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The Human Experiment

Ethan Reed

The Human Experiment: Psychology, Behavior & the Science of Being Human

Why do we trust some people instantly but distrust others without knowing why? Why do we follow crowds, fear things that rarely happen, remember certain moments for years, and make decisions we later regret?

Welcome to The Human Experiment, a documentary-style podcast exploring the psychology, behavior, neuroscience, and hidden forces that shape the way humans think and act.

Hosted by Ethan Reed, each episode investigates a fascinating question about human behavior from cognitive biases and social influence to memory, emotions, decision-making, attraction, fear, habits, persuasion, conformity, and the strange ways our brains interpret the world around us.

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22 episodes

  1. Why Your Brain Rewrites Your Memories | The Psychology of False Memories 22:30
  2. Why Music Triggers Vivid Memories | The Psychology of Music and Memory 38:20
  3. Why Time Speeds Up as We Age | The Psychology of Time Perception 22:30
  4. How Earworms Save Your Memories | The Psychology of Music and Memory 21:52
  5. Why Your Brain Craves Instant Gratification | The Psychology of Self-Control 16:35
  6. The Milgram Obedience Experiment | Why Ordinary People Followed Orders 21:49
  7. Why 65% Went So Far in the Milgram Experiment | The Psychology of Obedience 15:43
  8. Why We Freeze in Crowded Emergencies | The Psychology of the Bystander Effect 1:17:42
  9. Why Safety in Numbers Is an Illusion | The Psychology of Group Behavior 46:47
  10. Why Ordinary People Obey Harmful Authority | The Psychology of Obedience 55:21
  11. What Milgram Discovered About Human Obedience | The Psychology of Authority 25:24
  12. Why Ordinary People Obeyed Milgram’s Orders | The Psychology of Obedience 23:44
  13. Why Do We Care What Other People Think? The Psychology of Social Approval & Self-Worth 58:13
  14. Why Do People Behave Differently in Groups? The Psychology of Group Behavior 54:19
  15. Why Do We Trust Strangers? The Psychology of Trust, Risk & Human Behavior 49:54
  16. Why Do We Obey Authority? The Psychology of Obedience, Power & Personal Responsibility 52:30
  17. Why Do We Follow the Crowd? The Psychology of Conformity, Social Influence & Group Pressure 43:20
  18. Why Does Rejection Hurt So Much? The Psychology of Belonging, Ostracism & Social Pain 45:25
  19. Why Do We Believe Things That Aren’t True? The Psychology of Belief, Misinformation & the Illusory Truth Effect 45:34
  20. Why Do Humans Judge People So Quickly? The Psychology of First Impressions 46:40
  21. Why Do We Procrastinate? The Psychology of Avoidance, Motivation & Delayed Action 47:37
  22. Why Do Smart People Make Bad Decisions? Intelligence, Cognitive Bias & the Psychology of Human Error 36:07