David Eagleman
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
There's the big ones about three times a second, and then there's the micro saccades, which are always moving. That's for a slightly different reason.
Eye movement. Exactly. Smooth pursuit eye movements when you're following something. Right. Yeah, exactly. Right.
Eye movement. Exactly. Smooth pursuit eye movements when you're following something. Right. Yeah, exactly. Right.
Eye movement. Exactly. Smooth pursuit eye movements when you're following something. Right. Yeah, exactly. Right.
Yes, yeah, that's absolutely right. And the fascinating part is that all this is happening unconsciously. We're going and we're seeking out answers from the world. And it's a matter of what your attention is drawn to also. So if I say, hey, what's the feeling of your shoe on your left foot right now? Right, right. You can become aware of that.
Yes, yeah, that's absolutely right. And the fascinating part is that all this is happening unconsciously. We're going and we're seeking out answers from the world. And it's a matter of what your attention is drawn to also. So if I say, hey, what's the feeling of your shoe on your left foot right now? Right, right. You can become aware of that.
Yes, yeah, that's absolutely right. And the fascinating part is that all this is happening unconsciously. We're going and we're seeking out answers from the world. And it's a matter of what your attention is drawn to also. So if I say, hey, what's the feeling of your shoe on your left foot right now? Right, right. You can become aware of that.
You've got all the data, if we want to call it that, available to you, but you're only seeking little parts. And this all depends on your internal model of the world. in terms of who you are, what is relevant to you. And that's the filter through which we interpret everything. And so when it comes to this question of truth, there is no singular truth because
You've got all the data, if we want to call it that, available to you, but you're only seeking little parts. And this all depends on your internal model of the world. in terms of who you are, what is relevant to you. And that's the filter through which we interpret everything. And so when it comes to this question of truth, there is no singular truth because
You've got all the data, if we want to call it that, available to you, but you're only seeking little parts. And this all depends on your internal model of the world. in terms of who you are, what is relevant to you. And that's the filter through which we interpret everything. And so when it comes to this question of truth, there is no singular truth because
You've got a completely different set of experiences of your brain, my brain, everyone's brain. We're all going to perceive different things and seek different things from the world. Something we might get into later that I'm very interested in, and I know you are too, is this collection of neural networks or personalities that we have inside.
You've got a completely different set of experiences of your brain, my brain, everyone's brain. We're all going to perceive different things and seek different things from the world. Something we might get into later that I'm very interested in, and I know you are too, is this collection of neural networks or personalities that we have inside.
You've got a completely different set of experiences of your brain, my brain, everyone's brain. We're all going to perceive different things and seek different things from the world. Something we might get into later that I'm very interested in, and I know you are too, is this collection of neural networks or personalities that we have inside.
And Nietzsche's view on this was that they each have their own truth. They're each perceiving. Yeah, we could talk about that right away. Okay, okay. So I know you and I are both fans of Nietzsche.
And Nietzsche's view on this was that they each have their own truth. They're each perceiving. Yeah, we could talk about that right away. Okay, okay. So I know you and I are both fans of Nietzsche.
And Nietzsche's view on this was that they each have their own truth. They're each perceiving. Yeah, we could talk about that right away. Okay, okay. So I know you and I are both fans of Nietzsche.
Exactly. Okay, so let's unpack that. So it's, you know, you've got all these neural networks that have different drives and want different things. And what Nietzsche meant by that, just for the listener, of course, is that each of those drives puts together a story or its truth about why it's seeing the world that way.
Exactly. Okay, so let's unpack that. So it's, you know, you've got all these neural networks that have different drives and want different things. And what Nietzsche meant by that, just for the listener, of course, is that each of those drives puts together a story or its truth about why it's seeing the world that way.
Exactly. Okay, so let's unpack that. So it's, you know, you've got all these neural networks that have different drives and want different things. And what Nietzsche meant by that, just for the listener, of course, is that each of those drives puts together a story or its truth about why it's seeing the world that way.
So the information that you would go out into the world to seek, the mission that you run, depends on who's ascendant at that moment. That's for sure. Okay, fine.