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160 - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
In Lori Gottlieb's new book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, she opens with a quote from James Baldwin that reads, "Nothing is more desirable than …
7 years, 2 months ago
159 - Uncivil Agreement (rebroadcast)
In this episode, we welcome Lilliana Mason on the program to discuss her new book, Uncivil Agreement, which focuses on the idea: “Our conflicts are o…
7 years, 2 months ago
158 - The AB Effect
So, you might think that, in general, as an idea, as a practice, the A/B test would be beloved, supported, and encouraged as a way to test out polici…
7 years, 3 months ago
157 - Pluralistic Ignorance
There are several ways to define pluralistic ignorance, and that’s because it’s kind of a brain twister when you try to put it into words. On certain…
7 years, 3 months ago
156 - Selfie (rebroadcast)
In this episode, we sit down with author Will Storr to talk about his new book -- Selfie: How We Became so Self-Obsessed, and What it is Doing to Us.…
7 years, 4 months ago
155 - Live in New York - Post Truth
You Are Not So Smart, live in New York, at The Bell House, in Brooklyn -- David McRaney and three experts and a bunch of YANSS fans got together for …
7 years, 4 months ago
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 …
7 years, 5 months ago
153 - Happy Brain (rebroadcast)
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What makes you happy? As in, what generates happiness inside the squishy bits t…
7 years, 5 months ago
152 - Status Quo Rationalization (rebroadcast)
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When faced with an inescapable and unwant…
7 years, 6 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…
7 years, 6 months ago