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Why We Do What We Do
We explain popular and weird, little-known ideas in psychology. Whether you are a little curious about psychology, or a student, or even a professional, we have something for everyone.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.
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- Why We Do What We Do
Facilitated Communication Pt. 3: The Damage
In this third and final installment of our discussion about Facilitated Communication, we explain why Facilitated Communication is not only ineffective, it is…
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Facilitated Communication Pt. 2: The Science
The follow-up to the history of Facilitated Communication. How can we determine if the messages typed by an individual with little or no previous language…
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Facilitated Communication Pt. 1: Magic Keyboard History
Being as charitable and honest as we can, facilitate communication is an ineffective pseudoscience. We explore the history, the claims, and a careful…
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Seizure Alert Dogs
Seizure alert animals, like dogs, help during and after seizures and require training and upkeep. They aren't just pets and may stay with their owner for 8-9…
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Ancestral Hallucinations: The Bicameral Mind
A highly controversial speculative hypothesis. Julian Jaynes read ancient texts and arrived at a unique and wholly original hypothesis: Our ancestors did not…
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How THC Makes You Feel High
The royal "you" feel high, that is. Many if not most people understand that THC is the primary chemical in cannabis respnosible for the effect of feeling…
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Fan Fiction
Fan fiction is whn fans take liberties with their favorite characters and put them in new situations or contexts, creating their own stories. It's a way to…
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Gone Feral
"Feral" is a fancy word for describing something that's wild, untamed, and unaccustomed to human contact - kinda like that one coworker who always brings a…
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Episode 300: Spartans!
Spartan culture was all about being tough and ready for battle. They trained hard, ate tough, and had no time for luxuries like haircuts or personal hygiene…
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Are Ultra-processed Foods Making Us Less Intelligent?
It has been suggested that consuming too much ultra-processed food can lead to a decrease in cognitive abilities, particularly in areas such as decision-making…
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The Authoritarian Way
This is not about authors. Authoritarians represent an oppressive governmental structure including "communism" and dictatorships. Although different in theory…
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John B. Watson: Psychologist, Advertiser, Bad Parent
WARNING: There is some discussion about suicide.John Broadus Watson was a giant historical figure in the history of psychology and is often referred to as the…
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Let's Talk About Immigration (part 2)
This second conversation gets into the more widely discussed arguments about immigration. Countries that receive legal and illegal immigrants can profit from…
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Let's Talk About Immigration (part 1)
Transnational immigration is a major talking point and vote-motivating topic among many people around the world. People migrate due to push and pull factors…
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2022 Wrap Up
We celebrate 5 years as a podcast with some then and now reflections. We review some of the topics we have covered, entertainment we have enjoyed, science…
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The Interesting World of Steampunk
What is steampunk? Why is steampunk? Who is steampunk? This is the future as imagined through the fashion and technology of victorian era zeitgeist, or…
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What is a Cast-Iron Stomach?
Some people can eat nearly anything (or actually anything) without becoming ill. One man's digestion was so severe that he would eat four times the average…
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In The Ketaminetime
Ketamine is a new and still controversial medical intervention being explored for its utility in mental health treatment. Is there something of substance here…
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Hypochondriac
Below the ribs. Hypochondriasis, now illness anxiety disorder, is the debilitating fear that symptoms or the potential for symptoms will lead to more severe…
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Democrat-Republican Switch
The party of national programs, federal regulations, and taxes: The republicans! If you're in the 1700s-1800s. At some point, the policies of the parties…
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EMDR
This treatment involves moving your eyes back and forth while engaging in systematic desensitization. And maybe a purple hat. Does EMDR work for PTSD or other…
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Nostalgia: Do We Have Free Will?
If we had to ask... This is a revisit of our discussion from April 2018 with a little more conversation with the new host (Shane). Recommendations- Shane: Sell…
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Shrug ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
While shrugging is a common expression, used by many cultures, the explanation as to why we shrug is still vague and for the most part an unanswered question…
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Tales from the Cryptids
These are the strange, often horrifying, sometimes cuddly mythical creatures of lore. Sometimes they are meant to scare us away from dangers, sometimes to gain…
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Serial Killers
The one you've all been waiting for. Maybe. Where did the term "serial killer" come from? Where have serial killers been active around the world? Most…
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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's...
We're not sure what it is... It's unidentified! In this Halloween spooky pod, we take on the history of the pursuit of extraterrestrial visitors. We talk about…
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The VooDoo Queen of New Orleans
VooDoo isn't sticking pins in dolls to cause pain to a victim. Actually, it's highly cultural and unique and often helpful. Madam Marie (Paris) Laveau is a…
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Why Pets?
Humans having been keeping animals around for a long time as workers and pest control. Do they serve another purpose all these centuries later? We explore the…
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Of Tyranny and the People
People are frequently imprisoned when the pose a threat to the authority of people in power. Most of these were people who did little or nothing besides…
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Nostalgia: Gender and Sexuality
This is a nostalgic look at our episode on Gender and Sexuality with our first ever guest. We follow-up the episode with an updated discussion on this topic…
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Skepticism vs Denialism: Round 2
In this face-off between hope and logic and reason vs blustering confusion and nonsense, who will emerge victorious? We discuss the motives and tactics of…
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Skepticism vs. Denialism: Round 1
Denialists like to claim that they are skeptics and engaging in critical thought. They require ever more evidence from their opponents, but little to no…
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Why The Sarcasm?
Sarcasm can be found in nearly every language and culture and throughout much of human history. Is it because we are all passive aggressive jerks? Or maybe we…
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Colossal Meltdown
The disaster at the Chornobyl (yes, I spelled that correctly) nuclear power plant was a culmination of human errors, faulty design, and poor leadership. A…
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Fast and/or Furious
Road rage is an intensive pattern of various behavior that are commonly demonstrated by drivers as they face the typical inconveniences that exist on the road…
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40 Hours per Week
Working 40 hours per work has been the norm for so long, we seem to take for granted that this is just the normal run-of-the-mill schedule in the U.S. But…
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Coffee Traditions Around the World
What makes Vietnamese coffee different from Malaysian coffee? What should expect if you are visiting a coffee shop in Sweden? Despite being one of the world's…
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Nostalgia: Uhs, Ums, Likes
We are adding a new format of rerunning old episodes and updating the research and adding discussion points. Enjoy a nostalgic return to WWDWWD 5 years ago…
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Coarse and Curly
Hair: A weird thing humans have weaponized, leverages, and used many culturally unique and important ways. There's actually a million things to say about this…
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Abortion part 2
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Abortion part 1
We recorded this discussion before the court officially overturned Roe v. Wade. But we decided to record this because of the leaked draft that happened in May…
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Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a serious offense that is unfortunately prevalent throughout academia and in other professional domains. While it has been universally determined…
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The History of Psychoanalysis
One of the theories that put psychology into the mainstream was Psychoanalysis, or Freudian psychology. We review the history of Freud and the development of…
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Saundra Bishop on Trauma Informed Behavior Management
Special guest Saundra Bishop joins us to lend her expertise and experience with how Behavior Analysts can take a trauma-informed approach to their work with…
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Freedom part 2
Behavioral and psychological "freedom" are couched more empirically inside of the concept of freedom from restriction and coercion, and the natural boundaries…
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Freedom part 1
We all use the term colloquially. But what does "freedom" mean? There is freedom in the biological sense, political sense, psychological sense, and many more…
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What Happens When We Die? part 2: Rise of Atheism
Today’s episode concludes our discussion about what people believe when they don't believe. We ask and answer the question what we believe happens when we die…
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What Happens When We Die? part 1
Today’s episode discusses religion, but rather the lack thereof. Atheists categorically reject the existence of gods and the practice of obeying any sort of…
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What Listening to This Episode Says About Your Personality
Like astrology and psychics, online personality tests generally use the Barnum effect to trick you into thinking they have something meaningful to say. They're…
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O.K.
English, particularly American English, is not only a weird hodgepodge of many other languages and cultures from around the world and at different times, but…
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Rating Performance Evaluations
Most people sat through a painful routine performance appraisal, likely an annual one. How many of these are effectively designed to be productive? How many…
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Astrology: It's All Fun Until Someone Gets Hurt
Horoscopes are mostly harmless bits of fun. But how do they work? Why do we believe them? And why does the episode title imply harm? Learn more and another…
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Why We Need the Crunch
This is the episode to make you want to snack. Or maybe want to hurl if you had talk of chewing. We investigated the reason crunchy food is so appealing to us…
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A Behavioral Analysis of Depression pt. 2
We expand on the environmental processes that create a context for depression. We elaborate on the pros and cons of the "diagnosis" of depression and how a…
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A Behavioral Analysis of Depression pt. 1
Depression is a major mental health diagnosis and concern worldwide. A variety of treatment options have been developed by many disciplines, but a behavior…
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Exercise For What Ails You
Is exercise good for your mental health? A lot of people certain think so. We dig into the research and philosophy about if exercise is mentally healthy and if…
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Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories
The majority of people who buy into conspiracy theories are victims of fraud. Unfortunately, they can become zealous, proselytizing mouthpieces for those…
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That Thing You Doula (Interview w/ Dr. Ashley Greenwald)
Doulas and midwives aren't necessarily the crunchy granola hippies you might think they are. They also don't need to be female. We invited expert and certified…
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William James
William James, or Billy Jilly as we called him in this discussion, is often referred to as the father of modern psychology. Indeed, his writings and philosophy…
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Wolf Trainers
We are joined by special guests Dr. Andre Bulla and Oscar Turcios who share their continued adventure training wolves on a reserve. We invited them on after a…