Morgan Sweeney

Magic of the Mind is a science podcast hosted by Morgan Sweeney. It has 13 episodes, with the latest published September 2020.

Learn about your mind through fantasy stories and conversations with female scientists!Part 1: The Fantasy StoryEach episode follows the story of Eve, a sixteen-year-old scribe traveling the Forgotten Realms of Dungeons and Dragons in search of a place to call home. Written into the plot of each episode is a different topic in cognitive science, that is explored in detail in Part 2.Part 2: The InterviewReleased simultaneously with developments in the fantasy story are interviews with female scientists who study the topics explored in each episode. In the interviews, the writer explains the theories she wove into the narrative, and the scientists expand on what these look like in the real world.

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