Ep149 "What makes a brain grow up resilient?" with David Sussillo
Ep149 "What makes a brain grow up resilient?" with David Sussillo  
Podcast: Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
Published On: Mon Apr 13 2026
Description: How can a brain grow up in chaos but find its way to order? There are many ways to have a bad childhood, but why do some children break while others bend and keep going? How much of who you are is written in your genes & how much is sculpted by your environment? How many versions of you were possible & why did this one win out? Join Eagleman today with David Sussillo, who was abandoned as a child but grew up to become a neuroscientist & technologist. We’ll explore what his trajectory teaches about our genes, brains, and our own lives.