Manifesting: How Powerful Are Our Thoughts?

Science Vs

Spotify Studios

Education, Science, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 11.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Influencers are out in full force, telling us how we can “manifest” anything we want using only the power of our thoughts. Want that dream car, dream boyfriend, or dream house? Act as if you already have it, and the universe will respond. And we know our thoughts can be powerful … so, could this be legit? We go on the hunt for a manifestation method that has the science stamp of approval. We talk to psychologists Prof. Laura King and Prof. Gabriele Oettingen. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsManifestation Chapters: (00:00) The Promise of Manifesting (04:54) The Best Possible Self Exercise (09:40) Wendy and Rose Give it a Go (12:23) The Fantasy Fiasco (17:19) How To Get Your Dream Life (science approved!) (20:44) Just a Bit of Magic Check out Gabriele’s science-backed manifesting method here: https://woopmylife.org/en/science This episode was produced by Rose Rimler, with help from Wendy Zukerman, Ekedi Fausther-Keeys, Michelle Dang, and Meryl Horn. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Fact checking by Diane Kelly. Mix and sound design by Bobby Lord. Music written by Emma Munger, So Wylie, Peter Leonard, Bumi Hidaka and Bobby Lord. Thanks to all the researchers we reached out to, including Dr. Lucas Dixon. Special thanks also to Mark Johnson. Science Vs is a Spotify Studios Original. Listen for free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us and tap the bell for episode notifications Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman and you're listening to Science Furses.
0:05.2	Today on the show, we are pitting facts against finessing your future.
0:14.8	We are looking into manifesting. Can you really use the power of your mind to create the future that you want?
0:23.9	Because according to folks online, the answer is yes. It's fucking real, man. Manifesting is real.
0:32.1	This shit, it works. What I'm about to tell you is going to change your life. And here's what you need to do
0:39.0	to change your life. You focus on what you want and then act as if you already have it. While you're
0:46.5	writing this or typing this, I want you to genuinely feel the emotions as if that thing has already
0:51.9	happened to you. So what would it feel like if you received what it is that you desired?
0:56.3	How happy would you feel?
0:58.0	What would that moment look like?
0:59.5	For method acting, we're cosplaying our future self.
1:03.3	And before you know it, whatever you wished for will appear.
1:08.1	And this idea that just by thinking about what you want, you can get it,
1:12.6	it's become almost mainstream. One survey of over 300 people found that about a third of them
1:19.5	believed manifestation could be real. And people say they've manifested all sorts of things.
1:26.1	I manifested my crush.
1:28.4	I also manifested some speaking opportunities, some partnerships.
1:31.9	This is how I lost weight, a size 16 to a size 4.
1:34.6	Literally, I manifested my green card.
1:36.3	A espresso machine.
1:37.7	I actually manifested a full man.
1:42.1	And maybe it sounds strange that you could think your way to a espresso machine or a green card or a full man.
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