#608 - Paul Bloom - How Does The Human Mind Work?

<p>Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University and an author.</p> <p>The human mind is a mystery. If it wasn't for the fact that we experience it, the universe would give us absolutely no indication that consciousness existed. After an entire career studying psychology, Professor Bloom has some answers to the psychology questions we've all asked ourselves.</p> <p>Expect to learn whether you actually remember everything that you've ever experienced, whether we know why consciousness evolved at all, why we should remember Sigmund Freud, why babies are way smarter than you think, whether attachment theory is rubbish, if psychology can tell us how to live a good life and much more...</p> <p><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Sponsors:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at <a href= "http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom</span></a> (discount automatically applied)</p> <p class="p1">Get over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at <a href="https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom</span></a> (use code: MODERNWISDOM)</p> <p class="p1">Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from Athletic Greens at <a href= "https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom</span></a> (discount automatically applied)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p>Buy Psych - <a href= "https://amzn.to/42JQ4PZ">https://amzn.to/42JQ4PZ</a> </p> <p>Follow Paul on Twitter - <a href= "https://twitter.com/paulbloomatyale">https://twitter.com/paulbloomatyale</a> </p> <p><a href="http