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Guns (Rebroadcast)
20. maj 2022 8m

In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the psychology behind both sides of America’s ongoing debate abo...

Power, Negotiation, and Ourselves (Rebroadcast)
13. maj 2022 8m

Framing negotiations in terms of winning and losing w can set us up for disappointment, not only when it comes to how we negotiate with others but als...

Hobbies Part II
6. maj 2022 8m

The COVID-19 pandemic was the catalyst for what has been termed the Great Resignation, which may allow people more time to consider taking up a new ho...

Hobbies Part I
29. apr. 2022 8m

The COVID-19 pandemic was the catalyst for what has been termed the Great Resignation, which may allow people more time to consider taking up a new ho...

Math, Music, and The Brain
15. apr. 2022 8m

There are some things that just feel like they’re true. For example, the idea that people who are gifted musicians are also good at learning math, or ...

Protect Your Boredom
8. apr. 2022 8m

It seems that people today carry with them the constant mantra, “I’m so busy.” And as it can be tough to juggle work, kids, and life in general, a lot...

Wordle
1. apr. 2022 8m

Wordle is not just an incredibly fun and addictive game, as  Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke point out in this week’s Two Guys on Your Head, it can ...

Laughing In The Face of Disaster
25. mar. 2022 8m

A lot of us who are not experiencing disaster, war, or significant hardship may wonder how others who are can get through the day-to-day. It might be ...

Age and Perception
18. mar. 2022 8m

A listener asked a question about why it is that we can feel a lot younger than we are. This prompted Two Guys on Your Head,  Dr. Art Markman, and Dr....

Effective Subversion
11. mar. 2022 7m

There is more to making change happen than meets the eye. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the ar...

How Many People Are Too Many?
4. mar. 2022 7m

How many people are too many-psychologically? As we’re slowly getting back to large in-person events, we thought we would revisit a 2019 episode of T...

Mind Body Connection (Rebroadcast)
18. feb. 2022 8m

We know our minds are our bodies, but as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about on this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, how these connections w...

Determining Choices
11. feb. 2022 8m

We may think we are making decisions based on choices that are in front of us, but it turns out that’s not the case. In this edition of Two Guys on Yo...

The Psychology of a Fake
4. feb. 2022 7m

Recent discussion about the dissemination of fake N95 masks inspired this edition of Two Guys on Your Head. Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke discuss ...

DYOR Part II: Motivated Reasoning and Expertise
28. jan. 2022 8m

DYOR stands for Do Your Own Research. It is a common acronym used throughout the internet due to how fast and easily misinformation can spread. It is ...

DYOR Part I: Psychology and Culture
22. jan. 2022 7m

DYOR stands for Do Your Own Research. It is a common acronym used throughout the internet due to how fast and easily misinformation can spread. It is ...

Neuroticism
14. jan. 2022 8m

A recent study suggests there are 4 characteristics that mentally well people share: openness to feelings, openness to emotions, truthfulness, and the...

Truthfulness
7. jan. 2022 8m

A recent study suggests there are 4 characteristics that mentally well people share: openness to feelings, openness to emotions, truthfulness, and the...

The Sh*t Sandwich
31. dec. 2021 8m

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 and Dissent (Rebroadcast)
24. dec. 2021 8m

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

Feeling Positive Emotions
17. dec. 2021 7m

Are extroverts really happier than introverts? It turns out, maybe, but there is more to the story. In the third installment of our Two Guys on Your ...

Openness To Feelings
10. dec. 2021 8m

It turns out that being open to feelings–happy, sad, angry, uncomfortable…– is an important element of mental wellness. But there is a lot to unpack. ...

Characteristics of The Mentally Well
2. dec. 2021 8m

A recent study suggests there are 4 characteristics that mentally well people share: openness to feelings, openness to emotions, truthfulness, and the...

Money and Happiness
26. nov. 2021 8m

The idea that money doesn’t make you happy is easy to get behind if you have it, but if you don’t it’s a hard one to buy into (pun intended). Yet the ...

Sugar and The Brain
19. nov. 2021 8m

Why is it hard to have just one of those delicious slices of pound cake over the holidays? Well, it turns out it has less to do with the creamy butter...

Compliments
12. nov. 2021 7m

Giving someone a compliment is more complicated than it might seem, but as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this edition of Two Guys on ...

How vs. Why Knowledge (Rebroadcast)
6. nov. 2021 8m

Because we know “how” things work sometimes we think we understand “why” these things work as they do, and that can be a problem. In this edition of ...

Repressing Emotions
29. okt. 2021 7m

It doesn’t feel good when you can’t express your emotions, but the effect of repressing emotions can have reproductions far beyond just feeling bad. ...

Anger Management
25. okt. 2021 8m

One could ask, if we need anger management why don’t we also need management for other emotions? Turns out anger management isn’t a new thing at all a...

Anger and Motivation
19. okt. 2021 8m

We might not have the most positive associations with anger, and for good reason. Anger can be threatening and lead to destruction, but it can also mo...