Brains Rule

Episodes that try to better understand the roughly three-pound mass of gray and white matter that defines who we are. And how it shapes our perceptions of work.

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12/20/2022

Are we doing happiness wrong?

Dr. Laurie Santos, Yale professor, is here to help uncover the latest scientific research that will change the way you think about happiness and work.

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11/08/2022

Best of: Epigenetics and Neurobiology with Executive Coach Rajkumari Neogy

Rajkumari Neogy is here to help explain how neurobiology, culture and empathy intersect in today’s business world.

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09/13/2022

Can movement, physical spaces and environments help us to be more creative at work?

Annie Murphy Paul is here to help us dive into how ‘experts’ are people who have mastered the art of thinking outside the brain

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08/12/2022

Why are self worth and productivity not mutually exclusive?

Dr. Devon Price is here to help give advice on overcoming society’s pressure to do more by exploring the psychological underpinnings of the “laziness lie", which falsely tells us we are not working or learning hard enough.

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10/04/2021

How do our brains create emotions?

Has there ever been a time where you looked at someone's face and thought you knew exactly what they were feeling? Well, you were probably wrong.

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