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It's not all about animal sounds, but guessing a lot of our followers will want to hear @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter talk about their new book Bird Brains & Behavior on @manymindspod.bsky.social pod

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#neuroskyence

Bird brains aren't the same as mammal brains. They took their own twisty evolutionary path. So what can they teach us about brains in general?

A lot, it turns out.

Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter!

Listen: disi.org/brains-of-a-...

A fun one! In which we discuss...

- the deep evolutionary history of birds
- sci-fi-sounding structures in bird brains
- the perennial puzzle of magnetoreception
- seasonal changes in bird (and some mammal) brains
- unihemispheric sleep
- gynandromophry
- the extractive foraging hypothesis

etc.!

I love birds, and this was a fascinating episode that taught me a bunch of stuff

Bird brains aren't the same as mammal brains. They took their own twisty evolutionary path. So what can they teach us about brains in general?

A lot, it turns out.

Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter!

Listen: disi.org/brains-of-a-...

New episode!! 🎉🎙️

A chat w/ @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter about their new book, 'Bird Brains and Behavior.'

Birds do some astonishing things. They sing, fly, migrate, cache food, and hunt in total darkness. How do their brains make all this possible?

Listen: disi.org/brains-of-a-...

Bird Brains and Behavior The last few decades have produced extensive research on the neural mechanisms of avian behavior. Bird Brains and Behavior marries the enthusiasm of bird ent...

The book we discuss in this episode—and recommend!—is available here from @mitpress.bsky.social: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255273...

New episode!! 🎉🎙️

A chat w/ @evoneuro.bsky.social & Georg Striedter about their new book, 'Bird Brains and Behavior.'

Birds do some astonishing things. They sing, fly, migrate, cache food, and hunt in total darkness. How do their brains make all this possible?

Listen: disi.org/brains-of-a-...

Many Minds: Brains of a feather Birds do the darnedest things. They fly, of course. They sing. They hunt in pitch darkness. They hide their food and remember where they put it. They use tools and migrate over astonishingly vast dist...

The folks at Many Minds are doing a great job, this week's episode is awesome

Brains of a feather
Many Minds
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Published: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 23:41:00 +0000
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#cogsci #neuroskyance

Nature is good for us. It can lift our spirits, reset our attention, even help us heal. But what is it—specifically—about nature that does this? Can we isolate the active ingredients?

Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, with Dr. Marc Berman!

Listen: disi.org/how-nature-r...

Nature is good for us. It can lift our spirits, reset our attention, even help us heal. But what is it—specifically—about nature that does this? Can we isolate the active ingredients?

Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, with Dr. Marc Berman!

Listen: disi.org/how-nature-r...

Why do we smile?

What makes pulling back the lip corners a fundamentally positive act? Why don’t we beam out good vibes by blinking our eyes or wrinkling our noses?

From our archive, @kensycoop.bsky.social's essay about the (murky) origins of the smile: disi.org/dawn-of-the-...

Why do we smile?

What makes pulling back the lip corners a fundamentally positive act? Why don’t we beam out good vibes by blinking our eyes or wrinkling our noses?

From our archive, @kensycoop.bsky.social's essay about the (murky) origins of the smile: disi.org/dawn-of-the-...

Beyond the Brick Wall: Using Environmental Neuroscience to Boost Learning and Well-being The capacity for intense focus in our students is a finite resource—a cognitive fuel tank that can, and does, run low. We see the results daily in the classroom: irritability, impatience, and a fra…

Big thanks to @manymindspod.bsky.social and Dr. Marc Berman's research for inspiring my latest post.

#Nature isn't just an amenity, it's essential for student #cognition.

#education #neuroscience

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New episode!! 🎉🎉

A chat w/ Dr. Marc Berman about the emerging field of "environmental neuroscience."

Spending time in nature often leaves us feeling replenished. But why? What aspects of nature are most restorative? And what is it, really, that's being restored?

Listen: disi.org/how-nature-r...

This was a great episode, and reminded me to get into nature more often

New episode!! 🎉🎉

A chat w/ Dr. Marc Berman about the emerging field of "environmental neuroscience."

Spending time in nature often leaves us feeling replenished. But why? What aspects of nature are most restorative? And what is it, really, that's being restored?

Listen: disi.org/how-nature-r...

You've heard of the human "cognitive revolution" around 40 kya—a moment when our species suddenly became "behaviorally modern." Have you also heard that this story is wrong?

From the archive, our episode w/ @elliescerri.bsky.social & @manuelwill.bsky.social!

Listen: disi.org/revisiting-t...

This is one of my favorite episodes

You've heard of the human "cognitive revolution" around 40 kya—a moment when our species suddenly became "behaviorally modern." Have you also heard that this story is wrong?

From the archive, our episode w/ @elliescerri.bsky.social & @manuelwill.bsky.social!

Listen: disi.org/revisiting-t...

If you enjoyed our recent episode with @tessamontague.bsky.social, you may be interested in this new work!

Episode: disi.org/the-cuttlefi...

A new academic year is ramping up. Have you considered adding us to your syllabus?

Podcasts episodes are a great way to add variety & boost engagement, and they offer a launchpad for exploration. A number of instructors have used our episodes to good effect!

(Let us know if you're among them!)

A new academic year is ramping up. Have you considered adding us to your syllabus?

Podcasts episodes are a great way to add variety & boost engagement, and they offer a launchpad for exploration. A number of instructors have used our episodes to good effect!

(Let us know if you're among them!)

Where are memories stored in the brain? The textbook answer is that memories live in the synaptic connections between neurons. But there's long been a dissenting view, and it's showing signs of revival.

From the archive, our interview with @gershbrain.bsky.social!

Listen: disi.org/of-molecules...

Where are memories stored in the brain? The textbook answer is that memories live in the synaptic connections between neurons. But there's long been a dissenting view, and it's showing signs of revival.

From the archive, our interview with @gershbrain.bsky.social!

Listen: disi.org/of-molecules...

If you're looking for a new science podcast, check out Many Minds. Focused discussions around the diverse topic of "mind"—whether human, non-human or artificial.

Here we discuss how engagement with string may have shaped human cultures and minds over millennia.

Consider the spider - Many Minds podcast Exploring our world's diverse forms of mind—human, animal, machine—from diverse perspectives.

Spiders have a mixed reputation in popular culture. But through their extraordinary sensory systems, their silken structures, and their sheer diversity, they offer an astounding model for the cognitive sciences.

From the archive, an all-time listener-favorite episode! disi.org/consider-the...

Consider the spider - Many Minds podcast Exploring our world's diverse forms of mind—human, animal, machine—from diverse perspectives.

Spiders have a mixed reputation in popular culture. But through their extraordinary sensory systems, their silken structures, and their sheer diversity, they offer an astounding model for the cognitive sciences.

From the archive, an all-time listener-favorite episode! disi.org/consider-the...

Really enjoyed this podcast. Fascinating discussion and I’m interested to check out Manvir’s work on narrative also.

We often treat religion and shamanism as fundamentally different. But the two are deeply enmeshed, and a push and pull between them has played out repeatedly across history.

Just one of the topics discussed in latest episode, with @manvir.bsky.social!

Listen: disi.org/the-shaman-w...