2020-06-25
Richard Haier on the Nature of Human Intelligence
Today we have Richard Haier on the podcast. Dr. Haier is Professor Emeritus in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine. His research investigates structural and functional neuroanatomy of intelligence using neuroimaging. He created an eighteen lecture video course called The Intelligent Brain and he is author of The Neuroscience of Intelligence. Dr. […]
Listen → 2020-06-17
How Politics Became Our Identity with Lilliana Mason
Today it’s great to have the political psychologist Lilianna Mason on the podcast. Dr. Mason is associate professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and author of Uncivil Agreement: How Politics Became Our Identity (University of Chicago Press). Dr. Mason received her PhD in Political Psychology from Stony Brook University and her BA […]
Listen → 2020-06-11
Geoffrey Miller on Signaling, Mating, and Morality
Today it’s great to have Geoffrey Miller on the podcast. Geoffrey Miller is the author of Virtue Signaling (2019), Spent (2009), and The Mating Mind (2001), the co-author of Mate/What Women Want (2015), and the co-editor of Mating Intelligence (2007). He has a B.A. from Columbia and a Ph.D. from Stanford. He’s a tenured evolutionary […]
Listen → 2020-06-04
From Learned Helplessness to Learned Hopefulness with Martin Seligman
“Basically, I found myself asking the question: “What was missing in psychology?” And what was present in something psychology could be proud of was that psychotherapy actually worked, that it helped a good number of people, and it was well liked. But what psychology was missing was “What makes life worth living?” – Martin Seligman Today […]
Listen → 2020-05-20
Wendy Wood on How to Make Positive Changes that Stick
“What science has shown is that people who score high on self-control scales actually know how to form habits and they have automated the experience so that they don’t need to rely on self-control.” — Wendy Wood Today it’s great to have social psychologist Wendy Wood on the podcast. Wendy is Provost Professor of Psychology and […]
Listen → 2020-05-07
Pete Carroll on Winning with Meaning and Purpose [Video]
“Strong, trusting relationships among people who are striving to be the best versions of themselves create something powerful.” Today it’s great to have Coach Pete Carroll on the podcast. One of only three coaches to win a Super Bowl and college football national championship, Pete Carroll is in his 11th season as head coach of […]
Listen → 2020-04-29
Michele Gelfand on How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World
Today it’s great to have the cultural psychologist Michele Gelfand on the podcast. Dr. Gelfand is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. Gelfand uses field, experimental, computational, and neuroscience methods to understand the evolution of culture– as well as its multilevel consequences for human groups. In addition to publishing numerous articles […]
Listen → 2020-04-22
Judith Orloff on Thriving as an Empath
“A little self-care goes a long way. Honoring your sensitivities is an act of self-love.” Today it’s so great to have Dr. Judith Orloff on the podcast. Dr. Orloff is the New York Times best-selling author of The Empath’s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People. Her new book Thriving as an Empath, along with […]
Listen → 2020-04-14
David Yaden on The Science of Self-Transcendent Experiences
Today it’s great to have David Yaden on the podcast. Dr. Yaden is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins Medicine. His research focus is on the psychology, neuroscience, and pharmacology of transformative and self-transcendent experiences. He is currently focusing on the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. His scientific and scholarly work has been covered by The New […]
Listen → 2020-04-09
Scott Barry Kaufman on Transcendence
On this episode of The Psychology Podcast, physicist Sean Carroll chats with Scott Barry Kaufman, host of The Psychology Podcast, about his new book Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization, which is out today! In this episode we discuss: Why studying humans is more complicated than studying the universe The importance of having humility as […]
Listen → 2020-04-01
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple with Seth Gillihan
Today it’s great to have Dr. Seth Gillihan on the podcast. Dr. Gillihan is a licensed psychologist who has written and lectured nationally and internationally on cognitive behavioral therapy and the role of the brain in psychiatric conditions. His books include The CBT Deck, A Mindful Year: 365 Ways to Find Connection and the Sacred […]
Listen → 2020-03-25
Overcoming the Power of Bad with Roy Baumeister
“Life has to win every day, death only has to win once.” — Roy Baumeister Today it’s great to have Roy Baumeister on the podcast. Dr. Baumeister is currently professor of psychology at the University of Queensland and is among the most prolific and most frequently cited psychologists in the world, with over 650 publications. […]
Listen → 2020-03-19
Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary with Max Lugavere
Today it’s great to have Max Lugavere on the podcast. Max is a filmmaker, health and science journalist and the author of the New York Times best-selling book Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life, which is now published in 8 languages around the globe. He is also […]
Listen → 2020-03-11
The Latest Science of Growth Mindset with Carol Dweck
Today it’s a real honor to have Carol Dweck on the podcast. Dr. Dweck is a leading researcher in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford. Her research examines the role of mindsets in personal achievement and organizational effectiveness. Dr. Dweck has also held professorships at […]
Listen → 2020-03-04
The Humanity of Race with Coleman Hughes
“There are very few people who have nothing of any value to say.” — Coleman Hughes Today it’s great to have Coleman Hughes on the podcast. Coleman is an undergraduate philosophy major at Columbia University and a columnist for Quillette magazine. His writing has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, […]
Listen → 2020-02-26
How to Be Indistractable with Nir Eyal
Today it’s really great to have Nir Eyal on the podcast. Nir is formerly a Lecturer in Marketing at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and also taught at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. His first book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, was an international bestseller. His current book, Indistractable: How to Control Your […]
Listen → 2020-02-13
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone with Lori Gottlieb
Today we’re excited to have Lori Gottlieb on the podcast. Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, which is being adapted as a television series with Eva Longoria. In addition to her clinical practice, she writes The Atlantic’s weekly “Dear Therapist” advice column and is […]
Listen → 2020-01-30
Normal Sucks with Jonathan Mooney
“The only normal people are the people you don’t know very well.” — Jonathan Mooney Today we have Jonathan Mooney on the podcast. Jonathan is a dyslexic writer and speaker who did not learn to read until 12 years old. He faced a number of low expectations growing up— was told he would flip burgers, […]
Listen → 2020-01-16
The Joy of Suffering and the Downside of Empathy with Paul Bloom [Video]
Today it’s great to have Paul Bloom on the podcast. Dr. Bloom is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University. His research explores how children and adults understand the physical and social world, with special focus on morality, religion, fiction, and art. He is past-president of the Society […]
Listen → 2020-01-01
Stop Missing Your Life with Cory Muscara [Video]
Today it’s great to have Cory Muscara on the podcast. Cory is an international speaker and teacher on the topics of presence and well-being. He believes that when people are deeply fulfilled, they are a better force in the world for other beings, the environment, and their communities. For several years he taught mindfulness-based leadership […]
Listen → 2019-12-19
Become an Emotion Scientist with Marc Brackett [VIDEO]
“Emotion skills are the key to unlocking the potential inside each one of us. And in the process of developing those skills, we each, heart by heart, mind by mind, create a culture and society unlike anything we’ve experienced thus far— and very much like the one we might dare to imagine.” — Marc Brackett […]
Listen → 2019-12-04
Humanizing Evil with Julia Shaw [Video]
“I firmly believe there is no person, no group, no behavior, no thing that is objectively evil. Perhaps evil only really exists in our fears.” — Julia Shaw Today it’s great to have Dr. Julia Shaw on the podcast. Dr. Shaw is a psychological scientist at UCL. She is best known for her work in the […]
Listen → 2019-11-21
The Neuroscience (and Neuroplasticity) of Intelligence, Creativity, and Genius
Today it’s great to have Dr. Rex Jung on the podcast. Dr. Jung is an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of New Mexico, and a clinical neuropsychologist in private practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A graduate of the University of New Mexico, he has practiced neuropsychology in Albuquerque since 2002. His clinical work […]
Listen → 2019-11-07
Liberate Your Mind with Steven Hayes [Video]
***FIRST EPISODE OF THE NEW SEASON — WITH VIDEO!*** Today it’s great to have Dr. Steven Hayes on the podcast. Dr. Hayes is a professor of psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. The author of forty-three books and more than six hundred scientific articles, he has served as president of the Association for Behavioral […]
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