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Episode 25: Monkeys and Free Will with Adina Roskies

October 04, 2021 • Taylor Cyr and Matt Flummer • Season 3 • Episode 5

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In this episode we talk with neuroscientist and philosopher Adina Roskies about what we can learn about free will from monkey cognition. We also ask her about her take on the Libet experiment and whether neuroscience could, in principle, disprove free will.

Adina's Website: https://faculty-directory.dartmouth.edu/adina-l-roskies

Adina's chapter "Monkey Decision-Making as a Model System for Human Decision-Making" can be found in the book Surrounding Free Will, edited by Al Mele: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/surrounding-free-will-9780199333950?cc=us&lang=en&

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