Why do people collect Dead Animals, Sneakers, NFTs? Neuropsychologist explains!

Why do people collect Dead Animals, Sneakers, NFTs? Neuropsychologist explains!

I sat down with Dr. Shirley Mueller who is an internationally known collector and scholar of Chinese export porcelain, as well as a physician board-certified in Neurology and Psychiatry. Dr. Mueller is also the author of "Inside the Head of a Collector: Neuropsychological Forces at Play."  You will have a lot of fun and learn a lot after listening to this episode, just like I did. This episode is powered by Unstoppable Domains and Brave Browser. References & Resources: Dr. Shirley Mueller Website: https://www.collectorbrain.com/ Buy the book: https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/inside-the-head-of-a-collector/ Chinese Export Porcelain Collection: https://www.shirleymuellerporcelain.com/ the episode - Tattoos & Collecting: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02732170309206 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xgjb3aIAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra Golu, The Festival of Collecting:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golu 00:00 - Precap 00:55 - Dr. Shirley Mueller Introduction  4:10 - What was the motivation to write a book on collectors? 4:54 - Why do people collect?  7:11 - Dheeraj's childhood - Pokemon Cards, Tazos, & Scrapbooks 8:16 - Collecting gives us pleasure and control 10:33: Golu, Festival of collecting Dolls & figurines 12:13 - Tattoo is same as collecting?  14:02 - Collecting gone wrong. Obsessions, hoarding and mental conditions. 18:05  - Digital Collectibles, a fool's errand? Shirley on NFTs. 19:54 -  Dheeraj's NFT Story and why people buy NFTs 22:48 - "You should write an article on Psychology today" best compliment Dheeraj has received 24:08 - "I started appreciating art and humans more after buying NFTs" - Dheeraj 28:39 - NFTs, Sam Bank Friedman,  Regulations, & Hedge funds 32:45 - Dr. Mueller's collection of Chinese Export Porcelain 35:55 - Artificial Intelligence (A.I) wont work. 36:17: Dr. Mueller's interest in Export Chinese Porcelain (contd) 39:08 - Weirdest things people collect? 41:28 - Interesting Collections or Items Dr. Mueller has seen 44:11 -  What's in the book ?📚  Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational & entertainment purposes only. None of the discussions qualifies as financial or tax advice. Kindly talk to a qualified accountant/advisor for financial and tax advice.

E18: The Intersection of Sports & Crypto (Siyi Chen)

“Blockchain provides a new way for sports clubs to get access to their fans and hear their voice” - Siyi Siyi is the Crypto Marketing Manager at Chiliz. Chiliz is a leading tokenized sports and entertainment exchange. In this episode, Dhee and Siyi discuss: * Importance of Sports in Crypto * Fan Tokens * Chiliz Chain 2.0 * Lionel Messi as Brand Ambassador and much more Shoutout to our sponsors! Unstoppable Domains: unstoppabledomains.com [http://unstoppabledomains.com/] Brave Wallet: brave.com/wallet [http://brave.com/wallet] To stay up to date on all things Web3 with Dhee, you can follow Dheeraj Shah on Twitter @DheerajShah_ and Web3 with Dhee @web3withDhee. You can follow our guest, Siyi Chen, on Twitter @Siyi_Chen1. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, subscribe, and share with your friends and family so we can keep talking about all things web3. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational & entertainment purposes only. None of the discussions qualifies as financial or tax advice. Kindly talk to a qualified accountant/advisor for financial and tax advice.

E17: The Future of Podcasting & DAOs (Diana Chen)

Diana is a web3 podcast host & founder of Rehash. Rehash is a community-driven podcast DAO. In this episode, Dheeraj and Diana discuss: * Diana’s journey into web3 * Podcasting in web3 * DAOs & Rehash * Inclusivity in web3 Shoutout to our sponsors! Unstoppable Domains: unstoppabledomains.com [http://unstoppabledomains.com/] Brave Wallet: brave.com/wallet [http://brave.com/wallet] To stay up to date on all things Web3 with Dhee, you can follow Dheeraj Shah on Twitter @DheerajShah_ and Web3 with Dhee @web3withDhee. You can follow our guest, Diana Chen, on Twitter @ddwchen If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, subscribe, and share with your friends and family so we can keep talking about all things web3. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational & entertainment purposes only. None of the discussions qualifies as financial or tax advice. Kindly talk to a qualified accountant/advisor for financial and tax advice.

E16: The Rise of Axie Infinity (Jiho)

“Our number one priority with Axie Origin was making a product that can appeal to everyone in the world and attract a massive player base” - Jiho Jiho is the Co-Founder & Growth Lead at Axie Infinity/Sky Mavis. Axie Infinity is a digital pet community, in which one buys creatures – called Axies – and uses them to battle, explore and breed with other Axies. It’s developed by the gaming company Sky Mavis and runs through the cryptocurrency Ethereum. In this episode, Dhee and Jiho talk about: * Early days of Axie Infinity * Axie Origin * Axie’s hack incident * Skymavis * Axie DeFi ecosystem * Interoperability of SLP token Shoutout to our sponsors! Unstoppable Domains: unstoppabledomains.com [http://unstoppabledomains.com/] Brave Wallet: brave.com/wallet [http://brave.com/wallet] To stay up to date on all things Web3 with Dhee, you can follow Dheeraj Shah on Twitter @DheerajShah_ and Web3 with Dhee @web3withDhee. You can follow our guest, Jiho, on Twitter @Jihoz_Axie. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, subscribe, and share with your friends and family so we can keep talking about all things web3. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational & entertainment purposes only. None of the discussions qualifies as financial or tax advice. Kindly talk to a qualified accountant/advisor for financial and tax advice.

E19: Building NFT Art Communities (Amrit Pal Singh)

Amrit Pal Singh is a Visual Artist and Art Director. He is the maker of the collection Toy Faces & Toy Rooms. In this episode, Dhee and Amrit talk about: * Amrit’s Origin Story * Toy Faces & Toy Rooms * Artists & NFT marketplaces * Why artists should collaborate globally & not locally * NFT Utility Shoutout to our sponsors! Unstoppable Domains: unstoppabledomains.com [http://unstoppabledomains.com/] Brave Wallet: brave.com/wallet [http://brave.com/wallet] To stay up to date on all things Web3 with Dhee, you can follow Dheeraj Shah on Twitter @DheerajShah_ and Web3 with Dhee @web3withDhee. You can follow our guest, Amrit Pal Singh, on Twitter at @amritpaldesign. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, subscribe, and share with your friends and family so we can keep talking about all things web3. Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational & entertainment purposes only. None of the discussions qualifies as financial or tax advice. Kindly talk to a qualified accountant/advisor for financial and tax advice.