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Many Minds podcast

Many Minds podcast

Dawn of the smile

The smile is a universal expression, but its meaning and origins remain debated

12 min readFeb 16, 2024

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Dawn of the smile

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Many Minds podcast

The quest for human uniqueness

Tucked deep in the brain, toward the back, there’s a tiny ridge. It’s easy to miss, frankly — a “physically unimpressive” structure, in…

9 min readMay 12, 2022

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The quest for human uniqueness

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Many Minds podcast

The eye’s mind

The world’s largest eyeball belongs to the giant squid. It was measured for the first time in 2012, at roughly a foot across. The pupil…

10 min readSep 30, 2021

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The eye’s mind

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Many Minds podcast

The puzzle of piloerection

Do you remember the last time you got goose bumps? Not the kind you get when you’re cold — those aren’t particularly memorable. I mean the…

9 min readMay 26, 2021

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The puzzle of piloerection

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Many Minds podcast

Telling tracks

It began with a bang — an eruption, to be exact. Around 3.6 million years ago, in a region now known as Laetoli, in Tanzania, a volcano…

9 min readJan 6, 2021

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Telling tracks

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Many Minds podcast

The root-brain hypothesis

Many thinkers start to think loftier thoughts as they get older. They zoom out; they try to take in the bigger picture, the 32,000-foot…

8 min readOct 14, 2020

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The root-brain hypothesis

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Many Minds podcast

WEIRD: Adventures of an Acronym

Ten years ago, an acronym was born. There was nothing particularly unusual about the circumstances surrounding its birth. It first…

7 min readJul 2, 2020

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WEIRD: Adventures of an Acronym

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Many Minds podcast

Me, my ‘umwelt,’ and I

At one point or another, we’ve all pondered some version of the “what is it like” question. What is it like to be bird, gliding over the…

6 min readJun 24, 2020

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Me, my ‘umwelt,’ and I

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Many Minds podcast

The Monkey in the Mirror

A sense of self — we all have one. We know where we end and where others begin. We know what it’s like to have thoughts, to see with our…

6 min readJun 19, 2020

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The Monkey in the Mirror

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Many Minds podcast

Many Minds podcast

Our world is brimming with beings—human, animal, and artificial. We explore how they think, sense, feel, and learn. A project of @DivIntelligence & @kensycoop.

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