020 - The Future - James Burke and Matt Novak
If you love educational entertainment – programs about science, nature, history, technology and everything in between – it is a safe bet that the creators of those shows were heavily influenced by the...
17 Mars 20141h 14min
019 - The Placebo Effect - Kristi Erdal
How powerful is the placebo effect? After a good night’s sleep could a scientist convince you that you had tossed and turned, and if so, how would that affect your perceptions and behavior? What if a ...
1 Mars 20141h 10min
018 - Inbetweenisode - The Benjamin Franklin Effect
Benjamin Franklin knew how to deal with haters, and in this episode we learn how he turned his haters into fans with what is now called The Benjamin Franklin Effect. Listen as David McRaney reads an ...
19 Feb 201428min
016 - Conspiracy Theories - Steven Novella and Jesse Walker
Who is pulling the strings? Who is behind the coverup? Who holds the real power, and what do they want? How deep does the conspiracy to control your mind go? In this episode we discuss the history, s...
16 Jan 201458min
015 - Inbetweenisode - Narrative Bias
In this inbetweenisode I read an excerpt from my book, You Are Now Less Dumb, about a strange experiment in Michigan that tested the bounds of the self by throwing three very unusual men into a situat...
8 Jan 201417min
014 - Narratives - Melanie C. Green
In this episode we discuss the power of narratives to affect our beliefs and behaviors with Melanie C. Green, a psychologist who studies the persuasive power of fiction. According to Nielsen, the TV ...
24 Dec 20131h 2min
013 - Technology - Clive Thompson
The very fact that you are reading this sentence, contemplating whether you want to listen to this podcast, means that you are living out a fantasy from a previous generation's cyberpunk novel. Howev...
4 Dec 20131h 11min
012 - Jealousy
Why do human beings experience jealousy, what is its function, and what are the warning signs that signal this powerful emotion may lead to violence? Once reserved for the contemplation of poets and ...
21 Nov 20131h 1min
