In this episode, Alex & Julia tackle the hypothesis: Addiction is a choice. They talk alcoholism, socialising rats, ‘Ask Jeeves’ and much more…

 

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Total Number of Votes: 524 responded. Agree = 13 % Disagree = 87 %

 

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Summary of science behind compulsiveness in addiction: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41583-020-0289-z

TedX Talk by John Hari on how we have got addiction all wrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY9DcIMGxMs

Genetic component in addiction: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3506170/

Rat’s pick social interaction over drugs: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-018-0246-6

Compassionate article on why addiction is not a choice: https://www.uk-rehab.com/drug-addiction/why-drug-addiction-is-not-a-choice/

In this episode, Alex & Julia tackle the hypothesis: The weather impacts your mood. They talk SAD, sweaty toys, “sautage & mash” and much more…

 

Numbers from Social Polls:

Total Number of Votes: 357 responded. Agree = 99% Disagree = 1%

 

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Sunny weather - more generous tip: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1981-05406-001

"Clouds make nerds look good”: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bdm.545

US reporters on 2008 Beijing Olympics: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15205436.2012.677091

Time and location with weather impact mood: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16137259/

Winter SAD Review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3202491/ 

Study summary of SAD in mice: https://neurosciencenews.com/seasonal-affective-disorder-neuroscience-2036/

Blog on why some people might like the rain: https://thoughtcatalog.com/katie-mather/2018/01/theres-a-reason-why-some-of-us-feel-happier-during-bad-weather/

In this episode, Alex & Julia tackle the hypothesis: Women aren’t funny. They talk comedy, breaching norms, live-laugh-love and much more…

 

Numbers from Social Polls:

Total Number of Votes: 346 responded. Agree = 97% Disagree = 3%

 

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Funniest joke according to science: http://www.laughlab.co.uk/ https://richardwiseman.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/ll-final-report.pdf

 

The science of why we laugh: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/whats-so-funny-the-science-of-why-we-laugh/

 

Blog about women and men being funny: https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2019/07/06/funny-females-where-are-the-women-in-comedy/

 

Female standup comedy void: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/mar/20/female-standup-comedy-void

 

Meta-analyses of women vs men being funny: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336735385_Sex_differences_in_humor_production_ability_A_meta-analysis

 

What people mean when they are attracted to a sense of humour: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/11/plight-of-the-funny-female/416559/

In this episode, Alex & Julia tackle the hypothesis: Being bored is good for you. They talk creativity, childhood games, bacon boy and much more…

 

Numbers from Social Polls:

Total Number of Votes: 370 responded. Agree = 52% Disagree = 48%

 

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The knowns and unknowns of bored: a review of the literature: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00221-017-4922-7 

 

Sitting alone with thoughts leads people to shock themselves: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/345/6192/75

 

Individuals react differently to boredom and show distinct brain activity: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/psyp.13427?saml_referrer

 

Scales used to measure boredom and results concerning mental health correlations: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00223980.2015.1074531?scroll=top&needAccess=true

 

Why we should study boredom: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-boredom-is-anything-but-boring/

 

TED talk on boredom and creativity: https://www.ted.com/talks/manoush_zomorodi_how_boredom_can_lead_to_your_most_brilliant_ideas?language=en

 

Individuals who were made to feel boredom came up with more answers in following creativity task: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10400419.2014.901073?scroll=top&needAccess=true

 

Being bored makes more creative opinion piece: https://www.wired.com/2017/01/clive-thompson-7/

In this episode, Alex & Julia tackle the hypothesis: There’s always a compromise with birth control. They talk side effects, waterparks, mopeds and much more…

 

Numbers from Social Polls:

Total Number of Votes: 418 responded. Agree = 78% Disagree = 22%

 

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How birth control works in your body: https://helloclue.com/articles/sex/cycle-science-hormonal-contraception-and-your-body 

 

CDC: Birth control methods: https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/contraception/index.htm

 

Oestrogen and blood clotting factors: https://www.ebmconsult.com/articles/oral-contraceptive-clotting-factors-thrombosis-dvt-pe#:~:text=Estrogen%2C 

 

How birth control affects mood (great article!): https://ideas.ted.com/how-the-birth-control-pill-affects-your-mood/ 

 

Pill for individuals with testes: https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/contraception/the-pill/the-pill-for-men

In this episode, Alex & Julia tackle the hypothesis: British people can’t help saying sorry. They talk over-apologising, teacup rides, mispronounced words and much more…

 

Numbers from Social Polls:

Total Number of Votes: 437 responded. Agree = 84% Disagree = 16%

 

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UK vs US for saying sorry: https://yougov.co.uk/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2015/07/01/oh-sorry-do-british-people-apologise-too-much 

 

How to brain reacts to an apology: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3914861/

 

Why do British people say sorry so much: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160223-why-do-the-british-say-sorry-so-much

 

Components of a good apology according to science: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160412091111.htm

 

Why automatic “sorry” is problem: https://medium.com/the-ascent/heres-what-s-wrong-with-the-automatic-i-m-so-sorry-5e97e7171a99

 

Saying sorry can make people undergoing rejection feel more hurt: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3914861/

In this episode, Alex & Julia tackle the hypothesis: Your “type on paper” is influenced by your genes. They talk sexuality, sweaty t-shirts, hairy legs and much more…

 

Numbers from Social Polls:

Total Number of Votes: 190 responded. Agree = 49% Disagree = 51%

 

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Genetic based dating: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dubious-science-genetics-based-dating-180968151/

 

The search for human pheromones: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2014.2994

 

The tantalising truth about sex phermones: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160509-the-tantalising-truth-about-sex-pheromones

 

Physical attraction linked to genes that control height: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160119141424.htm

 

Large genetic study looking at genes which contribute towards sexuality: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6456/eaat7693 

 

Biological factors drive homosexuality: https://theconversation.com/stop-calling-it-a-choice-biological-factors-drive-homosexuality-122764

 

Why do so many couples look alike: https://time.com/5553817/couples-who-look-alike/

In this episode, Alex & Julia tackle the hypothesis: Your achievements have been down to luck. They talk imposter syndrome, nepotism, Bridgerton and much more…

 

Numbers from Social Polls:

Total Number of Votes: 327 responded. Agree = 24%, Disagree = 76%

 

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Estimated 70% of people had imposter thoughts: (https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJBS/article/view/521/pdf)

 

2019 study summary: 20% college students felt imposter thoughts: (https://neurosciencenews.com/impostor-syndrome-14970/) 

 

Scientific Article on theories of what imposter syndrome could be: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01553/full

 

Article with some ways to deal with imposter syndrome: https://www.forbes.com/sites/taraswart/2019/08/08/why-you-need-to-understand-the-neuroscience-of-imposter-syndrome/#24e487d880e7

 

Bad idea to based self-worth on achievements: https://qz.com/990163/psychology-shows-its-a-big-mistake-to-base-our-self-worth-on-our-professional-achievements/

 

Negativity bias paper: http://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/71516.pdf

 

Negativity bias blog: http://blog.idonethis.com/negativity-bias/

 

New review of imposter syndrome: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899707120305519

In this episode, Alex & Julia tackle the hypothesis: you can manifest your dream life. They talk the secret, privilege, cinnamon rolls and much more…

 

Numbers from Social Polls:

Total: Number of Votes = 418, Agree = 67%, Disagree = 33%

 

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Resources/References:

The 7 "universal laws": https://www.mind-your-reality.com/seven_universal_laws.html

 

Good Video Discussing Problems with LoA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7sHon8GZGk

 

Blog about LoA: https://www.jonathanfields.com/ive-got-a-secret-the-law-of-attraction-is-a-lie/

 

Article on “filters” to pay attention: https://www.quantamagazine.org/to-pay-attention-the-brain-uses-filters-not-a-spotlight-20190924/.

 

Selective attention brain activity modulation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2020.00436/full

 

Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon: - late 1970s, radical left group in Germany: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/baader-meinhof-phenomenon.htm

In this episode, Alex & Julia tackle the hypothesis: social media is brainwashing you. They talk Hitler propaganda, #ad, Facebook mums and much more...

 

Numbers from Social Polls:

Total: Number of votes: 378 Agree = 84 (%), Disagree = 16 (%)

 

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Neuroscience of brain washing (History of word in Chapter 1): https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=vVhPATI2woYC&oi=fnd&pg=PR5&dq=neuroscience+of+brainwashing&ots=-ISl5hTQHC&sig=X16UbvxArdGKKxhmdOA9GwRpxFE#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

Article on social media advertising and "brainwashing" - https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/brain-chemistry/201803/the-art-brainwashing 

 

ASAP science: 5 ways social media is changing your brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HffWFd_6bJ0

We gravitate towards news which fits our views: https://www.livescience.com/3640-people-choose-news-fits-views.html

 

Peer influence on neural and behavioural responses to Social Media: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797616645673?casa_token=Yw9B8Uu74PIAAAAA%3AcrGTYB3b_qW3hC_eASRU0mgDjvX9k33tqfPm78NJEARWTU2qnLYC4h5s6JZRkaCgrTeqBYg0hdaJ8qM

 

Over 3.6 billion people using social media worldwide in 2020: https://www.statista.com/statistics/278414/number-of-worldwide-social-network-users/#:~:text=Social%20media%20usage%20is%20one,almost%204.41%20billion%20in%202025.

 

Hooked on being right. When we "win", dopamine system activated: https://hbr.org/2013/02/break-your-addiction-to-being

 

Talking about yourself is intrisically rewarding: https://www.pnas.org/content/109/21/8038

 

23% of adult social media users in US say they have changed their views about political or social issue because of something they saw on social media: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/10/15/23-of-users-in-us-say-social-media-led-them-to-change-views-on-issue-some-cite-black-lives-matter/

 

Increase political polarisation if exposed to opposing views on social media: https://www.pnas.org/content/115/37/9216