The AI revolution is coming. Your mind isn't ready for it.
Cognitive Neuroscientist Joel Pearson walks us through the many ways artificial intelligence is messing — and will mess — with our psychology.
From falling in love with AI to unforgettable deep fakes, we dive into an uncertain future and what you can do to prepare for it.
If you'd like to hear more from Joel, he featured on our episode about intuition called When to trust your gut instinct, and when to ignore it.
And if you want to hear more about artificial intelligence, check out the latest season of Science Friction, Hello AI Overlords.
'Refrigerator mothers' and the history of autism
Humour me: why we laugh and what counts as funny
The vicious cycle of alcohol and anxiety
What happens when our minds wander?
A kid can't be diagnosed as a psychopath. Why?
The toxic effects of rudeness
#TraumaTok: How trauma took over the internet
Treating IBS with... Hypnotherapy?
The Certainty Myth
Trauma, OCD and a PhD
The dark side of fame and what it does to the brain
Milgram Shock and Stanford Prison — what we misunderstand about the most infamous experiments in psychology
Childhood attachment, animal rights and the 'pit of despair': Harry Harlow's unethical experiments
Why being a beginner is good for you
Unethical experiments: the Monster Study
The psychological tricks that make cults so dangerous
Language and loss
The Art of Negotiation: mind games and emotional intelligence
Pleasure, pain, dopamine and the brain
Busting bias: what works and what doesn't
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