Why We Do What We Do Abraham

Whereas part 1 was more about the history of gambling, casinos, and the psychology of designing gambling and gambling environments to foster addiction as much as possible, this episode actually talks about addiction and treatment. That was a long sentence. If you were here for the discussion about addiction and treatment, this is the part you've been waiting for. 

Recommendations
Abraham: Dice Tower (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dice+tower)Shane: Into It. Over It. - Interesting Decisions (2020-2023) LP (https://intoitoverit.bandcamp.com/album/interesting-decisions-into-it-over-it-songs-2020-2023)Holidays:
Bring Flowers to Someone DayBuddha DayDinosaur DayEmergency Medical Services DayInternational Conscientious Objector DayInternational Kangaroo Care Awareness DayNational Chocolate Chip DayNational Juice Slush DayRelive your Past by Listening to the First Music You Ever Bought No Matter what It Was No Excuse DayInternational Family DayNational Straw Hat DayFood Allergy Awareness WeekHospital WeekNational Bike to Work WeekNational Women’s Health WeekDementia Awareness Week
Links and References: 
https://listverse.com/2024/04/14/10-things-you-never-knew-about-the-history-of-gambling/https://pausebeforeyouplay.org/2022/01/a-brief-history-of-gambling/#:~:text=2300%20B.C.%20The%20first%20known,casino%20is%20invented%20in%20Italy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi3kQFYIleQhttps://gizmodo.com/how-casinos-use-design-psychology-to-get-you-to-gamble-1667182023https://www.mass.gov/info-details/treatment-recommendations-for-gambling-disordershttps://www.appliedbehavioranalysisedu.org/behavioral-addictions/https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gambling-disorder/what-is-gambling-disorder#:~:text=Repeated%20unsuccessful%20efforts%20to%20control,%22chasing%22%20one's%20losses.)


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We did an episode on idioms a while back. During that discussion, we ended up having to cut a lot of the content we had prepared. In particular, there was a surprisingly large number of idioms just around skin! So, we decided we'd do a mini just about that!

Reference
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/81624/origins-19-skin-expressions
Covering just five today


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One behavioral addiction of the "inessential" variety is gambling. This is an issue that has ruined many lives and pumped a lot of money into the city of Las Vegas. Do our brains make us gamble? Does gambling simply expoit a loophole in human psychology? We'll talk about how gambling got started, how it keeps you playing, and treatments that have been used to support people recovering from gambling addiction. 

Recommendations next time!


Links and References: 
https://listverse.com/2024/04/14/10-things-you-never-knew-about-the-history-of-gambling/https://pausebeforeyouplay.org/2022/01/a-brief-history-of-gambling/#:~:text=2300%20B.C.%20The%20first%20known,casino%20is%20invented%20in%20Italy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi3kQFYIleQhttps://gizmodo.com/how-casinos-use-design-psychology-to-get-you-to-gamble-1667182023https://www.mass.gov/info-details/treatment-recommendations-for-gambling-disordershttps://www.appliedbehavioranalysisedu.org/behavioral-addictions/https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gambling-disorder/what-is-gambling-disorder#:~:text=Repeated%20unsuccessful%20efforts%20to%20control,%22chasing%22%20one's%20losses.)

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Book burning has been used both to destroy cultures or just symbolically send a message. Either way, it is a pretty juvenile temper tantrum thing to do. Don't silence your opponents, be better than them. Here is the history and motives behind some large book burning efforts. 

Links: 
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/brief-history-book-burning-printing-press-internet-archives-180964697/https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/jefflib.htmlhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/the-library-of-alexandria-is-long-gone-and-all-around-us#:~:text=Historians%20believe%20that%20eventually%20around,of%20the%20Library%20of%20Alexandria.https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/11/virginia-school-board-book-burning

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You've seen the title of this episode, so now that we have your attention: sex addiction! What are the psychometric criteria by which sex becomes an addiction? Further, who does this impact? The answers to this are both not what you might think. Turns out, there is a lot of history of "puritan"-like stigmatization around the "appropriate" amount of sex and with whom. 

Links and References: 
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22690-sex-addiction-hypersexuality-and-compulsive-sexual-behaviorhttps://www.sexaddict.com/six-types-of-sex-addicts/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3960064/https://sexualhealthalliance.com/nymphomedia-blog/a-brief-history-of-sex-addictionhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12119-012-9136-3https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/201510/who-is-the-real-father-sex-addictionhttps://azri.org/sex-addiction/what-are-the-different-types-of-sex-addictions/https://www.news-medical.net/health/Sexual-Dysfunction-History.aspxRecommendations
Abraham: Fallout (https://www.amazon.com/Fallout-Season-1/dp/B0CN4HV16N)Shane: Dracula by Bram Stoker (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17245.Dracula)


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Humans haven't had shampoo for very long in our relative history. What about our ancestors, what did they do without shampoo? Animals don't seem to require shampoo. What is this weird practice and what would happen if we gave it up? This mini investigates Big Shampoo!

Links and References
https://books.google.com/books/about/An_Uncommon_History_of_Common_Things.html?id=bcaXzXPP8ooChttps://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319848#takeaway

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