How Does The Human Mind Work? - Paul Bloom - #608

Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University and an author. The human mind is a mystery. If it wasn't for the fact that we experience it, the universe would give us absolutely no indication that consciousness existed. After an entire career studying psychology, Professor Bloom has some answers to the psychology questions we've all asked ourselves. Expect to learn whether you actually remember everything that you've ever experienced, whether we know why consciousness evolved at all, why we should remember Sigmund Freud, why babies are way smarter than you think, whether attachment theory is rubbish, if psychology can tell us how to live a good life and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:25) What Do We Know About Human Consciousness? (07:42) The Usefulness of the Human Memory System (15:47) Does Our Tribal Nature Make Us Racist? (21:22) How to Improve Attention (25:57) Should Freud Be Taken Seriously in 2023? (35:51) How to Find a Balance Between Thoughts & Body (39:00) Why Behaviourism Theory Has Become So Unpopular (47:26) How Much Do Babies & Dogs Actually Know? (51:56) Relationship Between Language…