In the 80s, a pair of psychologists theorized why being part of a group can change people’s thoughts and feelings, both about themselves and other people. It sounds dry, but SIT explains everything from how people justify genocide to football rivalries.

In the 80s, a pair of psychologists theorized why being part of a group can change people&rsquo;s thoughts and feelings, both about themselves and other people. It sounds dry, but SIT explains everything from how people justify genocide to football rivalries.

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Social Identity Theory: Your Group Rules, Others Drool

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Mabon is often called the Pagan Thanksgiving  but though it seems like it’s as ancient as Halloween, it’s actually only around 50 years old. But, pagan or not, it’s a great chance to really feel the fall and thank Mother Earth.

Mabon is often called the Pagan Thanksgiving &nbsp;but though it seems like it&rsquo;s as ancient as Halloween, it&rsquo;s actually only around 50 years old. But, pagan or not, it&rsquo;s a great chance to really feel the fall and thank Mother Earth.

Short Stuff: Mabon

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No you’re no dreaming – go ahead, pinch yourself – we’ve finally made an episode on dreams! We’ve done episodes on lucid dreaming, night terrors, sleepwalking, sleep paralysis – basically everything but dreams themselves. Well, at long last here it is!

No you&rsquo;re no dreaming &ndash; go ahead, pinch yourself &ndash; we&rsquo;ve finally made an episode on dreams! We&rsquo;ve done episodes on lucid dreaming, night terrors, sleepwalking, sleep paralysis &ndash; basically everything but dreams themselves. Well, at long last here it is!

Our Big Fat Dream Episode

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The advent of nuclear weapons and the Cold War kicked off a craze in the US for building rec rooms with foot-thick reinforced walls and outfitted with survival rations and board games. Would they work? Probably not. Find out (but not really) in this classic episode.

The advent of nuclear weapons and the Cold War kicked off a craze in the US for building rec rooms with foot-thick reinforced walls and outfitted with survival rations and board games. Would they work? Probably not. Find out (but not really) in this classic episode.

Selects: Fallout Shelters: Probably Useless (Let’s Never Find Out)

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Social Identity Theory: Your Group Rules, Others Drool

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