Episodes of Qualia

Apr 4th, 2019 36m 20s

In this IMMERSIVE episode, “Reason,” our goal is to immerse you in a soundscape that triggers cognitive biases which limit your reasoning capabilities. Then later we evoke a more constructive reasoning mindset and leave you with some ways to av

Reason

Apr 4th, 2019 36m 20s

In this IMMERSIVE episode, “Reason,” our goal is to immerse you in a soundscape that triggers cognitive biases which limit your reasoning capabilities. Then later we evoke a more constructive reasoning mindset and leave you with some ways to av

A Cure For Hate?

Nov 11th, 2018 16m 41s

In this BONUS to our immersive episode, "Empathy," we explore an intervention shown to reduce your hate toward another group of people. Prof. Emile Bruneau has found that this intervention has long term behavioral consequences for people who go

A Cure For Hate?

Nov 11th, 2018 16m 41s

In this BONUS to our immersive episode, "Empathy," we explore an intervention shown to reduce your hate toward another group of people. Prof. Emile Bruneau has found that this intervention has long term behavioral consequences for people who go

Empathy

Aug 29th, 2018 29m 13s

In this IMMERSIVE episode, “Empathy,” our goal is to immerse you in a soundscape that evokes empathy and persuade you to block empathy through rationalization. Later, we evoke empathic distress and give you ways to reduce this distress by culti

Empathy

Aug 29th, 2018 29m 13s

In this IMMERSIVE episode, “Empathy,” our goal is to immerse you in a soundscape that evokes empathy and persuade you to block empathy through rationalization. Later, we evoke empathic distress and give you ways to reduce this distress by culti

Bonus | The Knowledge Illusion

Jul 31st, 2018 15m 29s

In this second BONUS to our Immersive episode, “Risk,” we hear a story from a cognitive scientist, Philip Fernbach, who did not make a good decision in Malawi. We learn why he and you are vulnerable to an illusion of knowledge. And whether it’s

Bonus

BONUS | The Knowledge Illusion

Jul 31st, 2018

In this second BONUS to our Immersive episode, “Risk,” we hear a story from a cognitive scientist, Philip Fernbach, who did not make a good decision in Malawi. We learn why he and you are vulnerable to an illusion of knowledge. And whether it’s

Bonus | Balancing Denial

Jul 17th, 2018 16m 57s

In this BONUS to our Immersive episode, “Risk,” we explore denial and how most of our lives involve a careful balance of denial to cope with risk. Cindy Gagnon shares her avalanche story to illustrate how denial can be very unexpected. And we h

Bonus

BONUS | Balancing Denial

Jul 17th, 2018

In this BONUS to our immersive episode, “Risk,” we explore denial and how most of our lives involve a careful balance of denial to cope with risk. Cindy Gagnon shares her avalanche story to illustrate how denial can be very unexpected. And we h

Risk

2 Jul 2nd, 2018 25m 59s

In this IMMERSIVE episode, “Risk,” our goal is to immerse you in a soundscape that pulled and pushed you to alternatively feel risk-seeking and risk-averse. To preserve this immersive experience, we stripped out a lot of the reporting we did

Risk

Jul 2nd, 2018 25m 59s

In this IMMERSIVE episode, “Risk,” our goal is to immerse you in a soundscape that pulled and pushed you to alternatively feel risk-seeking and risk-averse. To preserve this immersive experience, we stripped out a lot of the reporting we did