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Episode 13 - Beyond Reason: Life, Logic & Language with Steven Pinker

Episode 13 - Beyond Reason: Life, Logic & Language with Steven Pinker

FromPsycho Schizo Espresso


Episode 13 - Beyond Reason: Life, Logic & Language with Steven Pinker

FromPsycho Schizo Espresso

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Apr 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Why does ‘done and dusted’ sound better than ‘dusted and done’? What makes a good swear word? Are we really as rational as we make out? In this, the final episode of Season 1 of Psycho Schizo Espresso, Bruce and @TheRealDrKev chat to Harvard linguist, cognitive scientist, and bestselling author Steven Pinker about the science of talking and thinking…and discover that, sometimes, a good insult can be worth a thousand compliments. Stupid f@*kwits!We'll be back in a month! So keep subscribed to Psycho Schizo Espresso for the first episode of Season 2.You can listen to and watch longer episodes of Psycho Schizo Espresso AD FREE if you become a Patreon at www.patreon.com/psychoschizoespressoTo access the YouTube version of this episode ofPsycho Schizo Espresso, please visit https://youtu.be/wA_guPNYGKkPlease make sure you like, subscribe, rate, review and comment wherever you get your Podcasts from. To get in touch, please email PSE@PodProd.co.uk and follow the hashtag #PsychoSchizoEspresso and @TheRealDrKevPsycho Schizo Espresso is a Pod Prod Production. For more information, please go to www.podprod.co.uk
Released:
Apr 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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If psychology was a country, then it would be the world’s top tourist destination bar none. It’s an enchanted territory with something for everyone: from aliens to drug lords, from serial killers to conspiracy theories. Join intellectual explorers Bruce Dickinson and Dr Kevin Dutton for an Indiana Jones style adventure through some of its most far-flung corners as they delve into the psyches of rock icons, sporting superstars, and special forces soldiers and get the latest tips and insights from some of the most respected thought leaders and brain scientists on the planet. If you’ve ever wondered whether psychopaths like Hannibal Lecter and Patrick Bateman really exist outside the imaginations of Hollywood screenwriters and film directors, why ghosts only seem to appear at night, and about the true meaning of the Book of Revelation’s most enduring and enigmatic mystery – 666, the number of the beast - then welcome aboard Flight Psycho Schizo Espresso and observe the “fasten seatbelt” sign!Make sure you like, subscribe, follow, rate and review Psycho Schizo Espresso WHEREVER you get your podcasts right now. Episodes are released every other Tuesday following our debut episode which - for obvious - reasons is released on Halloween, 2021.Don't forget to follow the hashtag #psychoschizoespresso on social media.Psycho Schizo Espresso is a Pod Prod Production. Find out more on www.podprod.co.uk