The brain as a prediction machine

[antcollinet]

For another illustration on how our senses work, here is a 15 minute essay on how what we perceive, both sound and sight, is as much made up of predictions created by our brain as it is from the actual information reaching our ears and eyes.

I found it interesting, and another indication of how sound and vision is heavily influenced by subconscious process.

It is BBC radio recording. I have no idea how geo locked it is - hopefully you can listen wherever you are.

BBC Radio 4 - The Expectation Effect by David Robson, The Prediction Machine

How do our beliefs shape our reality?

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Doodski]

Not available in Canada.

 

[Blumlein 88]

Not available in the US. I'll have to check it later with a VPN that can use a server in the UK.

 

[Petrushka]

Just thinking about the criticism of AI, that it doesn’t think, just predicts the next word.

 

[antcollinet]

Sorry folks - hate geoblocking.

 

[Doodski]

Sorry folks - hate geoblocking.

Surprisingly in Canada due to new laws passed a few years ago we rarely have geo-blocking and receive pretty much all USA content as we pay for that. This BBC geo-blocking is a surprise.

 

[vicenzo_del_paris]

Same here in France (not available).
Seems BBC only accepts UK listeners

 

[LTig]

This book explains how our brain works as a prediction machine:

Amazon.com

 

[Berwhale]

I remember reading a review of the book in New Scientist in 2023 when it came out. Here's an interview about it with the author...

And here's his Royal Institution lecture...

 

[Karmacoma]

I'm very happy I invested in a good VPN, free football games, no ads on YT (when location set in Albania) and.... a nice BBC podcast.
Reminds me of this crazy optical illusion

and of dreams we sometimes do flying in a very nice simulation. Our brain is our world, our brain is the matrix!

 

[Blumlein 88]

I'm very happy I invested in a good VPN, free football games, no ads on YT (when location set in Albania) and.... a nice BBC podcast.
Reminds me of this crazy optical illusion

and of dreams we sometimes do flying in a very nice simulation. Our brain is our world, our brain is the matrix!

Very nice. I experienced a bit of it recently with some Christmas lights. Was dealing with checking bulbs in an all green string of lights. After a couple minutes when I switched them off everything had an orange tint as if it were orange lighting for a few seconds.

 

[Smaestro]

Very nice. I experienced a bit of it recently with some Christmas lights. Was dealing with checking bulbs in an all green string of lights. After a couple minutes when I switched them off everything had an orange tint as if it were orange lighting for a few seconds.

There’s a Light museum in Essen, Germany, and they had a very cool installation with this effect. It was two rooms, connected by an open door. One room had a mixture of about 50 blue and white ceiling lights, giving a homogenous light blue tint. The other room had the same but red and white, for a faint red tint. If you stayed in the light blue room for long enough, and then looked through the door, the red room had the most intense red youd ever seen in your life. And vice versa of course.

 

[Old_School_Brad]

Our brain is our world, our brain is the matrix!

Absolutely true.
This short video demonstrates how easy it is to manipulate the mind.
Having witnessed the effects of depression and stress, in private and at work, I also feel it’s crucial to acknowledge how frighteningly fragile the mind can be and the importance of prioritizing its care. Pay attention to symptoms that might creep up if you struggle with setting boundaries. Take time off now and then to reflect on how you’re feeling -it’s essential. If you don’t, you might not recognize those signs until you’re already feeling unwell.

 

[HXT1]

For another illustration on how our senses work, here is a 15 minute essay on how what we perceive, both sound and sight, is as much made up of predictions created by our brain as it is from the actual information reaching our ears and eyes.

I found it interesting, and another indication of how sound and vision is heavily influenced by subconscious process.

It is BBC radio recording. I have no idea how geo locked it is - hopefully you can listen wherever you are.

BBC Radio 4 - The Expectation Effect by David Robson, The Prediction Machine

How do our beliefs shape our reality?

www.bbc.co.uk

I love this stuff! the more I learn the more clearly I realize there really is no emerging from Plato's cave.... we can keep trying, I suppose.1

 

[Karmacoma]

I love this stuff! the more I learn the more clearly I realize there really is no emerging from Plato's cave.... we can keep trying, I suppose.1

We are cryptic beings indeed.

 

[Lekha]

You can hear him in Ted Talks.
Beethoven was deaf by his mid-20s and lived in the 1800s, yet he continued to compose. To introduce his music, he had to play his pieces. Andrea Bocelli became totally blind at 12, but today one of the best opera singers today.