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Two Guys on Your Head

Each week on Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke, explore different aspects of human behavior and the brain.

The Myth of Choice

KUT 90.5 | By Rebecca McInroy

Published January 27, 2017 at 9:02 AM CST

In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about the illusions that we have around the choices we make — namely, that we have actual choices to make.

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