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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 of social information can be tough.
In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Art Markman, Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy talk about the psychology of social decision-making.
September 20, 2024
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 […]
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September 13, 2024
Moving is never easy, but at least you have deadlines for when you need to be out of one place and into another. When it comes to unpacking, it’s a different story. As Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explore in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, getting settled in takes time, but the psychological payoff can […]
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September 6, 2024
For many, fall marks the beginning of a new school year, which can mean a time to reinvent yourself. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss the importance of mindset, social groups, and expectations when starting fresh.
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August 30, 2024
Emotions are sometimes good to listen to when you’re trying to make a decision, but sometimes they’re not so good. However, as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explore in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, the more you know about how your brain works and what certain feelings may indicate, the more tools you have […]
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August 23, 2024
We often read engaging or witty quotes and consider their content or meaning, but as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explore in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, quotes serve many functions in how and what we communicate and remember.
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August 16, 2024
It’s August, which means it’s the anniversary of the first airing of Two Guys on Your Head on KUT Austin. And even though we don’t need an excuse to party, it seems strange to celebrate the 11-year mark. Why is that? In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explore the significance […]
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August 9, 2024
Oftentimes, we praise perfect execution over Samuel Beckett’s mantra,“Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” Even so, the idea of practicing a skill, learning a task, or iterating on an idea is easier for us to accept than allowing people who wrong us in some way a second chance. In this episode of Two Guys on Your […]
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August 2, 2024
Becoming an expert in any area takes a lot of time, work, and navigation; teaching our expertise to someone else takes a different and unique set of skills. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss how to teach expertise.
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