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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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8:03

Interviewing For a Job (Rebroadcast)

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2021/03/19

From a Views and Brews recorded live at the Cactus Cafe in 2019, KUT’s Rebecca McInroy talks with Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke about the psychology behind how to interviewing for a job. The post Interviewing For a Job (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:15

Talking With Your Kids About Difficult Subjects

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2021/03/16

It can be hard to talk with kids about tough things; a death or sickness in the family, the loss of a job, mental illness, the list goes on. But as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, learning strategies for opening up conversations is better […] The post Talking With Your Kids About Difficult Subjects appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:08

Selfishness

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2021/03/06

Selfishness gets a bad rap, but as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, taking time for yourself is a necessity. The post Selfishness appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:08

Group Attention and Confidence

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2021/03/01

Holding the attention of a group isn’t easy, but as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, a little confidence can go a long way. The post Group Attention and Confidence appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:05

Disasters and Preparedness

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2021/02/19

When it comes to disasters and preparing for them there is a lot we might not consider. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of being in the midst of catastrophe (in this case a very cold one) and how to mentally focus in […] The post Disasters and Preparedness appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:09

The Sh*t Sandwich

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2021/01/28

You may think that bookending a critique in two compliments is a good strategy, but it turns out it has unintended negative consequences. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of the “sh*t sandwich.” The post The Sh*t Sandwich appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:56

Loyalty and Dissent

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2021/01/22

Loyalty is an interesting and elusive concept. As much as we may profess our loyalty to a certain organization, institution, person, belief system, etc. if that bond–as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, –is only as strong as your last dissenting act, it may be time […] The post Loyalty and Dissent appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:53

Biography

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2021/01/15

We may think we understand history from the classes we took in school. Yet, there is so much more to the events and the players than we memorized in class. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about how biographies add a missing dimension to the psychology of […] The post Biography appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:05

Playing and Losing By The Rules

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2021/01/10

It can be hard to lose, and at times, to play by the rules, but as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, politics is more than just a game. The post Playing and Losing By The Rules appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:47

The New Year

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2021/01/04

There are a lot of hopes riding on 2021, and those hopes have a lot to do with why categorization is so important. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of “The New Year.” The post The New Year appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:32

Numbers

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2021/01/04

We may take for granted our ability to count, but as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye! The post Numbers appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:50

The Principle of Contrast

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2020/12/07

When we have two things that are very similar to each other we might wonder, why do we have two when they seem to be the same? Turns out this is important for many reasons. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the principle of […] The post The Principle of Contrast appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:08

Virtual Holidays

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2020/11/26

This year’s holidays might look a lot different for many of us due to the pandemic and social distancing, but they don’t have to be all bad. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology of virtual holidays. The post Virtual Holidays appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:58

Perceptual Acuity

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2020/11/21

Developing new skills is about a lot more than practice. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the importance of building perceptual acuity. The post Perceptual Acuity appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:04

Perception and Affordance

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2020/11/14

When we see something, like a chair, we are not only seeing the chair but our brains are also making calculations as to what that chair can afford us; give us a place to sit perhaps. It turns out that we are making those types of calculations all the time. In fact, the relationships change […] The post Perception and Affordance appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:59

Defensive Pessimism

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2020/11/08

We might consider pessimism to be a negative attribute, but it turns out that sometimes pessimism can give us the energy we need we need in order to help us to accomplish our goals. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about defensive pessimism. The post Defensive Pessimism appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:53

Rewarding Mediocrity (Rebroadcast)

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2020/11/06

The ups and downs of rewards that praise participation in this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, with Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke. The post Rewarding Mediocrity (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:06

Failure (Rebroadcast)

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2020/10/25

Failure is a word that carries a lot of baggage, arousing emotional responses that we’d usually rather avoid. But what about success? Why does the thought of success conjure images and feelings of comfort and satisfaction? This week, Two Guys on Your Head‘s Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke examine how the heights of success and […] The post Failure (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:06

David Alvarez Retires

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2020/10/16

The stalwart engineer for Two Guys on Your Head, David Alvarez is throwing in the towel and turning his attention to the finer things in life. David has worked at KUT since 1982 and has been the engineer for Two Guys since our first recording back in 2013. In this edition of the show Dr. Art Markman, Dr. […] The post David Alvarez Retires appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:57

The Myth of Happiness

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2020/10/09

And they lived happily ever after, isn’t just a cliched ending, it’s psychologically destructive. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the myth of happiness. The post The Myth of Happiness appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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