Cognitive Corner

In this fascinating episode, I sit down with Prof. Moran Cerf, a neuroscientist, Academic Director in Executive Education at Columbia University, and Alfred P. Sloan Professor at the American Film Institute. He holds a PhD in neuroscience from Caltech, an MA in Philosophy, and a BSc in Physics from Tel-Aviv University. Prof. Cerf holds multiple patents and has published five books and over 70 academic papers. His work has been feat...

Join me on this episode with my guest, Dr. Grace Lindsay, a computational neuroscientist and Assistant Professor of Psychology and Data Science at New York University. Dr. Lindsay leads the Lindsay Lab, where her team uses artificial neural networks as models of biological information processing to study the brain. We explore connections between CNNs and biological vision, her research on attention, and what computational models ca...

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Daniel Ansari, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning at Western University in Ontario. Dr. Ansari leads the Numerical Cognition Lab, where he studies how children learn numerical and mathematical skills and why some experience difficulties such as dyscalculia. We discuss how the brain represents numbers, what distinguishes typical from atypical mat...

Join me as I sit down with Dr. Daniela Schiller, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and a recipient of the Blavatnik Award, Klingenstein-Simons and Kavli Fellowships, and a Fulbright Scholar. We explore how the brain encodes and modifies emotional experiences like fear and trauma, what emotional flexibility means for mental health, and how emotional memories can be updated witho...

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jim Davies, PhD, a cognitive scientist and professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. We explore how imagination works in the human mind, why some people experience vivid mental imagery while others don’t, and how Dr. Davies’ lab builds AI models that simulate visual imagination. From hyperphantasia and aphantasia to the future of 3D scene generation and imagination engines, this conver...

Meet Dr. Charles H. Martin, PhD, founder of Calculation Consulting and inventor of WeightWatcher.ai, an open-source tool for analyzing deep neural networks. With over 15 years of experience building AI systems at companies including Google, eBay, and Walmart, he brings extensive experience applying machine learning across multiple industries. In this conversation, we explore natural language processing applications, the physics pri...

Join me as I chat with Dr. Peyman Shokrollahi, PhD, a research scientist in the Department of Radiology at Stanford University School of Medicine, specializing in AI applications for medical imaging. We explore how large language models (LLMs) and natural language processing (NLP) are transforming healthcare and radiology, discuss the key risks and ethical concerns of using ML in clinical settings, examine the challenges of model e...

Join me in this episode as I sit down with Sanya Rajpal, Founder and CEO of AdagioVR (adagiovr.com), for an enlightening conversation about how virtual reality is transforming mental healthcare. We explore her scientifically-based approach to addressing root causes of mental health challenges, the unique advantages and obstacles of VR therapy, and how AI can enhance personalized treatment while maintaining essential human oversight...

In this episode, join me and my guest Abhishek Kumar, Co-Founder and CEO of Lung Care Foundation, India. An Oxford University MBA alumnus, Abhishek leverages technology and business expertise to drive healthcare innovation in India. We explore how AI is transforming healthcare delivery, from improving diagnostic accuracy to personalizing treatment plans. Abhishek shares insights on AI's potential to enhance patient care in resource...

In this episode, I talk with Mr. Neeraj Mathur, an AI and Intelligent Automation leader who has directed intelligent automation programs at multiple companies. Mr. Mathur discusses his career path as a technologist and explains what intelligent automation means in practical terms. We discuss how this technology is changing education and healthcare, looking at specific applications that are making an impact. Join me to understand th...