Susannah Cahalan: The Acid Queen takes listeners deep into the extraordinary story of journalist and author Susannah Cahalan, whose bestselling memoir Brain on Fire documented her battle with a rare autoimmune disease that was misdiagnosed as psychosis. She went on to write The Great Pretender, an investigation into the blurred lines between sanity and madness and the legacy of 1970s psychiatric experiments. In this episode, Cahalan turns to her latest book, The Acid Queen, a bold exploration...
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Susannah Cahalan: The Acid Queen takes listeners deep into the extraordinary story of journalist and author Susannah Cahalan, whose bestselling memoir Brain on Fire documented her battle with a rare autoimmune disease that was misdiagnosed as psychosis. She went on to write The Great Pretender, an investigation into the blurred lines between sanity and madness and the legacy of 1970s psychiatric experiments. In this episode, Cahalan turns to her latest book, The Acid Queen, a bold exploration...
The Edge of Sentience: Exploring Consciousness in Animals, Humans, and AI
Leaf & Elfie: Curious Talks
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The Edge of Sentience: Exploring Consciousness in Animals, Humans, and AI
What separates creatures who feel from those who don't? Where exactly does consciousness begin, and what responsibilities do we have toward beings capable of suffering? In this episode, we speak to Professor Jonathan Birch, director of the Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience at the London School of Economics. Through groundbreaking research, Birch reveals surprising evidence that insects—creatures with brains smaller than pinheads—demonstrate behaviors suggesting they experience pleasu...
Leaf & Elfie: Curious Talks
Susannah Cahalan: The Acid Queen takes listeners deep into the extraordinary story of journalist and author Susannah Cahalan, whose bestselling memoir Brain on Fire documented her battle with a rare autoimmune disease that was misdiagnosed as psychosis. She went on to write The Great Pretender, an investigation into the blurred lines between sanity and madness and the legacy of 1970s psychiatric experiments. In this episode, Cahalan turns to her latest book, The Acid Queen, a bold exploration...
