This week, I had the opportunity to chat with the multi-talented Natasha Mott, a neuroscientist, writer, and podcaster. We talked about her views on multiple intelligences, epigenetics, absurdism, acceptance commitment therapy, and more!
Time stamps:
1:26 IQ and multiple intelligences
2:50 Emotional intelligence (EQ)
3:50 System 1 and system 2 thinking
5:27 Impulsivity and emotional self-regulation
8:02 Acceptance commitment therapy
9:00 Epigenetics and transgenerational trauma
10:14 Cancel culture
12:19 The nature of science and falsifiability
16:19 Postmodernism and absurdism
18:34 Anti-intellectualism
20:22 Absurdism as a counterculture movement
23:08 Being present and living intentionally
32:34 Effective altruism
34:39 Natasha's daily dialectical book
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