The Re-engineered You Podcast
1) 205 - AI Grief Bots
Are “Grief Bots” an A.I. skip-button for feeling bad after a death? Or are they just another A.I. grift?
2) 204-Teaching Curiosity to the iPad Generation
Can curiosity be trained, or is it something you’re born with?
3) 203 – The Surprising Benefit of Emotional Self-Distancing
Can talking about yourself in the third person re-wire your brain to be more stoic, and more self-aware?
4) 202 – How Toxic Lovers Use Intermittent Reinforcement
Toxic lovers will “neg” you, tease you, lovebomb you, and act surprised when you demand attention. So why does inconsistency keep us “hooked” for so long?
5) 201 - What The Biggest Loser Documentary Forgets About Weight Loss
The Biggest Loser did permanent harm to its contestants, allegedly. But it’s okay, because the show producers were trying to save the lives of obese people…right?
6) 200 - What Peak Human Accomplishment Actually Looks Like
What does it really mean to be the best version of yourself? Lambos? Tigers? Cigars and women?
7) 199 - Picking Sides In Your Everyday Life Is Costing You
When every decision is framed like a war, how can we decide what’s important?
8) 198 - The Rotting Influencer Economy
If being famous on the internet pays less than minimum wage, why are millions still chasing it?
9) Episode 65 - Private Detectives & Little Details
Sherlock has his ‘Memory Palace’ and Mike Ross from Suits has his photographic memory. But what’s the real-life equivalent to these skills, and how do we get them?
10) Episode 66 - ‘Molly’ Sampson & Bravery
Why are we evolved to be brave, especially if being too brave could get you pruned from the evolutionary tree? And who was the gritty ‘Mulan’ of the Revolutionary War?