Lex Fridman PodcastLisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain | Lex Fridman Podcast #140
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- November 20, 2020
- Duration
- 2h 15m
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
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EPISODE LINKS: Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain (book): https://amzn.to/2Sp5ar9 How Emotions Are Made (book): https://amzn.to/2GwAFg6 Lisa's Twitter: https://twitter.com/LFeldmanBarrett Lisa's Website: https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:10 - Falling in love 19:54 - Love at first sight 34:32 - Romantic 38:32 - Writing process 49:15 - Evolution of the human brain 1:03:24 - Nature of evil 1:12:07 - Love is an evolutionary advantage 1:16:43 - Variation in species 1:22:24 - Does evolution have a direction? 1:40:03 - Love with an inanimate object 1:44:21 - Just be yourself is confusing advice 1:54:32 - Consciousness 2:01:10 - Book recommendations CONNECT:
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SPEAKERS
Lex Fridman
hostLisa Feldman Barrett
guest
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Lisa Feldman Barrett, Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain | Lex Fridman Podcast #140 explores Love, brains, and evolution: Lisa Feldman Barrett redefines being human Lisa Feldman Barrett and Lex Fridman weave together personal stories, neuroscience, and philosophy to explore love, human nature, and the brain’s evolutionary role. Lisa recounts her unconventional, very ’90s online courtship and marriage, using it to question ideas like love at first sight, romance, and “being yourself.”
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