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Minding The Brain
Cognitive & brain science episodes
Hosted by: Kim Hellemans, Jim Davies and Mike Contos
Airs: Every Tuesday from 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Coming up at 3:00 PM on March 11th, 2025:
Does social media make us happy? How does it compare with face-to-face interaction or a phone call? Can we learn to use social media in a way that enriches our lives?

Minding The Brain

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Date Host Highlight On Demand
Mar. 25, 2025 Kim Hellemans & Jim Davies Time
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Mar. 18, 2025 Kim Hellemans & Jim Davies Where Are All the Geniuses?
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Mar. 11, 2025 Kim Hellemans & Jim Davies Social Networks
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Mar. 4, 2025 Dr. Jim Davies & Dr. Kim Hellemans Old Drugs, New Uses
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Feb. 25, 2025 Kim Hellemans & Jim Davies Concussions
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Feb. 18, 2025 Kim Hellemans & Jim Davies Social Media & Addiction
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Feb. 11, 2025 Kim Hellemans & Jim Davies Caffeine
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Feb. 4, 2025 Kim Hellemans & Jim Davies Handedness
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Jan. 28, 2025 Kim Hellemans & Jim Davies Alcohol
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Coming up on Minding The Brain
Mar. 18th, 2025 3:00 PM
Kim interviews Jim about the phenomenon of geniuses. Are there as many geniuses born today as there were previously? Are groundbreaking scientific discoveries still being made? Has the way science is done changed?
Mar. 25th, 2025 3:00 PM
Why does time seem to pass slowly when you’re a child and more quickly when you’re an adult? How does the brain measure time? What does FedEx have to do with any of this??