Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works | Lex Fridman Podcast #129

Lisa Feldman Barrett is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Athletic Greens: and use code LEX to get free vitamin D3/K2 - Magic Spoon: and use code LEX to get free shipping - Cash App: and use code LexPodcast to get $10 EPISODE LINKS: Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain (book): How Emotions Are Made (book): Lisa’s Twitter: Lisa’s Website: PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: RSS: Full episodes playlist: Clips playlist: OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:45 - Are we alone in the universe? 4:13 - Life on Earth 9:05 - Collective intelligence of human brains 17:53 - Triune brain 24:03 - The predicting brain 31:58 - How the brain evolved 37:58 - Free will 46:51 - Is anything real? 59:23 - Dreams 1:05:11 - Emotions are human-constructed concepts 1:30:40 - Are women more emotional than men? 1:39:16 - Empathy 2:10:56 - Love 2:14:50 - Mortality 2:16:26 - Meaning of life CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: - LinkedIn: - Facebook: - Instagram: - Medium: @lexfridman - Support on Patreon: