Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchExplanations for those 3 famous UFO videos from 2017
Episode 166
Brian Dunning, creator of the podcast Skeptoid, made a documentary that brings a skeptical, analytical eye to the recent UFO craze – including those …
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Reading faces: A dumb 1960s book on reading physical facial traits
Episode 165
I thought it'd be interesting to read a very dumb book from 1969 called "Face Reading: A Guide to How the Human Face Reveals Personality, Sexuality, …
1 year ago
I interrogate an 8-year-old about her belief in Santa, Easter Bunny, and more
Episode 164
I ruthlessly interrogate an 8-year-old about her belief in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and other magical creatures.
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1 year ago
To avoid destruction, we must recognize we're in a self-reinforcing cycle of conflict
Episode 163
A piece I wrote for my Defusing American Anger Substack (learn more at american-anger.com) about the psychological aspects of how toxic conflict grow…
1 year, 1 month ago
Many take Trump's words out of context: How this relates to toxic polarization
Episode 162
In a recent Fox News interview, Trump was asked whether he thought there would be chaos and violence if he won the election, and his response include…
1 year, 2 months ago
Analyzing behavior of Peter Todd, who's accused of being Bitcoin's creator | Jeremy Clark
Episode 161
In the documentary Money Electric, filmmaker Cullen Hoback put forth the theory that developer Peter Todd was Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creato…
1 year, 2 months ago
Scammer on Nextdoor gets my personal info: Tips for spotting online marketplace scam tells
Episode 160
On the Nextdoor app, a fake account succeeded in getting some personal info from me before I realized they were a scammer. I discuss how that scam we…
1 year, 2 months ago
What’s the problem with the Myers-Briggs personality test?, with Randy Stein
Episode 159
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality test is used by many organizations and consultants, but it's been criticized by many as pseudo-sci…
1 year, 3 months ago
Some useful and reliable poker tells: A talk with Zach Elwood
Episode 158
This episode includes part of a poker tells webinar that I, Zach Elwood, did with Terry Wood, owner of PokerRailbird.com. I'm the author of three res…
1 year, 3 months ago
Chase Hughes, NLP, & hypnosis: Putting a top-secret military spin on old NLP ideas
Episode 157
This is my third episode about Chase Hughes, the self-titled “#1 expert in behavior and influence.” My first episode about him examined his early dec…
1 year, 3 months ago