By Elaine Woo — 2008
An obituary for writer, Marilyn Ferguson. Her bestseller “The Aquarian Conspiracy” had a galvanizing influence on participants in scores of alternative groups that coalesced as the New Age movement.
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In this special 100th episode of Exploring Different Brains, Hackie Reitman, M.D. explains what Different Brains stands for through the words of some of our amazing past guests.
A bestselling author, neuroscientist, and computer engineer unveils a theory of intelligence that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain and the future of AI.
What we perceive to be absolute truths of the world around us is actually a complex internal reconstruction by our minds and nervous systems.
A person with synesthesia might feel the flavor of food on her fingertips, sense the letter “J” as shimmering magenta or the number “5” as emerald green, hear and taste her husband’s voice as buttery golden brown.
With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. In Musicophilia, he shows us a variety of what he calls “musical misalignments.