Today's guest is a Neuroscientist and Tarot Deck creator. His deck, NeuroTarot, currently only includes the Majors, but they evoke wonderful insight. Listen to the second half of our conversation where we continue the discussion of karma, understand Hox Genes, and explore a few of Siddharth’s tarot cards where he draws parallels between functions of the brain and The Wheel Fortune, The Empress, the Tower, and more. You can stream it below.
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Siddharth Ramakrishnan, PhD is a neuroscientist and educator with over 20 years of experience. His work explores the developing brains of animals and how brain hormones are influenced by the environment, bio-electronic interfaces and neuroethics. With a PhD from the University of Illinois and postdoctoral research from UCLA and Columbia University, he serves as the Chair and Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Puget. For his science work go here.
A Fellow of the UCLA Art|Sci center, his collaborations with artists have led to exhibitions and documentaries that blend the worlds of art and science highlighting topics like Hox genes, animal umwelts and biomimicry. An artist himself, he recently created the NeuroTarot deck inspired by the Major arcana of Tarot but infused with neuroscience concepts. More information can be found at www.brainmystic.com.