David Eagleman

Great. Okay, well, I'm running a couple of new books. And so one of them is called Empire of the Invisible. And this is about all the stuff that we don't see. In other words, I've always been fascinated by this question of why do each of us think we know the truth? And if we could just shout it on X in all capital letters enough, everyone would come to agree with us.

Great. Okay, well, I'm running a couple of new books. And so one of them is called Empire of the Invisible. And this is about all the stuff that we don't see. In other words, I've always been fascinated by this question of why do each of us think we know the truth? And if we could just shout it on X in all capital letters enough, everyone would come to agree with us.

Great. Okay, well, I'm running a couple of new books. And so one of them is called Empire of the Invisible. And this is about all the stuff that we don't see. In other words, I've always been fascinated by this question of why do each of us think we know the truth? And if we could just shout it on X in all capital letters enough, everyone would come to agree with us.

Everyone would see the wisdom of our point of view. I've seen firsthand that that isn't true. Yeah. Exactly. So everybody on social media knows the truth. And on any side of the spectrum, whether you're a denizen of Wokistan or Magistan or whatever, everyone feels like it's clear. And my question is, why do we all have such limited internal models where we think we know the truth?

Everyone would see the wisdom of our point of view. I've seen firsthand that that isn't true. Yeah. Exactly. So everybody on social media knows the truth. And on any side of the spectrum, whether you're a denizen of Wokistan or Magistan or whatever, everyone feels like it's clear. And my question is, why do we all have such limited internal models where we think we know the truth?

Everyone would see the wisdom of our point of view. I've seen firsthand that that isn't true. Yeah. Exactly. So everybody on social media knows the truth. And on any side of the spectrum, whether you're a denizen of Wokistan or Magistan or whatever, everyone feels like it's clear. And my question is, why do we all have such limited internal models where we think we know the truth?

I'm saying this in a way that's free of any political opinion. I'm speaking metapolitically now. And so this is what Empire of the Invisible is about, is how do we come to our internal models and why do we take them so seriously?

I'm saying this in a way that's free of any political opinion. I'm speaking metapolitically now. And so this is what Empire of the Invisible is about, is how do we come to our internal models and why do we take them so seriously?

I'm saying this in a way that's free of any political opinion. I'm speaking metapolitically now. And so this is what Empire of the Invisible is about, is how do we come to our internal models and why do we take them so seriously?

Nice. Let me just unpack that for the listener. It's that when you say, okay, this is my view, I've got this, then the uncertainty is reduced. Yeah, to almost nothing.

Nice. Let me just unpack that for the listener. It's that when you say, okay, this is my view, I've got this, then the uncertainty is reduced. Yeah, to almost nothing.

Nice. Let me just unpack that for the listener. It's that when you say, okay, this is my view, I've got this, then the uncertainty is reduced. Yeah, to almost nothing.

That's right. And one of the main, exactly. One of the main goals of the brain always is to reduce energy expenditure. Of course. On the, on the immediate timescale. Yeah, of course. Yep. Of course.

That's right. And one of the main, exactly. One of the main goals of the brain always is to reduce energy expenditure. Of course. On the, on the immediate timescale. Yeah, of course. Yep. Of course.

That's right. And one of the main, exactly. One of the main goals of the brain always is to reduce energy expenditure. Of course. On the, on the immediate timescale. Yeah, of course. Yep. Of course.

Oh, lovely.

Oh, lovely.

Oh, lovely.

It's like, oh, okay. And it's a positive feedback loop because once you have your point of view on something, then, of course, we know about confirmation bias and other ways where you seek data that merely validates and you ignore the data that speaks against it.

It's like, oh, okay. And it's a positive feedback loop because once you have your point of view on something, then, of course, we know about confirmation bias and other ways where you seek data that merely validates and you ignore the data that speaks against it.