Epilogue: Is the Brain Free to Choose? ~ Tim Coulson

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On Humans

Ilari Mäkelä

93 episodes

1 week ago

Where do we come from? How did we get here? And what kinds of creatures are we? On Humans features conversations with leading scholars about human nature, human condition, and the human journey. From the origins of war to the biology of love, each episode brings fresh insights into perennial questions about our self-understanding. The show now unfolds in series of episodes built around a chosen theme, offering ever-deeper dives into some of the biggest questions in science, philosophy, and history. Welcome to the journey!

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Epilogue: Is the Brain Free to Choose? ~ Tim Coulson

On Humans

16 minutes 24 seconds

1 week ago

Epilogue: Is the Brain Free to Choose? ~ Tim Coulson

You decided to start reading this text. The choice was yours. But could we have chosen otherwise?

In this short epilogue to this fall's brain science -series, Oxford biologist Tim Coulson gives his defense of free will.

(The episode is an unheard clip from the conversation with Tim Coulson, originally recorded as part of the Origins of Humankind -series in March 2025. )

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Tim Coulson's book is called The Universal History of Us (in the UK) and The Science of Why We Exist (in the US).

For more episodes on the human brain, check ⁠⁠OnHumans.Substack.com/Brain⁠⁠

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MENTIONS

Names: Albert Einstein | Niels Bohr