David Eagleman

What I was going to say, aside from joining an organization, the question is, would we feel empathic?

Heck yeah, we would, right?

Heck yeah, we would, right?

Heck yeah, we would, right?

What's very interesting is we also did, in parallel with these neuroimaging studies, we also gave people these very full questionnaires where they filled them out. And there are these standardized tests for how empathic a person you are. And what we found was something we really didn't expect

What's very interesting is we also did, in parallel with these neuroimaging studies, we also gave people these very full questionnaires where they filled them out. And there are these standardized tests for how empathic a person you are. And what we found was something we really didn't expect

What's very interesting is we also did, in parallel with these neuroimaging studies, we also gave people these very full questionnaires where they filled them out. And there are these standardized tests for how empathic a person you are. And what we found was something we really didn't expect

which was that the people who showed the biggest difference between their in-group and out-group neural responses were also the people that described themselves as the most empathic, which is very interesting. I think there are a few possible interpretations of that. One is that they somehow deep down know that they aren't sero-empathic, and so they're lying. I see. That's one possibility.

which was that the people who showed the biggest difference between their in-group and out-group neural responses were also the people that described themselves as the most empathic, which is very interesting. I think there are a few possible interpretations of that. One is that they somehow deep down know that they aren't sero-empathic, and so they're lying. I see. That's one possibility.

which was that the people who showed the biggest difference between their in-group and out-group neural responses were also the people that described themselves as the most empathic, which is very interesting. I think there are a few possible interpretations of that. One is that they somehow deep down know that they aren't sero-empathic, and so they're lying. I see. That's one possibility.

One possibility is that when they think about their empathy— They're thinking about their in-group.

One possibility is that when they think about their empathy— They're thinking about their in-group.

One possibility is that when they think about their empathy— They're thinking about their in-group.

Yeah, like what if I saw my uncle fall and twist his ankle? Would I be empathic?

Yeah, like what if I saw my uncle fall and twist his ankle? Would I be empathic?

Yeah, like what if I saw my uncle fall and twist his ankle? Would I be empathic?

Oh, I'd be the most empathic person in the world. And they're right in assessing that. They're just not thinking about how they would feel if it was their out-group. So anyway, this all goes to your statement about what things we admit to ourselves and do not. I have a strong suspicion that if we could ever really know ourselves really deeply, it would be awful.

Oh, I'd be the most empathic person in the world. And they're right in assessing that. They're just not thinking about how they would feel if it was their out-group. So anyway, this all goes to your statement about what things we admit to ourselves and do not. I have a strong suspicion that if we could ever really know ourselves really deeply, it would be awful.

Oh, I'd be the most empathic person in the world. And they're right in assessing that. They're just not thinking about how they would feel if it was their out-group. So anyway, this all goes to your statement about what things we admit to ourselves and do not. I have a strong suspicion that if we could ever really know ourselves really deeply, it would be awful.

I don't think we'd want to know all of our weird flaws and the lies we make to cover up the kind of personality things. Yeah.