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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

The Word Love

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2025/02/14

Our producer, Rebecca McInroy, spent a lot of time in Greece as an undergraduate studying and living there; she adores the country and the language. On one of her first trips there, a Greek man accused her of being from a country of “barbarians” because in the English language, there is only one word for […]The post The Word Love appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:49

Disappointment: Trauma and Expectations

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2025/02/07

Disappointment is unpleasant, and many times, when we’ve experienced past disappointments, we adjust our expectations so we don’t have to go through that again. Still, sometimes, that isn’t the best way to navigate our emotional lives. In the third and final episode of our series on the psychology of disappointment, Two Guys on Your Head, Art […] The post Disappointment: Trauma and Expectations appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:54

Disappointment: Discipline

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2025/01/31

Disappointment is unpleasant, but we rarely take the time to reflect on the social dimensions of the feeling. In the second episode of our series on the psychology of disappointment, Two Guys on Your Head, Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy talk about the role of disappointment as discipline.The post Disappointment: Discipline appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:35

Dissapointment: Expectations

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2025/01/24

Feeling disappointment is not pleasant, but rarely do we take the time to reflect on how re-calibrating our expectations can help us navigate disappointment more constructively. In the first episode of our series on the psychology of disappointment, Two Guys on Your Head, Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy talk about the role of expectations.The post Dissapointment: Expectations appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:35

Planning

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2025/01/17

It’s the start of the new year, and for many of us, it’s a time to plan projects and events or set goals. However, even with the best-laid plans, why do we have difficulty accomplishing all we set out to do or feel a sense of relief rather than joy when we complete big tasks? […]The post Planning appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:06

The Psychology of The Artifical

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2025/01/10

*This episode contains artificially generated audio content. As humans, understanding what is “real” vs. what is “artificial” is something we are continuously coming to terms with. Feeling duped by something you thought was something else can be disconcerting. As part of The University of Texas Year of AI, Two Guys on Your Head, Art Markman, Bob Duke, […]The post The Psychology of The Artifical appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:42

Explaining Intuition

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2025/01/03

When we see experts in action, there can be something mysterious about how they work; they seem to just “know” what to do. That process of knowing is no accident, but trying to explain that process is almost impossible. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy discuss the psychology of explaining […]The post Explaining Intuition appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:35

Educating Intuition

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2024/12/27

When we see true experts in action, there can be something mysterious about how they work; they seem to just “know” what to do. That process of knowing is no accident. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy talk about the psychology of educating intuition.The post Educating Intuition appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:03

Critical Thinking: Emotions

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2024/12/20

We often hear the term “critical thinking” but may take for granted that we don’t think critically about what it means. In this fourth and final episode of our series on critical thinking, Two Guys on Your Head, Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy explore the psychology of emotions.The post Critical Thinking: Emotions appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:59

Critical Thinking: What is it? What isn’t it?

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2024/12/13

We often hear the term “critical thinking” but may take for granted that we don’t think critically about what it means. In this third episode of our five-part series on critical thinking, Two Guys on Your Head, Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy explore what critical thinking is and what it isn’t.The post Critical Thinking: What is it? What isn’t it? appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:37

Critical Thinking: Expertise

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2024/12/06

We hear the term “critical thinking” often but may take for granted that we don’t think very critically about what it means. In this second episode of our series on critical thinking, Two Guys on Your Head, Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy talk about the role of expertise. The post Critical Thinking: Expertise appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:51

Critical Thinking: The Foundation

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2024/11/29

We hear the term “critical thinking” often but may take for granted that we don’t think very critically about what it means. With this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy begin a series on the psychology of critical thinking by talking about what it takes to get started.The post Critical Thinking: The Foundation appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:51

The Critic

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2024/11/22

When looking for a good restaurant or trying to figure out what film to watch or book to read, a good critic can be very useful. However, distinguishing between a critic and an influencer can be tricky. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy talk about the psychology of the critic.The post The Critic appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:35

Social Decision-Making

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2024/11/15

From a very early age, we learn to take cues from our environment as to how we should feel about things; we look to our parents to give us a sense of safety, and we laugh when others laugh. However, in our society today, with everything from laugh tracks to bot-generated likes, assessing the validity […] The post Social Decision-Making appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:53

The Psychology of Uncertainty (Rebroadcast)

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2024/11/08

When we’re anxious, we have a heightened awareness of negative things in our environment. In contrast, we tend to notice more desirable things when excited. Coupled with the media landscape today, it’s easy to see how emotions can spiral every time you look at your phone. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, […]The post The Psychology of Uncertainty (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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8:08

Media and Trust

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2024/11/02

We evolved to learn how to trust people, but we didn’t evolve in an environment with the Internet and AI, which means that it can be difficult for us to discern fact from fiction quickly. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy talk about what this […] The post Media and Trust appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:58

Assessing Risk

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2024/10/25

We’re not great at assessing risk, especially using ratios and percentages, but as Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy ask in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, does it matter?The post Assessing Risk appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:38

Base Rate Neglect

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2024/10/18

Often, when we hear warning reports associated with certain foods or behaviors, we think we understand what is good or bad for us. However, as Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy discuss in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, base rate neglect, we don’t have a clear understanding of what that means.The post Base Rate Neglect appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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7:53

Time: Audience Q&A

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2024/10/11

The Texas Science & Natural History Museum hosted a live taping of Two Guys on Your Head, with the whole Two Guys team, Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy, to discuss the Psychology of Time. It was a wonderful conversation! In this fourth and final installment of the series, we take questions from the […]The post Time: Audience Q&A appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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Time: Art and Pain

Two Guys on Your Head ·

2024/10/04

The Texas Science & Natural History Museum hosted a live taping of Two Guys on Your Head, with the whole Two Guys team, Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy, to discuss the Psychology of Time. It was a wonderful conversation, and for the next few episodes, we’re bringing you bits and pieces of various […]The post Time: Art and Pain appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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