Touch, texture, and tickling. From touch working as a form of recognition to the sensation of shapes, touch is a part of our everyday lives. In episode 63 of Overthink, Ellie and David begin their series on the five senses with touch. They discuss the significance of Cinderella’s original fur slipper and why Lucretius believed that milk and honey particles h ... Show More
Apr 21
Care with Premilla Nadasen
The discourse around today's crisis of care responds to the shredding of America's social safety net, but leaves out the most vulnerable almost entirely. In episode 170 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss how this works with Premilla Nadasen, author of Care: The Highest Stage o ... Show More
49m 5s
Jul 2016
How Touch Can Make or Break Your Life, with David Linden
<p>Ever wonder why the exact same touch by one person will give you the creeps, but by another will make you yearn for more?</p><p>On this episode of <em>The Good Life,</em> I am excited to bring you David Linden, a Johns Hopkins Neuroscientist and <em>New York Times</em> best-se ... Show More
47m 26s
Dec 2018
28. Why Picking Something Up Makes People More Likely To Buy - On The Sense Of Touch
<p>This behavioral economics podcast episode is the final installment of my series on the five senses. We've already talked about sight, smell, taste and hearing. Today, we dig into the sense of touch. Touch is one of the topics that I'm the most excited to share with you. Touch ... Show More
38m 45s
Jul 2023
Episode 203: Digital Touch – Can Technology Meet Our Intimate Needs?
<p>Humans are wired to feel good when we get the kind of touch that we want. But when we can’t get that, it’s bad for both our physical and psychological health. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, most Americans said that they weren’t getting enough intimacy and affection, and this ... Show More
27m 51s
Jun 2023
E 189 Navigating Physical Touch at Work Post Lockdown with Michael Banissy
Dr. Michael Banissy recently wrote the HIGHLY relevant and timely book, Touch Matters: Hugs, Handshakes, and the New Science on How Touch Can Enhance You Well-Being.
Dr. Banissy was fascinated with the human person and was a self-professed people-watcher for many years. His inter ... Show More
37m 9s
May 2022
Not a Simulation, Not the Matrix, but Something Even Weirder, with Dr. Donald Hoffman | Mind Meld 304
Dr. Donald Hoffman returns to the mind meld to chat about the illusion of reality, the transcendent geometry defining the laws of physics, why consciousness is the fundamental nature of reality, and why there will never be a theory of everything.
This episode is sponsored by Bet ... Show More
2h 2m