Basic Info

First Air: October 14, 2015

Rating: ⭐ 8.0/10 (6 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Last Episode

Name: Who Will We Be?

Season: 1, Episode: 6

Air Date: 2015-11-18

Runtime: 45 min

In "Who Will We Be?" Dr. Eagleman journeys into the future, and asks what's next for the human brain, and for our species. He reveals that in the future our descendants may be so different to us that we will be strangers to them.

The Brain with David Eagleman

2015 1 seasons 6 episodes ⭐ 8.0/10 6 votes

Overview

Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the interior of the brain to reveal why people feel and think the way they do. Episodes examine how personality, emotions and memories are encoded as neural activity; the unconscious brain; and how the brain navigates thousands of conscious decisions every day. Dr. Eagleman ponders the darker side of humanity and why the brain drives people toward certain actions and behaviors. The series also looks at the future, considering what may be next for the human brain and for the human species.