Dr. Brian Keating

you know, more elevated, I would say, because we're not that. There's many species of chimpanzees and primates. And so there's only one human, you know, homo sapien, which, you know, a lot of people don't know the word, you know, homo sapien, which is our species and our genes. Sapien doesn't mean it doesn't mean knowledge like science. Sciencia means knowledge. Sapience means wisdom.

you know, more elevated, I would say, because we're not that. There's many species of chimpanzees and primates. And so there's only one human, you know, homo sapien, which, you know, a lot of people don't know the word, you know, homo sapien, which is our species and our genes. Sapien doesn't mean it doesn't mean knowledge like science. Sciencia means knowledge. Sapience means wisdom.

And I like to look at the etymology. I'm fascinated by it. But it kind of highlights what we should be doing and what is it that we are aware of. And I'm curious, have you ever encountered like why are we called humans that like the wise hominid? And it's because we're the only entity organism that knows it's going to die. Yes, there's some elephants that before one dies and one will take care.

And I like to look at the etymology. I'm fascinated by it. But it kind of highlights what we should be doing and what is it that we are aware of. And I'm curious, have you ever encountered like why are we called humans that like the wise hominid? And it's because we're the only entity organism that knows it's going to die. Yes, there's some elephants that before one dies and one will take care.

And I like to look at the etymology. I'm fascinated by it. But it kind of highlights what we should be doing and what is it that we are aware of. And I'm curious, have you ever encountered like why are we called humans that like the wise hominid? And it's because we're the only entity organism that knows it's going to die. Yes, there's some elephants that before one dies and one will take care.

It's not the same. It's like you knew you were going to die when you were a kid, very young. And it's that awareness of death and the awareness of how special we are. I think that's what invests life with a lot more meaning. I don't want to get too philosophical.

It's not the same. It's like you knew you were going to die when you were a kid, very young. And it's that awareness of death and the awareness of how special we are. I think that's what invests life with a lot more meaning. I don't want to get too philosophical.

It's not the same. It's like you knew you were going to die when you were a kid, very young. And it's that awareness of death and the awareness of how special we are. I think that's what invests life with a lot more meaning. I don't want to get too philosophical.

That's exactly what I was going to say.

That's exactly what I was going to say.

That's exactly what I was going to say.

And modeling of time, as you said before. We can forecast. We don't have the strongest muscles, the sharpest claws, the biggest teeth, right? What do we have? We have this prefrontal cortex that allows us to do what are called gedanken or thought experiments, Einstein said, to predict the future, to model the future. Not really predict it. We can't do that.

And modeling of time, as you said before. We can forecast. We don't have the strongest muscles, the sharpest claws, the biggest teeth, right? What do we have? We have this prefrontal cortex that allows us to do what are called gedanken or thought experiments, Einstein said, to predict the future, to model the future. Not really predict it. We can't do that.

And modeling of time, as you said before. We can forecast. We don't have the strongest muscles, the sharpest claws, the biggest teeth, right? What do we have? We have this prefrontal cortex that allows us to do what are called gedanken or thought experiments, Einstein said, to predict the future, to model the future. Not really predict it. We can't do that.

But we can model likely outcomes, and we can simulate in our minds what those would be like. And we're so dependent on that skill that we sometimes confuse correlation for causation. And as you know, everyone who confuses correlation with causation ends up dying. So it's very dangerous to do that.

But we can model likely outcomes, and we can simulate in our minds what those would be like. And we're so dependent on that skill that we sometimes confuse correlation for causation. And as you know, everyone who confuses correlation with causation ends up dying. So it's very dangerous to do that.

But we can model likely outcomes, and we can simulate in our minds what those would be like. And we're so dependent on that skill that we sometimes confuse correlation for causation. And as you know, everyone who confuses correlation with causation ends up dying. So it's very dangerous to do that.

But the point is the notion of what's called confirmation bias is prevalent in every human being, scientist or not. And in fact, as scientists, we have to guard against that more than anybody because nothing really feels better than like – Thinking of a hypothesis, modeling the future, and then feeling like you're right. And then you get celebrated and feted.

But the point is the notion of what's called confirmation bias is prevalent in every human being, scientist or not. And in fact, as scientists, we have to guard against that more than anybody because nothing really feels better than like – Thinking of a hypothesis, modeling the future, and then feeling like you're right. And then you get celebrated and feted.

But the point is the notion of what's called confirmation bias is prevalent in every human being, scientist or not. And in fact, as scientists, we have to guard against that more than anybody because nothing really feels better than like – Thinking of a hypothesis, modeling the future, and then feeling like you're right. And then you get celebrated and feted.