Episode 27-Linda Riss & Attraction
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Episode 27-Linda Riss & Attraction

What are people attracted to? What is ‘chemistry’ in attraction? Is it pheremonse? Is it fate? Is it magic? We’ll also cover studies that explore whether attractive people are naturally meaner than the rest of us.

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Episode 21 - Hachiko & Loyalty
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Episode 21 - Hachiko & Loyalty

Loyalty should be simple; I show an interest in your well-being, and you reciprocate. So why is it so hard to inspire loyalty at work? And why are companies clamoring for our “customer loyalty?”

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Mark Driscoll & Ego
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Mark Driscoll & Ego

Ego can look like the solution to low self-esteem, but it’s a slippery slope that will leave you vulnerable in the long term. In this episode, science is providing us the climbing shoes to come back from the ego trap, and we’ll look at how the disgraced leader of a mega-church might have escaped his downward slide.

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Hitler Youth & Approval
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Hitler Youth & Approval

We’re born seeking approval from our parents. We go through elementary school trying to get approval from our peers. And as teens we play stupid, dangerous games to win our friend’s approval.

Why do we need it? Where does the drive for approval come from? Are we hard-wired by evolution to impress our friends when we’re teenagers? On today’s episode we’ll answer these questions by exploring the behavioral science of approval, and we’ll talk about how far some people will go to get that all-important ‘upvote’ or ‘like’.

We’ll also look at the indoctrination system of a youth organization that weaponized peer approval; The Hitler Youth. And we’ll ask ourselves; how could anyone join an obviously evil organization?

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Episode 27-Linda Riss & Attraction
Attraction Todd Lemense Attraction Todd Lemense

Episode 27-Linda Riss & Attraction

What are people attracted to? What is ‘chemistry’ in attraction? Is it pheremonse? Is it fate? Is it magic? We’ll also cover studies that explore whether attractive people are naturally meaner than the rest of us.

Read More
Episode 21 - Hachiko & Loyalty
Loyalty Todd Lemense Loyalty Todd Lemense

Episode 21 - Hachiko & Loyalty

Loyalty should be simple; I show an interest in your well-being, and you reciprocate. So why is it so hard to inspire loyalty at work? And why are companies clamoring for our “customer loyalty?”

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Episode 06: Mark Driscoll  & Ego
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Episode 06: Mark Driscoll & Ego

Ego can look like the solution to low self-esteem, but it’s a slippery slope that will leave you vulnerable in the long term. In this episode, science is providing us the climbing shoes to come back from the ego trap, and we’ll look at how the disgraced leader of a mega-church might have escaped his downward slide.

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Episode 03: Hitler Youth & Approval
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Episode 03: Hitler Youth & Approval

We’re born seeking approval from our parents. We go through elementary school trying to get approval from our peers. And as teens we play stupid, dangerous games to win our friend’s approval.

Why do we need it? Where does the drive for approval come from? Are we hard-wired by evolution to impress our friends when we’re teenagers? On today’s episode we’ll answer these questions by exploring the behavioral science of approval, and we’ll talk about how far some people will go to get that all-important ‘upvote’ or ‘like’.

We’ll also look at the indoctrination system of a youth organization that weaponized peer approval; The Hitler Youth. And we’ll ask ourselves; how could anyone join an obviously evil organization?

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Episode 01: Byron & Toxic Relationships
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Episode 01: Byron & Toxic Relationships

In today’s episode we talk about dysfunctional relationships, and we bust the three myths that surround the subject; Dysfunctional people are easy to avoid. Dysfunctional relationships are easy to spot and get out of. And all dysfunctional relationships are doomed.

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