Episode 111 - Addiction, Pushy Parents, and Why Time Flies

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Mike McHargue

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🗓️ 1 May 2017

⏱️ 53 minutes

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For this week's Ask Science Mike, we address the following questions: How does addiction effect the brain? Why does time fly as we age? How can I keep my parents from indoctrinating my children? How can I convince people racism is still a problem? You're in charge of this program. All you have to do is submit a question using #asksciencemike on Twitter, YouTube, or Soundcloud. You can also submit questions anonymously on asksciencemike.com. How does addiction effect the brain? The Power of Habit Stuart McMillen - Rat Park Why does time fly as we age? Time perception Why Does Time Seem to Move Faster as We Grow Older? Why Does Time Fly as We Get Older? Ask Science Mike is made possible by listeners like you. Learn more on our Patreon page. Here are some resources on each answer if you'd like to dig deeper. Preproduction by Andrew Galucki. Ask Science Mike is produced by Gregg Nordin. The Ask Science Mike theme song was written, performed, and recorded by Jeb Bodiford. If you need original podcast music, he's your guy. You've got questions, he's got answers. Even though we may not understand he'll talk anyway. You've got problems, he won't solve them, But he'll talk and talk and talk until he's blue in the face. Science, faith, and life - Ask Science Mike.

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0:00.0	Addiction, pushy parents, and why time flies.
0:04.0	All that and more on this week's episode of Ask Science Mike. He's got answers even though he may not understand.
0:15.0	He's got any way.
0:17.0	We got problems.
0:18.0	He won't talk there.
0:20.0	But I'm talking talking talking to the flu in the face
0:23.6	Science faith in life Ask Science Mike.
0:27.6	Welcome to Ask Science Mike, the weekly podcast where I answer your questions about science, faith, and life.
0:37.0	I'm your host, Mike McCar, and all over the internet is Science Mike, which is kind of of strange because I'm not a scientist.
0:44.0	I'm just a person who's passionate about the sciences
0:47.8	and how it can be integrated into faith in our lives.
0:51.2	So let's do what we do every week and get it started. Hey Science Mike this is Jay from Church and other drugs podcast just want to say
1:05.2	Thank you for what you do truly enjoy your show real quick wanted to ask if you could explain kind of brain chemistry wise what happens in
1:16.5	alcoholics and addicts brains to make them continue to drink and use drugs in spite of dire consequences, you know, burning through
1:27.1	relationships, health, serious health consequences, getting in trouble with
1:32.1	the law.
1:33.8	If you could explain that, that would be fantastic.
1:36.0	And also, a lot of 12-step programs have a component or a faith component to them. Can you explain or do you know why or what happens in the brain to make that beneficial to recovery?
1:51.6	Thanks so much.
1:53.0	Well, Jay, great question. I think that substance addiction is something that the science has been oversimplified about. There's a couple of dominant narratives out there. There's a narrative and a counter narrative and I think when it comes to addiction both contain elements of a reasonable interpretation of the science but neither carries it alone.
2:18.0	So let's talk a little bit about you, how we make decisions as people. You know, we feel like we make choices
2:28.9	that we have this will and this agency that we move through life with and that comes from a part of our brains
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