Podcast Episodes featuring Antonio Damasio

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208. Antonio Damasio (biologist) – this incredibly rich machinery

Think Again – a Big Think Podcast - August 24, 2019 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratings
Quick question. Answer without thinking too hard. Ready? Where is your mind? What is your mind? Ok, Raise your hand if you thought of your brain. If you did, you’re in good company. For centuries, Western science, culture, and language has been obsessed with the head as the center of thought and...

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44 | Antonio Damasio on Feelings, Thoughts, and the Evolution of Humanity

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas - April 29, 2019 14:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.7K ratings
  When we talk about the mind, we are constantly talking about consciousness and cognition. Antonio Damasio wants us to talk about our feelings. But it’s not in an effort to be more touchy-feely; Damasio, one of the world’s leading neuroscientists, believes that feelings generated by the...

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Dr. Antonio Damasio, Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology and Philosophy

Finding Mastery - April 10, 2019 05:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
This week’s conversation is with Dr. Antonio Damasio, a Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology and Philosophy, and Director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Trained as both neurologist and neuroscientist, Antonio has brillian...

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The Strange Order of Things with Antonio Damasio

Brainfluence - July 05, 2018 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 73 ratings
Few people have contributed more to understanding human behavior and decision-making than Dr. Antonio Damasio. A University Professor, David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology and Philosophy, and Director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern Californi...

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144. Antonio Damasio (neuroscientist & philosopher) – Where is My Mind?

Think Again – a Big Think Podcast - April 21, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratings
Why can’t we all just get along?  And conversely, why do we sometimes get along so well, building cathedrals, inventing Democracy, symphonies, and stuff that that?  According to my guest today, the answer is as old as life itself. In the behaviors of the most ancient forms of bacteria, single-cel...

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Ep 330 - Strange Orders: Antonio Damasio

Mixed Mental Arts - March 26, 2018 04:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 341 ratings
Antonio Damasio is a truly fascinating man. He teaches at neuroscience at USC and is considered the Marlon Brando of neuroscience. Bryan and Hunter inquire about feeeeelings, art, and philosophy. Support us on Patreon!