Can You Trust Your Gut Instinct? | Pt 1
Should you always trust your gut instinct? In Part 1, Dr Alex George and research scientist Dr Kathryn Bates explore the neuroscience of intuition, why it can be accurate, why it can also fail, and ho...
30 Elo 22min
Can Rejection Actually Make You More Creative? | Pt 3
Can rejection actually make you more creative? In Part 3, Dr Alex George and research scientist Dr Kathryn Bates put some surprising claims about rejection to the test in Myth, Fact and It's Complicat...
25 Elo 14min
How Do You Stop Taking Rejection Personally? | Pt 2
Can you actually become less sensitive to rejection? In Part 2, Dr Alex George and research scientist Dr Kathryn Bates tackle a listener’s dilemma about internalising failure and avoiding conflict, an...
24 Elo 17min
Why Does Rejection Feel Physically Painful? | Pt 1
Why does rejection hurt so much, and why do some people feel it far more intensely than others? Paris Hilton has described Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria as “like a demon in your mind” but what actuall...
23 Elo 26min
Can Hypnosis Unlock Repressed Memories? | Pt 3
Does stress help you remember things better? Does alcohol erase your memories? And can hypnosis actually unlock memories you’ve buried?In Part 3, Dr Alex George and research scientist Dr Kathryn Bates...
18 Elo 18min
Photographic Memory Isn't Real: Here's the Science | Pt 2
A listener asks: do some people really have a photographic memory, or is something else going on? In Part 2, Dr Alex George and research scientist Dr Kathryn Bates explore the science behind extraordi...
17 Elo 17min
Why Can't I Remember My Childhood, But My Sibling Can? | Pt 1
Why do some people have vivid memories from early childhood while others have almost none, and does that mean they have a better memory?In Part 1, Dr Alex George and research scientist Dr Kathryn Bate...
16 Elo 27min
Are Gratitude Journals and Your Mindset Just Manifestation Rebranded? | Pt 3
Social media claims your brain is wired to help you manifest. Gratitude journals and positive mindsets are often presented as the science-backed alternative to vision boards, but is any of it actually...
11 Elo 29min
