There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time.
A typical neuron makes about ten thousand connections to neighboring neurons. Given the billions of neurons, this means there are as many connections… - David Eagleman
A typical neuron makes about ten thousand connections to neighboring neurons. Given the billions of neurons, this means there are as many connections…
- David Eagleman
Nothing is inherently tasty or repulsive - it depends on your needs. Deliciousness is simply an index of usefulness. - David Eagleman
Nothing is inherently tasty or repulsive - it depends on your needs. Deliciousness is simply an index of usefulness.
Many people prefer a view of human nature that includes a true side and a false side - in other words, humans have a single genuine aim and the rest … - David Eagleman
Many people prefer a view of human nature that includes a true side and a false side - in other words, humans have a single genuine aim and the rest …
The brain "fills in" the missing information from the blind spot. Notice what you see in the location of the dot when it's in your blind spot. When t… - David Eagleman
The brain "fills in" the missing information from the blind spot. Notice what you see in the location of the dot when it's in your blind spot. When t…
It turns out your conscious mind - the part you think of as you - is really the smallest part of what’s happening in your brain, and usually the last… - David Eagleman
It turns out your conscious mind - the part you think of as you - is really the smallest part of what’s happening in your brain, and usually the last…
Every atom in your body is the same quark in different places at the same moment in time. - David Eagleman
Every atom in your body is the same quark in different places at the same moment in time.
There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that momen… - David Eagleman
There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that momen…
Our ignorance of the cosmos is too vast to commit to atheism, and yet we know too much to commit to a particular religion. A third position, agnostic… - David Eagleman
Our ignorance of the cosmos is too vast to commit to atheism, and yet we know too much to commit to a particular religion. A third position, agnostic…
As Carl Jung put it, "In each of us there is another whom we do not know." As Pink Floyd sang, "There's someone in my head, but it's not me." - David Eagleman
As Carl Jung put it, "In each of us there is another whom we do not know." As Pink Floyd sang, "There's someone in my head, but it's not me."
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