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@mindingthebrain.bsky.social episode: @drjimdavies.bsky.social interviews @johnzelenski.bsky.social and Dan Rubinstein about the psychological benefits of being out in nature. mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/10/01/e... @carleton.ca @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social
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October 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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In @nautil.us @drjimdavies.bsky.social reports on a huge study: People are motivated more by helping others than self-oriented motivations like reputation. Implications for how we try to encourage goodness .https://nautil.us/people-really-want-to-be-good-1227879/ @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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@drjimdavies.bsky.social with musician Jesse Stewart and poet Jamaal Amir Akbari. Davies with calligraphy, Stewart with percussion, and Akbari with poetry. Paper has linked vids: www.criticalimprov.com/index.php/cs...
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View of Musicalligraphics | Critical Studies in Improvisation / Études critiques en improvisation
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July 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Social media good for mental health? @drjimdavies.bsky.social interviews @drkimhellemans.bsky.social and Andrea Howard.
P1: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/06/01/s...
P2: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/07/01/s...
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July 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth. This long weekend, take time to rest, recharge, and tune into Minding the Brain, a great podcast by @drkimhellemans.bsky.social and @drjimdavies.bsky.social at @carleton.ca exploring how our minds work. spti.fi/n5Q89oU

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Minding the Brain
Podcast · Jim Davies & Kim Hellemans · Cognitive & brain science episodes from Jim Davies & Kim Hellemans
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May 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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An open access journal article with Zoe Roy-Stang and @drjimdavies.bsky.social looks at how thinking biases might influence people's perception of dangers of AI. Remedies suggested, too! jimdavies.org/research/pub...

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Jim Davies: Publications: Roy-Stang and Davies 2025
Jim Davies
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May 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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At @mindingthebrain.bsky.social podcast @drjimdavies.bsky.social interviews Dr. Ian Gold. What are delusions?

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May 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Minding the Brain was ranked number 8 in the best cognitive science podcasts by Feedspot!

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20 Best Cognitive Science Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025
Best Cognitive Science Podcasts to Listen to ⋅ 1. The Psychology Podcast ⋅ 2. Brain Inspired ⋅ 3. Many Minds ⋅ 4. Consciousness Live ⋅ 5. Brain Science with Ginger Campbell
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April 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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A new episode of the @mindingthebrain.bsky.social is a Q&A, tackling lucid dreaming, brain implants, and more.
audio at: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/04/15/n...
video at youtu.be/BgU7vBbmNBo
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Near Death Experiences, Brain Implants & Lucid Dreaming – Q&A – #87 – Minding the Brain
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April 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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@drjimdavies.bsky.social appears on The Goods with Dahlia Kurtz, on CFRA 580am. This June 16, 2019 episode is about whether people have a type of person that they date. 18 m. soundcloud.com/scjimmyd/201... @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @mindingthebrain.bsky.social
2019-06-16 - CFRA - Dating your Type
Jim Davies appears on the radio show “The Goods” with Dahlia Kurtz, on CFRA 580am. This June 16, 2019 episode explores the science behind whether or not people have a “type” when they choose romantic
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April 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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new @mindingthebrain.bsky.social Q&A with @drjimdavies.bsky.social and @drkimhellemans.bsky.social
Should we "cure" ADHD?

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video: youtu.be/LWLv3GOJnIQ?...
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April 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Jim Davies talks about why we love April Fool's day on CFRA. Time 59:00 to 1:06. Aired April 1, 2025. www.iheart.com/podcast/962-...
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Ottawa At Work with Patricia Boal - April 1, 2025 - Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal - Sound Bites | iHeart
<p>Patricia Boal talks to&nbsp;CTV&rsquo;s Colton Praill, tech journalist Carmi Levy, Nepean High School music teacher and Juno Award winner Jeannie Hunter, Carleton University professor Jim Davies, a...
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April 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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In the new @mindingthebrain.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social interviews @drkimhellemans.bsky.social about Cultural Effects on the Brain
Podcast: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/04/01/c...
YouTube: youtu.be/fL4jDkFm39U
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April 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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@mindingthebrain.bsky.social podcast episode about the evolution of females, with @catbohannon.bsky.social and her book Eve.

Listen: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/03/01/t...

video: youtu.be/NOlGQUwfnHI

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The Evolution of Women with Cat Bohannon #84 – Minding the Brain
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March 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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A TikTok reviewer gives a brief overview of Jim Davies's tabletop role-playing game Things that Go Squeak in the Night at 60 RPG reviews, Chapter 70.
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60 Second RPG Reviews, Chapter 70: Things that Go Squeak in the Night. #60secondrpgreview #rpg #rpgtok #rpgtiktok #ttrpg #ttrpgtok #ttrpgtiktok #beggartok #gallantknightgames
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March 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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New @mindingthebrain.bsky.social episode: Question and Answer, about ape brains, evo psych's rep... Listen! mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/03/15/a...
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Ape Brains, Evo Psych and AGI – Q&A – #85 – Minding the Brain
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March 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Jim Davies interviewed on CBC Ottawa Morning about the promises and dangers of generative artificial intelligence into school curricula. 10m. Listen at: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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March 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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In the September episode of @mindingthebrain.bsky.social, @drkimhellemans.bsky.social interviews Jodi Pawluski about mommy brain and the mental load of motherhood. mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2024/09/01/m...
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January 31, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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In a new Minding the Brain episode @drjimdavies.bsky.social and @drkimhellemans.bsky.social answer audience questions! mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/01/21/q...
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Q&A: Is Dopamine Addiction Real? #81 – Minding the Brain
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January 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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@drjimdavies.bsky.social Davies talks about the ethics of artificial intelligence, human bias, and threats of superintelligent AI in this article and podcast episode of AI Purity. Released August 2, 2024. www.ai-purity.com/podcast/cogn...
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Cognitive Scientist Dr. Jim Davies | AI Purity
cognitive scientist Dr. Jim Davies discusses the potential for superintelligent AI to pose existential threats and how to mitigate them.
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January 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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False memories can be attenuated by telling people that they are false, Jim Davies reports in Nautilus Magazine. Published September 2, 2024.
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What Makes a Memory Real?
Changing the narrative on false memories might be surprisingly simple.
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January 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Jim Davies is interviewed in the Ottawa Citizen about why people like to be scared and watch horror movies. Published October 27, 2024. ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
The horror paradox: Why things that scare us can make us happy
Why do things that make us shriek in horror also make us come back for more? It is a question worth asking during the haunted season.
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January 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Jim Davies writes in Nautilus about the work of Matthew Coleman, who finds that people care less about the pain people will feel in the future. nautil.us/yes-we-can-c...
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Yes, We Can Care About People Who Don’t Exist Yet
How to jumpstart our empathy for future generations.
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January 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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A new episode of the Minding the Brain podcast is out. In this month's episode Jim Davies interviews Dr. Rebecca Merkley about whether or not babies can understand math.
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Do Babies Understand Math? #80 – Minding the Brain
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January 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Why do some people look like their dogs? See the article by Jim Davies in @nautil.us magazine. nautil.us/why-do-some-...
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Why Do Some People Look Like Their Dogs?
The resemblance isn’t just a comical coincidence
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January 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM