Learning English with Human Beans

#80 - Why do we feel like laughing when we absolutely shouldn’t?

In this intimate and uninhibited episode of Learning English with Human Beans, Alice and Marc confess their most embarrassing moments: the infamous nervous giggle (or “ch

#79 — Wait… You Hear Music in Colors?

When music turns into colors, what else is your brain hiding? In this episode of Learning English with Human Beans, Alice discovers that the way she experiences music ma

#78 - Dear AI, I’m Cheating on My Therapist?

Have you ever poured your heart out to an algorithm at midnight? In this episode of Learning English with Human Beans, Alice confesses her new, slightly embarrassing hab

#77 - The "Attention Span Crisis" Is a Lie!

You’ve heard it a million times: “Our generation has a shorter attention span than a goldfish.”Spoiler alert: it’s entirely fake. In this provocative episode of Learning

#76 - Who Are You After a Breakup?

After a breakup, who do you become? In this intimate episode of Learning English with Human Beans, Alice shares a personal story about healing after a long relationship,

#75 - Why do myths, TV series, and films fill the same social role religion once did?

In this episode of Learning English With Human Beans, Alice and Marc dive deep into one of the most fascinating questions of our time. From Durkheim's three functions of

#74 – The Psychology Years

Marc's story ...

#73 — Selfish or Altruistic. What is our true nature?

Are we secretly wired to think only of ourselves, or is the drive to help others hardwired into our DNA? In this episode of Learning English with Human Beans, Alice and

#72 – Is Utopia the Narcissus of politics?

In this new episode of Learning English with Human Beans, Marc and Alice shift into high gear! After deconstructing the illusion of the “perfect self,” we tackle its coll

#71 – What Does It Mean to Live in De-Hope?

Explore why the "self" is a dream and how "de-hope" leads to radical freedom. This episode dives into André Comte-Sponville’s philosophy to challenge the self-help indust

#70 – Mikasa Ackerman's Psychological Journey

Mikasa Ackerman is Attack on Titan's most lethal warrior—rated 10/10 in combat, capable of decimating titans and humans alike with surgical precision. Yet beneath her unm

#69 – Music! Music!! Music!!!

Have you ever felt a shiver run down your spine while listening to a violin tune, or a knot in your stomach when faced with a melancholic melody? Why can simple vibration

#68 – Understanding Narcissism Through Barney Stinson.

"Suit up!" Everyone knows Barney Stinson—the legendary, high-fiving, magic-trick-performing playboy of How I Met Your Mother. But what if the suit isn't an armor of confi

#67 – Do We Really Want What We Desire?

Have you ever worked yourself to the bone to achieve a goal, only to feel completely empty when you finally reached it? In this deep dive into Jack London’s masterpiece

#66 – The End of Reading? (Pt. 3 – Reader, Come Home)

We diagnosed the illness (Episode 64) and we saw the terrifying prognosis for democracy (Episode 65). Now, it is time for the cure. In this explosive finale of our trilo

#65 – The End of Reading (Pt. 2 – Why Deep Reading Saves Democracy?)

In the previous episode, we discovered that we have lost our “cognitive patience.” But is it really that bad if we can no longer read complex novels? In this intense sec

#64 – The End of Reading? (Pt. 1 – The Hemorrhage of Patience)

Have you ever opened a book you used to love, only to find that you can no longer focus on the page? Do you feel an urgent, twitchy need to check your phone after just tw

#63 - When Paradise Becomes Prison (Pluribus - Review)

What if the end of the world wasn't a hell of dust and violence, but a paradise of comfort and harmony? In this episode, Alice and Marc dissect the narrative universe of

#62 – Born to Kill? (The Science of Evil)

Are "monsters" made, or are they born? In this chilling episode, Alice and Marc venture into the dark side of the brain to explore the biological roots of violence. We d

#61 – Why Do Smart People Hate Small Talk? (Need for Cognition and Intellectual Stimulation)

Why does a polite conversation about the weather sometimes feel like a physical assault on your energy? Why do you feel like a wilting plant when stuck at a dinner party