New episode!! 🎙️📣 A chat w/ Dr. Chris Letheby about the philosophy of psychedelics. Psychedelics open up new questions—about the mind, belief, the self, morality, and the ethics of transformative experience. Philosophers have taken note. Listen: disi.org/philosophers-o…

Podcast with Chris Letheby about his book Philosophy of Psychedelics. Discusses the effects of psychedelics and the psychological and neural mechanisms by which psychedelics seem to have their diverse – and often salutary – effects. Many Minds podcast thepodcastbrowser.com/philosophers-o…

New episode!! 📣🎙️ A conversation w/René Mõttus about the science of human personality. The "Big Five" model of human personality has been enormously influential. But what does it miss? What does it mask? Where should the field go next? Listen: disi.org/the-big-five...

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If you don’t listen to the Many Minds podcast, I highly recommend it. Each episode is excellent & varied. This time: The big five and beyond podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/man… Lots of useful stuff: * Myers-Briggs is rubbish * Big 5 holds up well * Events often don’t change personality

As we age our personalities shift in predictable directions—to the point that it makes sense to speak of "personality age." But what drives these changes? Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, a conversation w/ René Mõttus! Listen: disi.org/the-big-five-a…

New episode!! 🎙️📣 A chat w/ Dr. Gordon Burghardt about animal play. It's not just kids, apes, and dogs that play. Play abounds—often in unexpected places. It takes different forms, has different functions, and still presents puzzles. Listen: disi.org/the-primeval...

New episode!! 📣📣 A conversation with M.J. Crockett about AI and science! AI is fundamentally reshaping the entire research pipeline. These changes may well boost scientific productivity. Will they also boost understanding? Listen: disi.org/science-ai-and…

New episode!! 🎙️📣 A chat w/ Dorsa Amir & sheina lew-levy about childhood across cultures. Humans everywhere go through childhood—a time of learning, growth, and play. But this universal stage of life can look very different in different places. Listen: disi.org/varieties-of-c…