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Psychology

Episode Twenty-Nine – On The Invisible Gorilla – An Interview With Daniel Simons And Christopher Chabris

17 July 2010

For many listening to this podcast – the phrase ‘Did you see the gorilla?’ might remind you of a group of people throwing a basketball to each other. For those who have no idea – before you go any further, check out the award-winning video that will feature in the show notes!

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Episode Fifteen – On Women’s Intuition And Myths In Psychology (Prof. Scott Lilienfeld Interview)

6 April 2010

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Women’s intuition? Is it just a myth? And if it is just a commonly held misconception – should we be more understanding? I interview Dr. Scott Lilienfeld, a Professor of Psychology at Emory University in Atlanta on this and [...]

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Episode Nine – On Skepticism And Communication

5 February 2010

*sigh….* I know. Three episodes still to be posted, one which was redone. Thankfully, the weekend is here after my first week of back-to-work and the world will be set right again! Thanks to everyone who has listened to the ‘365 Days of Astronomy‘ podcast and heard my sponsorship plug and came to check this [...]

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Episode Three – On New Year Superstitions

31 December 2009

New Year superstitions have always intrigued me – simply because there’s so many of them and not much has been said about ‘why?’ From the recent news of injury in the Philippines due to unsafe use of celebratory fireworks, to the Scottish tradition of ‘First Footing’, there’s a lot going on to commemorate the start [...]

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Episode Two – On Examination Superstitions

28 December 2009

Episode Two – 28th December, 2009.
Although it is time for seasonal cheer, beer, what have you – the end of our school year for us in the southern hemisphere includes a fresh batch of abandoned lucky charms to clean out of my classroom. Here’s a short run-down on some of the reasons why!
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