Tommy Wood

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390 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 12 Apr

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So we've had to invent exercise.

And then we engineered the food environment so that we could have super convenient, hyperpalatable food that was easy to overconsume.

So we've had to invent diets.

And those foods tend to be nutrient poor.

And now we've gotten to the point where we don't need to use our brains because everything will do it for us.

And then as a result, we're going to have to invent ways to really stimulate and engage our brains.

Not necessarily we need to invent them.

We know what we can do.

We just actually have to do that.

And some of this is, particularly when you talk about mistakes and errors.

So mistakes and failure and errors, they're all essentially different versions of the same thing, if not the same thing.

They're essentially the primary drivers of neuroplasticity.

So neuroplasticity being this process where the brain makes new connections.

And when you learn new skills,

you can see the structure of the brain change, right?

You see that in the London cabbies as they learn the knowledge, 25,000 streets in central London.

You see it in people as they learn how to juggle.

You see it in people if you teach them a new language or a musical instrument.

And this is like neuroplasticity.

So part of it is just new connections between neurons, but then there's all the other like stuff as...

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