032 - Ego Depletion

032 - Ego Depletion

Many see willpower as something you develop like a muscle, something you can strengthen through practice and mental exercise, but the latest research suggests willpower runs on an internal battery, one that can be drained after heavy use, but recharges after rest and reward. Once you've used it up, you much recharge it or else you'll be unable to keep your hand out of the cookie jar. Speaking of cookies...we also explore in this episode how psychologists have used cookies in novel ways to uncover the secrets of our minds.

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191 - Livewired - David Eagleman

191 - Livewired - David Eagleman

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190 - Learned Helplessness (rebroadcast)

190 - Learned Helplessness (rebroadcast)

Stuck in a bad situation, even when the prison doors are left wide open, we sometimes refuse to attempt escape. Why is that? In this episode learn all about the strange phenomenon of learned helplessn...

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189 - The Vaccine

189 - The Vaccine

In this giant episode, experts on vaccines, epidemiology, psychology, and science communication explain how we created so much confusion about COVID-19, and how we can avoid doing it again when a vacc...

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188 - The Happiness Lab - Laurie Santos (rebroadcast)

188 - The Happiness Lab - Laurie Santos (rebroadcast)

In this episode, we welcome Yale psychologist Laurie Santos who discusses her new podcast, The Happiness Lab which explores how wrong and misguided we can be when we pursue the things we think will ma...

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187 - Bad Habits - Jud Brewer (rebroadcast)

187 - Bad Habits - Jud Brewer (rebroadcast)

In this episode, Dr. Jud Brewer, a neuroscientist and addiction psychiatrist, discusses bad habits and how to change them. He is the author of The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love ...

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186 - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb (rebroadcast)

186 - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb (rebroadcast)

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 to be released from an affliction, but nothing is m...

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185 - Masks

185 - Masks

In this episode we explore the psychology behind why some people don't want to wear masks, why they get angry at the idea, and why they sometimes take to the streets and city council meetings to voice...

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184 - The Blind Spots Between Us - Gleb Tsipursky

184 - The Blind Spots Between Us - Gleb Tsipursky

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