Learning English with Human Beans

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Welcome to "Learning English with Human Beans," where language learning meets social sciences! Dive into fascinating human behavior topics while naturally improving your English skills. We explore current research from psychology, sociology, anthropology... unpacking key vocabulary and expressions along the way. Each episode combines engaging social science concepts with practical language learning, helping you communicate with confidence about complex human topics. Grow your English skills through the lens of what makes us human!

  1. #69 – Music! Music!! Music!!!

    11시간 전

    #69 – Music! Music!! Music!!!

    Have you ever felt a shiver run down your spine while listening to a violin tune, or a knot in your stomach when faced with a melancholic melody? Why can simple vibrations in the air, pure physics, trigger such deep and visceral emotions? In this fascinating episode of “Learning English with Human Beans,” Alice and Marc explore one of the greatest mysteries of the human experience: the emotional power of music. Beyond the notes, we delve into neuroscience to understand how sounds “hijack” our brains and bodies. On the agenda for this sonic journey: The science of thrills: What happens in our brains when we get “goosebumps”? The paradox of sadness: Why do we actively seek out sad music when we flee from sadness in real life? Mirror neurons and empathy: How music allows us to “feel” the emotion of an instrument as if it were a human voice. Body mapping: Why do we feel music physically in our chest or throat?

    40분
  2. #68 – Understanding Narcissism Through Barney Stinson.

    2일 전

    #68 – Understanding Narcissism Through Barney Stinson.

    "Suit up!" Everyone knows Barney Stinson—the legendary, high-fiving, magic-trick-performing playboy of How I Met Your Mother. But what if the suit isn't an armor of confidence? What if it’s actually a cage? In this episode, Alice and Marc move past the sitcom laughs to perform a deep-dive psychological autopsy on the "Legendary" Barney Stinson. Using his character as a lens, we deconstruct the mechanics of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). This isn't about selfies or vanity; it's about the survival of a fragmented self.

    26분
  3. #67 – Do We Really Want What We Desire?

    5일 전

    #67 – Do We Really Want What We Desire?

    Have you ever worked yourself to the bone to achieve a goal, only to feel completely empty when you finally reached it? In this deep dive into Jack London’s masterpiece (with SPOILERS), Martin Eden, Alice and Marc explore the dark side of the "American Dream." We analyze the tragic journey of a rough, uneducated sailor who transforms himself into a literary genius—not for art, but to be worthy of a bourgeois woman named Ruth. But this is not a simple love story. Using René Girard’s theory of Mimetic Desire, we deconstruct why Martin’s rise to glory leads directly to his end. In this episode, we discuss: Do we really desire things, or do we just imitate the desires of others? Why realizing that your "role models" are mediocre can be fatal.  How Martin Eden exposes the "hall of mirrors" of high society. Join us for a terrifying autopsy of the human ego, and find out why the only thing more dangerous than failing is getting exactly what you thought you wanted.

    33분
  4. #66 – The End of Reading? (Pt. 3 – Reader, Come Home)

    2월 5일

    #66 – The End of Reading? (Pt. 3 – Reader, Come Home)

    We diagnosed the illness (Episode 64) and we saw the terrifying prognosis for democracy (Episode 65). Now, it is time for the cure. In this explosive finale of our trilogy based on Reader, Come Home, Alice and Marc refuse the path of the Luddite. We cannot throw away our screens, but we can stop them from rewiring our children. In this episode, we build the "Reader of the Future": The Critical Window (0-5 Years): Why the "Digital Nanny" is a disaster for a toddler's developing brain and why "Lap Reading" creates the physical foundation of attention. The Art of Code-Switching: How to train a Hybrid Mind capable of using the screen for speed and the page for depth—and knowing exactly when to switch gears. Reader, Come Home: A final call to action to reclaim your "Fortress of Solitude" in a world of noise.

    22분
  5. #65 – The End of Reading (Pt. 2 – Why Deep Reading Saves Democracy?)

    2월 3일

    #65 – The End of Reading (Pt. 2 – Why Deep Reading Saves Democracy?)

    In the previous episode, we discovered that we have lost our “cognitive patience.” But is it really that bad if we can no longer read complex novels? In this intense second installment of our trilogy based on Maryanne Wolf's Reader, Come Home, Alice and Marc answer with a resounding “YES.” We dive into the heart of the Deep Brain to understand what we really lose when we “skim” a text. On the agenda: The Engine Room: Discover what happens in your brain during the precious milliseconds of delay that digital technology eliminates. This is where insight is born. The End of Empathy: Why deep reading is the only way to practice “Passing Over” (inhabiting the consciousness of another) and why screens turn us into judges rather than observers. A Threat to Democracy: The direct and disturbing link between the atrophy of our attention and the rise of fake news and demagoguery.

    19분
  6. #64 – The End of Reading? (Pt. 1 – The Hemorrhage of Patience)

    2월 2일

    #64 – The End of Reading? (Pt. 1 – The Hemorrhage of Patience)

    Have you ever opened a book you used to love, only to find that you can no longer focus on the page? Do you feel an urgent, twitchy need to check your phone after just two paragraphs of "dense" text? In this first installment of our special trilogy based on Maryanne Wolf’s Reader, Come Home, Alice and Marc explore the fragile miracle of the Reading Brain. We discuss why humans were never actually "born" to read and how our brains had to perform a feat of "Neuronal Recycling" to create a circuit for literacy. Discover how the digital age is physically dismantling this circuit. We break down the "F-Pattern" of screen reading, the "Bleed Over" effect that ruins our concentration on paper, and the loss of Cognitive Patience. We also share the haunting story of how the world's leading expert on reading failed her own test against a classic novel.

    17분
  7. #63 - When Paradise Becomes Prison (Pluribus - Review)

    2월 1일

    #63 - When Paradise Becomes Prison (Pluribus - Review)

    What if the end of the world wasn't a hell of dust and violence, but a paradise of comfort and harmony? In this episode, Alice and Marc dissect the narrative universe of the Pluribus series. Forget brutal invasions like Star Trek; here, humanity is not undergoing a war, but an “update.” We explore how this collective consciousness (the Hive Mind) uses abundance and empathy as weapons of mass destruction of identity.

    22분
  8. #62 – Born to Kill? (The Science of Evil)

    1월 30일

    #62 – Born to Kill? (The Science of Evil)

    Are "monsters" made, or are they born? In this chilling episode, Alice and Marc venture into the dark side of the brain to explore the biological roots of violence. We debunk the myth of pure evil by looking at the Biopsychosocial Etiology of Antisocial Personality Disorder. Discover why a low resting heart rate might be a predictor of criminality (the Stimulation Seeking Theory) and how the "Warrior Gene" (MAOA) can turn a child into a ticking time bomb—but only if the environment pulls the trigger. From the lead paint on your nursery walls to the "broken brakes" of the prefrontal cortex, learn why the line between a criminal and a victim of biology is thinner than you think.

    24분
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Welcome to "Learning English with Human Beans," where language learning meets social sciences! Dive into fascinating human behavior topics while naturally improving your English skills. We explore current research from psychology, sociology, anthropology... unpacking key vocabulary and expressions along the way. Each episode combines engaging social science concepts with practical language learning, helping you communicate with confidence about complex human topics. Grow your English skills through the lens of what makes us human!

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