1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Erik Hoel is a neuroscientist and an author. Erik often writes about the intersection of humanities and science, and his debut novel &quot;The Revelations&quot; is a tale of science, murder, and consciousness. Our discussion with Erik includes topics like: Are humans really &quot;conscious&quot;? Different theories of consciousness Neural pruning in babies How emotions drives scientific progress Accepting the flaws in each of us And MUCH more! Follow Erik on his Twitter at https://twitter.com/erikphoel and read more about his work at https://www.erikphoel.com/ Infinite Loops https://infiniteloopspodcast.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/21407981/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/21407981