Mind Theory

Most of us are familiar with the concept of six degrees of separation - the idea is that anyone on the planet can be connected to anyone else in just six steps. So through just five other people, you're effectively connected to the Queen of England, Tom Cruise, or even a Mongolian sheepherder. But is there actually any science to back up this commonly cited theory?

This is what Frank and I explore on this episode.

Randall and Frank talk about the phenomenon in which people experience relief from symptoms after a fake treatment is called the placebo effect, and it is well known in the medical world. According to the rules of evidence-based medicine, these improvements are worthless.

Might the placebo effect have real life value? Can a simple belief in something have the power to improve a situation?

SPECIAL EPISODE: Frank shares a candid conversation with Diego Chapa an up and coming creator and self-professed Millennials that shares how he sees and feels the world. 

Special Episode:  Randall explores his insight into the understanding of the brains need for certainty.  He shares helpful tips to understanding when the brain detects something is wrong, and how our ability to focus on other issues diminishes. Our brain doesn't like uncertainty - it's like a type of pain, something to be avoided. Certainty, on the other hand, feels rewarding, and we tend to steer toward it, even when it might be better for us to remain uncertain.

This episode Frank and explore how men and women's brains are connected in different ways which may explain why the sexes excel at certain tasks.

We talk life as a flight attendant, being open-minded and intentions.

Frank and I discuss how everything going on in your mind -- every thought, feeling, sensation, everything you are aware of -- is, in fact, happening only in your private internal world?

We are all in our own separate theaters, witnessing entirely different shows, and yet we behave as if we are in the same audience, watching the very same event we call life. Strap yourself in for a great discussion.

Mind Theory is a show where we explore both the conscious and unconscious mind and why we do the things we do. In each episode, we share ideas and stories we’ve learned in the real world, and how reasoning, biases, judgments, and decision-making can shape and transform our lives.

Ultimately, the goal is to give people a different perspective that just might open their minds and let doubt out.