by Videoschool Media
It contains a nuanced and factual description and objective analysis of some of the most influential scientific, psychological, and philosophical principles that dictate an individual’s lifespan. Get ready to get your mind blown with this fact-based, conversation-style podcast show intended to inform and entertain you in equal parts.
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April 19, 2025
<p>Do your beliefs shape what you see, hear, and think? Discover how your brain edits reality using Bayesian priors, the placebo effect, and weird brain tricks like the McGurk effect. This isn't just about illusions — it's about how your entire experience of the world is filtered through what you already believe. </p><p>In this episode of Future IQ, we explore how your mind doesn't passively receive information — it actively predicts it. What you see, what you hear, even what you taste can all be shaped by your past experiences, expectations, and unconscious biases. From System 1 and System 2 thinking, to real-life studies on motivated reasoning, political beliefs, and placebo responses, we show how your brain decides what’s “true” before you even realize it.You’ll learn why two people can see the exact same thing but believe completely different stories, and how something as simple as a McDonald’s logo can actually change the way food tastes. </p><p>We’ll explore why some beliefs become so strong they get “stuck,” refusing to change even when new evidence appears. You’ll also see how politicians use subtle signals — known as dogwhistles — to activate people’s beliefs without ever saying things outright. And most importantly, we’ll uncover why facts alone often don’t change minds but feelings do.</p>
April 11, 2025
<p>Do you really believe in facts? Or are you just believing what you want to believe? In this episode, we talk about something called Bayesian Updating – a fancy way of saying how your brain mixes your past beliefs (priors) with new evidence to make decisions. But here’s the twist: your priors (like what your family, school, or culture told you) can change how you see the evidence! We use a fun example with an aptitude test and talk about how your bias can sneak in, even if you think you're being smart. </p><p>Learn why people sometimes ignore good data, how your brain builds beliefs, and why you should always check if your thinking is based on facts or old stories. This episode connects to lots of cool Future IQ topics like bad decisions, groupthink, preference falsification, and costly signaling. So if you understand this, the rest will make WAY more sense!</p>
April 4, 2025
<p>Some people say cow pee can cure COVID and that the Ganga river is always clean, even if there’s poop in it. That sounds kinda crazy, right?? But many people believe it — even important people like politicians and scientists!In this episode, we talk about why people believe weird stuff and how sometimes, being part of a group makes you say silly things just to fit in. Like saying Ronaldo is better than Messi (even if you secretly like Messi more). We also talked about how telling the truth can get you in big trouble and how your brain tricks you to make you think your group is always right.It’s kinda funny and kinda scary. But mostly really interesting. Come listen!!</p>
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