Hidden Brain

Waking Up Your Spiritual Brain: Part 1

People who have more spiritual experiences also tend to have more activity in a particular brain network — a network that also lights up during other activities that draw our attention away from ourselves and toward other people, other beings, the wider world.

TED Radio Hour

The case for merging human bodies with machines

If a robot slides politely out of a doorway to let you pass, it might make you feel seen and acknowledged. If a robot marches quickly towards you and avoids you at the last second, it might cause revulsion and fear. Robots are beginning to show up in our everyday environments, from sidewalks to offices, backyards to hospitals, and they will be threatening and confusing to us if we do not carefully examine how they move.