Life Story of Cognitive Neuroscientist | The Human Podcast Ep 34 (Dr Hugo Spiers)

The Human Podcast

Dr Hugo Spiers is a professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London and the director of the Spiers Lab. His work focuses on spatial cognition: how we remember, navigate and imagine space.

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Spiers Lab: https://spierslab.com/

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugo-spiers-66b17124/

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=EmUb9kkAAAAJ&hl=en

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

0:06 - What Is (Cognitive) Neuroscience?

2:52 - Early Experiences Learning About Science

3:59 - Deciding To Study Neuroscience

7:45 - PhD Research

9:24 - Becoming a Professor

11:44 - Most Impactful Research

19:24 - Research Focus: Spatial Cognition (Remembering, Navigating & Imagining Space)

29:06 - London Taxi Cabbie's Memory

33:41 - Fascination With Spatial Cognition

36:07 - UCL's Spiers Lab

38:17 - Google DeepMind

39:23 - Discussing AI with Demis Hassabis

45:45 - What Is A Good Life?

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