1 hr 21 min
21 | (What) Were You Even Thinking? The Gentle Rebel Podcast
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- Self-Improvement
Machines can obviously perform tasks that once required human intuition and creativity. So what do we have left? In the long run, is there anything in human thinking that will differentiate us from artificial intelligence?
Yes.
In this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, I talk to neuropsychology professor and author Dr Chris Niebauer, who is the author of No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology is Catching Up To Buddhism.
There is so much to unpack about creative play, flow, and learning to hold ourselves and the world in more helpful, healthy, and humane ways. Since I first read the book, I've wanted to speak with Chris. And if you've ever wondered who you are, then I'm sure you'll enjoy our conversation!
Episode contents* "Where is the self when no one is thinking about it?" | 10:22* Thinking With a Both/And Approach | 14:32* Split-Brain Research and Investigating Two Sides of The Mind | 15:04* Tools of The Thinking Interpreter | 18:22* Who is Left When Things Change? | 19:18* Thinking Through The Past, Future, and Present | 21:06* How To Engage The Right Brain Without Over-thinking It | 25:46* You Can't Force The Right Brain To Play With Left Brain Thinking | 30:14* Don't Confuse The Symbol For The Thing | 33:51* Embracing Non-Dualism in a Binary World| 35:37* Thinking of Life as an Escape Room | 36:22* Most of Everything is Nothing | 1:07* The Joy of Bad Days | 45:23* Memory, Meaning, and The Constant Self | 1:07* Playing With The Story of Self | 58:43* Mind 2.0 (Human Creativity and Artificial Intelligence) | 64:31* Music Inspired By The Conversation | 75:34* Support My Music on Patreon
The way we process information and make decisions is heavily influenced by the functioning of our brain, precisely the distinction between the left and right hemispheres. While the left hemisphere is associated with logical and analytical thinking,
Machines can obviously perform tasks that once required human intuition and creativity. So what do we have left? In the long run, is there anything in human thinking that will differentiate us from artificial intelligence?
Yes.
In this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, I talk to neuropsychology professor and author Dr Chris Niebauer, who is the author of No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology is Catching Up To Buddhism.
There is so much to unpack about creative play, flow, and learning to hold ourselves and the world in more helpful, healthy, and humane ways. Since I first read the book, I've wanted to speak with Chris. And if you've ever wondered who you are, then I'm sure you'll enjoy our conversation!
Episode contents* "Where is the self when no one is thinking about it?" | 10:22* Thinking With a Both/And Approach | 14:32* Split-Brain Research and Investigating Two Sides of The Mind | 15:04* Tools of The Thinking Interpreter | 18:22* Who is Left When Things Change? | 19:18* Thinking Through The Past, Future, and Present | 21:06* How To Engage The Right Brain Without Over-thinking It | 25:46* You Can't Force The Right Brain To Play With Left Brain Thinking | 30:14* Don't Confuse The Symbol For The Thing | 33:51* Embracing Non-Dualism in a Binary World| 35:37* Thinking of Life as an Escape Room | 36:22* Most of Everything is Nothing | 1:07* The Joy of Bad Days | 45:23* Memory, Meaning, and The Constant Self | 1:07* Playing With The Story of Self | 58:43* Mind 2.0 (Human Creativity and Artificial Intelligence) | 64:31* Music Inspired By The Conversation | 75:34* Support My Music on Patreon
The way we process information and make decisions is heavily influenced by the functioning of our brain, precisely the distinction between the left and right hemispheres. While the left hemisphere is associated with logical and analytical thinking,
1 hr 21 min