In a time of global pandemic, economic depression, and broad civil unrest, many Americans are reporting high levels of stress and trouble sleeping. Today on the show, we’re joined by […]
The Riddle of Mental Illness
Tonight, the Perpetual Notion Machine looks into a new book that asks the question: “What is mental illness?” The book is called How the Brain Lost Its Mind: Sex, Hysteria, […]
More on the Mind Club
A few months ago, on the June 30 show to be exact, PNM’s Jake Walters spoke with University of North Carolina psychologist Kurt Gray about his, and his colleague Daniel […]
Consciousness and Science; A discussion with Dr. Kate Noble
Kate Noble didn’t plan on being a Professor of Consciousness. Coming of age in the late 60’s and early 70’s she fancied herself as possibly a future lawyer, fighting on […]
Depression: What the latest research has to say
This week on PNM we’re putting the spotlight on depression. A study published in 2014 by the Center for Disease Control concluded that from 2009-2012 7.6% of Americans age 12 […]
The Mind Club: Who Thinks, What Feels, and Why It Matters; A conversat...
The question of what is “right” and what is “wrong” is about as commonplace and pedestrian as philosophical debates get. Some point to an inherent and universal moral compass that […]