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Hidden Brain

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Hidden Brain

299 episodes · 20 with AI analysis

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Mar 30, 2026

When It's Okay to Lie

Psychology of deception and truth-tellingBenevolent lies vs. selfish liesTherapeutic fibbing in dementia care
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Aug 11, 2025

The Best Years of Your Life

Aging and Emotional Well-BeingTime Perception and Life GoalsSocial Networks in Later Life
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Aug 18, 2025

How Our Brains Learn

Transcendent Thinking and Brain DevelopmentEngagement vs. Entertainment in EducationNeuroscience of Learning and Motivation
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Aug 25, 2025

The Trauma Script

Grief and bereavement trajectoriesPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence and diagnosisResilience in response to major life events
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Mar 23, 2026

Group Think

Group Identity PsychologyIn-group Bias and Out-group DiscriminationPerceptual Distortion and Group Loyalty
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Sep 1, 2025

Escaping Perfectionism

Perfectionism psychology and mental health outcomesSelf-oriented perfectionism and self-castigationOther-oriented perfectionism in management and parenting
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Sep 8, 2025

Winning the Battle Against Yourself

Neuroscience of Decision-Making and Value CalculationWillpower vs. Systems-Based Behavior ChangeSocial Influence and Social Proof in Decision-Making
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Sep 15, 2025

It's Not My Fault!

Defensiveness and feedback resistanceNeuroscience of self-identity and threat perceptionValues affirmation and psychological resilience
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Sep 22, 2025

Passion vs. Paycheck

Psychology of callings and meaningful workCareer decision-making and risk assessmentWorkplace exploitation and labor fairness
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Sep 29, 2025

Love 2.0: How to Fix Your Marriage, Part 1

Acceptance-based couples therapy vs. behavior-change therapyPerpetual relationship issues and personality differencesPorcupine-turtle conflict patterns in relationships
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Oct 6, 2025

Love 2.0: How to Fix Your Marriage, Part 2

Blame cycles and conflict resolution in intimate relationshipsAcceptance as therapeutic intervention in couples therapyEmotional vulnerability and defensiveness mechanisms
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Oct 13, 2025

Love 2.0: Reimagining Our Relationships

Marriage history and evolution from economic partnership to love-based unionMaslow's hierarchy applied to relationship expectations over timeThe 'suffocation' model of modern marriage and oxygen investment metaphor
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Oct 20, 2025

Love 2.0: How to Move On

Breakup Psychology and Emotional ProcessingGrief and Loss in Romantic RelationshipsNarrative Therapy and Storytelling in Healing
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Mar 16, 2026

Rethinking Depression

Depression as evolutionary adaptationChemical imbalance hypothesis limitationsAntidepressant efficacy and limitations
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Oct 27, 2025

Reframing the Battle of Wills

Collaborative Problem-Solving FrameworkNeurocognitive Skill DevelopmentEmotion Regulation and Impulse Control
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Nov 3, 2025

How Nature Heals Us

Attention Restoration TheoryBiophilia HypothesisDirected vs. Involuntary Attention
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Nov 10, 2025

Why Following Your Dreams Isn't Enough

Poetry vs. Plumbing in LeadershipOrganizational Scaling and InfrastructureOperational Excellence and Execution
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Nov 17, 2025

The Power of Family Stories

Family storytelling and psychological developmentCollaborative vs. repetitive narrative styles in parentingIntergenerational trauma and resilience narratives
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Nov 24, 2025

Parents: Keep Out!

Unstructured and free play in child developmentParental overprotection and helicopter parentingChild anxiety and depression epidemiology
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Dec 1, 2025

Murder Mystery

Morbid Curiosity PsychologyHorror Entertainment ConsumptionTrue Crime Podcast Industry
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