker advocates for a different approach to studying consciousness, acknowledging the limitations of the current scientific incentive structure and the impact of ontological commitments on scientific inquiry.', 'The difficulty of understanding consciousness comparable to the complexity of questions about the birth and nature of the universe. The complexity of understanding consciousness is likened to profound questions about the birth and nature of the universe, highlighting the significant challenge in comprehending consciousness.']}, {'end': 7739.099, 'start': 7265.842, 'title': 'Book recommendations and insights', 'summary': "Discusses book recommendations, including 'seven and a half lessons about the brain' and 'how emotions are made', along with insights into the limitations of science and the cultural constructs of the mind, offering recommendations for books like 'the triple helix' and 'biology as ideology'.", 'duration': 473.257, 'highlights': ["The chapter discusses book recommendations, including 'Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain' and 'How Emotions Are Made'. The author recommends 'Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain' and 'How Emotions Are Made' as top book recommendations.", 'Insights into the limitations of science and the cultural constructs of the mind are provided. The chapter delves into the limitations of science and the cultural constructs of the mind, challenging assumptions and ontological commitments.', "Recommendations for books like 'The Triple Helix' and 'Biology as Ideology' are offered. The author recommends 'The Triple Helix' as a good introduction to complexity and population thinking and 'Biology as Ideology' for insights into the limitations of science."]}, {'end': 8128.444, 'start': 7741.301, 'title': 'Books and love stories', 'summary': "Discusses the book 'the beak of the finch' as an exemplary science writing with top-notch science and storytelling, alongside recommendations for love stories like 'major pettigrew's last stand' and 'the storied life of a.j. fierke', emphasizing the importance of happy or hopeful endings. the conversation also includes sponsor mentions and a closing quote from sun tzu.", 'duration': 387.143, 'highlights': ['The Beak of the Finch is a really good example of good science writing, with top-notch science and really evolutionary biology, told really, really well. The Beak of the Finch is highlighted as an exemplary science writing with top-notch science and storytelling, alongside evolutionary biology that is not well-known.', "Lisa recommends love stories like Major Pettigrew's Last Stand and The Storied Life of A.J. Fierke, emphasizing the importance of happy or hopeful endings. Lisa recommends love stories such as Major Pettigrew's Last Stand and The Storied Life of A.J. Fierke, emphasizing the significance of happy or hopeful endings in love stories.", 'Sponsor mentions for Athletic Greens, Eight Sleep, Masterclass, and BetterHelp are included in the conversation. The conversation includes sponsor mentions for Athletic Greens, Eight Sleep, Masterclass, and BetterHelp, providing a variety of products and services.', 'The episode closes with a quote from Sun Tzu and the Art of War and a sign-off from the host. The episode closes with a quote from Sun Tzu and the Art of War, followed by a sign-off from the host, providing a thoughtful conclusion to the conversation.']}], 'duration': 1866.988, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/S_AFc_BXht4/pics/S_AFc_BXht46261456.jpg', 'highlights': ['The brain has the capacity to regenerate experiences and combine them into something new for predicting future actions.', 'Individuals have multiple selves influenced by different contexts.', 'The concept of multiple selves is emphasized, with the discussion highlighting that different contexts draw on different features of individuals, leading to the presence of multiple selves.', 'The brain gives a low-dimensional feeling of mood or affect despite receiving a high-dimensional array of sense data.', 'The difficulty of understanding consciousness comparable to the complexity of questions about the birth and nature of the universe.', "The chapter discusses book recommendations, including 'Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain' and 'How Emotions Are Made'.", "Lisa recommends love stories like Major Pettigrew's Last Stand and The Storied Life of A.J. Fierke, emphasizing the importance of happy or hopeful endings.", 'Sponsor mentions for Athletic Greens, Eight Sleep, Masterclass, and BetterHelp are included in the conversation.']}], 'highlights': ["Lisa Feldman Barrett discusses her new book 'Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain', urging support by buying and sharing it.", 'The importance of diverse discussions is emphasized, including the value of talking to scientists about random topics.', 'The protagonist received around 80 responses in 24 hours after posting a direct and serious dating pitch.', 'The couple committed to exclusivity and decided to give their relationship a three-month trial period to assess its viability in the long distance.', 'The significance of practical gestures in romantic relationships, exemplified through the metaphor of a six-way plug as the most profound display of romance.', 'The writing process often takes longer than anticipated, with an initial estimate of one year potentially stretching to three years, emphasizing the time-consuming nature of writing.', 'The traditional evolutionary narrative suggests that brains evolved with layers for instincts, emotions, and rationality, challenging the idea of a progressive upward trajectory.', 'The emergence of love as a powerful tool for collective intelligence suggests potential evolutionary advantages of love over hate and destruction from a survival perspective.', 'The chapter concludes that there is no direction to the evolution of human intelligence and complexity, but rather a strong tendency towards greater complexity and intelligence.', "The human brain's size isn't the sole factor determining its capabilities, as genetic changes have enhanced some capacities, although it still lacks certain abilities compared to other animals, such as regrowing limbs or lifting 50 times its body weight.", 'The brain has the capacity to regenerate experiences and combine them into something new for predicting future actions.', 'Individuals have multiple selves influenced by different contexts.', 'The difficulty of understanding consciousness comparable to the complexity of questions about the birth and nature of the universe.']}