Ep2 "What would you do with robotic wings? (o...

This week we reach into the archive for one of the most popular episodes of Inner Cosmos. Why do brains dream, and why are dreams so bizarre? Why doesn't your clock work in your dreams? And even though you spend much of your working day looking at your cell phone and computer – w ...  Show more

What's a feeling for? What is jealousy measuring and motivating? Why do both awe and grief slow us down? What happens when ancient emotions meet dating apps and like buttons? Does the intensity of a feeling decide which part of you takes control? Can understanding an emotion loos ...  Show more

Can science give us the wings we've always envied in birds? Can plastic surgery elevate us to a higher human form? In this episode, Robert and Julie discuss Joseph Rosen's posthuman philosophy and ponder what we'd have to do to transform arms into wings. Learn all about it in ...

Anne Muir and Liz Waid tell about a group of people who explore the relationship between the human body and technology. Would you want to see sound? Would you want to hear colors? Would you want to unlock doors just by approaching them? People can put technology into their bodies ...  Show more

In this episode Benny and Mal discuss having implants inside our bodies. What if our brains could have computers inside? What would the world be like if everyone was super intelligent? Could we be hacked and would everyone cheat in exams by downloading the answers into their brai ...  Show more

It’s easy to think yourself a mere brain within a human body -- a cognitive machine making sense out of all the incoming sense data from outside world. But what if other parts of the body and even objects beyond the body serve a vital role in our cognition? In this episode of ...