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Concepts: How the Brain Constructs Reality, Emotional Experience and Who You Even Are - w/ Nicholas Shea

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Ever wonder why you can recognise your friend's face instantly but struggle to remember where you put your keys? Your brain is running the most sophisticated learning system ever created, and most of us have no clue how it actually works.

Nicholas Shea is an Oxford and King's College Researcher working in philosophy of mind, cognitive neuroscience and artificial intelligence.

He breaks down the fascinating psychology behind how we build concepts in our minds. Think of concepts as mental shortcuts - when you see a dog, you don't analyse four legs, fur, and a tail. Your brain instantly accesses everything you know about dogs.

We dissect these fundamental building blocks of learning into how the brain actually works and learns, and build mastery.

Three key takeaways:

  • What builds basic concepts into subject mastery?
  • How do emotions inform decision-making?
  • The real difference between deliberate practice and passive learning

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NEW SHOW - How to Change the World

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Nicholas Shea

Recommended Books

  • "Consciousness Explained" - Daniel Dennet
  • Metazoa : Animal minds and the birth of consciousness” - Peter Godfrey Smith
  • "Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Origins of Consciousness” -Peter Godfrey Smith
  • "The Pleistocene Social Contract" - Kim Sterelny
  • Helen Steward - Book on Free Will in animals (let me know if you can find it!)

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Growth Mindset Psychology:

Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.

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Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement

Episode: The Building Blocks of Learning and Mastery in the Brain - w/ Nicholas Shea

Chapters:

00:00 How does your mind really work?

03:21 Playing with Concepts

05:00 Overview of Concepts in Psychology

06:14 Building and Storing Concepts

06:30 Concept Learning in Adults

07:59 Concept Acquisition in Children

08:46 Motor Skills and Conceptual Thinking

09:29 Automatic vs. Deliberate Thinking

11:00 Richness and Accessibility of Concepts

13:56 Cognitive Shortcuts and Biases

15:09 Narration on how media affects our thoughts

17:27 The Frame Problem in AI

22:25 Emotions in Decision Making

26:17 Animal Cognition and Emotions

29:14 Neurotransmitters and Learning

30:44 Philosophy methods and experimentation

31:32 Interdisciplinary Approach in Philosophy

33:13 Practical Implications of Abstract Research

34:29 Challenges in Applying Theoretical Insights

37:54 Recommended Books and Final Thoughts

39:45 Books Repeated

40:34 Take-home ideas

42:27 How to change the world podcast

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Ever wonder why you can recognise your friend's face instantly but struggle to remember where you put your keys? Your brain is running the most sophisticated learning system ever created, and most of us have no clue how it actually works.

Nicholas Shea is an Oxford and King's College Researcher working in philosophy of mind, cognitive neuroscience and artificial intelligence.

He breaks down the fascinating psychology behind how we build concepts in our minds. Think of concepts as mental shortcuts - when you see a dog, you don't analyse four legs, fur, and a tail. Your brain instantly accesses everything you know about dogs.

We dissect these fundamental building blocks of learning into how the brain actually works and learns, and build mastery.

Three key takeaways:

  • What builds basic concepts into subject mastery?
  • How do emotions inform decision-making?
  • The real difference between deliberate practice and passive learning

-------

NEW SHOW - How to Change the World

Sam's new show can be found on major podcast players:

Can't find it on your player?

RSS feed - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

-------

Nicholas Shea

Recommended Books

  • "Consciousness Explained" - Daniel Dennet
  • Metazoa : Animal minds and the birth of consciousness” - Peter Godfrey Smith
  • "Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Origins of Consciousness” -Peter Godfrey Smith
  • "The Pleistocene Social Contract" - Kim Sterelny
  • Helen Steward - Book on Free Will in animals (let me know if you can find it!)

UPGRADE to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:

🏖️ Ad-free listening

🤘 Support the show

🔓 Exclusive AMAs and bonus content

💬 Community Discord

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GrowthMindset.Supercast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Get in Touch

👋 Free Call - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Schedule Link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - https://cal.com/samwebster/mindset

📧 Email - GrowthMindsetPodcast (@) gmail,com

Growth Mindset Psychology:

Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.

📺 Watch - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube (Growth Mindset)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

🛜 Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Growth Mindset⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement

Episode: The Building Blocks of Learning and Mastery in the Brain - w/ Nicholas Shea

Chapters:

00:00 How does your mind really work?

03:21 Playing with Concepts

05:00 Overview of Concepts in Psychology

06:14 Building and Storing Concepts

06:30 Concept Learning in Adults

07:59 Concept Acquisition in Children

08:46 Motor Skills and Conceptual Thinking

09:29 Automatic vs. Deliberate Thinking

11:00 Richness and Accessibility of Concepts

13:56 Cognitive Shortcuts and Biases

15:09 Narration on how media affects our thoughts

17:27 The Frame Problem in AI

22:25 Emotions in Decision Making

26:17 Animal Cognition and Emotions

29:14 Neurotransmitters and Learning

30:44 Philosophy methods and experimentation

31:32 Interdisciplinary Approach in Philosophy

33:13 Practical Implications of Abstract Research

34:29 Challenges in Applying Theoretical Insights

37:54 Recommended Books and Final Thoughts

39:45 Books Repeated

40:34 Take-home ideas

42:27 How to change the world podcast

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