Dr. Fred Clary's Podcast
Dr. Fred Clary's Podcast
Latest Episodes
Get Out of Your Bubble: Your Brain Needs a Bigger World
Getting out of your own bubble means deliberately exposing yourself to people, cultures, languages, experiences, and thoughtful opinions that differ from your own. Neurologically, the brain is plastic and adapts to what we repeatedly experience...
Think Before You Follow : Why a Little History Can Save You From a Lot of Nonsense
Knowing a little history can save us from believing that every new trend, crisis, diet, political movement, medical claim, or social theory is completely unprecedented. History gives us perspective, while neuroscience reminds us that the brain ...
THE UNCOACHABLE MIND...Why Some People Won’t Listen to Proven Experts — and How Autonomy Can Become Self-Sabotage
Some people do not reject proven experts because they lack intelligence; they reject them because expert advice can threaten autonomy, identity, ego, and deeply held beliefs. The brain is not a neutral information processor: confirmation bias, ...
The Death of Critical Thinking: Why Emotion Is Driving Modern Society
Modern society is increasingly driven by emotional reactions rather than disciplined critical thought, a trend fueled by anti-intellectualism, social media, tribal identity, and the brain's natural preference for quick emotional judgments over ...
Why the Brain Controls Healing : The Most Powerful Doctor You'll Ever Meet Lives Between Your Ears
Healing does not begin in an injured joint, an aching muscle, or even an immune cell—it begins in the brain. The brain is the master control center that continuously interprets information from every part of the body and decides how to allocate...