Two Guys on Your Head
KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke
Show overview
Two Guys on Your Head has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 311 episodes. That works out to roughly 40 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 8 min and 8 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Science show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 27 episodes already out so far this year. Published by KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke.
From the publisher
Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explain how our brain works.
Latest Episodes
View all 311 episodesProtect Your Boredom (Rebroadcast)
How Old Do You Feel? (Rebroadcast)
Fighting Back
Oration Part III: The Conversation
Oration Part II: Some Tips
Oration Part I: On Slowing Down
How We Learn Language
Déjà vu
Graduation
Art Explains his Easter Egg
Easter Eggs
Schadenfreude
The Failure Gap & Its Discontents
In a forthcoming paper in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Eskreis-Winkler and colleagues describe what they call “the failure gap” — the consistent finding that outside observers dramatically overestimate how often people succeed after failing. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, Dr. Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy […] The post The Failure Gap & Its Discontents appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
The Failure Gap
In a forthcoming paper in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Eskreis-Winkler and colleagues describe what they call “the failure gap” — the consistent finding that outside observers dramatically overestimate how often people succeed after failing. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, describes the study and implications of […] The post The Failure Gap appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
The Psychology of Memory
One of the greatest features of our brains is that we can forget things, but why is it so difficult to forget some things but not others? It turns out, our brains absorb information before we ever get a chance to evaluate it — and once something is in there, there’s no delete key. In […] The post The Psychology of Memory appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Reading vs. Listening (Rebroadcast)
Ever caught yourself saying “I’m reading a great book” only to awkwardly correct yourself with “…well, actually I’m listening to it”? That guilty pause says a lot. But you have nothing to feel bad about. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, Dr. Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy break down […] The post Reading vs. Listening (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Dignity
Dignity is core to our humanity and woven into our sense of agency, authenticity, and the way others treat us, yet what it looks and feels like shifts across cultures, circumstances, and relationships. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, Dr. Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy explore the psychology behind […] The post Dignity appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Neuroticism Part III: Support
People high in the Big Five personality trait of neuroticism generally experience more negative than positive feelings each day. In this final episode of our three-part series on the psychology of neuroticism from Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, Dr. Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy talk about the psychology of support. Big Five […] The post Neuroticism Part III: Support appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Neuroticism Part II: Social Media and Personality Tests
People high in the Big Five personality trait of neuroticism generally experience more negative than positive feelings each day. In this second episode of our three-part series on the psychology of neuroticism from Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, Dr. Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy talk about the impact of social media, the […] The post Neuroticism Part II: Social Media and Personality Tests appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
New Research in Neuroticism
People high in the Big Five personality trait of neuroticism generally experience more negative feelings and fewer positive feelings each day. In this first episode of a three-part series on the psychology of neuroticism from Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman, Dr. Bob Duke, and Rebecca McInroy discuss some new research that explores […] The post New Research in Neuroticism appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.