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The illusion of the ‘self’

The Ezra Klein Show by Vox Media Podcast Network

Jul 27, 202643:38News & Politics

Sean Illing talks with neuroscientist Gregory Berns, author of The Self Delusion. Berns claims that the idea of a unified, persistent self is a kind of illusion, and that we are better understood as multiple selves at di...

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The illusion of the ‘self’ is an episode from The Ezra Klein Show by Vox Media Podcast Network. Sean Illing talks with neuroscientist Gregory Berns, author of The Self Delusion. Berns claims that the idea of a unified, persistent self is a...

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Published Jul 27, 2026, 43:38 long, audio available.

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