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  • Jazz Riffs in an fMRI

    Jazz Riffs in an fMRI
    Jun 25 2024
    This week we talk creativity. From jazz musicians in brain scanners, to opium-induced poetry to epic sci-fi space operas. Are some people intrinsically more creative? Can creativity be taught or honed?

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    1 Std. und 4 Min.
  • Plastic Surgery, Poetry and Personhood

    Plastic Surgery, Poetry and Personhood
    May 28 2024
    From makeup to masquerade balls to medical settings, we are constantly covering up. Are we ever really ourselves? Or does the mask we wear define us?

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    55 Min.
  • Black Holes and Revelations

    Black Holes and Revelations
    May 20 2024

    This week, we talk sensory deprivation tanks and existentialist philosophy. What is the void? Do we live inside of it? Or does it live inside of us?

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    47 Min.
  • Dance Party of Two

    Dance Party of Two
    May 20 2024
    In this introductory teaser episode we delve into the bold beginnings of Prime Matter. Who are Laurel and Rebekah, why did they stop eating sugar, and what possessed them to start a podcast anyways? In this mini-sode we outline our fears, dreams, and plans for this series in which we explore questions that matter at the intersection of physics, metaphysics, and medicine.

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    16 Min.