May We Have Your Attention ... and Keep It?
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. Ronal...
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This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg
Dr. Phil Stieg, Neurosurgeon-in-Chief of New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and founder and Chairman of the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center, introduces his new...
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Is AI Making Us Dumber?
Every time AI answers for you, part of your brain may switch off. Theoretical neuroscientist Dr. Vivienne Ming explains why, including a str...
Profiling The Criminal Mind - James Fitzgerald
For 17 years, the Unabomber skillfully eluded investigators, leaving behind no fingerprints, DNA, or usable forensic evidence but in the end...
Coming This Friday - Profiling the Criminal Mind
In our Season Seven debut episode, Dr. Phil Stieg speaks with retired FBI criminal profiler James Fitzgerald, a pioneer of forensic linguist...
A Memory Workout
Can't remember the fourth item on your grocery list? Nelson Dellis, a professional "memory athlete," can remember 100 things or more (though...
Coming Next Friday - A Memory Workout
Can't remember the fourth item on your grocery list? Nelson Dellis, a professional "memory athlete," can remember 100 things or more (though...
"Awestruck!" - Part 2 with Beau Lotto, PhD
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 o...
"Awestruck!" - Part 1 - with Beau Lotto, PhD
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 commo...
Coming Next Friday - "Awestruck!" With Dr. Beau Lotto
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 commo...
The Mercurial Genius of Candace Pert
Candace Pert discovered the opioid receptor, created a drug to stop AIDS in the brain, and identified stress as a cause of disease. She also...
The Mother of all Brain Changes - Chelsea Conaboy
New parents - especially moms - experience profound changes in the brain when they are expecting and welcoming a new baby. Health journalist...
Coming Next Friday - The Mother of all Brain Changes
New parents - especially moms - experience profound changes in the brain when they are expecting and welcoming a new baby. Health journalist...
Cultivating Confidence
Where in the brain is that little something that makes top performers feel so confident in their ability? Can that confidence be developed i...
Coming Next Friday - Cultivating Confidence
Where in the brain is that little something that makes top performers feel so confident in their ability? Can that confidence be developed i...
Why We Procrastinate -- with Joseph Ferrari
We all do it - put things off, tell ourselves we'll start tomorrow, and somehow still miss the deadline. But chronic procrastination isn't j...
"Not Just Another Victim" – Nancy Jarecki's recovery from a stroke
Nancy Jarecki's stroke could have reduced her to a statistic. But her determination, humor and style paved a different path to recovery. For...
"I Think I Look Ugly" – Body Dysmorphia
Most of us have a bad hair day or we're not happy if we have a little pimple on our face. But that's quite different from the experience of...
I Never Forget a Face
Imagine a world where everyone looks the same and you can't recognize one person from another – even you own child! It sounds like a frighte...
Why We Drink Too Much
Why do we sometimes drink too much, even when we know the risks? In this episode, surgeon, author, and recovering alcoholic Dr. Charles Know...
Why Wisdom is Necessary
Although memories fade, hearing declines and our bodies suffer aches and pains, there is one benefit to aging that we can actually gain with...