Rationally Speaking #151 - Maria Konnikova on "Why everyone falls for con artists"
You've probably heard about victims of con artists -- like the people who hand over their life savings to sketchy gurus or psychics, or the people who wire thousands of dollars to a "Nigerian prince" ...
24 Jan 201649min
Rationally Speaking #150 - Elizabeth Loftus on "The malleability of human memory"
Do you remember when you were a kid, and you had that great day at Disneyland where you got to meet Bugs Bunny? No? Think harder. It was a sunny day... In this episode of Rationally Speaking, Julia in...
10 Jan 201647min
Rationally Speaking #149 - Susan Gelman on "How essentialism shapes our thinking"
In this episode, psychologist Susan Gelman describes her work on the psychological trait of essentialism: the innate human urge to categorize reality and to assume that those categories reflect meanin...
13 Des 201547min
Rationally Speaking #148 - David Kyle Johnson on "The Myths that Stole Christmas"
We're all familiar with Santa Claus -- but how much do you *really* know about that jolly old elf? In this episode, Julia interviews philosophy professor David Kyle Johnson, the author of "The Myths t...
29 Nov 201545min
Rationally Speaking #147 - Andrew Gelman on "Why do Americans vote the way they do?"
There are two contradictory stories about politics and class: On the one hand, that the Republicans are the party of the fat cat businessmen and the Democrats are the party of the people. And on the o...
15 Nov 201552min
Rationally Speaking #146 - Jesse Richardson on "The pros and cons of making fallacies famous"
This episode of Rationally Speaking features Jesse Richardson, a creative director who has been using his advertising background "for good and not for evil," as he puts it -- by building skeptic sites...
1 Nov 201550min
Rationally Speaking #145 - Phil Tetlock on "Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction"
Most people are terrible at predicting the future. But a small subset of people are significantly less terrible: the Superforecasters. On this episode of Rationally Speaking, Julia talks with professo...
18 Okt 201555min
Rationally Speaking #144 - Bryan Caplan on "Does parenting matter?"
Parents in the United States are spending more time and energy than ever to ensure that their children turn out happy, healthy, and successful. But what does the evidence suggest about the impact of t...
4 Okt 20151h 3min
