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Transcript of Enchanted Loom ~ David Eagleman
The Enchanted LoomTeasing sturdy threads from neuroscience masterworks
Teasing 10 threads fromDavid Eagleman’s …
Thread 1:
The brain is a team of conflicting rivals.
(pgs. 101-150)
Thread 2:
The brain runs zombie systems.
(pgs. 132-144)
Thread 3:
The brain will go to great lengths to make us believe the stories we tell ourselves.
(pgs. 131-137)A Confabulation of Dragons
Thread 4:
Allocating blame and fault is an antisocial act.
(pgs. 151-192)
Thread 5:
The nested networks in the brain are more like amarketplacethan an assembly line.
(pg. 46)
Thread 6:
Self-consciousnessinfluences seeing, smelling,hearing,feeling, tasting and touch.
(pg. 62)
Thread 7:
The brain is filled with all kinds ofremarkable,unthinkablethoughts.
(pgs. 75-100)
Thread 8:
Much like computers,the brain has“boot sectors”to which we cannot gainaccess.
(pg. 199)
Thread 9:
Secrets areunhealthy for the brain.
(pg. 145)
Thread 10:
There are gene sets that makehalf the world’s population44 timesmore likelyto commitsexual assault.
(pg. 158)
Image Credits:
Title Page: http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans
Slide 3 - http://www.brainpickings.org/2011/06/01/david-eagleman-incognito/
Slide 12 - http://www.eaministries.co.uk/there-is-a-testimony-after-every-test/
Slide 2 - http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans
Slide 6 - http://www.scottgustafson.com/Portfolio_F7.html
Slide 5 - http://bit.ly/1D6GqTI
Slide 11 - http://bit.ly/1OzkfLw
Slide 10 - http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nescience
Slide 13 - http://runagainstdv.com/facts/sexual-assault-facts/
Slide 9 - http://dict.eudic.net/dicts/en/self-conscious
Slide 8 - http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/alvi/home/the-market-place-conversation/
Slide 7 - http://www.avayeravanpnub.blogfa.com/
Slide 4 - http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2142130460131930501/2142131158739591403