Episode 8: Confirmation Bias and Belief Perseverance
Bill and Paul discuss confirmation bias and belief perseverance. They discuss some examples of these biases in action and ponder the distinction between extreme examples of belief perseverance and del...
30 Maj 20241h 3min
Episode 7: Social Media featuring Dr. Lea Allen
In this episode, Bill and Paul welcome Dr. Lea Allen to discuss some of the issues associated with the ubiquitous use of and exposure to social media. As usual, the conversation occasionally veers off...
22 Maj 20241h 9min
Episode 6: Answering Questions and Stress Management Tips: A special episode featuring Ms. Allison Ladner
Bill and Paul welcome Ms. Allison Ladner, a teacher at Caribou High School, to discuss some questions submitted by her AP Psychology students. They converse about Erikson's Psychosocial Developmental...
24 Apr 20241h
Episode 5: Neurodiversity
Bill and Paul discuss issues related to Neurodiversity with special emphasis on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder and Autism Spectrum disorder.
27 Mars 202454min
Episode 4: Drugs (Pt. 1?)
In this episode, Bill and Paul dive into a discussion of drugs, addiction, the criminal justice system, and treatment options. But there's so much more to explore, they suspect there will be more on t...
7 Mars 202452min
Episode 3: Let's get kinky
Bill and Paul discuss kinks, fetishes, and paraphilias. They discuss some potential explanations for why these preferences develop and whether or not they are problematic. Given the nature of this con...
26 Feb 202455min
Episode 2: Trauma
Bill and Paul discuss trauma and PTSD. They consider sources of trauma, neural mechanisms involved in encoding traumatic memories, individual variability in response to trauma, and some of the therape...
15 Feb 202459min
Episode 1: Instincts
Bill and Paul discuss evidence for and against human instincts and the implications of instincts on higher level human behavior.
19 Jan 202454min
