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#66: Talking Heads: The New Science of How Conversation Shapes Our Worlds with Shane O'Mara
Manage episode 376059455 series 3295459
Shane O'Mara is a Professor of Experimental Brain Research in Trinity College Dublin, and am a Principal Investigator in, and currently the Director of, the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience and a member of the academic staff of the School of Psychology.
I had the please of discussing with him, his latest book titled: Talking Heads: The New Science of How Conversation Shapes Our Worlds
Some of the topics discussed includes:
- How our memories influence our conversations and the importance of group conversations
- What happens when our mind wonders?
- The role of conversations in shaping societies
- The potential for conversation to build a better future and how it can contribute to positive social and societal change.
The Book and Audiobook: Talking Heads: The New Science of How Conversation Shapes Our Worlds is out now.
You can also find out more about Shane via his instagram https://www.instagram.com/shanewriter
or his substack https://brainpizza.substack.com/
54 episodes
#66: Talking Heads: The New Science of How Conversation Shapes Our Worlds with Shane O'Mara
Sounds About Right: Audiobooks to Help Us Understand the World
Manage episode 376059455 series 3295459
Shane O'Mara is a Professor of Experimental Brain Research in Trinity College Dublin, and am a Principal Investigator in, and currently the Director of, the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience and a member of the academic staff of the School of Psychology.
I had the please of discussing with him, his latest book titled: Talking Heads: The New Science of How Conversation Shapes Our Worlds
Some of the topics discussed includes:
- How our memories influence our conversations and the importance of group conversations
- What happens when our mind wonders?
- The role of conversations in shaping societies
- The potential for conversation to build a better future and how it can contribute to positive social and societal change.
The Book and Audiobook: Talking Heads: The New Science of How Conversation Shapes Our Worlds is out now.
You can also find out more about Shane via his instagram https://www.instagram.com/shanewriter
or his substack https://brainpizza.substack.com/
54 episodes
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