In this week's episode, we bust the outdated myths about how our brains work and discover what the latest science really suggests about how we can work better with others.

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You’ll Learn:

• [03:29] - Lisa explains what the latest research suggests about how our brains really work and what they are best for?
• [06:21] - Lisa shares how our brains are structured like a network, to share the information that makes up the experiences and actions of our lives.
• [08:16] - Lisa shares why our brains are predicting organs and what this might mean practically for us as we go about our work.
• [15:12] - Lisa explains how our brains are impacted by each other as we work together.
• [20:16] - Lisa explains the 5Cs of the human brain and how these help us to create a social reality as we work together.
• [33:14] - Lisa shares how we can use our brains to more intelligently navigate the socially constructed worlds in which we live.
• [35:51] - Lisa enters the lightning round...

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