The Meaning Lab Podcast

Cusk: "Outline" + "Transit" on Against Habit codykommers.substack.com/p/c…

2/ Cusk: "Outline" + "Transit" on Against Habit codykommers.substack.com/p/c…

1/ Cusk: "Outline" x "Transit" on Against Habit codykommers.substack.com/p/c…

#94: Anxiety and the Hard Work of Being Human (feat. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary) on Against Habit codykommers.substack.com/p/9…

Spring Round-up: 8 Books I Liked — and 2 I Didn't on Against Habit codykommers.substack.com/p/s…

So true.

#93: Debate is a Battle of Beliefs — But Does It Have The Power To Change Them? (feat. Bo Seo) on Against Habit codykommers.substack.com/p/9…

#83: George Lakoff on a Life Lived by Metaphor George's book, Metaphors We Live By, is one of the most cited works in all of cognitive science. We talk about the experiences that led to its development. codykommers.substack.com/p/8…

#82: Annie Murphy Paul (@anniemurphypaul) on Where the Mind Ends and the World Begins Annie's new book is called the Extended Mind. She argues that we need to rethink our conception of the mind: it's not just between our ears, but in the world around us. codykommers.substack.com/p/8…

Cog Rev Redux feat Art Markman (@abmarkman) I revisit my very first episode of Cognitive Revolution. I was lucky to have Art as my first guest. He's an interview pro; I could've asked him anything, and he'd give a great response. Paid subscribers only. codykommers.substack.com/p/r…

Kevin Birmingham on what makes Dostoevsky's vision of human nature so haunting and so incisive.

#81: Kevin Birmingham on Where Great Books Come From Kevin's first book told the story of James Joyce's Ulysses. His latest looks at Crime and Punishment. We talk about how books like these come into existence. codykommers.substack.com/p/8…

Brian Christian (@brianchristian): It's not AI algorithms that we should be worried about. It's the models underlying them. 📻: codykommers.substack.com/p/7…

#77: Brian Christian (@brianchristian) on AI as a Human Problem—Part 2. We talk about what AI doomsday predictors get wrong, how our models of reality can be improved, and where AI's missing 'cultural' intelligence might come from. 📻: codykommers.substack.com/p/7…

Paul Bloom's (@paulbloomatyale) Theory of Steven Pinker. ... potentially Paul's first public use of 'The Sweet Spot'—the pleasures of slogging through Steve's books? The episode Redux'd: codykommers.substack.com/p/r…

Paul Bloom's (@paulbloomatyale) totally 'insane' six-minute productivity regiment. ... Urban legend or scientific truth? The episode Redux'd: codykommers.substack.com/p/r…

Today I'm introducing a new series for the show—called Cog Rev Redux! I revisit old episodes to see what has stuck with me from the conversation years later. First up: my 2nd ever episode, with the inimitable Paul Bloom (@paulbloomatyale) codykommers.substack.com/p/r…