Ever wonder why some people don’t believe the truth or facts, even when the evidence supporting it is overwhelming? It’s like what they believe is more important than the truth. […]
Psychedelics! Groovy or Far Out
Jimi Hendrix. The Grateful Dead. The Beatles Is Lucy really in the sky? Or not… It is not the ’60s. It is the 2020s (2021 to be exact). Psychedelics are […]
Psychological Effects from COVID-19
Tonight’s episode of the Perpetual Notion Machine discusses the psychological effects from COVID-19, mainly how social isolation, even when it’s voluntary, can lead to loneliness and feelings of stress. The […]
The Science of Diversity and Inclusion
On today’s episode, guest host Harry Hawkins talks to psychology professor Markus Brauer about what behavioral science can tell us about achieving diversity and inclusion. As the director of the […]
Language learning and memory
Think back to high school. Did you take a foreign language? If so, how much do you remember? Could you say what you ate for breakfast today in that language? […]
The physical impact of a smile
What’s in a smile? Encouragement? A friendly hello? A threat? It turns out that humans are fairly good at parsing the subtle signals sent in expressions like smiles, and those […]