Psychology, Behavior & Decision-Making
1334: Justin Garcia | Why We Live, Cheat, Break, and Die for Love
Dr. Justin Garcia explains why heartbreak mirrors cocaine withdrawal, why dating apps backfire, and what humans actually hunger for beneath the swiping. What We Discuss with Justin Garcia: Humans evolved with two parallel drives that don’t always cooperate: pair bonding (social monogamy) and sexual variety. Only 3 to 5% of mammals form true pair bonds, […]
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1332: Screen Time | Skeptical Sunday
Screens are rewiring teen brains and torching their happiness. Michael Regilio cuts through the glare to explain what’s really at stake on Skeptical Sunday! Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common […]
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1330: Javier Leiva | Why We Obey: From Prank Calls to Fake Badges
Fake cops, fake ICE agents, and prank callers are turning ordinary people into accomplices. Javier Leiva joins us to examine the psychology of obedience. What We Discuss with Javier Leiva: How a stranger with a phone, a fake title, and the magic phrase “this is part of an investigation” can hijack ordinary people’s judgment and […]
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1329: Psychic Detectives | Skeptical Sunday
Psychics keep wedging themselves into police cases — and grieving families pay the price. Nick Pell explains the grift on Skeptical Sunday! Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. This […]
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1327: Eric Zimmer | Making Small Changes for a More Meaningful Life
A little of something beats a lot of nothing every single time. How a Little Becomes a Lot author Eric Zimmer explains the math of meaningful change. What We Discuss with Eric Zimmer: Real change isn’t the cinematic rock-bottom epiphany we love to romanticize — it’s the thousands of unglamorous, repeated micro-decisions that follow it. […]
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1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty
Why does not knowing feel worse than bad news? How to Not Know author Simone Stolzoff shows us how to make uncertainty work for us, not against us. What We Discuss with Simone Stolzoff: Certainty feels like wisdom but often isn’t — Phil Tetlock found the average expert predicting the future is about as accurate as […]
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