Archive for the ‘podcast’ Category

158. Tetris, Angry Birds, Farmville, and Flesh

Reviewing the article “Just One More Game …” from the New York Times.

157. Mazes, Memory Loss, Worker Safety, and Habits

Reviewing The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg and other events of the week.

156. Improv, Migraines, Status Updates, and Depression

Reviewing the events of the week and reacting to the article Facebook: The Encyclopedia of Beauty

155. Proficiency, Passion, Brain, and Mind

Chatting about the events of the week, my thoughts on the book “The Social Animal”

154. Doctors, Dying, Directives and the Rest of Us

A review of the article Why Doctors Die Differently by Ken Murray

153. Cue, Response, Reward, and Marketers

A review of the article “How Companies Learn Your Secrets” by Charles Duhigg

152. Sitting, Sleeping, Viruses, and High-Heels

Part Two of a review of “The End of Illness” by David Agus.

151. Tribes, Upper, Lower, and Impulse Control

(Argh, forgot I was going to talk more about the end of illness) Thinking about the reaction to “Coming Apart” the new book by Charles Murray

150. Nutrition, Vitamins, Fruits, and Vegetables

Reviewing a section from “The End of Illness” by David Agus.

149. Placebos, Mind, Belief, and Faith

Reviewing the article, “Why Placebos Work Wonders.”