Join me in exploring the relationship between our brains and our experiences by tackling unusual questions that help us better understand our lives and our realities - on this exciting new podcast!
Corey Allen talks about why people often choose to not do things they know they should do to impress people they don't even like.
This podcast episode discusses conditioned place aversion, where animals avoid a location where they previously experienced a negative stimulus, and conditioned place preference, where animals are drawn to a location where they previously received a reward or positive stimulus. The episode also explores techniques for accelerating repetition-based learning to improve the learning curve.
The more someone has achieved, the more attractive they become in the eyes of other people.
In this transcript snippet, the speaker expresses their thoughts about someone else's behavior possibly being influenced by their difficult childhood with their mom.
This podcast discusses the disturbing details of serial killers and their psychological profiles, including questions about how they became killers, who they target, and why.
This TED Talk discusses the reasons behind why people are drawn to acts of wrongdoing following a lapse in judgment, exploring key lessons learnt over years of research. With reference to St. Augustine's Confessions, the speaker reveals insights from his “perversity project,” in which people shared stories of perverse behaviors.
The speaker discusses how memories can be unreliable and subject to distortion over time.
The speaker shares their interpretation of a Rorschach inkblot test, suggesting that they immediately associate the image with the concept of semen.
The things we believe to be hardwired in our brains may actually just be learned behaviors that are easy to pick up. This includes beliefs about religion and concepts like immortality that we may construct to ease our minds.
Contrary to popular belief, dominance is not the only path to alpha status. Other traits that contribute to group success and effective leadership can also lead to alpha status.
High school math encourages us to believe that there's a single optimal answer, but sometimes the opposite of a good idea is another good idea. We can learn from the examples of nutritionally complete but bad-tasting bars and the strategy of wearing chinos to work on Fridays to reduce laundry costs.
A discussion about the psychology behind confessions and how evidence plays a crucial role in determining a suspect's guilt or innocence.
This podcast episode discusses the significance of understanding an individual's upbringing in order to contextualize their behavior and reactions. The resilience of Michael Jordan is also used as an example.
Psychologists use in moment experiencing self ratings to understand how people feel in a particular moment. Additionally, two remembering self ratings are used to measure overall satisfaction with an experience.
Marc Champagne, co-founder of the company KYŌ, talks about the importance of self-talk, including how he created a personal contract with himself and the evidence he found to reinforce it.
The concept of loss aversion suggests that people are more concerned with avoiding loss than achieving success. Studies have shown that the ratio of how much we value loss versus gain is about two to one.
The desire to fight and display masculinity is a biological instinct for many men. This instinct is often associated with psychological and physiological factors that define the male experience.
The struggle of a defendant to clear their name in front of a jury and the impact of public opinion, proven by studies and expert opinions from psychologists, on their chances of succeeding is discussed in detail on this podcast.
A discussion about the anxiety that comes with realizing you have similar flaws and traits to your parents.
A soldier reflects on the difficulty of killing civilians during war, particularly when the enemy uses them as human shields, and how it can break down psychological defenses and cause lasting trauma.
The podcast discusses an interview with a psychological legend who was viewed as a crank and dark. The guest speaker shares their insight on how the interview impacted their view of this individual.
Female serial killers tend to have a specific reason behind their murders while male serial killers tend to kill at random. Women are inclined to kill to survive, whereas men tend to kill in order to be heard.
Highly warm people who desperately want to be liked are more prone to using uptalk, a rising inflection at the end of a sentence that makes it sound like a question. This speech pattern can affect your confidence, performance in interviews, and how you are perceived by others.
This podcast episode explores stories of resilience and the excavation of family secrets, discussing big life changes and transitions people experience in their 20s and what they mean for their psychology.
The human mind tends to remember negative experiences more strongly than positive ones due to a shift in attention as we age. Even though very young infants initially pay greater attention to positive facial expressions and tone of voice, this changes as they near the age of 1.
The modulation of psychological and psychiatric disorders and conditions can be addressed through various practices such as breath, meditation, diet, and sleep rather than solely relying on medication. While traditional SSRIs work for some, there are multiple medications that can metabolically work differently and provide alternatives for those who thought medication would never be effective.
The podcast discusses the unsettling nature of the mind of a serial killer and the allure of trying to understand the behavior of such individuals.
The podcast host shares their in-depth thoughts and analysis on the movie "Phantom Thread," highlighting the thoroughly investigated psychological layers of the male-female dynamic depicted in the film.
The speaker speculates on how an infamous criminal may have developed her obsession with babies and whether it was due to abuse or societal attitudes towards infants during her upbringing.
The desire for validation is a natural human instinct, but social media has amplified this need and made it easier to seek approval from others. This can lead to a cycle of seeking external validation and feeling insecure without it.
The withholding of love can drive people to pursue power as a means of feeling safe, and for those who don't thrive in reactivity, it can be difficult to understand. The characterization of Shiv in this season of Succession explores the complex intersection of a woman's power and disempowerment in the face of scandal.
The podcast explores various forms of gossip and why we engage in it, including positive gossip, and how our perception of gossip can be influenced by our reputation.
Podcast hosts discuss what motivates people to choose honesty over fraud, even in situations where they could easily run away with large amounts of money. Slow eye contact is noted as a sign of mutual understanding during the conversation.
