Many Minds podcast

New episode!! 🎙️🎉 A conversation w/ @mcxfrank & @glupyan. Questions swirl about what AI will mean for work, education, and society. But cognitive scientists can't help but also wonder: What will AI mean for our understanding of the mind? Listen: disi.org/what-can-ai-te…

Interview with Matt Longo about his book The Invisible Hand. Distinguishes the physical visible hand from its neural invisible hand representation. Explores how cortical magnification and tool co-evolution drive human dexterity. @ManyMindsPod thepodcastbrowser.com/matt-longo-the…

Happy 6th anniversary to us!! 🎉🎉 Thanks for spending time with us, friends! As we celebrate this milestone, we've launched a short audience survey to get your thoughts on the show (and its future). We would be grateful for your participation! forms.gle/Nnd5vdiDMpQkUe…

📣📣📣 Applications for the 2026 Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute (DISI) are now open! Are you interested in intelligence and cognition in all its forms? Early-career scholars and storytellers—in any field or medium—are encouraged to apply! disi.org

Podcast with Matilda Brindle about her paper A Comparative Approach to the Evolution of Kissing. Discusses the evolution of kissing across primate species, the cultural side of kissing, & more. @manymindspod @Matilda_Brindle thepodcastbrowser.com/matilda-brindl…

I was absolutely thrilled to chat with Kensy about metaphor for one of my favorite podcasts. Check it out!

New episode, first of 2026!! 🎉🎙️ A deep dive into metaphor with @steve_flusberg! Metaphors delight, provoke, captivate, shock, and galvanize us. What does it say about the human mind that we can't escape them—and frankly don't want to? Listen: disi.org/the-aura-of-...

Podcast with Philippa Brakes about the mounting evidence for culture across animal species, how animal culture complicates conservation, and the intrinsic value of animal cultures. @manymindspod @PBrakes thepodcastbrowser.com/philippa-brake…

New episode!! 🎉🎙️ An audio essay from @kensycoop all about names. The search for "name-like" symbols in animals is intensifying. But if the enterprise is to succeed, we first need to pause and ask ourselves: What even is a name? Listen: disi.org/in-search-of...

The value of animal cultures podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/man… [A great bonus of the current AI hype might be that a lot of brilliant work on other intelligences and animal culture gets wider recognition - nature has been working for billions of years on solutions].

New episode!! 🎙️🎉 A chat w/ @PBrakes about animal cultures and animal conservation. Culture was once thought to be uniquely human. No longer. We now know it is found throughout the natural world. How does this complicate conservation? Listen: disi.org/the-value-of...

New episode!! 🎉🎙️ A conversation with @aliboyle6 & @JoBMahr about the functions of memory. We may not immediately think of memory as an evolutionary puzzle. But in certain respects it is quite puzzling indeed. Listen: disi.org/what-is-memo...

It was long thought that domestication leads to reductions in brain size. As we understand dog brains better, the truth is proving more complicated—and more interesting. Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @LabHecht! Listen: disi.org/of-breeds-an...

New episode!! 🎙️🎉 A conversation w/ @LabHecht about the diversity and evolution of canine brains. We've lived with dogs for 15,000+ years, sculpting their brains and bodies along the way. What can we learn from their singular story? Listen: disi.org/of-breeds-an...

New episode!! 🎉😱 A conversation with Surekha Davies & @the_manticore_ about monsters of all kinds. Monsters are everywhere—our myths, our maps, our children's books, our political discourse. What do they tell us about ourselves? Listen: disi.org/monsters-and...

A deep dive into social AI and AI companions with me on the Many Minds Podcast! Brilliant questions and a wide-ranging discussion.

Many fear that AI companions will lead to social "deskilling," particularly in young people. But could we harness these bots for "upskilling" instead? Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ Dr. Henry Shevlin (@dioscuri)! Listen: disi.org/the-age-of-soc…