An episode with my favourite podcast host, Paul Middlebrooks. Paul and I met in Berlin, and talked about his journey away from (and back into) academia and why he started his podcast BrainInspired. Yes, there is a lot of podcast meta-talk in this episode. For example, how science podcasts give you a glimpse into another field (as an outsider) and some advice for fellow podcast hosts. We also get into productivity, self-learning and some big-picture questions on what's holding neuroscience back.
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Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:01:51) - Interesting conversations Paul had at the conference
(00:07:57) - The why and how of podcasting
(00:11:16) - Changing one's mind in science
(00:19:34) - Paul's NeuroAI course
(00:20:46) - Podcasts for self-learning & productivity fallacies
(00:26:15) - Podcast advice
(00:30:58) - Paul is back in academia
(00:38:48) - Neuroscience needs theory (beyond manifolds)
(00:45:50) - Saying thank you to Paul