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Why "Limited" Breaks Your Brain
"Only 3 left." "Offer ends tonight." Your brain doesn't ask if it's true, it just reacts. This episode breaks down exactly why manufactured scarcity works and how to spot it before it spots you.
In this episode:- The...
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Zachary Elwood (People Who Read People) on Poker Tells and Why Most Body Language Advice Is Wrong
Poker tells made Zachary Elwood's name, then made him a skeptic of his own industry. Zachary Elwood, host of the People Who Read People podcast and author of the Reading Poker Tells trilogy.
Join us as dig into what...
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Cains Jawbone: 100 Pages. No Order. Six Murders Part 1
Cains Jawbone is a 1934 literary puzzle by Edward Powys Mathers, pen name Torquemada. 100 pages of dense prose, six murders, six murderers, printed deliberately out of order with no map, no key, and no instructions....
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The Likeability Algorithm: How Trust Gets Manufactured Before You Notice
Trust is not something you give. It is something that gets taken, using documented mechanisms, before you have processed a single piece of evidence. Ben Cardall and Bob Pointer map the full architecture of...
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Lie Detection vs Investigative Interviewing: The Truth
Lie detection has been the wrong goal all along. Mark Anderson spent decades in law enforcement, and his conclusion is blunt: the mindset you carry into an interview matters more than any signal you think you're...
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Disclaimers and Critical Thinking With Kent Axell
Most people think critical thinking means finding the right answer faster. Kent Axell has spent a career proving it means knowing exactly which doors you're closing behind yourself, and why that distinction changes...
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What's Actually Driving You (And Why You're Probably Wrong About It) w/Pete Rushmer
Pete Rushmore built a business, hit the metrics that were supposed to mean something, and felt nothing. Not because he failed. Because the vision he was chasing was answering a question he'd never actually asked.
This...
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The Zoologist Who Cracked the Human Code (And Nobody Gave Him Enough Credit)
Desmond Morris spent 98 years watching humans the way scientists watch animals. No assumptions. No sentiment. Just systematic field observation turned into a working method.
If you have ever read a room, clocked a...
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221B - Where This Goes Next with the Sherlock Holmes Skillset
221A was the case so far. The evidence reviewed. The record examined.221B is the next chapter. And if you have been listening, you already know the case is getting bigger.
In this solo episode, Ben maps the forward...
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Conditioning, Cults, and Coffee Shops: The Science of Invisible Control
You think you're making free choices. You're not.
In this episode, Ben and Bob break down the psychology of behavioural conditioning and show you exactly how it operates on your decisions, your habits, your spending,...
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221 Episodes of Deduction: What Sherlock Holmes Taught Me About the Human Mind
221 episodes. One question that started it all: is brainy really the new sexy?
In this milestone retrospective, Ben revisits the full arc of The Deductionist podcast. What began as a question about intelligence versus...
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The Quiet Ones Are Watching You: What Humility Reveals About Behaviour
What if the quietest person in the room is also the most dangerous observer in it?
In this episode, Ben and Bob are joined by leadership coach Marcel for a conversation that cuts straight to the behavioural mechanics...
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