{"id":17890,"date":"2016-03-09T05:16:16","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T10:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?p=17890"},"modified":"2016-03-11T22:40:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T03:40:46","slug":"eps-53-magical-thinking-voo-doo-guest-matthew-hutson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/eps-53-magical-thinking-voo-doo-guest-matthew-hutson\/","title":{"rendered":"EPS 53: Magical Thinking (The Voo Doo You Do): Guest Matthew Hutson"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2FMattHutson.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Flisadelay.com%2Fblog%2Feps-53-magical-thinking-voo-doo-guest-matthew-hutson%2F\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/content.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/MattHutson.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=17890-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/content.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/MattHutson.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"MattHutson.mp3\">Download<\/a> (59.4MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('17890-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_17890-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_17890-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe src=&quot;https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2FMattHutson.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Flisadelay.com%2Fblog%2Feps-53-magical-thinking-voo-doo-guest-matthew-hutson%2F&quot; 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He has\u00a0written for\u00a0<em>Wired<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Atlantic<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The New York Times Magazine<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Discover<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Scientific American Mind<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Popular Mechanics<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Technology Review<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Slate<\/em>,\u00a0<em>NewYorker.com<\/em>,\u00a0<em>NYMag.com<\/em>,\u00a0<em>ScienceMag.org<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Aeon<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Nautilus<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Al Jazeera America<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Boston Globe<\/em>,<em>The Washington Post<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>,<em>\u00a0The Los Angeles Times<\/em>,<em>\u00a0The New York Times<\/em>,\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Psychology Today<\/em>, where he was the News Editor for four years.<\/p>\n<p>Find\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SilverJacket\" target=\"_blank\">Matt on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt&#8217;s book The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=thbloflicode-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0452298903&amp;asins=0452298903&amp;linkId=2ROH5KCKCXPPL7WN&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>MIN 1:30<br \/>\nMatt\u2019s religious and spiritual background and context for writing about magic and how we think.<\/p>\n<p>A Brief History of Time<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Hawking<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=thbloflicode-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=055305340X&amp;asins=055305340X&amp;linkId=WIH6F3GZVXOLW6NF&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>MIN 2:30<\/p>\n<p>Cognitive Neuroscience studies<\/p>\n<p>Meaning is filtered through the mind.<\/p>\n<p>MIN 3:30<\/p>\n<p>What is magical thinking and how does it happen all the time in our lives?<\/p>\n<p>MIN 9:00<\/p>\n<p>Humans are very social creatures and we apply our perspective (like thoughts and desires) onto other things that are not human.<\/p>\n<p>MIN 11:30<\/p>\n<p>Some atheists claim they don\u2019t commit mistakes of magical thinking, but Matthew says, \u201cNot so fast, we all do and it\u2019s not so bad!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Involuntary Cognitive bias<\/p>\n<p>The experiments the tease out the behavioral repercussion of these basis.<\/p>\n<p>MIN 14:30<\/p>\n<p>Instinct and staying safe<\/p>\n<p>MIN 16:30<\/p>\n<p>How does Matt deal with his own magical thinking?<\/p>\n<p>Realizing the difference between correlation and causation.<\/p>\n<p>MIN 18<\/p>\n<p>Learning Critical Thinking<\/p>\n<p>Is there another explanation?<\/p>\n<p>MIN 20<\/p>\n<p>Transcendent experiences and loss of awareness of ego or a sense of awe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Astronauts often return from space with a new belief in God or spirituality or ecologically-minded or with a renewed sense of awe.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MIN 23<\/p>\n<p>Matt\u2019s transcendent moment in Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>MIN 25<\/p>\n<p>Matt talks about the \u201cThe Soul Lives On\u201d and \u201cEverything Happens for a Reason\u201d chapters of his book.<\/p>\n<p>MIN 29<\/p>\n<p>Up loading our brains to live on after us and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>MIN 31<\/p>\n<p>symbols: such as, people feel less lonely when they watch tv.<\/p>\n<p>MIN 34<\/p>\n<p>Consciousness as discreet states<\/p>\n<p>MIN 35<\/p>\n<p>Verbs most activate our motor system<\/p>\n<p>MIN 38<\/p>\n<p>The movie HER and brain simulation<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=thbloflicode-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B00KATY250&amp;asins=B00KATY250&amp;linkId=52YPY32QWBHTCR4W&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>MIN 40<\/p>\n<p>The psychology of social status. power, prestige, and class how we achieve it. 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