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Back to SearchCan 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 7 months, 1 week 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 8 months, 3 weeks 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 9 months, 1 week 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 10 months, 3 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 11 months 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 11 months, 1 week 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 11 months, 2 weeks 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 11 months, 2 weeks ago
The charlatan Chase Hughes promoted by popular shows “Diary of a CEO," Patrick Bet-David, more
Episode 168
The fraud Chase Hughes, whose major lies and unethical behaviors I’ve examined in past episodes, continues to succeed in getting popular podcasts with large audiences to interview him. Chase recently…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
The polarization of Elon Musk: His high-contempt approach to political disagreement
Episode 167
In June of 2024, I got an op-ed published in TheHill.com about Elon Musk's polarization -- specifically his affective polarization, which refers to how people perceive and treat their political oppon…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago