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Time flies when you’re having fun, the old saying goes. But how can time – maybe the most fundamental concept of the universe – feel different under different conditions?
In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke – break down the factors influencing our perception of time.
September 29, 2016
When we suffer the loss of a home, we may ask why the trauma is so deep. Why are we so devastated by the loss of “things”? A listener asked us this very question on Facebook after she lost her home in the Bastrop County fires of 2011. In this edition of Two Guys on […]
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September 22, 2016
When we are afraid we typically act! We run away, we shout, we lash out, we do. Fear is a great motivator, but as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, there is a downside to acting out of fear alone.
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September 15, 2016
How does dissonance effect behavior? In this episode Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke use the example of climate change to explore how we deal with dissonance in our lives and beliefs.
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September 8, 2016
It’s no secret that this political season is a display of some interesting human behavior, and we’ve had a lot of listener questions about how biases form, the psychological impact of heated rhetoric, and what is going on “under the surface” of the American public? In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. […]
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September 1, 2016
Achievements and Happiness (Rebroadcast)
“Working to achieve something can be great, as long as we enjoy the process of working to achieve something.” -Art Markman So you just got that raise you’ve been working toward, and a new project starts tomorrow, and you’re making great money, but — you don’t really like the work. You’re moving up, but you’re […]
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August 18, 2016
We value brains. We hold test scores in high esteem. We spend money and hours on brain training games and ginseng. But what does intelligence really mean? How do we define and gauge actual smarts? Does a high IQ predict success? In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. […]
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August 11, 2016
Why say “please” and “thank you”? It turns out there’s a lot more to it than just having good manners. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology and purpose of politeness.
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