Madness explained: How trauma and stress can break the mind

A talk with Polina Vorozheykina, a software engineer based in Portland who is skilled at social deduction games like Secret Hitler, Werewolf/Mafia, Resistance, and Avalon. We do a review of the rules ...

1 Marras 201946min

I talk with Olu Popoola, a forensic linguistic analyst, deception researcher, and fraud investigator, about spotting indicators of false, deceptive text. Topics discussed include: what linguistic anal...

4 Elo 20191h 1min

A talk with Benjamin Moots, who served 15 years in prison for second degree murder, mostly in maximum security settings. Topics include: his account of what led to his murder conviction; what prison l...

2 Elo 20191h 37min

A talk with DBrandi Fink, a psychology researcher who has done work analyzing the interpersonal dynamics of couples and families, including couples and families having physical abuse and drug/alcohol ...

1 Kesä 20191h 22min

A talk about how psychology and reading behavior play a role in successful door-to-door sales. I interview two experienced door-to-door salespeople: Conrad Smith, who was a top salesman for a well-kno...

15 Touko 20191h 18min

A talk with Robin Dibble, an experienced service industry professional based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Robin has worked all sides of the restaurant business, from waiting tables, to cooking, to mana...

20 Huhti 20191h 3min

A talk with Robert Drysdale, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts expert and world champion, on the roles psychology and predicting opponent behavior can play in professional fighting. Topic d...

18 Maalis 20191h 3min

A talk with Seth Baldwin about the sport of fencing and the role psychology and predicting opponent behavior can play in the sport. Baldwin is an experienced fencer who, at the peak of his game, got 3...

9 Maalis 20191h 17min