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Season 3, 8 episodes

Episode 1: The Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis
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- 30m
- Dec 5, 2018
Humans are the only Earthlings with complex language. But at what cost was that ability acquired? In this episode, Michael Stevens visit Tetsuro Matsuzawa to learn about his influential cognitive tradeoff hypothesis.
Episode 2: Moral Licensing
- 30m
- Dec 5, 2018
How are our moral decisions influenced by factors we’re not aware of? A phenomenon known as Moral Licensing claims that when we do something good, we often subconsciously allow ourselves to then do something bad. In this episode, Michael Stevens takes a look at whether those who donate money to charity become more likely to let a kid take the blame for a crime they know they committed.
Episode 3: The Stilwell Brain
- 30m
- Dec 12, 2018
There are 100 billion individual neurons in the human brain. Working together, they allow us to make sense of, and move through, the world around us. Scientists have built replicas of the human brain with computers, but no one has ever successfully made a brain out of humans. On this episode, Michael Stevens travels back to his hometown of Stilwell, Kansas, and turn it into a working brain!
Episode 4: The Stanford Prison Experiment
- 30m
- Dec 19, 2018
Normal people can become monsters, given the right situation. That’s the standard narrative of the Stanford Prison Experiment, one of the most famous psychological experiments of all time. But what if the cause of its participants’ cruel behavior wasn’t what we’ve always been told?
Episode 5: Should I Die?
- 30m
- Dec 26, 2018
If I could live forever, should I? How does being reminded of our own mortality affect us psychologically? In this episode I speak with mortician and death positivity activist Caitlin Doughty and visit a cryonics facility trying to extend human life indefinitely. Will I take them up on their offer, or will I choose to die?
Episode 6: How to Talk to Aliens
- 30m
- Jan 2, 2019
Are we alone in the universe? Even if we could contact aliens, what would we say? How would we say it? And, most importantly, should we even be trying to make contact at all? This episode takes me on a journey to compose and send my own personal message into outer space.
Episode 7: Behavior and Belief
- 30m
- Jan 9, 2019
How can a lie become true? In this episode, Dr. Aaron Blaisdell and I create a game show that is actually a giant "human Skinner Box" to observe the formation of superstitious beliefs. And Dr. Samuel Veissière helps me design and perform a placebo reverse exorcism, harnessing the power of belief in both science and religion to convince normal people that a spirit has possessed their bodies.
Episode 8: Mind Reading
- 30m
- Jan 16, 2019
In this episode I visit a researcher who is studying memory by using machine learning and neuroimaging to detect and predict people's brain states. I also travel to Japan to meet with a team working on ways to record the content of peoples’ dreams.

Episodes

Episode 1: The Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis

Episode 2: Moral Licensing

Episode 3: The Stilwell Brain

Episode 4: The Stanford Prison Experiment

Episode 5: Should I Die?

Episode 6: How to Talk to Aliens

Episode 7: Behavior and Belief

Episode 8: Mind Reading

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Episode 1: The Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis

Episode 2: Moral Licensing

Episode 3: The Stilwell Brain

Episode 4: The Stanford Prison Experiment

Episode 5: Should I Die?

Episode 6: How to Talk to Aliens

Episode 7: Behavior and Belief

Episode 8: Mind Reading

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E1 Episode 1: The Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis

E2 Episode 2: Moral Licensing

E3 Episode 3: The Stilwell Brain

E4 Episode 4: The Stanford Prison Experiment

E5 Episode 5: Should I Die?

E6 Episode 6: How to Talk to Aliens

E7 Episode 7: Behavior and Belief

E8 Episode 8: Mind Reading

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E1 Episode 1: The Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis

E2 Episode 2: Moral Licensing

E3 Episode 3: The Stilwell Brain

E4 Episode 4: The Stanford Prison Experiment

E5 Episode 5: Should I Die?

E6 Episode 6: How to Talk to Aliens

E7 Episode 7: Behavior and Belief

E8 Episode 8: Mind Reading

Episode 1: The Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis

Episode 2: Moral Licensing

Episode 3: The Stilwell Brain

Episode 4: The Stanford Prison Experiment

Episode 5: Should I Die?

Episode 6: How to Talk to Aliens

Episode 7: Behavior and Belief

Episode 8: Mind Reading

Episode 1: The Cognitive Tradeoff Hypothesis

Episode 2: Moral Licensing

Episode 3: The Stilwell Brain

Episode 4: The Stanford Prison Experiment

Episode 5: Should I Die?

Episode 6: How to Talk to Aliens

Episode 7: Behavior and Belief

Episode 8: Mind Reading