416: Psychology of Trolls, Cannibal Rats, & Science of Smells
The Brain Candy Podcast
Susie Meister PhD & Sarah Rice AMFT
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2020
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Today we find out fun facts about turtles & then take a dark turn into hearing why rats are becoming cannibals. Sarah reveals the origin of words that raise more questions than answers. We debate whether landlines, alarm clocks, & cursive writing will be obsolete in 20 years. We hear why there is actually a really good reason why we're always touching our faces that helps you decide who to be friends with. Plus, Sarah discusses the psychology of bullying, haters, & trolls.
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| 0:00.0 | I got to sing along because I hear something singing the background in your house. |
| 0:20.0 | Sorry for the bird song, but now the bird is going to tweet. |
| 0:25.6 | Oh no, it is. |
| 0:26.6 | I thought because I called it out maybe. |
| 0:29.6 | It was a heat wave over here so I was getting real hot and so I opened the door. |
| 0:34.6 | But also just as an update, I told you know how I'm trying to become a crazy bird lady. |
| 0:40.6 | And I am making some progress with the crows. |
| 0:43.6 | Oh yeah, tell me everything. How's it going? |
| 0:46.6 | Great. I didn't make the vending machine that you suggested, but I did start leaving them gifts. |
| 0:53.6 | I will leave them food. |
| 0:56.6 | That's a good gift. |
| 0:57.6 | Everybody likes food. |
| 0:58.6 | Yeah, right. |
| 0:59.6 | I hope they come back and leave me like, you know, a big bowl of pasta or something. |
| 1:04.6 | Anyway, they just come over and then I always say hi because you know how crows can remember faces. |
| 1:09.6 | Oh my gosh, this is great. |
| 1:11.6 | So I will keep you posted on our progress because I really want to be best friends with a crows. |
| 1:16.6 | Yeah, and do you feel like you can tell who's who? |
| 1:19.6 | Do you have like, is there one specific one? |
| 1:21.6 | I was thinking that there is one that always comes and I just want to know I'm assuming it's a boy. |
| 1:26.6 | But why? I might be a girl. |
| 1:29.6 | Do they have any like, very male energy? |
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