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About Fugues
***New episodes coming soon!*** What is Fugues? The quick answer - it’s The Moth with neuroscience and music (and a bit of sci-fi...) A fugue, conventionally, is: (1) a piece of music with multiple melodies played at the same time and... (2) a trance state where a person experiences amnesia, and loses their sense of self. Both uses of the word have a beginning, middle and end. Taking a bit of license, each story we tell in this podcast will be called a fugue. And each fugue will illustrate a handful of mental ingredients. A fugue will also refer to any temporary mental state one is in. For example, you are currently in a podcast description-reading fugue. Hosted by Gabriel Berezin, some fugues will be autobiographical, others are contributions from special guests. ***Episodes 1, 2, and 5 are great places to start!***
- Publisher
- Gabriel Berezin
- Category
- health & fitness · science · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 1 Feb 2021
- Latest episode
- 29 Oct 2025
Latest episodes
19 episodes in the feed.
29 Oct 2025
Truth Is a Lie
Ever had a mouse in the house? Well my college roommates and I faced a full-blown RAT infestation in our first NYC apartment in 1999. Twenty-five years later, I was catching up with fellow rat-trauma survivor and old friend Ned Rauch when we started swapping war fugues. But before we went any further, I had an idea: what if we each recorded our versions separately? My memory seemed crystal clear and I assumed his did too. So I listened back and stitched our stories together to see where they aligned and where they diverged. The result is a fun experiment in the Rashomon effect - how two people can experience the same event differently. Seeing the variation made me wonder if we can ever truly see the world as it actually is. All this over some (slightly) oversized rats on West 109th Street.
30 Sept 2025
Bully Smile
Do all bullies stay bullies? Growing up in 80s Lexington, Massachusetts, I was friends with Tyler Brooks - a kid who could terrorize smaller students one moment and charm parents and teachers the next. Something about him was uniquely Boston-coded. I figured my unofficial role as a bully's friend was to use my privilege for good. This episode was inspired by one fugue that I’ll never forget - an act of controversial kindness to save a younger kid from a beat down. My approach, while celebrated by my 80s family, would probably be frowned upon by modern standards. Despite social media tearing apart the fabric of society, it gave me a good opportunity to see if Tyler is still a dick.
17 Jun 2025
Remember I Adore You
Natasha Schwartz and Gabriel Berezin present "Remember I Adore You," an audio drama exploring meaningful relationships beyond romance, offering a progressive perspective on male-female dynamics.
27 May 2025
Heal Thyself
Gabriel Berezin presents a segment from Audiocorpse, an exquisite corpse-inspired storytelling series, exploring the next evolutionary step of free will.
13 May 2025
Field Trip
This teacher and her class are learning all about earth in the 50s. -- Take a close look at this episode’s thumbnail. This image was the prompt for a recent Fugues submission to Audio Flux. We were challenged to create something in “3-D” audio. In other words, it should make use of spatial audio or stereo to give a sense of the space. Developed, written, and voiced by Gabriel Berezin and CG Foisy. Production, mixing and sound design by Gabriel Berezin.
29 Apr 2025
A Morality Rat Tale
If you can’t beat em, join 'em - here’s a murder episode. Is this what you want, internet? You win! Does the amoral/immoral crowd enjoy life more?
15 Apr 2025
100 Ways to Get Over a Breakup
If you’re going through a breakup right now, stop what you’re doing and listen to this, I think it will help. This is Fugues’ first guest contributor, Mae Nagusky. She wrote, produced and performed this great piece of audio - it’s a brilliant series of tips to manage painful breakup fugues. Mae releases her podcast in June, 2025. Keep an eye out!
22 Oct 2024
Lulu's First Mix Tape
When you have young children, the well-meaning, unsolicited advice flows. "Enjoy the moment, be present!" “It goes by so fast, cherish everything,” but also “don’t worry so much!” It feels like trying to grab a river with your bare hands. This short episode originated from a project I love called AudioFlux, they post open calls for audio submissions with specific prompts (1) focus on “firsts” (2) convey the idea of time passing without a ticking clock (3) keep the length to exactly three minutes. At the time of recording this, our daughter Lulu had just turned one. Lulu’s mother Monty and I like to say “time is a feeling.” This collection of fugues is meant to convey that - how love and fear dilate and contract time.
2 Oct 2024
Was I Dreaming When I Wrote This?
For anyone unsure if a recent memory was a dream or reality - come on down! YOU’re (kind of) the next contestant on…”WAS! I! DREAMING!?” This episode is the crossover between Waking Life (Richard Linklater), The Game (David Fincher) and The Price is Right (Bob Barker) that absolutely no one asked for. In a post-reality world maybe it’s a good idea to test our boundaries a bit more. Odds are you won’t remember this show, but if you do - I sincerely hope you won’t remember whether it actually happened or not.
21 Aug 2024
Dream Grief (with Brian Cox)
Almost at the same time, my family experienced a loss I feared my whole life and a new addition I’d fantasized about for decades. And I had a dream as it unfolded that was so clear I wrote down every detail after I woke up. Actually it was more like dream theater. And this theatrical production’s imagery and characters were scripted by grief, memory, and anticipation. I’m pretty sure this little one-act was trying to tell me something, or at least Brian Cox was (obviously he was there). A new inner character appeared in this episode to decode what it was. He demystified dreams a bit, and shared how they work. He also helped me understand why celebrities make cameos in dreams so much. And while many think we should leave the metaphors to the artists and songwriters, he explains why dreams prove otherwise. Most oddly and importantly he shared the power of sneezing to cope with grief. So, if you’re grieving the loss of someone - the end of a relationship, the end of a life - maybe this will be cathartic. Maybe it could temporarily fill in for the therapy you've been avoiding, or couldn’t afford. (Just kidding, I am absolutely not saying that last part.)
30 Jul 2024
The Mosquito in Me
The age old question. Does empathy cure personal beef? Actually from a butcher’s perspective that’s no good. Curing actually preserves beef. Nevermind, nevermind... I had a psychedelic experience with a mosquito that reminded me of an aggressive driver. It may, or may not have, changed my life. Do I have to anthropomorphize EVERYthing? -- CREDITS: Written, produced and performed by Gabriel Berezin (https://fugues.simplecast.com/). Script editing and Lady Inner Mosqutio voiceover by Melissa "Monty" Montan. Opening and closing music by Monuments (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sOYJlONkPDGlnEPmc3QkW?si=qFBUl4i-SWa4LOAO_QQw5A) (featuring Grant Zubritsky (https://grantzubritsky.com/) (bass), Robby Sinclair (http://www.robbysinclair.com/) (drums) and Bryan Murray (http://www.bryanmurray.net/home/) (saxophone), Gabriel Berezin (https://monuments.bandcamp.com/) (guitar)) Logo design by Justin Montan (https://justinmontan.com/) Follow: X (https://x.com/GabeFugues)| Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gabe.fugues/)| Threads (https://www.threads.net/@gabe.fugues)| TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@fuguespodcast) The research behind mosquito nocebo here (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5598922/).
27 Oct 2022
An Asshole Walks Into a Group Meditation | 3
The Reveal. Find out how this Mediclub experience ends. The Assholes push the outer limits of the ASS scale. (What geminis!) They stumble on unexpected terrain, questioning the very nature of reality. This is Part 3 of 3. -- Credits: Written and produced by Gabriel Berezin (https://fugues.simplecast.com/). Original music by Santiago Arias-Rozo (https://www.santiagoariasmusic.com/). Opening and closing music by Monuments (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sOYJlONkPDGlnEPmc3QkW?si=qFBUl4i-SWa4LOAO_QQw5A) (featuring Grant Zubritsky (https://grantzubritsky.com/) (bass), Robby Sinclair (http://www.robbysinclair.com/) (drums) and Bryan Murray (http://www.bryanmurray.net/home/) (saxophone), Gabriel Berezin (https://monuments.bandcamp.com/) (guitar)) Script editing and voiceover by Melissa "Monty" Montan Logo design by Justin Montan (https://justinmontan.com/) Follow Fugues on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FuguesPodcast) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/fuguespod/). References: Does the Multiverse Exist? (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/what-is-the-multiverse) 4-7-8 Breathing Technique (https://www.webmd.com/balance/what-to-know-4-7-8-breathing) Study about why certain people are gullible (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060523072353.htm) English to Ned Flanders translator (https://lingojam.com/EnglishtoNedFlanders) Jesse Isreal (https://www.jesseisrael.com/about) Mediclub (https://www.instagram.com/mediclubmediclub/?hl=en) The Big Quiet (https://www.thebigquiet.com/)
20 Oct 2022
An Asshole Walks Into a Group Meditation | 2
In part 2 of Assholes, the immersive story of the Mediclub experience continues with three more fugues. The Asshole co-hosts review the similarities between meditation, marijuana and the right hemisphere of your brain. Then you'll see if 12-step programs fit or (don't fit) into the event. Most importantly you'll find out what Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” has to do with the most under-appreciated part of your brain. All culminating in a new and surprising ASS score. See how deep these assholes go! This is part 2 of 3. -- Credits: Written and produced by Gabriel Berezin (https://fugues.simplecast.com/) Original music by Santiago Arias-Rozo (https://www.santiagoariasmusic.com/) Opening and closing music by Monuments (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sOYJlONkPDGlnEPmc3QkW?si=qFBUl4i-SWa4LOAO_QQw5A) (featuring Grant Zubritsky (https://grantzubritsky.com/) (bass), Robby Sinclair (http://www.robbysinclair.com/) (drums) and Bryan Murray (http://www.bryanmurray.net/home/) (saxophone), Gabriel Berezin (https://monuments.bandcamp.com/) (guitar)) Script editing by Melissa "Monty" Montan Logo design by Justin Montan (https://justinmontan.com/) Follow Fugues on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FuguesPodcast) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/fuguespod/) References: Jill Bolte Taylor TED talk - “My Stroke of Insight” (https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_my_stroke_of_insight?language=en) Weed and mindfulness, being present (https://www.wikileaf.com/thestash/can-marijuana-make-you-more-mindful-keehn/) Carl Sagan on THC and brain hemispheres (https://sensiseeds.com/en/blog/carl-sagan-cannabis-the-right-brain-hemisphere/) The history of 12 step programs (https://www.thefreedomcenter.com/alcoholics-anonymous-a-history-of-the-12-steps/) Synchrony creates social bonds (Scientific American) (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/moving-in-sync-creates-surprising-social-bonds-among-people/) Your (Tiny Dancer) Cerebellum (https://medium.com/know-your-body/life-without-your-cerebellum-b21e7b976aab) More on cerebellum anatomy and function (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGn5Ji0rtsU) Private Dancer (Tina Turner) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4QnalIHlVc) Tiny Dancer (Elton John) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UroApoVbKn0) Audience choir from Jacob Collier (https://www.jacobcollier.com/)
11 Oct 2022
An Asshole Walks Into a Group Meditation | 1
Ever been to a group meditation? How did you feel? Third eye open and a blissful permagrin? Or awkward and self conscious? Fugues is back with a new talk show that measures gullibility and skepticism using a powerful scale. This new spectrum is defined by Larry David, Woody Harrelson, Betty White, Bill Murray and cats (not the musical). Gabe and his Inner voice co-host discuss the neurological and psychological mental phenomena activated during a Brooklyn meditation retreat. Find out what a Burger King Whopper has to do with our experience of time, and why getting picked last on the dodgeball court explains our cultural divide. This is Part 1 of a 3-part series. -- Written and produced by Gabriel Berezin (https://fugues.simplecast.com/) Original music by Santiago Arias-Rozo (https://www.santiagoariasmusic.com/) Opening and closing music by Monuments (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sOYJlONkPDGlnEPmc3QkW?si=qFBUl4i-SWa4LOAO_QQw5A) (featuring Grant Zubritsky (https://grantzubritsky.com/) (bass), Robby Sinclair (http://www.robbysinclair.com/) (drums) and Bryan Murray (http://www.bryanmurray.net/home/) (saxophone), Gabriel Berezin (https://monuments.bandcamp.com/) (guitar)) Script editing by Melissa "Monty" Montan Logo design by Justin Montan (https://justinmontan.com/) Follow Fugues on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FuguesPodcast) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/fuguespod/) References: Thinking about the Future (aka prospection) (https://psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES/journal/cns/5/3) We aren’t meant to live in the moment (NYT) (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/opinion/sunday/why-the-future-is-always-on-your-mind.html) Guru podcast (https://wondery.com/shows/guru/) James Arthur Ray back at it (https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2017/01/30/james-arthur-ray-asks-rights-restored-self-help-guru-convicted-sweat-lodge-deaths-near-sedona/97270546/) Oprah doesn’t have a great track record on picking gurus (just saying) (https://www.thedailybeast.com/my-daughter-died-at-the-hands-of-oprahs-new-age-guru-james-arthur-ray-why-is-she-silent) Physical pain and social rejection study (https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1102693108#:~:text=The%20consensus%20that%20has%20emerged,the%20feeling%20of%20social%20rejection.) Mediclub (https://www.instagram.com/mediclubmediclub/?hl=en)
15 Sept 2021
Keeper of the Peace Officer | Fate and Biology | 3
How does increased power impact human minds? It’s almost not someone’s fault if empathy wanes while power accumulates. In fact, it’s basically inevitable. Joe Smarro, one of the subjects of the HBO documentary, "Crisis Cops: Ernie and Joe," is an exception to the rule. Joe is a police officer and trainer who gives a Master Class in how to sidestep fate when encountering people in crisis. We hear a few fugues from Joe illustrating what it's like to be a cop in these situations. And we give it the post-fugue treatment with inner voice, helping us to understand the cognitive effects of power and how to avoid unnecessary conflict. Join us for the third and final part of this series on fate and biology. -- Credits: Written and produced by Gabriel Berezin. Original music and sound design by Grant Zubritsky (https://grantzubritsky.com/). Additional music courtesy of Sami Jano (https://www.samijano.com/). Opening and closing music by Monuments (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sOYJlONkPDGlnEPmc3QkW?si=qFBUl4i-SWa4LOAO_QQw5A) (featuring Grant Zubritsky (https://grantzubritsky.com/) (bass), Robby Sinclair (http://www.robbysinclair.com/) (drums) and Bryan Murray (http://www.bryanmurray.net/home/) (saxophone), Gabriel Berezin (https://monuments.bandcamp.com/) (guitar)) Editorial insight by Melissa "Monty" Montan Logo design by Justin Montan Follow Fugues on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FuguesPodcast) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/fuguespod/). -- Relevant Fugues episodes: The Brain's Molotov Cocktail | Fate & Biology | 1 (https://fugues.simplecast.com/episodes/the-inevitable-episode-part-1-a-red-sox-fan-at-yankees-stadium) Bonding, for Better or Worse | Fate & Biology | 2 (https://fugues.simplecast.com/episodes/bonding-for-better-or-worse) Why So Irrational (https://fugues.simplecast.com/episodes/why-so-irrational) References: HBO’s Crisis Cops, Ernie & Joe (https://ernieandjoethefilm.com/) Joe Smarro’s TEDx talk (https://www.ted.com/talks/joseph_a_smarro_i_see_you) Solution Point + (https://solutionpointplus.com/) (Joe & Jesse’s first responder training organization) Follow Joe on Twitter (https://twitter.com/JoeSmarro) Waco Drama Series Preview (https://www.imdb.com/video/vi291682585?playlistId=tt6040674&ref_=tt_ov_vi) Waco Siege History (https://www.britannica.com/event/Waco-siege) Gary Noesner (http://garynoesner.com/) Digby, The De-escalating Dog (https://twitter.com/dsfireupdates/status/1404894298785603591?s=21) (that prevented a suicide) Jamil Zaki on police empathy and power (https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/when-cops-choose-empathy) Cognitive effects of power (http://web.mit.edu/curhan/www/docs/Articles/15341_Readings/Power/Galinsky_et_al_2003_From_power_to_action.pdf) (Adam Galinksy, Deborah H Gruenfeld, and Joe C. Magee) Power drains empathy (https://www.psychologicalscience.org/uncategorized/power-can-chill-the-minds-capacity-for-empathy-researchers-find.html) (Adam Galinksy)
11 Jun 2021
Bonding, for Better or Worse | Fate & Biology | 2
Why do we help strangers? And why do we love revenge stories so much? The same thing that connects those questions connects us all - bonding. There’s an invisible line between groups of people - it can be a thin dotted line between acquaintances, a steel girder between mother and child, or a series of chain links between millions of people in the same country. In Part 2 of this series on fate and biology, we identify the brain chemical that plays a central role in how we bond, and explore why certain group behaviors are inevitable. -- Credits: Written and produced by Gabriel Berezin. Original music and sound design by Kirk Schoenherr (https://www.kirkschoenherr.com/) and additional music by Grant Zubritsky (https://grantzubritsky.com/). Opening and closing music by Monuments (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sOYJlONkPDGlnEPmc3QkW?si=qFBUl4i-SWa4LOAO_QQw5A) - featuring Grant Zubritsky (https://grantzubritsky.com/) (bass), Robby Sinclair (http://www.robbysinclair.com/) (drums) and Bryan Murray (http://www.bryanmurray.net/home/) (saxophone), Gabriel Berezin (https://monuments.bandcamp.com/) (guitar). Editorial assistance by Melissa "Monty" Montan. Logo design by Justin Montan. Follow Fugues on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FuguesPodcast) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/fuguespod/). Help us out - rate and comment on iTunes! (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fugues/id1541413267) Further reading: Part 1 of Fate and Biology: The Brain’s Molotov Cocktail (https://fugues.simplecast.com/episodes/the-inevitable-episode-part-1-a-red-sox-fan-at-yankees-stadium) Counting to Twelve (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZshZp-cxKg) (the ultimate funk on Sesame Street) Won’t You Be My Neighbor (https://www.focusfeatures.com/wont-you-be-my-neighbor/)(Mr. Rogers Documentary) Philadelphia greases light posts before 2018 Superbowl (https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2018/02/04/philly-light-poles-climbing-super-bowl-2018/) “Are we the baddies?” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn1VxaMEjRU) Aka, an existential crisis for nazis (mentioned by Inner Voice) The Science of Kindness (https://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/science-of-kindness.html) (and oxytocin) The Neurobiology of friendship (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4045505/) Nasal spray and oxytocin increased male cooperation (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3251702/) The above study debunked (https://www.vox.com/2016/4/4/11348288/oxytocin-love-hormone) (in Vox) Book: Sapiens (https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316095) (by Yuval Noah Harari) Book: The Power of Us (https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/dominic-j-packer-phd/the-power-of-us/9780316538428/) (by Jan Van Bavel and Dominic Packer) Paying Mentorship Forward (https://neuroleadership.com/podcast/bonus-from-the-field-paying-mentorship-forward-with-kendrick-trotter-and-joshua-berezin) (podcast episode for the NeuroLeadership Institute featuring Josh and Kendrick) Panel in the Vatican celebrating the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Giorgio_vasari,_seconda_storia_della_notte_di_san_bartolomeo,_1573,_01.jpg)
6 Apr 2021
The Brain's Molotov Cocktail | Fate & Biology | 1
You ever get in a fight? I did. Once. Wearing my Red Sox hat at Yankee Stadium. Me (and two Yankees fans) were basically high on an aggressive cocktail of brain chemicals that forced our collective hand. Stupid, pointless violence with strangers that almost cost me an eye. This episode’s fugue will describe the experience, followed by Inner Voice and I doing a post-fugue analysis. Together we’ll review the ingredients of a lethal cocktail that drove me into a dangerous, seemingly unavoidable situation. This is Part 1 of a three-part series about fate and biology, sharing the experience of situations that find us “stuck in time,” unable to avoid fate. -- Credits: Written and produced by Gabriel Berezin. Original music and sound design by Grant Zubritsky (https://grantzubritsky.com/) Opening and closing music by Monuments (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sOYJlONkPDGlnEPmc3QkW?si=qFBUl4i-SWa4LOAO_QQw5A) (featuring Grant Zubritsky (https://grantzubritsky.com/) (bass), Robby Sinclair (http://www.robbysinclair.com/) (drums) and Bryan Murray (http://www.bryanmurray.net/home/) (saxophone), Gabriel Berezin (https://monuments.bandcamp.com/) (guitar)) Editorial insight by Melissa "Monty" Montan Logo design by Justin Montan Follow Fugues on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FuguesPodcast) and Instagram. (https://www.instagram.com/fuguespod/) References: Study on GABA, serotonin and dopamine and its relation to aggressive behavior (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275253222_Aggressive_behavior_and_three_neurotransmitters_Dopamine_GABA_and_serotonin-A_review_of_the_last_10_years) (And another study (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16325649/)) Pic of my eye post-fight (https://mcusercontent.com/3fa5c5629920efd607eaee030/images/dc8f4696-2a66-404c-ac1f-d6a1e03c814b.jpg) Slaughterhouse Five (the novel by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterhouse-Five) Sneaky Spirits Social Club (website (https://www.sneakyspiritsocialclub.com/)) (instagram (https://instagram.com/sneakyspiritsocialclub?igshid=132u81d50gts4))
10 Feb 2021
Why So Irrational?
Why are we so prone to bad logic? We’re going to hear two everyday fugues in this episode: the search for a lost spatula and a spilled beer. The real story here is how easy it is to be irrational. Who is “we” in this episode? It’s me and my inner voice obviously. Inner Voice and I will do some post-fugue analysis to find out what mental phenomena are at play while I make really bad assumptions about events in my surroundings. By the end of the episode maybe you’ll appreciate why we’re actually doing a lot better than we think we are as a society given how mistake-prone our brains are. -- Credits: Written and produced by Gabriel Berezin Original music and sound design - Grant Zubritsky (https://grantzubritsky.com/) Opening and closing music: Monuments (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sOYJlONkPDGlnEPmc3QkW?si=qFBUl4i-SWa4LOAO_QQw5A) (featuring Grant Zubritsky (https://grantzubritsky.com/) (bass), Robby Sinclair (http://www.robbysinclair.com/) (drums) and Bryan Murray (http://www.bryanmurray.net/home/) (saxophone), Gabriel Berezin (https://monuments.bandcamp.com/) (guitar)) Editorial insight - Melissa "Monty" Montan Logo design - Justin Montan Find Fugues on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FuguesPodcast) and Instagram. (https://www.instagram.com/fuguespod/) References: Apophenia in the Queen’s Gambit (https://quietmindswv.com/the-queens-gambit-netflix-series-depicts-link-between-genius-and-psychosis/) Apophenia in Stranger Things (https://www.nme.com/blogs/stranger-things-3-chapter-2-mall-rats-recap-analysis-2523952) Wacky Conspiracy Theory showing Back to the Future predicted 9/11 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1ULjJ3EqyY) How Netflix uses big data to inform its content (https://www.clickz.com/how-netflix-uses-big-data-content/228201/) The Brain’s Autopilot (Scientific American) (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-brains-autopilot-mechanism-steers-consciousness/) Daniel Kahneman’s System 1 vs 2 Thinking (article) (https://fs.blog/2014/07/daniel-kahneman-the-two-systems/) Thinking Fast and Slow (book) (https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555) Anil Seth’s TED talk (https://www.ted.com/talks/anil_seth_your_brain_hallucinates_your_conscious_reality?language=en) How Much of What You See is Hallucination (TED Ex) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DlipN61jGA) Abracadabra! A Classic Magic Trick Fools Expectations, Not Eyes (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/abracadabra-a-classic-mag/) My Special Egg Spatula (https://www.crateandbarrel.com/oxo-nylon-spatula-turner/s177982?localedetail=US&storeid=633) Episode Song Playlist (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49FB9hhoO6c&list=PLwuPj338LC1YO-8NqIEYa55L5rJn7C6RZ): Delirious - Prince Memories Can’t Wait - Talking Heads Not My Own - Monuments Where is My Mind - The Pixies Crazy - Gnarls Barkley There There - Radiohead
1 Feb 2021
Trailer
What's a fugue? In this podcast it's a story - a story that sheds light on how our conscious experience of any given moment operates. Find out what each fugue tell us about the basic ingredients of mind. -- Credits: Written, produced and hosted by Gabriel Berezin. Music and sound design by Grant Zubritsky (https://grantzubritsky.com/) and Monuments (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sOYJlONkPDGlnEPmc3QkW?si=5VDM6bgDSbONps3XXTCxcw). Logo and art design by Justin Montan. Follow Fugues on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FuguesPodcast) and Instagram. (https://www.instagram.com/fuguespod/)
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- 655
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
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- 5.0 / 5
- 48 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
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- YouTube
- 64
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