Why do some people go all-in on someone who barely notices them? This episode breaks down the psychology and philosophy behind “simping” — intense, sometimes unhealthy admiration in modern relationships. Where does it come from? Is it always bad?This episode is AI-generated using NotebookLM from scholarly sources.Sources:Excessive & Obsessive Romantic Behaviors https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1514&context=etd_collThe Psychology and Philosophy of Commitment https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/85e6cf3b-d8f4-4532-87a6-2523642d64af/9781351618656.pdfThe Impact of Educational Philosophy on Curriculum Autonomy https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1338452.pdf

Why do some people go all-in on someone who barely notices them? This episode breaks down the psychology and philosophy behind “simping” — intense, sometimes unhealthy admiration in modern relationships. Where does it come from? Is it always bad?This episode is AI-generated using NotebookLM from scholarly sources.Sources:Excessive & Obsessive Romantic Behaviors https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1514&context=etd_collThe Psychology and Philosophy of Commitment https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/85e6cf3b-d8f4-4532-87a6-2523642d64af/9781351618656.pdfThe Impact of Educational Philosophy on Curriculum Autonomy https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1338452.pdf

Your brain wasn’t designed for TikTok — but it’s adapting anyway. This episode explores how digital life is changing attention spans, memory, decision-making, and even mental health. Backed by neuroscience and generated entirely by AI, this is your brain on the internet.Generated using NotebookLM from top research studies.Sources:Digital Revolution and Human Brain https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7366944/The Online Brain https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502424/The Brain Digitalization https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-dynamics/articles/10.3389/fhumd.2024.1475438/full