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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...

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 con...

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...

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 epis...

Loyalty is an interesting and elusive concept. As much as we may profess our loyalty to a certain organization, institution, person, belief system, et...

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 c...

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 Hea...

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 You...

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 l...

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 impor...

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 ...

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 im...

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;...

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 h...

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 Rewa...

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 tho...

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 ...

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 M...

We create stories for many reasons. Stories help us remember things, stories add meaning to our lives, and stories also create hierarchies of value–th...

Writer’s block! That phrase might induce panic and a recollection of a familiar experience. It’s a very common phenomenon. So what is it? In this edi...

A lot of us may be working from home right now, which means that we don’t have to wear a suit to an office. But as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke po...

The changing of seasons can bring with it mixed emotions depending on what is going on in our lives. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Ar...

It’s true investing is not for the faint of heart, but have you ever wondered why? In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. ...

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 “Wh...

When times are tough and uncertain it can be a welcome oasis to read a book or watch a movie; especially with a friend or family member. Being able to...

Our brains really cannot comprehend the hundreds of thousands, even millions, of people who have access to what we post on social media. On this edit...

Even during a global pandemic and civil rights movement, much of our experience is that of the day-to-day. However, when we look back on things how wi...

Hypochondrias is a condition where a person worries excessively and unduly about having a serious illness. It can be debilitating and require treatmen...

We have all experienced walking into a room and noticing right away the giant elephant in the conversation that no one wants to talk about. On this e...

Some stories just work. They are pleasurable to listen to and to tell. But why is that? In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and...