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Prodigy

Prodigy

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Why do we do the things we do? Lowell Brillante investigates the complex details of our minds - from psychopathology to excellence, nature to nurture. We've sequenced the human genome and explored Mars, but we still don't really understand how our brains work. Join Lowell as he talks to leading experts about what we know and don't know about our minds.
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Prodigy - The Legend of Speedrunners
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02/28/21 • 38 min

Speedrunners are gamers that want to beat a game as fast as possible, but it isn’t just about speed. It’s about love. It’s about obsession... over all the ins and outs of a game, down to the very programming.

Alex Cardinale

@alexc_journals

Weldon Green

https://twitter.com/mindgamesweldon?lang=en

Eric Zimmerman

http://www.ericzimmerman.com/

DannyB

https://www.twitch.tv/dannyb

https://www.youtube.com/c/dannyb21892

https://twitter.com/dannyb21892

Chaos Drifter

https://www.twitch.tv/chaosdrifter

BeefChief

https://www.twitch.tv/beefchief33

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Prodigy - What’s wrong with Ted?
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01/01/21 • 46 min

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Prodigy - The Versatility of Von Neumann
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01/08/21 • 36 min

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Prodigy - The Polgar Sisters
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12/03/20 • 33 min

Can prodigies be created with early specialization? Laszlo Polgar was an educational psychologist who believed they could. He experimented with his own children and the results were fascinating.

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Prodigy - Introducing Ephemeral: Five Paintings
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05/19/21 • 19 min

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Prodigy - Gifts and Gambits
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12/24/20 • 23 min

Learn about the queen’s gambit opening strategy, the indian defense and Paul Morphy. Also the psychology of gift giving with Dr. Jeff Galak, a marketing professor at Carnegie Mellon who studies consumer behavior and runs the youtube channel Data Demystified.

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Prodigy - The Origins of Expert Performance
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12/10/20 • 35 min

Is elite performance just a matter of how much and how well you practice? I interview a man known as the expert on experts, Dr Anders Ericsson and discuss the controversy surrounding Deliberate Practice. Learn about how we learn in this episode of Prodigy.

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Prodigy - The Source Code
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12/18/20 • 35 min

Every human being shares a 99.9% identical DNA code. It's that .1% that makes us unique. We could see the influence of genetics before we unlocked it, but now that we've learned how to measure those differences, the knowledge could be dangerous.

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Prodigy - Introducing Ephemeral: Kika Kila
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05/19/21 • 61 min

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Prodigy - Sex, Status and Stuff
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06/23/21 • 45 min

We've all encountered at least one narcissist in our lives. They make up 2% of the population. They're typically extroverted and charming. It's not until you've been used and thrown away that you realize their priority is sex, status and stuff. It's all about appearances.

But there's actually multiple types of narcissists. Professor W. Keith Campbell is a psychologist on the forefront of psychopathology research. He explains what our current understanding of narcissistic personality disorder is.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Prodigy have?

Prodigy currently has 40 episodes available.

What topics does Prodigy cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts, Education, Social Sciences and Science.

What is the most popular episode on Prodigy?

The episode title 'What’s wrong with Ted?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Prodigy?

The average episode length on Prodigy is 34 minutes.

How often are episodes of Prodigy released?

Episodes of Prodigy are typically released every 7 days, 1 hour.

When was the first episode of Prodigy?

The first episode of Prodigy was released on Jul 29, 2020.

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