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Curiosity Daily Podcast: Mentally Representing Our Relationships (w/ Vivian Zayas) and a Passion Pursuit Regimen

Learn about how researchers study how we mentally represent our relationships with special guest Vivian Zayas, Director of the Personality, Attachment, and Control Laboratory at Cornell University. Plus, learn about a regimen you can follow to help you pursue your passion — despite your day job.

May 20, 2019

Episode Show Notes:

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how you can follow your passion despite your day job: https://curiosity.im/2Yh5dWQ

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Curiosity Daily Podcast: Our Implicit Attitudes: New Research into Human Relationships (w/ Vivian Zayas)

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