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[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Where did the myth come from?

[-] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

It came from early on in studying the brain. A scientist said that we only understand what 10 percent of the brain does, and everyone ran with a misunderstanding of that idea.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson explains here. https://youtube.com/shorts/E4EjYfUBEvw?si=LO3GIURgZesHjo85

[-] 6daemonbag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

Sidenote, why does everyone hate Neil these days?

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He thinks he's so smart about everything and there's always this condescending tone.

Like no shit Neil?

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Oh god I forgot about that one lol.

Piling on, he totally misses the arguments and ideas being put forward by the interviewer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT9Xv7pHG_4

[-] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Okay well this is just trying to be funny. Did giggle a bit on the first one

[-] SheDiceToday@eslemmy.es 2 points 1 year ago

The last one is perfection. We have !fuckcars@lemmy.world, maybe we can get a !fuck_sports somewhere?

[-] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I thought it was something about how much is active at any given time, but it doesn't look like it's that either.

It might be straight pulled out of thin air.

[-] meco03211@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I understood it as "conscious thought". Subconsciously your brain is still sending and receiving tons of information and signals to move muscles like pumping your heart or contracting your diaphragm.

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