Kennon Sheldon || How to Be an Optimal Human
“The happiest person is the person doing good stuff for good reasons.” — Kennon Sheldon Dr. Kennon Sheldon is a psychologist at the University of Missouri who studies motivation, goals, and well-bein...
26 Apr 20181h 2min
Patricia Stokes || Creativity from Constraints
Today I’m delighted to speak with Patricia Stokes, an adjunct professor at Barnard College who studies problem solving and creativity/innovation. Stokes is author of the book Creativity from Constrain...
19 Apr 201832min
Robert Leahy || The Jealousy Cure
It’s great to have Dr. Robert Leahy on the podcast today. Dr. Leahy completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School under the direc...
12 Apr 201842min
Colin DeYoung || Cybernetics and the Science of Personality
Today I’m really excited to have Colin DeYoung on the podcast. Dr. DeYoung is associate professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota. He specializes in personality psychology but is especial...
5 Apr 20181h 13min
Jordan Peterson || Wonder, Creativity, and the Personality of Political Correctness
Today we have Dr. Jordan Peterson on the podcast. Dr. Peterson has taught mythology to lawyers, doctors and business people, consulted for the UN Secretary General, helped his clinical clients manage ...
29 Mar 201838min
Max Lugavere || Genius Foods
Today I’m really excited to have Max Lugavere on the podcast. Max is a filmmaker, health and science journalist, and brain food expert. He is also the director of the upcoming film Bread Head, the fir...
22 Mar 201844min
Mark Leary || The Self, Identity, and Removing the Mask
This week I'm thrilled to welcome Mark Leary, Ph.D. to The Psychology Podcast! Dr. Leary is the Garonzik Family Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University and author of The Curse of t...
15 Mar 201857min
Kathryn Prescott || The Devastating Opioid Epidemic
Today I’m delighted to have actress Kathryn Prescott on the podcast! Kathryn is an actor and photographer, originally from London. Ms. Prescott got her first big break when she was 17 playing Emily, a...
8 Mar 201833min
