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Two Guys on Your Head

KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke

Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explain how our brain works.

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7:51

Building Effective Mentorships

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2021/08/06

Mentorships can be helpful if they are set up well. Yet, as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke point out in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, so often they’re not. The post Building Effective Mentorships appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:10

The Psychology of Advice

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2021/07/30

There are a lot of resources and people who offer advice every day, but not all advice is equal. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of giving and taking advice. The post The Psychology of Advice appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:04

The Pandemic and Big Life Changes

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2021/07/23

We’ve all been through a lot during the COVID 19 pandemic, and some of us are deciding to use it as an opportunity to take a leap into the unknown. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, with Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke, we talk about the psychology of making big […] The post The Pandemic and Big Life Changes appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:23

Gestures

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2021/07/16

We express a lot with our gestures, but as Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke discuss in this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, there is a lot more than communication happening when we’re waving our hands or bobbing our heads. The post Gestures appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:37

Vaccinations and Psychology

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2021/07/15

Almost every individual on this planet has been impacted by the COVID 19 pandemic, and with the vaccines for COVID now available many of us are seeing a light at the end of this very long and devastating tunnel. Yet, even though the vaccines are safe and effective some people who have access to them […] The post Vaccinations and Psychology appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:12

Edward Diener

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2021/07/05

Social psychologist Edward Diener, nicknamed Dr. Happiness and known for his pioneering research into what defined contentment, died on April 27 at his home in Salt Lake City. He was 74. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head with Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke we remember the life and work of […] The post Edward Diener appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:53

The Illusion of Explanatory Depth

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2021/06/24

To paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld, there are the known knowns, the known unknowns, and the unknown unknowns; and it’s in the latter that the most cause for concern arises. What we don’t know we don’t know but think we know can be dangerous, and in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. […] The post The Illusion of Explanatory Depth appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:47

The Continued Problem With TED Talks

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2021/06/18

It can be enjoyable, even exciting, and inspiring to watch TED Talks or read self-help books, or even listen to this show. But the truth is, doing these things won’t solve the big problems. Just taking in information cannot feed the world, won’t treat depression, and can’t change behavior; these things take a lot of […] The post The Continued Problem With TED Talks appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:11

Online Shopping

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2021/06/11

What is it about online shopping that makes us feel so good, even when we don’t actually purchase anything? In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke take stock of the psychology behind the online shopping experience. The post Online Shopping appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:56

Confronting Noise and Bias

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2021/06/05

It’s tough to eliminate bias and noise from any decision we make, so how do we deal with all the noise and bias in our life? As Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss in this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, prioritizing what’s most important can help. The post Confronting Noise and Bias appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:47

Noise Vs. Bias

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2021/05/28

There is a lot of talk in our society today about eliminating bias from decision making, but it turns out that even if you could do that there are things influencing your decisions that are still beyond your control. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about […] The post Noise Vs. Bias appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:50

Infant-Directed Speech

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2021/05/21

We may think when we are oohing and aahing at little babies that we are just having fun, but they’re actually learning a lot about language and communication. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of infant-directed speech. The post Infant-Directed Speech appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:47

Money and Happiness (Rebroadcast)

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2021/05/14

The idea that money doesn’t make you happy is easy to get behind if you have it, but if you don’t it’s a hard one to buy into (pun intended). Yet the correlation between money and happiness is more complicated than one might think. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art […] The post Money and Happiness (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:38

Sugar and The Brain (Rebroadcast)

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2021/05/06

Why is it hard to have just one of those delicious slices of pound cake over the holidays? It turns out it has less to do with the creamy butter and more to do with the way our brains react to those white sweet grains of sugar. In this edition of Two Guys on Your […] The post Sugar and The Brain (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:47

Selective Attention

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2021/05/04

We may think that being able to pay attention to two or more things at the same time is a character trait. We say, “so and so is just scatterbrained and can’t focus on more than one thing.” But the truth is none of us can. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. […] The post Selective Attention appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:14

The What The Hell Effect (Rebroadcast)

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2021/04/23

There is an observation in psychology that looks at how people behave when they have not lived up to the expectations they set for themselves; the “What The Hell Effect.” In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke talk about, not only what it is, but why it is. The post The What The Hell Effect (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:14

Memory, Trauma, and Treating PTSD (Rebroadcast)

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2021/04/23

We may underestimate the role that our emotions of an event play in our memory of that event. But it turns out there are ways to manipulate those memories and separate the emotion out; even from Flashbulb memories. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke talk […] The post Memory, Trauma, and Treating PTSD (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:59

The Midlife Crisis

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2021/04/08

We’ve all heard of it, but what is it? On this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of the midlife crisis. The post The Midlife Crisis appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:13

The Slippery Slope

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2021/04/03

We may use the saying, “it’s a slippery slope,” without knowing the full psychological dimensions of it. That’s why in this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, we asked Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke to explore what the saying actually entails. The post The Slippery Slope appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:10

Embodied Empathy

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2021/03/25

You’ve heard the saying, “walk a mile in someone else’s shoes.” But does that literally mean you have to put yourself in someone’s position in order to understand where they are coming from? As Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, according to a […] The post Embodied Empathy appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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