It’s August, which means it’s the anniversary of the first airing of Two Guys on Your Head on KUT Austin. And even though we don’t need an excuse to party, it seems strange to celebrate the 11-year mark. Why is that? In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head,  Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explore the significance of psychological landmarks. The post Psychological Landmarks appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Oftentimes, we praise perfect execution over Samuel Beckett’s mantra,​“Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” Even so, the idea of practicing a skill, learning a task, or iterating on an idea is easier for us to accept than allowing people who wrong us in some way a second chance. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explore why second chances are so valuable, not only in our academic and professional lives but in our personal lives as well. The post Second Chances appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Becoming an expert in any area takes a lot of time, work, and navigation; teaching our expertise to someone else takes a different and unique set of skills. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss how to teach expertise. The post Teaching Expertise appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Every generation has a different starting point when it comes to knowledge, and it can be a challenge to decipher what we can take for granted regarding how we know what we know and what we need to learn for ourselves. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss the relationship between culture and knowledge. The post Culture and Knowledge appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

With so many opportunities for compromise, not only in our political sphere but also in our daily lives, we might wonder why teaching strategies for this aren’t more common. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss why it’s so important to teach balanced pragmatism as a skill and as a value. Check out the paper Art and Bob discuss by Curtis Puryear and Kurt Gray in the 2024 Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Issue. The post Teaching Balanced Pragmatism appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

We live in an era of deep division, and it’s hard for people with opposing views to even talk to each other. So, how can we begin to move toward compromise and collaboration? In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss the idea of “balanced pragmatism” as a possible way forward. Check out the paper by Curtis Puryear and Kurt Gray in the 2024 Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Issue. The post Balanced Pragmatism appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Happiness is important when it comes to our working conditions, but it’s not the only factor to consider. As Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, a good balance of promoting happiness, creativity, and efficiency can be difficult but rewarding. The post Work and Happiness appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

When you work in an open floor plan it’s hard to concentrate as you’re easily distracted, and you feel like a pest, but as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, they do have an interesting upside. The post Benefits of The Open Floor Plan appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Creating open floor plans for workspaces may be less expensive, but as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, psychologically, we’re paying a high price. The post The Open Floor Plan appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

Performing social norms has benefits, however, when you have to perform all the time just to fit in, it can be stressful and exhausting. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about performance and privilege. The post Performance and Privilege appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.