# Gaurav Suri - The Emergent Mind: How Intelligence Arises in People and Machines

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Published: 2026-04-20T06:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

What in the subconscious mind informs our actions, and what are our neural networks capable of that distinguishes them from machines such as LLMs? Gaurav is a computational neuroscientist, experimental psychologist, and an associate professor at San Francisco State University. He also co-authored “A Certain Ambiguity: A Mathematical Novel” and holds a master's in mathematics and computer science and a PhD in psychology. Purchase “The Emergent Mind: How Intelligence Arises in People and Machines” here: https://www.amazon.com/Emergent-Mind-Intelligence-Arises-Machines/dp/1541605268 Sign up to be notified about new A Book with Legs episodes: https://hubs.ly/Q0452Lh70

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