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It’s that time of the year when we resolve to drink less, exercise more, save money, etc. It may feel really good to intend to do “better” in the new ...

Sometimes we put off celebrating until we achieve a big goal instead of taking a moment to enjoy the little achievements along the way, and that’s a p...

Writer’s block! That phrase might induce panic and a recollection of a familiar experience. It’s a very common phenomenon. So what is it? In this edi...

What causes us to choke under pressure, especially when we’re playing a sport? Why is it that when we start paying close attention to how we’re perfor...

If you’re in a leadership position you know you have to make some difficult decisions. Some of those decisions might put you in the doghouse for a whi...

For many of us, Thanksgiving means spending time with our families and carrying out traditions that we’ve practiced for years. While it can be very s...

We evolved to believe what we are told, however, we did not evolve in an environment with mass media. This is what makes the spread of misinformation ...

There are many ways in which reading enriches our lives, but we may overlook some of the most important. In this week’s episode of Two Guys on Your He...

Many of us enjoy reading novels but rarely do we ask ourselves why we prefer one over another. In this week’s episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Ar...

You can go to the gym and work out your quads, your biceps, or your balance and isolate those muscle groups to focus on the improvement of those areas...

Healing from an injury, suffering a loss, or struggling with a mental illness, can be isolating, and yet many of us don’t take the time or know how to...

When someone offends you you may think the right thing to do is to confront them in that moment, yet as  Dr. Art Markman, and Dr. Bob Duke talk about ...

There is a common misconception that when you’re not succeeding at something all you need to do is put in more effort, when in fact it may be a better...

It’s much more efficient and effective to type LOL in a text rather than Laugh Out Loud, but can using acronyms excessively be more trouble than it’s ...

There are many aspects of healing from an injury other than just the physical element. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman,  Dr....

We all have difficulties in our lives and rough patches we have to navigate, but in the moment it’s hard to know what can help. In this episode of Two...

How do we get our kids excited to learn, to feel good about themselves and their time at school, and be interested in communicating what they’re learn...

Sleep is an essential part of our overall well-being and health, and throughout our lives how much sleep we need and when we need it changes. Teenager...

School is back in session and for many, that means early mornings. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman,  Dr. Bob Duke, and Rebec...

Time flies when you’re having fun, the old saying goes. But how can time – maybe the most fundamental concept of the universe – feel different under d...

Why is it hard to have just one of those delicious slices of pound cake over the holidays? Well, it turns out it has less to do with the creamy butter...

“Porosity” is a term developed by anthropologist Tanya Marie Luhrmann and psychology researcher Kara Weisman, to help understand the root of religious...

Last week’s episode focused on the concept of “porosity” a term developed by anthropologist Tanya Marie Luhrmann and psychology researcher Kara Weisma...

When attempting to understand the root of religious and spiritual beliefs, anthropologist Tanya Marie Luhrmann and psychology researcher Kara Weisman ...

Negative thoughts aren’t always bad, but when they are keeping you from things you want to do it may be time to reframe your perspective, especially w...

In order to effectively teach, we may need to reframe the idea of teaching altogether. In Part II of our look at the psychology of teaching and learn...

When we try to learn something new we might be tempted to sign up for the very popular master classes that are popping up all over the place, but how ...

We may underestimate the role that our emotions of an event play in our memory of that event. But it turns out there are ways to manipulate those memo...

When we go about joint problem solving it’s important to agree on what problem we’re solving for and then go about working toward a solution. However,...

When we lose someone close to us we go through a very significant and public grieving process. When we hear of horrific tragedies our bodies and brain...