Tasty words, colorful sounds: How people with synesthesia experience the world, with Julia Simner, PhD
More than 4% of people have some form of synesthesia, a neurological condition that causes senses to link and merge. People with synesthesia may taste words, hear colors, or see calendar dates arrayed...
21 Jul 202138min
Can a personality test determine if you’re a good fit for a job? With Fred Oswald, PhD
These days, many companies use assessments such as personality tests as part of the hiring process or in career development programs. Fred Oswald, PhD, director of the Organization and Workforce Labor...
14 Jul 202143min
How to overcome feeling like an impostor, with Lisa Orbé-Austin, PhD, and Kevin Cokley, PhD
Do you ever feel like a phony? Like you’re not really qualified for the job you’re doing, despite your achievements? Those are signs of the impostor phenomenon, also called impostor syndrome. Dr. Lisa...
7 Jul 202134min
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
