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209 - Masks (rebroadcast)
In this episode of the You Are Not So Smart Podcast, we sit down with four experts on human behavior to try and understand how wearing masks, during …
4 years, 10 months ago
208 - The Extended Mind - Annie Murphy Paul
In this episode we sit down with Annie Murphy Paul, the acclaimed science writer, whose new book, The Extended Mind is all about how the brain is par…
4 years, 10 months ago
207 - A Slight Change of Plans - Maya Shankar
A few weeks ago, Maya Shankar and her team reached out to me noting their new show, A Slight Change of Plans, which explores how various fascinating …
4 years, 11 months ago
206 - Narcissism
In this episode we explore what narcissism is and what is most-definitely is not. You will learn is that narcissists are not psychopaths, and vice-ve…
4 years, 11 months ago
205 - Unfollow - Megan Phelps-Roper
In this episode we sit down with Megan Phelps-Roper, the author of Unfollow, a memoir of her time in Westboro Baptist Church, and an exploration what…
5 years ago
204 - On Being Certain - Robert Burton
In this episode, we sit down with neurologist Robert Burton, author of On Being Certain, a book that fundamentally changed the way I think about what…
5 years ago
203 - Transcend - Scott Barry Kaufman
In this episode we sit down with Scott Barry Kaufman, one of the most-influential and prolific psychologists working today, to discuss his new book, …
5 years, 1 month ago
202 - Desirability Bias (rebroadcast)
Confirmation bias is our tendency to seek evidence that supports our beliefs and confirms our assumptions when we could just as well seek disconfirma…
5 years, 1 month ago
201 - Good Dog - Kate Leaver
In this episode we sit down with journalist and author Kate Leaver to explore her new book, Good Dog, which covers "the science and history of our ex…
5 years, 2 months ago
200 - Socks and Crocs (rebroadcast)
When facing a novel and uncertain situation, the brain secretly disambiguates the ambiguous without letting you know it was ever uncertain in the fir…
5 years, 2 months ago