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Episode Synopsis
This episode is with John Bargh. He is a social psychologist at Yale University. John's work has shed light on the intricate workings of the human mind, delving into topics such as priming, automaticity, and the power of the unconscious. His research has challenged conventional notions, revealing how subtle cues and environmental factors can shape our perceptions,decisions, and actions.
In this conversation we talk about unconscious mind, priming effects, evolution of consciousness, unconscious biases, and can we train our unconscious?
Guest info:
Website: https://acmelab.yale.edu/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Books-John-Bargh/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJohn+Bargh
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xueSKyQAAAAJ&hl=en
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:46 Early career
00:04:10 Hard problem of consciousness
00:10:33 Unconscious mind and it's role in our behavior
00:17:57 Distinction between conscious and unconscious mind
00:20:40 Hot and Cold experiments
00:29:56 Priming effects
00:30:40 Global effects of priming
00:34:05 Goal priming
00:39:40 Trust priming for the idiologies
00:55:45 Cultural priming
00:58:31 Priming effects through Social media
01:07:50 Evolution of conscious and unconscious mind
01:15:00 Examples of conscious and unconscious activities
01:17:46 Evolution of unconscious mind in other species
01:20:50 Consciousness in other species
01:24:00 Can we train our unconscious mind?
01:27:24 Effects of multi-tasking
01:34:00 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
01:36:03 Unconscious biases
01:42:02 Next book
01:45:12 Thank You!
In this conversation we talk about unconscious mind, priming effects, evolution of consciousness, unconscious biases, and can we train our unconscious?
Guest info:
Website: https://acmelab.yale.edu/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Books-John-Bargh/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJohn+Bargh
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xueSKyQAAAAJ&hl=en
Episode links:
Website:
https://www.reasonwithscience.com/home/unconscious-mind-and-our-behavior-with-john-bargh
Youtube: https://youtu.be/rb2gaN0VAsI
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/08y5c7CKorKThk5w0BgSlQ?si=DLAvsAE5Ss2vhrLCyqW0Zw
Apple podcast:
https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my-podcasts/show/reason-with-science/407cd478-4271-4319-8318-fc378d4e7ccb/episode/unconscious-mind-and-our-behavior-|-john-bargh-|-reason-with-science-|-psychology-|-consciousness/ffb36aaf-7029-40b9-9066-9fb23050a72f
Google podcast:
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iMjMyNDZlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/MjA4MzQ5OTgtZTVkZS00Nzk3LTkzNjUtZWI5OGJkODE2ZjZj?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjgsfX5iev_AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA
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Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reason-with-science/id1641776894
Google podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iMjMyNDZlOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:46 Early career
00:04:10 Hard problem of consciousness
00:10:33 Unconscious mind and it's role in our behavior
00:17:57 Distinction between conscious and unconscious mind
00:20:40 Hot and Cold experiments
00:29:56 Priming effects
00:30:40 Global effects of priming
00:34:05 Goal priming
00:39:40 Trust priming for the idiologies
00:55:45 Cultural priming
00:58:31 Priming effects through Social media
01:07:50 Evolution of conscious and unconscious mind
01:15:00 Examples of conscious and unconscious activities
01:17:46 Evolution of unconscious mind in other species
01:20:50 Consciousness in other species
01:24:00 Can we train our unconscious mind?
01:27:24 Effects of multi-tasking
01:34:00 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
01:36:03 Unconscious biases
01:42:02 Next book
01:45:12 Thank You!
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