{"id":15772,"date":"2024-03-22T04:03:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T22:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/?p=15772"},"modified":"2024-03-22T04:03:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T22:33:27","slug":"episode-80-kevin-mitchell-makes-a-case-for-free-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/episodes\/2024\/03\/22\/episode-80-kevin-mitchell-makes-a-case-for-free-will\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 80: Kevin Mitchell Makes a Case for Free Will"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"iframe-class\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/30488743\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ff1018\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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Kevin Mitchell, a neuroscientist himself, joins\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Vasant<\/span>\u00a0Dhar in episode 80 of Brave New World to unpack his argument for the existence of free will.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><b>Useful resources<\/b><br \/>\n1. Kevin Mitchell on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/Kevin-J.-Mitchell\/author\/B0BPJT368M?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&amp;qid=1710958886&amp;sr=8-2&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/Kevin-J.-Mitchell\/author\/B0BPJT368M?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_2%26qid%3D1710958886%26sr%3D8-2%26isDramIntegrated%3Dtrue%26shoppingPortalEnabled%3Dtrue&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3DD5eznVCyg8FBX00EmIQ8\">Amazon<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WiringTheBrain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/WiringTheBrain&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ICytHI7ZqKYf4eIkaifLx\">\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcd.ie\/research\/profiles\/?profile=KEMITCHE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.tcd.ie\/research\/profiles\/?profile%3DKEMITCHE&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw22gXst_UaeZV6QbkhcmHGN\">Trinity College<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=7ePFRYsAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user%3D7ePFRYsAAAAJ%26hl%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw08Aw32AY9pxDyP9mXKoCwh\">Google Scholar<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wiringthebrain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.wiringthebrain.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1S398MvwmpPK04IBdnsHJ0\">\u00a0his blog<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjmitchell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.kjmitchell.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1IqDtYamW2h4XqMIANFegZ\">his homepage<\/a>.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/4xq2xiQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/a.co\/d\/4xq2xiQ&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw09bGz36mvYXA80UIe93_NP\">Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Kevin Mitchell.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/auHwa9N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/a.co\/d\/auHwa9N&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2XcJHIQyeX8P6FDlLYQs-Z\">Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Kevin Mitchell.<br \/>\n4.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/deXYFxg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/a.co\/d\/deXYFxg&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Gy26wmTwWnRz3WaQzaxR_\">Freedom Evolves<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Daniel Dennett.<br \/>\n5.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/eVX4HVq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/a.co\/d\/eVX4HVq&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2dDINP_f2a1a7mVGSt4rxj\">Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Robert Sapolsky.<br \/>\n6.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/amjS72I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/a.co\/d\/amjS72I&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1UYNQP4Q6dTVBInngk8Wdh\">Free Will<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Sam Harris.<br \/>\n7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/episodes\/2021\/09\/16\/episode-21-daniel-kahneman-on-how-noise-hampers-judgement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/episodes\/2021\/09\/16\/episode-21-daniel-kahneman-on-how-noise-hampers-judgement\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1JyA-AFIEUpLmlssBVDN_P\">Daniel Kahneman on How Noise Hampers Judgement<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 21 of Brave New World.<br \/>\n8.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/htX224z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/a.co\/d\/htX224z&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3YgC8477-UOZ2lzEkqAk1H\">Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass Sunstein.<br \/>\n9.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jcvi.org\/research\/synthetic-biology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.jcvi.org\/research\/synthetic-biology&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0lhpR26jXZjVVJj8IZ9iEc\">Synthetic Biology<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; J Craig Ventor Institute.<br \/>\n10.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/davidckrakauer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/davidckrakauer.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0YR6UyweQQXV1mxidd8Wcl\">David Krakauer<\/a>.<br \/>\n11.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Cq0i4u4DMb0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DCq0i4u4DMb0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Cd2VyOhxKIBKTlRBeKmeM\">David Krakauer on Complexity, Agency, and Information<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 242 of Sean Carroll&#8217;s Mindscape.<br \/>\n12.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/episodes\/2022\/03\/31\/episode-35-anthony-zador-on-how-our-brains-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/episodes\/2022\/03\/31\/episode-35-anthony-zador-on-how-our-brains-work\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3bjHK7IfmV-t1WXOQ7uRV4\">Anthony Zador on How our Brains Work<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Episode 35 of Brave New World.<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/vasantdhar.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/vasantdhar.substack.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1711047555057000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2QRDtlVeMlivjYSYKSpGIH\"><span class=\"il\">Vasant<\/span>\u00a0Dhar\u2019s newsletter<\/a><\/b>\u00a0on Substack. Subscription is free!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shariff\" data-twitter-via=\"vasantdhar\" data-title=\"Episode 80: Kevin Mitchell Makes a Case for Free Will\" data-info-url=\"http:\/\/ct.de\/-2467514\" data-backend-url=\"https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/shariff-sharing\/backend\/index.php\" data-temp=\"\/tmp\" data-ttl=\"60\" data-service=\"tl\" data-services='[\"facebook\",\"twitter\",\"linkedin\",\"whatsapp\"]' data-image=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/episodes\/2024\/03\/22\/episode-80-kevin-mitchell-makes-a-case-for-free-will\/\" data-lang=\"en\" data-theme=\"grey\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff Given what we know of physics and neuroscience, can there be free will? 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