Our Brains: a Computer in our Head or a Miracle of the Evolution?

The Human-Technology Podcast - A podcast by Dr. Peter Roessger - Fridays

Our brain as we know it - and most of the time we use it - emerged in its basic character during the cognitive revolution 70,000 years ago. With this artifact adapted to the conditions of the Stone Age, we are constantly changing our environment and have to deal with the consequences. In this episode, I look at the strengths and weaknesses of the brain and analyze whether it is a computer in our head.