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Primal Dating: What Modern Romance Gets Wrong | Tim Ash
Episode 537
Dating in 2026 feels broken. The apps promise infinite choice, rom-coms on our screens promise “the one”, and yet frustration, ghosting, and mismatc…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Throwback Thursday: The Myth of the "Relationship Spark" | Logan Ury
Episode 536
Love is in the air this Valentine's Day...or is that science? Today, we're throwing it back to 2021, when we had the privilege of chatting with Logan…
2 months ago
What Dating Apps Miss About Attraction | Paul Eastwick
Episode 535
You think you know what you want in a partner, but behavioral science says attraction doesn’t work that way. Relationship scientist Paul Eastwick bre…
2 months ago
How Small Phrases Make Big Impacts | James Geary
Episode 533
Why do certain phrases stay with us for life? In this episode, were joined by James Geary, author of The World in a Phrase, to explore how aphorisms …
2 months, 1 week ago
Finding Common Ground: A Conversation About Minneapolis
Episode 534
This Grooving Session feels personal for us. We’re combining our own experiences with behavioral science to explore why civil discourse seems so frag…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Rational People Make Irrational Choices | Alex Imas
Episode 532
Why do smart people keep making predictably bad decisions? Behavioral economist Alex Imas joins us to unpack The Winner’s Curse, loss aversion, and t…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
January Blues? How to Rest, Reflect, and Restart
Episode 531
January often feels like a letdown instead of a fresh start. In this episode, we explain the behavioral science behind the January slump, why motivat…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why We Get Bored | Erin Westgate
Episode 529
Boredom feels unpleasant, but that may be the point. Psychologist Dr. Erin Westgate joins us to explain why boredom is a signal rather than a flaw, h…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Throwback Thursday: The Surprising Power of One Word | Jonah Berger
Episode 530
It’s Throwback Thursday at Behavioral Grooves, and we’re revisiting one of our favorite conversations with bestselling author Jonah Berger on the sur…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
The Productivity Myth That’s Burning You Out | Natalie Nixon, PhD
Episode 528
What if the key to better work isn’t doing more, but moving more, resting better, and thinking differently? Dr. Natalie Nixon joins us to unpack her …
3 months ago