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Purpose of Memory, Body Language, Cohabitating Myths
The Matt Townsend Show - Season 6, Episode 236
- Oct 4, 2017 6:00 am
- 2:23:32 mins
Purpose of Memory (19:18) Blake Richards, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Neurophysiology at the University of Toronto, and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. Richards' research sits at the interface of neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence. It's normal to forget things from time to time. It may be annoying but it is something most people experience. Researchers in Canada set out to answer the question “Are people just forgetful or is the human brain being efficient and just erasing useless memories? Professor Blake Richards explains more about his study. Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are (1:05:07) Amy Cuddy, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at Harvard Business School, uses experimental methods to investigate how people judge and influence each other and themselves. She gave the second most popular TED Talk, entitled “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are.” Dr. Cuddy explains how our body language is an expression of what you are feeling and inf...