S8 Ep432: HEADLINE: The Predictive Brain and Auditory Hallucinations. GUEST: Professor Andy Clark. SUMMARY: Clark explains how brains predict reality, using "White Christmas" auditory hallucination experiments and a deer-spotting anecdote to illustrate that expecta
S8 Ep432: HEADLINE: The Predictive Brain and Auditory Hallucinations. GUEST: Professor Andy Clark. SUMMARY: Clark explains how brains predict reality, using "White Christmas" auditory hallucination experiments and a deer-spotting anecdote to illustrate that expecta  
Podcast: The John Batchelor Show
Published On: Mon Feb 09 2026
Description: HEADLINE: The Predictive Brain and Auditory Hallucinations. GUEST: Professor Andy Clark. SUMMARY: Clark explains how brains predict reality, using "White Christmas" auditory hallucination experiments and a deer-spotting anecdote to illustrate that expectation strongly shapes perception. 1917