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Back to SearchWhy we freak out when the world stops making sense | with Stephen Heine
Episode 177
Why do we feel so unsettled and agitated when the world doesn’t make sense? In this episode, I talk with psychologist Steven Heine about his Meaning Maintenance Model — a theory that explains how we …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
How blockchain tech could revolutionize journalism and reduce polarization
Episode 176
Can blockchain tech reinvent journalism—and reduce toxic political polarization in the process? In this episode, Zachary Elwood talks with Don Templeman, founder of Aemula, a radically new kind of ne…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Can eye direction reveal lies? Or is that behavior bullshit? A talk with Tim Levine
Episode 175
Maybe you’ve heard that you can get clues about whether someone is lying by what direction they look when they talk. The most common form of this idea is that if someone is looking up and to their le…
Published on 4 months ago
Why some see liberals as the undemocratic ones: A talk about democracy and polarization with Elizabeth Doll
Episode 174
Many Americans think Trump is harming democracy; they see him as acting undemocratically in various ways. At the same time, Republicans and Trump supporters can view Democrats/liberals as themselves …
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
On hypnosis and mind control: separating fact from fiction | with Martin S. Taylor
Episode 173
A talk about hypnosis and mind control with Martin S. Taylor, a well known British hypnotist (hypnotism.co.uk). Martin is known for his stage hypnosis act but also for educating people about hypnosis…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
What happened to Keith Olbermann? A review of his insulting and incendiary behaviors
Episode 172
In March of 2024, the newsman and sports commentator Keith Olbermann tweeted that the “Supreme Court had betrayed democracy” and called for it to be “dissolved.” This was the second time he’d called …
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Mirror selfies, duck faces, and party pics: On signals we send with dating app profiles
Episode 171
I talk to Dr. Jess Snitko, who has researched online dating and other online communication, about the signals and messages we send, intentionally and unintentionally, with dating app profiles and pic…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
His kneecaps were ruptured due to a healthcare miscommunication. So he did something about it.
Episode 171
Cheo Rose-Washington had an accident that ruptured his knee cap tendons. Then a medical miscommunication between healthcare providers led to him rupturing those same tendons again! That experience le…
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Is the left-right spectrum an illusion that harms us? A talk with Hyrum Lewis
Episode 170
What if I told you the left-right political spectrum was an illusion? What if I told you there is no “left” or “right”? My guest is Hyrum Lewis, co-author of The Myth of Left and Right: How the Polit…
Published on 8 months ago
Does Trader Joe's pressure its employees to talk to customers?
Episode 169
Every time I go in Trader Joe's, the checkout person asks me a question of some sort. I used to think everyone there was just happy and friendly, but then I heard reports that it was more of a rule o…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago