Psychological strategies for dealing with extreme anxiety, with The Atlantic's Scott Stossel
A talk with Scott Stossel, author of "My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind." Scott is also national editor of The Atlantic. Scott's book is a history of the condition...
14 Dec 20231h 6min
Lie detectors measure electrodermal activity: What is that?
I talk with psychologist Christopher Moyer about electrodermal activity (EDA), also known as galvanic skin response (GSR), which is what lie detectors measure. Topics discussed include: What are spike...
8 Dec 20231h 14min
Reading dog and cat behaviors and human interactions, with Daniel Mills
Animal behavior researcher Daniel Mills talks about various aspects of the human-pet relationship, with a focus on his research. Topics include: dogs' abilities to read human emotions and how they do ...
29 Nov 20231h 15min
On the art of listening and the challenges of being an introvert, with Joel Berman
Joel Berman is a practitioner of Compassionate Listening (compassionatelistening.org). Joel has travelled to the Middle East and talked with Israelis and Palestinians about their experiences and griev...
20 Nov 20231h 7min
Psychological tricks and strategies in door-to-door sales
A talk with two people with door-to-door sales experience. We talk about the tricks and strategies they used to close sales, and the psychological factors in why those strategies work. Topics discusse...
11 Nov 20231h 20min
How does bias in news amplify political polarization?, with Vanessa Otero
Vanessa Otero is the creator of a popular and well respected media bias chart that ranks the bias of many news outlets, and she's the founder of Ad Fontes Media. Topics discussed include: the process ...
29 Okt 202357min
Why is criticism of Israel so often described as antisemitic?, with Yakov Hirsch
A talk with Yakov Hirsch, who thinks that some Jewish people have exaggerated ideas about the amount of antisemitism in the world, and overly pessimistic ideas about the nature of antisemitism. This c...
22 Okt 20231h 35min
Our psychological need for certainty and closure: Is that our biggest weakness? | with Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova is the best-selling author of the books The Biggest Bluff, The Confidence Game, and Mastermind: How To Think Like Sherlock Holmes. Topics discussed include: the human desire for certai...
14 Okt 202348min
