You Are Not So Smart is a show about psychology that celebrates science and self delusion. In each episode, we explore what we've learned so far about reasoning, biases, judgments, and decision-making.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 15 days 16 hours 12 minutes
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021 - Inbetweenisode - Christina Draganich
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020 - The Future - James Burke and Matt Novak
In this episode we discuss how terrible people are at predicting the future, how history really works, and how we can understand where we are going by changing how we view where we've been. Our guests are science historian and communications legend...
019 - The Placebo Effect - Kristi Erdal
In this episode we learn about the placebo effect and how research continues to unravel the mysteries behind it and how it affects our behaviors. Our guest is Kristi Erdal whose latest research discovered a new psychological phenomeon now known as...
018 - Inbetweenisode - The Benjamin Franklin Effect
Benjamin Franklin knew how to deal with haters, and in this episode we learn how he turned his haters into fans with what is now called The Benjamin Franklin Effect. Listen as David McRaney reads and excerpt from his book, "You Are Now Less Dumb,"...
018 - Inbetweenisode - The Benjamin Franklin Effect
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017 - Alternative Medicine - Tim Farley
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