The Wonder of the Emergent Mind (with Gaurav Suri)

Podcast: EconTalk (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: The Wonder of the Emergent Mind (with Gaurav Suri)Pub date: 2025-11-17Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationHow is your brain like an ant colony? They both use simple parts following simple rules which allows the whole to be so much more than the sum of the parts. Listen as neuroscientist and author Gaurav Suri explains how the mind emerges from the neural network of the brain, why habits form, why intuition often knows before language does, and why our post-hoc explanations can mislead us. The conversation then grapples with free will and responsibility without mysticism. Ultimately, Suri remains in awe of the emergent mind and at the end of the conversation makes the case for the essential importance of kindness and forgiveness.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Russ Roberts, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.