It’s the start of the new year, and for many of us, it’s a time to plan projects and events or set goals. However, even with the best-laid plans, why do we have difficulty accomplishing all we set out to do or feel a sense of relief rather than joy when we complete big tasks? In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy , take a moment to step back and explore the psychology of planning. The post Planning appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podc...
Jan 17, 2025•8 min
*This episode contains artificially generated audio content. As humans, understanding what is “real” vs. what is “artificial” is something we are continuously coming to terms with. Feeling duped by something you thought was something else can be disconcerting. As part of The University of Texas Year of AI , Two Guys on Your Head , Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy , with special help from Michael Baker, explore what it means psychologically to interact with the artificial. The post Th...
Jan 10, 2025•8 min
When we see experts in action, there can be something mysterious about how they work; they seem to just “know” what to do. That process of knowing is no accident, but trying to explain that process is almost impossible. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy discuss the psychology of explaining intuition. The post Explaining Intuition appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Jan 03, 2025•8 min
When we see true experts in action, there can be something mysterious about how they work; they seem to just “know” what to do. That process of knowing is no accident. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy talk about the psychology of educating intuition. The post Educating Intuition appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Dec 27, 2024•8 min
We often hear the term “critical thinking” but may take for granted that we don’t think critically about what it means. In this fourth and final episode of our series on critical thinking, Two Guys on Your Head , Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy explore the psychology of emotions. The post Critical Thinking: Emotions appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Dec 20, 2024•8 min
We often hear the term “critical thinking” but may take for granted that we don’t think critically about what it means. In this third episode of our four-part series on critical thinking, Two Guys on Your Head , Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy explore what critical thinking is and what it isn’t. The post Critical Thinking: What is it? What isn’t it? appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Dec 13, 2024•7 min
We hear the term “critical thinking” often but may take for granted that we don’t think very critically about what it means. In this second episode of our series on critical thinking, Two Guys on Your Head , Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy talk about the role of expertise. The post Critical Thinking: Expertise appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Dec 06, 2024•8 min
We hear the term “critical thinking” often but may take for granted that we don’t think very critically about what it means. With this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy begin a series on the psychology of critical thinking by talking about what it takes to get started. The post Critical Thinking: The Foundation appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Nov 29, 2024•8 min
When looking for a good restaurant or trying to figure out what film to watch or book to read, a good critic can be very useful. However, distinguishing between a critic and an influencer can be tricky. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy talk about the psychology of the critic. The post The Critic appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Nov 22, 2024•8 min
From a very early age, we learn to take cues from our environment as to how we should feel about things; we look to our parents to give us a sense of safety, and we laugh when others laugh. However, in our society today, with everything from laugh tracks to bot-generated likes, assessing the validity of social information can be tough. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy talk about the psychology of social decision-making. The post Social Decis...
Nov 15, 2024•8 min
When we’re anxious, we have a heightened awareness of negative things in our environment. In contrast, we tend to notice more desirable things when excited. Coupled with the media landscape today, it’s easy to see how emotions can spiral every time you look at your phone. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy discuss the importance of gauging your locus of control when processing information through media. November 14th at 4 pm, join Two Guys on ...
Nov 08, 2024•8 min
We evolved to learn how to trust people, but we didn’t evolve in an environment with the Internet and AI, which means that it can be difficult for us to discern fact from fiction quickly. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy talk about what this means in terms of media and trust. The post Media and Trust appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Nov 02, 2024•8 min
We’re not great at assessing risk, especially using ratios and percentages, but as Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy ask in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , does it matter? The post Assessing Risk appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Oct 25, 2024•8 min
Often, when we hear warning reports associated with certain foods or behaviors, we think we understand what is good or bad for us. However, as Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy discuss in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , base rate neglect, we don’t have a clear understanding of what that means. The post Base Rate Neglect appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Oct 18, 2024•8 min
The Texas Science & Natural History Museum hosted a live taping of Two Guys on Your Head , with the whole Two Guys team, Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy , to discuss the Psychology of Time. It was a wonderful conversation! In this fourth and final installment of the series, we take questions from the audience and discuss the idea of time running out, as well as rhythm and time. The post Time: Audience Q&A appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Oct 11, 2024•8 min
The Texas Science & Natural History Museum hosted a live taping of Two Guys on Your Head , with the whole Two Guys team, Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy , to discuss the Psychology of Time. It was a wonderful conversation, and for the next few episodes, we’re bringing you bits and pieces of various aspects of the psychology of time. The third installment of the series looks at how interacting with art can influence how you understand and experience time, and we’ll talk about the...
Oct 04, 2024
The Texas Science & Natural History Museum hosted a live taping of Two Guys on Your Head , with the whole Two Guys team, Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy , to discuss the Psychology of Time. It was a wonderful conversation, and for the next few episodes, we’re bringing you bits and pieces of various aspects of the psychology of time. The second installment of the series looks at the psychology of how we perceive time vs. how we remember time. The post Time: Perception and Memory ...
Sep 28, 2024
The Texas Science & Natural History Museum hosted a live taping of Two Guys on Your Head , with the whole Two Guys team, Art Markman , Bob Duke , and Rebecca McInroy , to discuss the Psychology of Time. It was a wonderful conversation, and for the next few episodes, we’re bringing you bits and pieces of various aspects of the psychology of time. We’ll kick off by asking how we make sense of time scales, and why it’s so difficult for us to comprehend concepts like deep time. The post Time: Im...
Sep 20, 2024•8 min
Moving is never easy, but at least you have deadlines for when you need to be out of one place and into another. When it comes to unpacking, it’s a different story. As Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explore in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , getting settled in takes time, but the psychological payoff can be profound. The post Unpacking appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Sep 13, 2024•8 min
For many, fall marks the beginning of a new school year, which can mean a time to reinvent yourself. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss the importance of mindset, social groups, and expectations when starting fresh. The post New Beginnings appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Sep 06, 2024
Emotions are sometimes good to listen to when you’re trying to make a decision, but sometimes they’re not so good. However, as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explore in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , the more you know about how your brain works and what certain feelings may indicate, the more tools you have to act. The post Embodied Emotions appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Aug 30, 2024
We often read engaging or witty quotes and consider their content or meaning, but as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explore in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , quotes serve many functions in how and what we communicate and remember. The post Quotations appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Aug 23, 2024
It’s August, which means it’s the anniversary of the first airing of Two Guys on Your Head on KUT Austin. And even though we don’t need an excuse to party, it seems strange to celebrate the 11-year mark. Why is that? In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explore the significance of psychological landmarks. The post Psychological Landmarks appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Aug 16, 2024•8 min
Oftentimes, we praise perfect execution over Samuel Beckett’s mantra, “Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” Even so, the idea of practicing a skill, learning a task, or iterating on an idea is easier for us to accept than allowing people who wrong us in some way a second chance. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explore why second chances are so valuable, not only in our academic and professional lives but in our personal lives as well. The post Second ...
Aug 09, 2024
Becoming an expert in any area takes a lot of time, work, and navigation; teaching our expertise to someone else takes a different and unique set of skills. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss how to teach expertise. The post Teaching Expertise appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Aug 02, 2024
Every generation has a different starting point when it comes to knowledge, and it can be a challenge to decipher what we can take for granted regarding how we know what we know and what we need to learn for ourselves. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss the relationship between culture and knowledge. The post Culture and Knowledge appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Jul 26, 2024
With so many opportunities for compromise, not only in our political sphere but also in our daily lives, we might wonder why teaching strategies for this aren’t more common. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss why it’s so important to teach balanced pragmatism as a skill and as a value. Check out the paper Art and Bob discuss by Curtis Puryear and Kurt Gray in the 2024 Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Issue . The post Teaching Balanced P...
Jul 19, 2024
We live in an era of deep division, and it’s hard for people with opposing views to even talk to each other. So, how can we begin to move toward compromise and collaboration? In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke discuss the idea of “balanced pragmatism” as a possible way forward. Check out the paper by Curtis Puryear and Kurt Gray in the 2024 Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Issue . The post Balanced Pragmatism appeared first on KUT & KUTX St...
Jul 12, 2024•8 min
Happiness is important when it comes to our working conditions, but it’s not the only factor to consider. As Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , a good balance of promoting happiness, creativity, and efficiency can be difficult but rewarding. The post Work and Happiness appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Jul 05, 2024•8 min
When you work in an open floor plan it’s hard to concentrate as you’re easily distracted, and you feel like a pest, but as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this episode of Two Guys on Your Head , they do have an interesting upside. The post Benefits of The Open Floor Plan appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts ....
Jun 28, 2024•8 min
