Cerebral

Vatsal

In this podcast, we try to calibrate our b******t detectors, learn to think better and make better decisions by exploring topics from fields like cognitive and social psychology, heuristics and biases and instrumental rationality.

Episodes

  1. 02/26/2021

    Ep7: Availability Heuristic

    In this episode of Cerebral, we will briefly explore how "Availability Heuristic" or "Availability Bias", a mental shortcut that we use to assign likelihoods of a particular event or behavior, leads to irrational fears and makes us vulnerable to exploitation through mass propaganda.  Links:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_heuristic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability_cascade Bill Gates ted talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_the_next_outbreak_we_re_not_ready?language=en Music:  Bio Unit - Idiophone For questions, concerns of feedback, write to cerebralpodcast@protonmail.com

  2. 02/15/2021

    Ep6: Halo Bias

    In this episode of Cerebral, we explore the halo bias.  Music:  Ketsa - No-Light-Without-Darkness Blear Moon - Learning from kids Bio Unit - Chase Links:  https://www.thelawproject.com.au/insights/attractiveness-bias-in-the-legal-system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_effect#Marketing Expectations, Impressions, and Judgments of Physically Attractive Students: A Review https://www.jstor.org/stable/1170486 http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2012/09/little-evidence-of-health-benefits-from-organic-foods-study-finds.html https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ejsp.842 Feedback and questions? Write to cerebralpodcast@protonmail.com

  3. 01/18/2021

    Ep5: What is "Thinking"?

    In this episode of Cerebral, we unpack "thinking" and understand various components involved in it using the framework described by Jonathan Baron in his book Thinking and Deciding.  Resources:  Thinking and Deciding Music:  Audiobinger - Isolation Keta - Coming Storm Siddhartha Corsus - Ta Da!  Questions, feedbacks or concerns? Write to cerebralpodcast@protonmail.com.

  4. 01/02/2021

    Ep4: Negativity Bias

    In this episode of Cerebral, we will learn about negativity bias and explore how "Bad" seemingly triumphs "Good"  in various aspects of life.   Music:  Hoist, Our Young Guts - Andy Cohen  Hare Krisha, Star of David - Siddhartha Resources:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negativity_bias Bad is Stronger than Good: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1037/1089-2680.5.4.323 For questions, concerns and feedback, reach out at cerebralpodcast@protonmail.com

  5. 12/19/2020

    Ep3: Spotlight Effect

    In this episode of Cerebral, we explore Spotlight Effect and understand the psychological concepts like Egocentrism that cause it.  Resources:  Spotlight Effect Theory of Mind Egocentrism Music:  Prasad by Siddhartha Corsus Hakuna Matata by BlueWednesday Feedback, Questions or Concerns? Write to cerebralpodcast@protonmail.com

  6. 12/12/2020

    Ep2: Simulation Heuristic

    In this episode of Cerebral, we look into simulation heuristic and understand how it can trick us into becoming more anxious about the events in the real world.  Resources: Wikipedia Entry Paper describing effects of simulation heuristic on anxiety Music: Ketsa Siddhartha Corsus  Lobo Loco Master Thief  Feedback, questions or concerns? Write to cerebralpodcast@protonmail.com

  7. 12/05/2020

    Ep1: Attribution Biases

    In this episode, we look into attribution and understand the biases we fall prey to when using attribution in our lives.  Resources:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribution_(psychology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribution_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor%E2%80%93observer_asymmetry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error Meditation can reduce Attribution bias:  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1080/17470218.2016.1149498 Music:  All music in this episode is by Ketsa downloaded from Free Music Archive https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa Have questions, feedbacks or concerns? Reach out at cerebralpodcast@protonmail.com

  8. 11/28/2020

    Welcome to Cerebral Podcast

    Welcome to the Cerebral Podcast! The goal of this podcast is to enhance our thinking experience and better appreciate the nature of our minds.  I will share 5-15 minute episodes exploring topics from fields like cognitive and social psychology, heuristics and biases and even applicable techniques from the art of instrumental rationality. This podcast is also an experiment in understanding the limits of learning via podcasting. So instead of just making you passively listen, I will try to actively involve you in this journey by asking questions and occasionally assigning problems to reinforce the ideas as well as improve retention.

  • 8 Episodes

About

In this podcast, we try to calibrate our b******t detectors, learn to think better and make better decisions by exploring topics from fields like cognitive and social psychology, heuristics and biases and instrumental rationality.

Information

  • Creator
    Vatsal
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Vatsal
  • Show Website
    Cerebral