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Grain For Your Brain is a platform where I, Adwitiya, ramble on a topic that has been eating my brain. So that it can maybe feed your ever-hungry brain for a while and make you think about the things ... more
FAQs about Grain For Your Brain:How many episodes does Grain For Your Brain have?The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.
August 29, 2020Ep. 015: Exam Anxiety & How I Combat It With PsychologyI am absolutely terrified of exams. Seriously. So just 11 hours away from my entrance exam, I decided to share what calms me down as an examinee from the grips of anxiety of not knowing anything, i.e. the Dunning-Kruger Effect....more12minPlay
July 18, 2020Ep. 014: Why do we get creeped out? With Roco's basalisk as an exampleDisclaimer: If you aren't able to handle existential crisis, don't listen to the podcast entirely. I warn more in detail in the podcast. Why do we get that terrible creepy feeling in our chests? Why do we feel that uncomfortable, cold fear just by hearing the PS2 disk not working sound? Why do we get scared by the ambiguous fear of tales of girls killing people 7 days later? Yeah, that's a Ring reference. What separates them from rational fears? Listen to the podcast to know more....more22minPlay
July 08, 2020Ep 013: Where is the line between inspiration and stealing?I genuinely have this query. I have no idea whatsoever. What is the difference between an inspired piece of work and a stolen work?...more21minPlay
June 14, 2020Ep 012: I Accidentally Stumbled Into MeditationMy podcast about internet addiction, some of my poetry and how I stumbled into meditation. #meditation #poetry #mentalwellbeing #addiction...more16minPlay
May 25, 2020Ep. 011: Why Do We Laugh At The Unfunny? Because Psychology!Every single time you see the tele, chances are you're listening to a laugh track recorded in the 1960s. Laugh tracks are criminally overused and are a way to get away with lazy writing, we all know that. But why do they work?...more14minPlay
May 20, 2020Ep. 010: In the beginning, God was flawed. And it was good.Disclaimer: if you are religious and you feel your religious sentiments might be hurt, please don't listen to this podcast. The earliest religions on the planet have flawed Gods. All of them. And believe me, them being flawed is very very good. Listen to know more....more19minPlay
May 07, 2020Ep 009: Spoiler Alert! Your coffee is NOT COFFEEWell at least if you're Indian. If you live in India and are not from the southern states, your coffee actually is not coffee but a substitute. Here's what I learnt after making delicious Moka Pot coffee by using 5 year old ground beans....more22minPlay
April 23, 2020Ep 008: Shojin Ryori: Meditation through Cooking!Every single time that I cook, I quote The Hairy Bikers Asian adventure on Shojin Ryori. Meditation, what many people believe to be their key to escape the eternal suffering of reincarnation and their hall pass to enlightenment, has a bad image. People think meditation and enlightenment means to give up on the carnal desires and to be plain ol Jane. To eat simple... But the Japanese philosophy of Shojin Ryori is here to change our perception....more24minPlay
April 04, 2020Ep 007: Anthropomorphism: What makes us, USI lost my phisie this morning. And I really miss her. But it made me realise what makes me me as well....more22minPlay
March 24, 2020Ep 006: The Myth of Sisyphus & The True Meaning of HappinessPunished to push a boulder on a steep hill only to watch it fall back down everyday for eternity, Sisyphus is actually not the saddest person in forever but might actually be the happiest. As Albert Camus said, "One must imagine Sisyphus to be happy."...more18minPlay
FAQs about Grain For Your Brain:How many episodes does Grain For Your Brain have?The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.