Tag: habits

  • Habit Forming and Microwave Friend

    How much of our daily lives are lived out of habit? How can habits shape our behavior in positive ways? Anthony and Jeff take a look at new research that suggests habitual action has a much larger role to play in human life than previously thought. Then, how for would you go to talk to your imaginary friend? One Youtuber decided to use some pretty slick technology to do just that, but the results are surprising. Jeff and Anthony step through the story of AI gone frighteningly wrong. [more]

  • Garbage In, Nothing Out

    Jeff and Anthony take a look at an article which suggests the more we consume, the less we create. Would keeping track of all the time spent screwing around on the Internet change your behavior? Do you need to absorb media to to be creative, or does bombarding yourself with stimuli reduce your productivity? Hey! If you're enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it wherever you grab it from. Here's the iTunes link: [http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns](http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns) Jeff on Twitter: [http://twitter.com/jeffcannata](http://twitter.com/jeffcannata) Anthony on Twitter: [http://twitter.com/acarboni](http://twitter.com/acarboni) Today's story was suggested by Julian Murdoch: [http://therecordingrevolution.com/2014/07/21/one-reason-youre-not-making-as-much-music-as-you-would-like-hint-youre-looking-at-it/](http://therecordingrevolution.com/2014/07/21/one-reason-youre-not-making-as-much-music-as-you-would-like-hint-youre-looking-at-it/) Be sure to check out his show, Gamers With Jobs: [http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/](http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/) Thanks again to Supercreative for letting us use their studio. Check out Pointless with Kevin Pereira: [http://podcast.supercreative.tv/](http://podcast.supercreative.tv/) [more]

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