Memory, Mind and The Self

Mindfield
04.03.2011

New York Times columnist David Brooks is best known for his political writing, but he's also fascinated by recent findings in psychology and neuroscience.  In fact he says many of our public policies fail because we're not actually the rational decision makers we think we are.  In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge we'll talk with David Brooks. Also,  rising jazz star Vijay Iyer on the neuroscience of music.

  1. Joshua Foer on Memorizing Through Storytelling

    Would you like to sharpen your memory?

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  2. Jill Price on Her Perfect Memory

    Jill Price simply can't forget.

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  3. Antonio Damasio on the Evolution of the Memory

    No one doubts memory is one of the things that shapes our sense of self, but is there a science of self?

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  4. Vijay Iyer on Melding Science and Music

    American by birth, Vijay Iyer is trying to create a new kind of music, a synthesis of Western jazz and Indian music.

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  5. Lone Frank on the Neuroscience of Advertising

    Coke consistently outsells Pepsi, though Pepsi routinely wins blind taste tests. Why is one of the mysteries of advertising.

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  6. David Brooks on "The Social Animal"

    Brain sciences are overturning centuries of old thinking about human nature.

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