Modern Wisdom25 Syys 2021

#376 - Beau Lotto - The Neuroscience Of Awe, Distraction and Anxiety

Beau Lotto is is a professor of Neuroscience at the University of London and an author. Beau is the founder of the Lab Of Misfits which he describes as "lunatic fringe neuroscience". He's created nightclubs in his lab where every action people take is measured, he's locked people in dark rooms and waited to see what happens and he's got actors to have a fit on the floor to observe how people respond. Expect to learn the neuroscience of why awe makes us feel so connected to the world around us, how donating a lot of money to charity can turn off that girl you're trying to impress, why unanswered questions cause so much anxiety, how distraction occurs in our brains and much more... Sponsors: Get perfect teeth 70% cheaper than other invisible aligners from DW Aligners at http://dwaligners.co.uk/modernwisdom Get 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at https://puresportcbd.com/modernwisdom (use code: MW20) Extra Stuff: Follow Beau on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/beaulotto/ Buy Beau's book - https://amzn.to/3zvYISb Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Why Don’t You Have Sex With Your Sister? - Dr Debra Lieberman - #1041

Dr. Debra Lieberman is an evolutionary psychologist, professor, and researcher. Why don’t we feel sexual attraction toward our siblings or close family? Evolution seems to have hard-wired the brain t...

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4M Subscriber Q&A - #1040

I hit 4 million Subscribers on YouTube!! To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, X, and Instagram, so here’s another 90ish minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. Expect to lea...

1 Tammi 1h 30min

Why Successful Men Always Self-Destruct - Connor Beaton - 1039

Connor Beaton is a men’s life coach, founder of ManTalks and an author focusing on men’s wellness and personal growth. Why do so many men struggle with their own inner world? Many grow up believing t...

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The Environmental Toxins Killing Your Health - Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - #1038

Dr Gabrielle Lyon is a functional medicine physician and Founder of the Institute of Muscle-Centric Medicine. The most overlooked aspect of health optimisation might be hiding in plain sight. Your en...

27 Joulu 20251h 13min

Life Hacks: A Christmas Special (2025) - #1037

I'm back on my old couch in Newcastle upon Tyne, with Jonny, a virtual Yusef & George to catch up on what they've learned this year, what their best hacks were, and their reflections on 2025. Timest...

25 Joulu 20252h 10min

The Best Moments of Modern Wisdom (2025) - #1036

2025 is nearly over, so I decided to put together a compilation of some of my favourite moments from the show over the last year. It was going to be a top 20, but I couldn't choose, so it's 23. Expec...

22 Joulu 20253h 15min

How to Engineer a Life You Love - Mark Rober - #1035

Mark Rober is an engineer, science communicator, and YouTuber known for viral experiments and STEM education. Expect to learn what it was like to wor on the Mars Rover for NASA, how NASA rewired the ...

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23 Lessons from 2025 - #1034

It’s the end of 2025 and to celebrate I thought I’d run through some of the best lessons I’ve picked up over the last 12 months. This year has had over 10,000 minutes of episodes produced so there wa...

18 Joulu 20251h 25min