Psychology, Behavior & Decision-Making
790: Florence Williams | The Science of Heartbreak
Florence Williams (@flowill) is a journalist and the author of The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, and Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey. What We Discuss with Florence Williams: How “real” is heartbreak? Real enough that our brains react to the emotional pain […]
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789: Chocolate | Skeptical Sunday
Is chocolate your guilty pleasure? Until you listen to this episode, we can almost guarantee you’re not feeling guilty enough about it! But don’t fret, because we’ll also provide resources to help alleviate some of that guilt and allow you to become part of the problem’s solution! Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of […]
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788: His Love Is Bona Fide, Not a Mail-Order Bride | Feedback Friday
If the people back home choose to believe negative stereotypes about your true love from another land and the nature of your relationship, it’s a damn shame — for them. On this Feedback Friday, we’ll delve into why it’s almost always okay to blow off the cockamamie opinions of people who should probably be minding […]
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787: Mitch Lowe | Lessons in Disruption Part Two
Mitch Lowe (@mitch__lowe) is a co-founding executive of Netflix, the former CEO of MoviePass, the former president of Redbox, and the author of Watch and Learn: How I Turned Hollywood Upside Down with Netflix, Redbox, and MoviePass ― Lessons in Disruption. [This is part two of a two-part episode. You can find part one here!] […]
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786: Mitch Lowe | Lessons in Disruption Part One
Mitch Lowe (@mitch__lowe) is a co-founding executive of Netflix, the former CEO of MoviePass, the former president of Redbox, and the author of Watch and Learn: How I Turned Hollywood Upside Down with Netflix, Redbox, and MoviePass ― Lessons in Disruption. [This is part one of a two-part episode. Be on the lookout for part […]
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785: Living with Aplomb in Spite of a Monstrous Mom | Feedback Friday
Your adoptive mom is a narcissistic homophobe whose big concern when you disclosed that you’d been sexually abused by family members was how this would make other people think about her. You’ve since gone on to become an accomplished writer with friends in high places, but your family has always taken your mother’s twisted side […]
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