This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg

Do you scroll on your phone for hours but then quit a meaty news story in 15 seconds? Maybe your attention span isn't the problem!

Dr. Ronald Yaros thinks the way to get people to pay attention is better content delivery that's designed to work with their busy lives.

Find out what actually captures and keeps our attention... and why.

Do you scroll on your phone for hours but then quit a meaty news story in 15 seconds? Maybe your attention span isn't the problem!

Dr. Ronald Yaros thinks the way to get people to pay attention is better content delivery that's designed to work with their busy lives.

Find out what actually captures and keeps our attention... and why.

Every time AI answers for you, part of your brain may switch off. Theoretical neuroscientist Dr. Vivienne Ming explains why, including a striking claim about GPS use and Alzheimer's risk.

Dr. Ming shares her own fix for using AI. She calls it the nemesis prompt, a technique for turning AI into your harshest critic instead of your biggest fan.

Vivienne joins Dr. Stieg to unpack what it actually takes to come out of the AI age sharper, not dumber.

Every time AI answers for you, part of your brain may switch off. Theoretical neuroscientist Dr. Vivienne Ming explains why, including a striking claim about GPS use and Alzheimer's risk.

Dr. Ming shares her own fix for using AI. She calls it the nemesis prompt, a technique for turning AI into your harshest critic instead of your biggest fan.

Vivienne joins Dr. Stieg to unpack what it actually takes to come out of the AI age sharper, not dumber.

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For 17 years, the Unabomber skillfully eluded investigators, leaving behind no fingerprints, DNA, or usable forensic evidence but in the end it was his own words that gave him away.

Dr. Phil Stieg speaks with retired FBI criminal profiler James Fitzgerald, a pioneer of forensic linguistics whose analysis of Ted Kaczynski's writings helped crack one of the most notorious investigations in FBI history.

Fitzgerald reveals how investigators constructed a personality profile from the bomber's writings, identified the unusual turn of phrase that became a "linguistic smoking gun," and used patterns in language and behavior to identify this notoriously elusive criminal mind.

Plus, an exclusive glimpse into a family's traumatic moment when they discover their relative is a serial bomber.

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Archival audio courtesy of Videos For Change Productions

Excerpt from documentary in progress "Life Or Death" featuring David Kaczynski and Linda Patrik, Producers Mike Camoin and John Carlson.

In our Season Seven debut episode, Dr. Phil Stieg speaks with retired FBI criminal profiler James Fitzgerald, a pioneer of forensic linguistics whose analysis of Ted Kaczynski's writings helped crack one of the most notorious investigations in FBI history.

Can't remember the fourth item on your grocery list? Nelson Dellis, a professional "memory athlete," can remember 100 things or more (though he still may forget the butter).

Hear how Dellis learned to memorize lists so long that he became a five-time USA Memory Champion, and how you can use some of his strategies to improve your own memory.

Dellis explains how he uses tricks like the "memory palace" and mnemonic devices to recall lengthy lists with perfect accuracy.

In an era when cell phones are making memory superfluous, you can regain some of those lost skills by using his techniques.

Plus… those rare folks who can never forget a day in their lives.

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Can't remember the fourth item on your grocery list? Nelson Dellis, a professional "memory athlete," can remember 100 things or more (though he still may forget the butter).

Hear how Dellis learned to memorize lists so long that he became a five-time USA Memory Champion, and how you can use some of his strategies to improve your own memory.

https://www.nelsondellis.com/

The human brain resists uncertainty — whether it's an approaching tiger or a global pandemic, we've evolved to move from fear and chaos to order and resolution.

Dr. Beau Lotto, founder of the Lab of Misfits, explains why the brain takes small steps instead of large leaps, and why we need to teach kids to think more like scientists.

Plus... why we react to a pandemic by hoarding toilet paper!

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Since this episode was first released in 2021, Dr. Lotto has launched a new project - "Evolvable.Me"

"Our interactive AI-powered platform reveals precise, science-backed insights into how you think, relate, and behave – drawn from your responses and real-life conversations."

Try it for free at https://www.evolvable.me/

What is awe? It's not wonder, or surprise, or pleasure — it's a state of mind that Dr. Beau Lotto calls "finding the impossible in the common."

Dr. Lotto is a neuroscientist who specializes in perception; he once actually measured awe in the brains of people watching Cirque du Soleil. Learn where awe originates, why it evolved, and even how military leaders might weaponize it.

Plus... why Dr. Lotto says babies are born "useless".

https://www.beaulotto.com/

Since this episode was first released in 2021, Dr. Lotto has launched a new project - "Evolvable.Me"

"Our interactive AI-powered platform reveals precise, science-backed insights into how you think, relate, and behave – drawn from your responses and real-life conversations."

Try it for free at https://www.evolvable.me/