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020 - The Future - James Burke and Matt Novak
020 - The Future - James Burke and Matt Novak
If you love educational entertainment – programs about science, nature, history, technology and everything in between – ... Read more
17 Mar 2014
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1hr 14mins
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161 - Bad Habits
161 - Bad Habits
In this episode, Dr. Jud Brewer, a neuroscientist and addiction psychiatrist, discusses bad habits and how to change the... Read more
25 Aug 2019
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1hr 13mins
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083 - Idiot Brain - Dean Burnett
083 - Idiot Brain - Dean Burnett
In this episode we interview Dean Burnett, author of "Idiot Brain: What Your Brain is Really Up To." Burnett's book is a... Read more
25 Aug 2016
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53mins
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170 - Mark Sargent
170 - Mark Sargent
In October of 2019 I sat down with prominent Flat Earther Mark Sargent in Stockholm, Sweden at the Gather Festival to tr... Read more
30 Dec 2019
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1hr 2mins
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193 - Gossip
193 - Gossip
In this episode we sit down with psychologist Robb Willer to discuss the psychology of gossip: how much we do it, why we... Read more
16 Nov 2020
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1hr 11mins
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127 - Selfie
127 - Selfie
In this episode, we sit down with author Will Storr to talk about his new book -- Selfie: How We Became so Self-Obsessed... Read more
7 May 2018
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1hr 23mins
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004 - The Self
004 - The Self
In this episode we discuss the self and interview Bruce Hood, author of "The Self Illusion." Also, at the end, we eat a ... Read more
1 Jul 2012
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50mins
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093 - The Backfire Effect - Part One
093 - The Backfire Effect - Part One
We don’t treat all of our beliefs the same. The research shows that when a strong-yet-erroneous, belief is challenged, y... Read more
13 Jan 2017
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166 - Prevalence Induced Concept Change (rebroadcast)
166 - Prevalence Induced Concept Change (rebroadcast)
In this episode we explore prevalence induced concept change. In a nutshell, when we set out to change the world by redu... Read more
4 Nov 2019
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27mins
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003 - Confabulation
003 - Confabulation
In this episode, we discuss confabulation with neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran, and at the end of the episode we taste ... Read more
28 May 2012
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28mins
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192 - The Dunning-Kruger Effect (rebroadcast)
192 - The Dunning-Kruger Effect (rebroadcast)
In this episode, we explore why we are unaware that we lack the skill to tell how unskilled and unaware we are. The evid... Read more
1 Nov 2020
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56mins
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143 - How to Talk to People About Things
143 - How to Talk to People About Things
In this episode, we sit down with negotiation expert Misha Glouberman who explains how to talk to people about things --... Read more
17 Dec 2018
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1hr 42mins
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061 - Mindfulness - Michael Taft
061 - Mindfulness - Michael Taft
You have the power to wield neuroplasticity to your advantage.Just as you can change your body at the atomic level by li... Read more
22 Oct 2015
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1hr 22mins
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110 - Sleep Deprivation and Bias
110 - Sleep Deprivation and Bias
If you could compare the person you were before you became sleep deprived to the person after, you’d find you’ve definit... Read more
10 Sep 2017
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32mins
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073 - Bayes' Theorem
073 - Bayes' Theorem
We don’t treat all of our beliefs equally.For some, we see them as either true or false, correct or incorrect. For other... Read more
8 Apr 2016
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1hr 28mins
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100 - The Replication Crisis
100 - The Replication Crisis
"Science is wrong about everything, but you can trust it more than anything."That's the assertion of psychologist Brian ... Read more
20 Apr 2017
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49mins
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119 - The Unpersuadables
119 - The Unpersuadables
Our guest for this episode, Will Storr, wrote a book called The Unpersuadables: Adventures with the Enemies of Science. ... Read more
15 Jan 2018
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39mins
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004 - Money
004 - Money
In this episode we speak with Elizabeth Dunn about better spending money to increase happiness. Later, we eat an apple t... Read more
7 Jul 2013
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43mins
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125 - Status Quo Rationalization
125 - Status Quo Rationalization
When faced with an inescapable and unwanted situation, we often rationalize our predicament so as to make it seem less a... Read more
9 Apr 2018
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45mins
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160 - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
160 - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
In Lori Gottlieb's new book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, she opens with a quote from James Baldwin that reads, "No... Read more
12 Aug 2019
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44mins