Pavlov's Dogs: How The World Is Conditioning You!

In the 1890s, Ivan Pavlov noticed his dogs salivating before the food even arrived. That accidental discovery became classical conditioning: the idea that repeated stimuli can train an automatic response.

Now zoom out. The notifications, headlines, and algorithms around us are stimuli too, and they're shaping how we react every day.

In this episode of Truth Talk, we look at how the world conditions us to respond on cue, and ask whether we're choosing our reactions or just repeating them.

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