Episode 409 - Dr. Peter McGraw

Probably Science

Andy Wood, Matt Kirshen

Jessecase, Comedy, News, Mattkirshen, Standup, Andywood, Science & Medicine, Science, Brookswheelan

4.8 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2020

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Author, podcaster and behavioral economist Dr. Peter McGraw (@PeterMcGraw) returns to the show to talk with Matt and Andy about behavioral economics, cognitive biases, hellish comedy gigs, the science of humor, The Philadelphia Incident, Peter's new book Schtick to Business, stigmas surrounding unmarried life, flaws in happiness studies, how to support an aging populace that isn't being replaced, the new social media platform Clubhouse, Andy's recent shingles bout and Peter's latest podcast project Solo: The Single Person's Guide to a Remarkable Life.

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0:00.0	Probably Science
0:02.0	Hello and welcome to Probably Science. My name's Andy Wood.
0:13.5	I'm Matt Kirshan. Hey Andy.
0:16.0	Hello there. Did you pause on your own name or was that a glitch in the recording?
0:20.3	I think there was a glitch in the recording because I'm fairly sure I just said I'm Matt Kirshin in a continuous motion the way I always have.
0:27.9	I'm glad that you are saying your name with confidence now.
0:31.5	You know, it's what I don't want to brag, but I've also learned how to spell it.
0:36.4	So in joined up.
0:39.0	That's very impressive.
0:40.1	Yeah, so it's going very well.
0:41.6	I've made good use of my lockdown period.
0:44.0	I was going to say, it's 2020 productive year for all of us.
0:46.4	Yeah.
0:47.4	And you know who else has had a very productive year?
0:49.6	Is our friend and returning guest, Professor Peter McGraw?
0:54.6	Hi, guys. It's good to see this podcast off to such a smashing start.
0:59.6	It doesn't matter.
1:00.6	If we start off this badly, then it's just like there's no pressure for, it's going to be
1:04.9	better from here, downhill or uphill from here, whichever way is better.
1:08.8	I'd say this is one of the slickest starts we ever had.
1:11.3	Yeah, yeah.
1:12.8	I say this is NPR level of slickness.
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