Figuring Out · FO571

In today's episode, we sit down with Nikolay Kukushkin, Neuroscientist, Author & Teacher, a memory scientist who calls himself a "molecular philosopher" and studies how molecules and cells create memory, motivation and consciousness.

1. 03:58Who Is Nikolay Kukushkin?
2. 06:26How Your Brain Changes Every Time You Learn
3. 14:28Can You Train Your Brain to Remember the Right Things?
4. 18:59Why Your Memories May Not Be as Accurate as You Think
5. 23:27The Memory Palace & Why We Forget
6. 33:25Why Trying to Forget Something Can Make It Worse
7. 37:52The Secret to Solving Problems: Slow-Motion Multitasking
8. 39:45How Much of Your Personality Can You Actually Change?
9. 46:27Why Sleep Matters for Memory & Learning
10. 52:35Why You Remember Some Things for Longer Than Others
11. 1:01:21Why Your Brain Wants to Be Right Even When You're Wrong
12. 1:09:11Dopamine & Desire
13. 1:18:02Why Your Brain Is Never Satisfied
14. 1:22:07How Smells & Songs Trigger Powerful Memories
15. 1:30:42Why You Can't Remember Being a Baby