We found 3 episodes of Zombified: Your Source for Fresh Brains with the tag “parenting”.
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The age of ascension: Lee Cronk
May 12th, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 13 mins
kids, memes, parenting
Curious what makes for a successful internet meme? In this episode, we talk with Anthropologist and cultural transmission expert Lee Cronk about memes, fake news and lying to children. Lee explains why his kids thought they were going to the planet Zandar when they turned 14, what coney dogs are really made of, and how Nike's marketing department messed up in the 80s. We talk about how our receptivity to taking in information from others is part of what makes humans so awesome, but it also part of why we are so damn vulnerable to being manipulated.
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Imitate this! Cristine Legare
March 24th, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 21 mins
education, imitation, kids, mimicry, parenting
In this episode, Cristine Legare explains how imitation is at the heart of what makes us human. Cristine studies how kids learn through imitation, and how this helps kids learn what they need to know in order to survive and thrive in whatever environment they find themselves in. She also explains how our ability to imitate is both a great power and a serious vulnerability. Cristine offers a serious brain share in this inimitable episode.
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The puppypocalypse: Clive Wynne
June 4th, 2019 | Season 1 | 1 hr 9 mins
attachment, dogs, evolution, love, parenting
Have you been zombified by your dog? This episode we chat with dog expert Clive Wynne about how our dogs hijack us - sometimes for our own good. We'll learn about how to prepare for the Puppocalypse and what do if you're already zombified by how fucking cute your dog is.