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154 - The Marshmallow Replication (rebroadcast)
The marshmallow test is one of the most well-known studies in all of psychology, but a new replication suggests we've been learning the wrong lesson …
6 years, 9 months ago
153 - Happy Brain (rebroadcast)
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What makes you happy? As in, what generates happiness inside the squishy bits t…
6 years, 9 months ago
152 - Status Quo Rationalization (rebroadcast)
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When faced with an inescapable and unwant…
6 years, 10 months ago
151 - Behind the Curve
In this episode we sit down with the director and producers of the documentary film, Behind the Curve, an exploration of motivated reasoning and cons…
6 years, 10 months ago
150 - Belief Change Blindness (rebroadcast)
When was the last time you changed your mind? Are you sure?
In this episode we explore new research that suggests for the majority of the mind change …
6 years, 11 months ago
149 - Bad Advice
In this episode, we sit down with vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit to discuss his new book, Bad Advice or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Ar…
6 years, 11 months ago
148 - Rule Makers, Rule Breakers
In this episode, we sit down with psychologist Michele Gelfand and discuss her new book: Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wir…
7 years ago
147 - The Replication Crisis (rebroadcast)
"Science is wrong about everything, but you can trust it more than anything."
That's the assertion of psychologist Brian Nosek, director of the Center…
7 years ago
146 - Tribal Psychology (rebroadcast)
The evidence is clear that humans value being good members of their tribes much more than they value being correct. We will choose to be wrong if it …
7 years, 1 month ago
145 - Team Human
In this episode of the You Are Not So Smart Podcast we sit down with one of the original cyberpunks, the famed journalist, documentarian, media theor…
7 years, 1 month ago