Rachel Carlson

Thanks for joining us, Juana. Yeah, thank you. Thanks for letting me come back. You can hear more of Juana Summers on Consider This, NPR's afternoon podcast about what the news means for you. This episode was produced by Burleigh McCoy and Mia Venkat. It was edited by Jeff Brumphill and Christopher Intagliata. Tyler Jones checked the facts. Kwesi Lee and Jimmy Keeley were the audio engineers.

Thanks for joining us, Juana. Yeah, thank you. Thanks for letting me come back. You can hear more of Juana Summers on Consider This, NPR's afternoon podcast about what the news means for you. This episode was produced by Burleigh McCoy and Mia Venkat. It was edited by Jeff Brumphill and Christopher Intagliata. Tyler Jones checked the facts. Kwesi Lee and Jimmy Keeley were the audio engineers.

Thanks for joining us, Juana. Yeah, thank you. Thanks for letting me come back. You can hear more of Juana Summers on Consider This, NPR's afternoon podcast about what the news means for you. This episode was produced by Burleigh McCoy and Mia Venkat. It was edited by Jeff Brumphill and Christopher Intagliata. Tyler Jones checked the facts. Kwesi Lee and Jimmy Keeley were the audio engineers.

I'm Rachel Carlson. And I'm Regina Barber. Thank you for listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.

I'm Rachel Carlson. And I'm Regina Barber. Thank you for listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.

I'm Rachel Carlson. And I'm Regina Barber. Thank you for listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.

Hey, shortwavers. Producer Rachel Carlson here. Before we start, you should know this episode contains Severance Season 2 spoilers. All right, we warned you.

Hey, shortwavers. Producer Rachel Carlson here. Before we start, you should know this episode contains Severance Season 2 spoilers. All right, we warned you.

Hey, shortwavers. Producer Rachel Carlson here. Before we start, you should know this episode contains Severance Season 2 spoilers. All right, we warned you.

So every morning, I try to wake up around 5.45 a.m. ish. I almost always hit the snooze once. Okay, fine. Twice. And an hour later, I'm walking into the office. I say hi to our editor, Rebecca. Hello. Hello. But what if that me walking into NPR wasn't really me?

So every morning, I try to wake up around 5.45 a.m. ish. I almost always hit the snooze once. Okay, fine. Twice. And an hour later, I'm walking into the office. I say hi to our editor, Rebecca. Hello. Hello. But what if that me walking into NPR wasn't really me?

So every morning, I try to wake up around 5.45 a.m. ish. I almost always hit the snooze once. Okay, fine. Twice. And an hour later, I'm walking into the office. I say hi to our editor, Rebecca. Hello. Hello. But what if that me walking into NPR wasn't really me?

But these two versions of myself were completely separate. What if we had the ultimate work-life balance?

But these two versions of myself were completely separate. What if we had the ultimate work-life balance?

But these two versions of myself were completely separate. What if we had the ultimate work-life balance?

These fundamental questions are at the root of the hit Apple TV Plus show, Severance, now in its second season. And I love TV and I love neuroscience, so I had to hear from Dr. Vijay Agarwal. He's a neurosurgeon and Severance's science consultant. In the show, some employees at a company called Lumen Industries undergo a surgical procedure that alters their brain.

These fundamental questions are at the root of the hit Apple TV Plus show, Severance, now in its second season. And I love TV and I love neuroscience, so I had to hear from Dr. Vijay Agarwal. He's a neurosurgeon and Severance's science consultant. In the show, some employees at a company called Lumen Industries undergo a surgical procedure that alters their brain.

These fundamental questions are at the root of the hit Apple TV Plus show, Severance, now in its second season. And I love TV and I love neuroscience, so I had to hear from Dr. Vijay Agarwal. He's a neurosurgeon and Severance's science consultant. In the show, some employees at a company called Lumen Industries undergo a surgical procedure that alters their brain.

Their memories are divided between work experiences, where they're known as their innies, and their personal lives where they're known as their outies. The protagonist, Mark Scout, and many of the other characters in the show choose to get the procedure after personal trauma. It's a way of escaping their everyday lives.

Their memories are divided between work experiences, where they're known as their innies, and their personal lives where they're known as their outies. The protagonist, Mark Scout, and many of the other characters in the show choose to get the procedure after personal trauma. It's a way of escaping their everyday lives.