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This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg
Hosted by Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery · science · EN
About this Podcast:
This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg provides a fascinating look into the human brain, with each episode asking new questions — and finding new answers — about our most mysterious organ. Together with his expert guests, Dr. Stieg takes us on a journey that reveals unexpected secrets at every turn, and redefines what we know about ourselves and our place in the world.The podcast explores the many fascinating aspects of neuroscience, ranging from how the brain is wired for both sudden bursts of violence and the pervasive inner calm of meditation. Where does confidence come from? How do we remember traumatic events – or do we? How do other animals experience consciousness? Does storytelling change our brains?Take the journey with us as we explore the very foundation of what makes us human.
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This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg provides a fascinating look into the human brain, with each episode asking new questions, and finding new answers, about our most mysterious organ. Together with his expert guests, Dr.
Who hosts This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg?
This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg is hosted by Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery. The show has published 200 episodes to date.
What has This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Coming Next Friday - Are You Addicted to Porn, or Just Feeling Guilty?" (23 October 2026, 1 minute), "The Power of Optimism: How to Overcome Helplessness" (16 October 2026, 29 minutes), and "Coming This Friday - The Power of Optimism with Martin Seligman, PhD." (12 October 2026, 1 minute).
How often does This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg publish?
This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 17 minutes across 200 episodes.
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Booking probability for This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg's contact route on record: verified email.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 16, 202629 minS7Why do some people bounce back from setbacks while others feel powerless to change their circumstances? Dr. Martin Seligman, founder of positive psychology and author of Agency: The Psychological History of Human...
Oct 12, 20261 minS7Dr. Martin Seligman , founder of positive psychology and author of Agency: The Psychological History of Human Progress , joins Dr. Phil Stieg to explore how optimism, resilience, and our belief in our ability to shape...
Oct 2, 202627 minS7Do you scroll on your phone for hours but then quit a meaty news story in 15 seconds? Maybe your attention span isn't the problem! Dr. Ronald Yaros thinks the way to get people to pay attention is better content...
Episode #2
Is AI Making Us Dumber?
Sep 18, 202628 minS7Every time AI answers for you, part of your brain may switch off. Theoretical neuroscientist Dr. Vivienne Ming explains why, including a striking claim about GPS use and Alzheimer's risk. Dr. Ming shares her own fix for...
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Sep 14, 20261 minS7Every time AI answers for you, part of your brain may switch off. Theoretical neuroscientist Dr. Vivienne Ming explains why, including a striking claim about GPS use and Alzheimer's risk. Dr. Ming shares her own fix for...
Sep 4, 202633 minS7For 17 years, the Unabomber skillfully eluded investigators, leaving behind no fingerprints, DNA, or usable forensic evidence but in the end it was his own words that gave him away. Dr. Phil Stieg speaks with retired...
Sep 1, 20261 minS7In our Season Seven debut episode, Dr. Phil Stieg speaks with retired FBI criminal profiler James Fitzgerald, a pioneer of forensic linguistics whose analysis of Ted Kaczynski's writings helped crack one of the most...
Episode #31
A Memory Workout
Aug 14, 202627 minS6Can't remember the fourth item on your grocery list? Nelson Dellis, a professional "memory athlete," can remember 100 things or more (though he still may forget the butter). Hear how Dellis learned to memorize lists so...
Episode #31
Coming Next Friday - A Memory Workout
Aug 8, 20261 minS6Can't remember the fourth item on your grocery list? Nelson Dellis, a professional "memory athlete," can remember 100 things or more (though he still may forget the butter). Hear how Dellis learned to memorize lists so...
Episode #30
"Awestruck!" - Part 2 with Beau Lotto, PhD
Jul 31, 202620 minS6The human brain resists uncertainty — whether it's an approaching tiger or a global pandemic, we've evolved to move from fear and chaos to order and resolution. Dr. Beau Lotto, founder of the Lab of Misfits, explains...
Episode #29
"Awestruck!" - Part 1 - with Beau Lotto, PhD
Jul 24, 202620 minS6What is awe? It's not wonder, or surprise, or pleasure — it's a state of mind that Dr. Beau Lotto calls "finding the impossible in the common." Dr. Lotto is a neuroscientist who specializes in perception; he once...
This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg
Coming Next Friday - "Awestruck!" With Dr. Beau Lotto
Jul 17, 20261 minWhat is awe? It's not wonder, or surprise, or pleasure — it's a state of mind that Dr. Beau Lotto calls "finding the impossible in the common." Dr. Lotto is a neuroscientist who specializes in perception; he once...
Episode #28
The Mercurial Genius of Candace Pert
Jul 10, 202630 minS6Candace Pert discovered the opioid receptor, created a drug to stop AIDS in the brain, and identified stress as a cause of disease. She also inadvertently unleashed the overdose epidemic, got kicked out of the NIH, and...
Jul 4, 20261 minS6Candace Pert discovered the opioid receptor, created a drug to stop AIDS in the brain, and identified stress as a cause of disease. She also inadvertently unleashed the overdose epidemic, got kicked out of the NIH, and...
This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg
The Mother of all Brain Changes - Chelsea Conaboy
Jun 26, 202628 minNew parents - especially moms - experience profound changes in the brain when they are expecting and welcoming a new baby. Health journalist Chelsea Conaboy explains how the caricature of "mommy brain" and its cognitive...
Episode #26
Cultivating Confidence
Jun 12, 202630 minS6<p>Where in the brain is that little something that makes top performers feel so confident in their ability? Can that confidence be developed in someone who is naturally more timid? Dr. Nate Zinsser, director of West...
Episode #26
Coming Next Friday - Cultivating Confidence
Jun 5, 20261 minS6<p>Where in the brain is that little something that makes top performers feel so confident in their ability? Can that confidence be developed in someone who is naturally more timid?</p> <p>Dr. Nate Zinsser, director of...
Episode #25
Why We Procrastinate -- with Joseph Ferrari
May 28, 202626 minS6<h5>We all do it - put things off, tell ourselves we'll start tomorrow, and somehow still miss the deadline. But chronic procrastination isn't just a bad habit; it's self-sabotaging behavior that can derail our goals...
Episode #25
Why We Procrastinate -- with Joseph Ferrari
May 28, 202626 minS6We all do it - put things off, tell ourselves we'll start tomorrow, and somehow still miss the deadline. But chronic procrastination isn't just a bad habit; it's self-sabotaging behavior that can derail our goals...
Recent guests
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Candace Pert
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Dr. Nate Zinsser
performance psychologist, director of West Point’s Center for Enhanced Performance, author of The Confident Mind, West Point's Performance Psychology Program
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Brad Duchaine
Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College
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Janja Lalich
Professor Emerita of Sociology, The Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion
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