Rob's talking about the Pavlovian theory this morning, something he's not a huge fan of. From dog food to bells, this marketing technique is one that Rob reckons is just stink. Tune in to find out more about this classic conditioning.
This week on The Mind Trench, we're digging our way through the placebo effect. How does it work? Does it really cure you? Is paracetamol even real? Interesting stuff.
We're coming close to home with a personality trait that it seems more common than you think. Rob's introducing us to the Dunning–Kruger effect, a cognitive bias in which people mistakenly assess their cognitive ability as greater than it is. We're all pretty familiar, right?
Rob's got a light hearted story for us, followed by something that hit him close to home. Talking Lord of the Rings and Greta Thunberg's UN speech which you can watch here. Important words from Rob, as always, this morning.
Rob explores The Mind Trench for money. What does it really mean? Is it really worth anything? Is there any alternative? Rob's breaking down capitalism one step at a time.
Rob's excited about the latest findings in the ongoing Loch Ness monster debacle. Could it have just been a really big eel this whole time? Stay tuned.
Rob takes requests and this week Tess gave him the task of looking into some ol' sayings from the English language. Under the weather? Party pooper? Where did these sayings come from? Are they still relevant? Rob, Rachel and Tess try and figure it out.
Rob's looking into chakras and reckons his might need a bit of work. Rob teaches us about our seven chakras, what happens when they're imbalanced and how to fix all your problems.
Rob's been investigating what goes on under the sea. Talking Orca's and Great White Sharks, is one more fierce than the other? Rob's done the research.
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