Neuroverse
Episodes
19. Science Misinformation: Human-Animal Chimeras
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Carolina and Clara dicuss why and how science can be misinformed and miscommunicated, using the example of human-animal chimeras. What are ...
18. Is Coffee Good or Bad?
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carolina and Clara discuss the evidence for and against consuming caffeine. As the most consumed psycho-stimulant beverage with billions of cups of co...
17. Understanding the World Through Physics (with Liza Rozenberg)
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Carolina and Clara discuss with special guest Liza Rozenberg, a Princeton graduate in Physics, how we understand the world through phy...
16. Silence in the Age of Noise, and on the Brain
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Silence: In the Age of Noise by Erling Kegge is the inspiration for today’s episode! Carolina and Clara discuss the book and the value of silence in...
15. Noise in the Brain
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Carolina and Clara discuss how spontaneous brain activity creates "noise". The same type of noise is found throughout physi...
14. Reductionism
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Carolina and Clara discuss what Reductionism means in the context of visual art and in the context of the brain. Based on Nobel prize...
13. Oxygen- Friend or Foe: a Debate
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why did we evolve to need oxygen? Carolina and Clara debate whether oxygen is the best element for metabolic reactions and whether the volatile nature...
12. Polyvagal Theory and Yoga
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Carolina and Clara discuss Polyvagal Theory, a theory conceived by Dr. Stephen Porges that addresses neurobiology, psychology, and ev...
11. The Mind-Muscle Connection (with Jubilent Amalendran)
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss the connection between muscle and mind with a special guest, Jubilent Amalendran, junior doctor and calisthenics lover. Wha...
10. Materialism and Dualism
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Carolina and Clara introduce Materialistic and competing Dualistic philosophies of mind. They explore why consciousness is so difficu...
9. Is Sleep Deprivation Fatal?
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered why humans spend 1/3 of their lives asleep? What happens if you don’t sleep? Carolina and Clara discuss some existing evidenc...
8. Sleep, Memory & Forgetting
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Carolina and Clara discuss why sleep is so important! They explore how sleep is needed for both memory consolidation and decluttering...
7. Structure-Function Relationships
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Does structure determine function? In this episode Carolina and Clara discuss different studies that have swayed the structure-function argument into ...
6. Breathing, the Brain, Being
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered how the breath and the mind are connected? In this episode, Carolina and Clara explore the neuroscience of breathing: how the r...
5. Enzyme-Directed Evolution
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Carolina and Clara discuss enzymes and enzyme-directed evolution. Enzymes are these incredible biological catalysts present in the natural w...
4. The Entropic Brain
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Carolina and Clara discuss entropy, chaos, and disorder in the context of brain activity. In an attempt to reduce the amount of disor...
3. Predictive Coding
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Predictive coding is an emerging framework for understanding how our brains incorporate external stimuli into our internal mental state. With it arise...
2. The Human Brain, the Evolved Brain
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is on evolution and the human brain! Carolina and Clara discuss how the human brain compares to that of other animals, and how understand...
1. Individuality
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is on individuality. Carolina and Clara discuss what makes an individual, where one thing starts and another ends. Does an individual nee...
Neuroverse (Trailer)
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas