Join renowned scientists Dr. Heather Berlin and Dr. Christof Koch on the Science of Perception Box, where they delve into the Perception Box—a groundbreaking concept developed by Elizabeth R. Koch, that reveals how our beliefs, biases, and neural wiring shape our reality and define how we experience the world.
Through captivating conversations with expert guests like psychiatrist Dr. Judson Brewer, anthropologist Dr. Helen Fisher, and journalist Michael Pollan, the show explores how the Perception Box expands in states of awe, curiosity, and love, and contracts during fear, anxiety, or…
This episode of Science of Perception Box brings together Sam Harris (author and Waking Up founder), neuroscientist Dr. Heather Berlin, and neuroscientist Dr. Christof Koch to explore whether the unified "self" we experience is real or an illusion constructed by the brain. Harris argues that introspection reveals no…
Worth it if you're curious about consciousness, the neuroscience of self-perception, or philosophical debates about free will, and you appreciate Sam Harris's perspective on these topics.
This 26-minute episode brings together theoretical physicist Michio Kaku, neuroscientist Heather Berlin, and neuroscientist Christof Koch to discuss whether physics can explain consciousness. The conversation centers on the "Perception Box" framework—a concept developed by Elizabeth R. Koch for understanding how…
Worth it if you want a quick introduction to the Perception Box concept and enjoy hearing prominent neuroscientists and physicists discuss consciousness, but not if you seek rigorous or deep scientific analysis.
Dr. Elissa Epel, a stress researcher at UCSF and co-author of the bestselling *The Telomere Effect*, joins hosts Dr. Heather Berlin and Dr. Christof Koch to discuss how chronic stress ages our cells and how to recover from decades of accumulated stress. The episode reframes stress management away from elimination…
Worth it if you're dealing with chronic stress, want evidence-based recovery strategies, or are curious about the cellular mechanisms linking stress to aging.
Science of Perception Box brings together three prominent neuroscientists—Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett (constructed emotion theory), Dr. Heather Berlin (clinical neuroscientist), and Dr. Christof Koch (consciousness researcher)—to explore whether emotions reliably tell us the truth about reality. The episode centers on…
Worth it if you want to understand why your emotions feel true but might be malleable, or if you're curious about how the brain constructs meaning from physical sensation.
