Brain Inspired

Paul Middlebrooks

paul@braininspired.co

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Booking Overview

This is a long-form expert interview show focused on the intersection of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, philosophy, and psychology, with recurring guests who are university researchers, computational scientists, and philosophers. Agencies could credibly pitch established academics, AI and neuroscience researchers, cognitive scientists, neuroengineers, and authors with original research or frameworks in these fields; booking difficulty is medium because the show requires substantial subject-matter expertise but does not appear limited to celebrity-level guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 156

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

paul@braininspired.co

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Host

Paul Middlebrooks - Neuroscientist and science communicator who explores the connections between neuroscience, artificial intelligence, cognition, and philosophy through expert interviews.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
University professors, researchers, philosophers of science or mind, and technical experts working in neuroscience, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computation, or related fields.
Required Achievements:  
Published academic research, University or research-institute appointments, Books or substantial public scholarship, Specialized expertise connecting neuroscience, cognition, and artificial intelligence

Recent Guest Discussions

Johannes Jaeger - Agency, Consciousness, Living Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Relevance Realization, And The Differences Between Organisms And Machines.

Cristopher Moore - Cognition, Computational Complexity, Artificial Intelligence, Computation, Generalization, And Studying The Brain.

Nedah Nemati - Naturalistic Neuroscience, Behavior, Lived Experience, Neuroscience Methodology, Behavioral Studies, And Sleep Research.

Recent Topics

Computational Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Consciousness, Philosophy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Brain Inspired
:

BI 241 Johannes Jaeger: Agency and the Cyborg Myth

July 01, 2026

Support the show to get full episodes, full archive, and join the Discord community. Johannes Jaeger is Associate Faculty at the Complexity Science Hub in Vienna. He's also a freelance researcher, a philosopher, and an educator. He's here today to educate us about some of the fundamental differences between living organisms and machines, like AI, and why we should care about those differences. We discuss his paper The Cyborg Myth, an argument for why we can't seamlessly replace ourse...

BI 240 Cristopher Moore: Cognition and Computational Complexity

June 17, 2026

Support the show to get full episodes, full archive, and join the Discord community. The Transmitter is an online publication that aims to deliver useful information, insights and tools to build bridges across neuroscience and advance research. Visit thetransmitter.org to explore the latest neuroscience news and perspectives, written by journalists and scientists. Read more about our partnership. Sign up for Brain Inspired email alerts to be notified every time a new Brain Insp...

BI 239 Nedah Nemati: Naturalistic Neuroscience and Lived Experience

June 03, 2026

Support the show to get full episodes, full archive, and join the Discord community. he Transmitter is an online publication that aims to deliver useful information, insights and tools to build bridges across neuroscience and advance research. Visit thetransmitter.org to explore the latest neuroscience news and perspectives, written by journalists and scientists. Read more about our partnership. Check out this story: Beyond the algorithmic oracle: Rethinking machine learning in...

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