Political Agenda, When Strangers Meet, Romantic Attraction

The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind (17:30) Dr. Jason Weeden is a senior researcher with the Pennsylvania Laboratory for Experimental Evolutionary Psychology and a lawyer in Washington, DC. He received his Ph. D in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and is the co-author with Robert Kurzban of the book, “The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind.” Jason Weeden explores how self-interest shapes our political opinions – and why we won’t admit it.   When Strangers Meet: How People You Don't Know Can Transform You (1:01:12) Kio Stark is the author of When Strangers Meet, published this month from TED Books. She is also the author of the novel Follow Me Down and the independent learning handbook Don’t Go Back to School. She writes, teaches, and speaks around the world about stranger interactions, independent learning, and how people relate to technology.  Caitlin Thomas - Why We Watch Reality TV (1:26:00) Reality TV was once an oddity but has now become mainstream entertainment. From Survivor, to The Bachelor, to Dancing With the Stars reality TV covers diverse topics and attract millions of viewers every week. Producer Caitlin Thomas explains why we watch reality TV. How to Turn Attraction Into a Real Relationship (1:54:10) Dr. Carmen Harra is an internationally acclaimed intuitive psychologist, relationship expert, WABC radio show host, TV personality and best-selling author of seven books, including her latest, “The Karma Queen’s Guide to Relationships.” Carmen Harra says “Don’t look at a budding relationship as a temporary fling, because you will turn it into that. A healthy human bond doesn’t come with an expiration date, but it does come with a predestined reason: it was no coincidence that you met this person.” She joins us today from Miami, Florida to teach us how we can turn mere attraction into a substantial, lasting relationship.