How video games can help kids learn and grow, with Susan Rivers, PhD
Video games get a bad rap -- but the right games can be a tool to reach kids and teach them important social emotional and academic skills. Susan Rivers, PhD, chief scientist at the nonprofit iThrive ...
7 Feb 202430min
How to use AI ethically, with Nathanael Fast, PhD
Artificial intelligence is already changing how people work, learn, play and live. As these technologies develop, it will be crucial to understand how they interact with human behavior to make sure we...
31 Jan 202430min
How to learn from regret, with Robert Leahy, PhD
Regret is painful – but it can also be productive, pushing us to make better decisions and needed changes in our lives. Dr. Robert Leahy, author of the book “If Only…Finding Freedom From Regret,” talk...
24 Jan 202445min
How to fail successfully, with Amy Edmondson, PhD, and Samuel West, PhD
Remember New Coke? Colgate frozen lasagna? The Hawaii chair? History is littered with commercial failures. Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson, PhD, author of “Right Kind of Wrong: The Sci...
17 Jan 202450min
Why diversity matters, with Robert Sellers, PhD
The words diversity, equity and inclusion have become political flashpoints -- but the science and evidence on why diversity matters is often ignored. Robert Sellers, PhD, of the University of Michiga...
10 Jan 202441min
The benefits of being bilingual, with Viorica Marian, PhD
More than half the world’s population speaks more than one language. Viorica Marian, PhD, of Northwestern University, talks about why speaking multiple languages may have far-reaching cognitive benefi...
3 Jan 202444min
Encore - How to get unstuck with Adam Alter, PhD
Everyone gets stuck sometimes: in a creative pursuit that stalls, in a job or a relationship that isn’t working out, or even just at an exercise plateau. NYU psychologist Adam Alter, PhD, author of “A...
27 Dec 202335min
Encore - Living a happy single life, with Geoff MacDonald, PhD
More Americans than ever before are single -- about half of American adults are unmarried and close to three in 10 are not in a committed relationship. Geoff MacDonald, PhD, of the University of Toron...
20 Dec 202330min
