David Eagleman

Here's the thing. So there's two things I would say there. One is that, interestingly, if you measured any of these Klansmen who had hung up their robe, you'd probably find this really low level circuitry in their brain having a difference in their reaction to black and white. But this is an example of the guy layering on cognition and what we might call wisdom and saying, hey, you know what?

Even though my very first reaction is this, I know that if I sit down at the bar with this guy and talk to him, he obviously had a desire to do that to see if he could discover something new. then he can do something wonderful. And obviously, we all know as kids we grow up, whatever neighborhood we're in, we're maybe exposed to all these races and religions, but not these other ones.

Even though my very first reaction is this, I know that if I sit down at the bar with this guy and talk to him, he obviously had a desire to do that to see if he could discover something new. then he can do something wonderful. And obviously, we all know as kids we grow up, whatever neighborhood we're in, we're maybe exposed to all these races and religions, but not these other ones.

Even though my very first reaction is this, I know that if I sit down at the bar with this guy and talk to him, he obviously had a desire to do that to see if he could discover something new. then he can do something wonderful. And obviously, we all know as kids we grow up, whatever neighborhood we're in, we're maybe exposed to all these races and religions, but not these other ones.

And so it's easy with our in-group, out-group proclivities to say, okay, that's an out-group. But then you go to college, you meet people of various things. This is the whole game. It's just meeting lots of people and seeing that... Look, here's how I view it. Humans moved out of Africa about 250,000 years ago.

And so it's easy with our in-group, out-group proclivities to say, okay, that's an out-group. But then you go to college, you meet people of various things. This is the whole game. It's just meeting lots of people and seeing that... Look, here's how I view it. Humans moved out of Africa about 250,000 years ago.

And so it's easy with our in-group, out-group proclivities to say, okay, that's an out-group. But then you go to college, you meet people of various things. This is the whole game. It's just meeting lots of people and seeing that... Look, here's how I view it. Humans moved out of Africa about 250,000 years ago.

Humans started radiating north out of Africa and some turned left and became Europeans, some turned right and became Asians. And... That period of time is so short from a biological point of view. We're all exactly the same on the inside. We've all got brains and lungs and hearts. If you look from the point of view of a biologist, there's no difference between people.

Humans started radiating north out of Africa and some turned left and became Europeans, some turned right and became Asians. And... That period of time is so short from a biological point of view. We're all exactly the same on the inside. We've all got brains and lungs and hearts. If you look from the point of view of a biologist, there's no difference between people.

Humans started radiating north out of Africa and some turned left and became Europeans, some turned right and became Asians. And... That period of time is so short from a biological point of view. We're all exactly the same on the inside. We've all got brains and lungs and hearts. If you look from the point of view of a biologist, there's no difference between people.

Obviously, cultural differences exist. Religious differences exist. There's all kinds of local cultural stuff, but people are the same. So the important part is to figure out how do we find ways to reach across the aisles? And so one of my... Big interests is if I can get to the right ears, the right place to tweak the social media algorithms. So here's what I mean.

Obviously, cultural differences exist. Religious differences exist. There's all kinds of local cultural stuff, but people are the same. So the important part is to figure out how do we find ways to reach across the aisles? And so one of my... Big interests is if I can get to the right ears, the right place to tweak the social media algorithms. So here's what I mean.

Obviously, cultural differences exist. Religious differences exist. There's all kinds of local cultural stuff, but people are the same. So the important part is to figure out how do we find ways to reach across the aisles? And so one of my... Big interests is if I can get to the right ears, the right place to tweak the social media algorithms. So here's what I mean.

Currently, as we all know, the social media algorithms favor anger and it's incentivized to be incendiary, let's call it. But here would be the optimal social media algorithm that I think could actually change the world is imagine that you and I have totally different political beliefs. But we both like hang gliding and this kind of dog and we like biking on Sundays and whatever.

Currently, as we all know, the social media algorithms favor anger and it's incentivized to be incendiary, let's call it. But here would be the optimal social media algorithm that I think could actually change the world is imagine that you and I have totally different political beliefs. But we both like hang gliding and this kind of dog and we like biking on Sundays and whatever.

Currently, as we all know, the social media algorithms favor anger and it's incentivized to be incendiary, let's call it. But here would be the optimal social media algorithm that I think could actually change the world is imagine that you and I have totally different political beliefs. But we both like hang gliding and this kind of dog and we like biking on Sundays and whatever.

So every time one of us makes a post on that, we're both seeing that. I don't know you yet. You're a stranger to me, but I see that post and you see my post. Oh, hang gliding. Oh, this. We find all these things that we have in common. Then one day when we discover, oh, we have different political opinions, then we're like, oh, cool, Jordan, tell me about that. Why do you feel that way? And so on.

So every time one of us makes a post on that, we're both seeing that. I don't know you yet. You're a stranger to me, but I see that post and you see my post. Oh, hang gliding. Oh, this. We find all these things that we have in common. Then one day when we discover, oh, we have different political opinions, then we're like, oh, cool, Jordan, tell me about that. Why do you feel that way? And so on.

So every time one of us makes a post on that, we're both seeing that. I don't know you yet. You're a stranger to me, but I see that post and you see my post. Oh, hang gliding. Oh, this. We find all these things that we have in common. Then one day when we discover, oh, we have different political opinions, then we're like, oh, cool, Jordan, tell me about that. Why do you feel that way? And so on.

Then we can talk. But if the first thing you know about me is that I have a different political opinion, then it's a different ballgame.