Adam Green is the director of the Lab for Relational Cognition and Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor at Georgetown University. Adam's academic interests lie in understanding how neural processes generate intelligence and creativity. Hope you enjoy our conversation! Stay Classy San Diego.

Timestamps

1:15 “Explanations” vs “Descriptions”

9:00 Basics of Quantum Mechanics // Double Split Experiment

14:00 The Free Will Debate is not Useful // Truth vs Utility

19:40 Gods of the Gaps

34:30 Predictably Altering Brain Function

35:10 Brain Stimulation

42:00 Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Increases Creativity (experiments explained)

47:00 Shape of Thought

50:30 Ideas of God