Back to the office? The future of remote and hybrid work, with Tsedal Neeley, PhD
Many Americans are headed back to the office this summer, but fault lines are emerging between some companies’ expectations for in-person work and their employees’ desire to continue working remotely....
30 Jun 202135min
The history of LGBTQ psychology from Stonewall to now, with Peter Hegarty, PhD
Over the past decades, the focus of LGBTQ activism has shifted and evolved, from the AIDS crisis in the 1980s to the fight for marriage equality to the focus on transgender rights today. Peter Hegarty...
23 Jun 202148min
How ‘open science’ is changing psychological research, with Brian Nosek, PhD
Is psychology research in a crisis or a renaissance? Over the past decade, scientists have realized that many published research results, including some classic findings in psychology, don’t always ho...
16 Jun 202141min
What do we know about preventing gun violence? With Susan Sorenson, PhD
Guns killed nearly 44,000 Americans in 2020, a higher number than in any other year in the past two decades. Meanwhile, a spate of mass shootings in the spring brought gun violence to the forefront of...
9 Jun 202132min
COVID 19, Insomnia, and the Importance of Sleep, with Jennifer Martin, PhD
Is your sleep schedule a mess lately? You’re not alone. The stress and disrupted routines of the past year have taken a toll on our sleep. Jennifer Martin, PhD, a professor at the David Geffen School ...
2 Jun 202130min
The future of policing one year after George Floyd's death, with Cedric Alexander, PsyD
One year ago this week, George Floyd was murdered on camera by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. To mark the anniversary of Floyd’s death, we talked to Cedric Alexander, PsyD, a clinical psych...
26 Mai 202137min
Technology is changing how we talk to each other, with Jeff Hancock, PhD
Zoom, Facebook, group text messages: This past year, technology has sometimes felt like the glue that’s kept many of our relationships alive. More and more, we talk to each other with technology in be...
19 Mai 202132min
Can a “growth mindset” help students achieve their potential? With David Yeager, PhD
In recent years, research on the power of growth mindset has made the leap from the psychology lab to popular culture. Growth mindset is the belief that a person’s intelligence and abilities can grow ...
12 Mai 202132min
