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You Are Not So Smart

You Are Not So Smart is a show about psychology that celebrates science and self delusion. In each episode, we explore what we've learned so far about reasoning, biases, judgments, and decision-making... Read more

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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

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

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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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

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

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

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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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

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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