Two Guys on Your Head

School is back in session and for many, that means early mornings. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman,  Dr. Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy talk about why the adolescent brain is having a particularly tough time waking up. The post Back to School-Sleep and Adolescence appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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. The post Time and Perception (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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 and more to do with the way our brains react to those sweet white grains of sugar. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss the ways our brains respond to sugar by releasing dopamine. While we may think this dopamine is supposed to make us feel good, what the chemicals in our brains are trying to do is to teach us that this sugar is a good thing and that we want more of it for our survival. This might have been beneficial to us 150,000 years ago, but with sweets in every candy dish, gas station, and coffee shop, craving sugar has its consequences. The post Why We Love Sugar More Than Fat appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

“Porosity” is a term developed by anthropologist Tanya Marie Luhrmann and psychology researcher Kara Weisman, to help understand the root of religious and spiritual beliefs. They argue that at the heart is the concept of a porous boundary between mind and world and that people in all human societies have conflicting intuitions about this boundary. Here at Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman,  Dr. Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy find this concept interesting and thought we would spend a little time, not only understanding it, but also complicating it, and asking, “what’s the difference between the concept of porosity and meditation?” In this third and final episode in our three-part series on porosity, we dig into the mind-body connection. “Porosity is The Heart of Religion” The post Porosity vs. Meditation appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Last week’s episode focused on the concept of “porosity” a term developed by anthropologist Tanya Marie Luhrmann and psychology researcher Kara Weisman, to help understand the root of religious and spiritual beliefs. They argue that at the heart is the concept of a porous boundary between mind and world and that people in all human societies have conflicting intuitions about this boundary. Here at Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman,  Dr. Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy find this concept interesting and thought we would spend a little time, not only understanding it but complicating it. In this second in our three-part series on porosity we ask a few questions about how it manifests in our daily lives and why we should care. “Porosity is The Heart of Religion”   The post Porosity Complicated appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

When attempting to understand the root of religious and spiritual beliefs, anthropologist Tanya Marie Luhrmann and psychology researcher Kara Weisman argue that at the heart is the concept of a porous boundary between mind and world and that people in all human societies have conflicting intuitions about this boundary. In this episode of  Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke, map out this concept of porosity. “Porosity is The Heart of Religion”     The post Porosity appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Negative thoughts aren’t always bad, but when they are keeping you from things you want to do it may be time to reframe your perspective, especially when considering how we talk to ourselves. In this episode of  Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke, talk about how to get out of a negative self-talk loop and move forward. The post Reframing Negative Thoughts appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

In order to effectively teach, we may need to reframe the idea of teaching altogether. In Part II of our look at the psychology of teaching and learning with Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke, explore the role of creating effective learning experiences. The post Teaching and Learning Part II: The Experience appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

When we try to learn something new we might be tempted to sign up for the very popular master classes that are popping up all over the place, but how effective is getting advice in the process of learning? In Part, I of our look at the psychology of teaching and learning with Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke, explore expertise and advice. The post Teaching and Learning Part I: The Master Class appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

We may underestimate the role that our emotions of an event play in our memory of that event. But it turns out there are ways to manipulate those memories and separate the emotion out; even from Flashbulb memories. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke talk about why looking at how traumatic memories are formed has led to new treatments for PTSD that are not chemical-based. The post Memory, Trauma, and PTSD (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.