Psychological tactics magicians use to misdirect attention and manipulate audiences | Anthony Barnhart
Psychologist and magician Anthony Barnhart discusses some behaviors magicians use to misdirect attention and manipulate an audience. Other topics include: the role blinking can play in misdirection; m...
5 Aug 20241h
Objections to efforts to reduce American political polarization
Media bias specialist Vanessa Otero, founder of Ad Fontes Media, talks to me (Zach Elwood) about my books aimed at reducing toxic political polarization in America. Topics discussed include: common ob...
31 Juli 20241h 5min
The psychology of how minor language choices can influence and manipulate, with Liz Stokoe
I talk with Liz Stokoe, who studies conversation analysis (CA) and is the author of the book "Talk: The Science of Conversation." Stokoe studies how language choices can impact us and change our behav...
21 Juli 202454min
If lie detectors don't work, why are they used?, with Leonard Saxe
A talk with psychologist Leonard Saxe, who is known for, amongst other things, his research into lie detectors (also known as polygraphs). Topics discussed include: why polygraphs and other forms of d...
14 Juli 202448min
Indicators that a 2020 video depicting racist harassment was staged
This episode examines a video from 2020 that seemed to show a black person being harassed by a racist white woman. The video was shared by the celebrity gossip personality Perez Hilton, and was then p...
3 Juli 202422min
The awe and horror of existence, with existential psychologist Kirk Schneider
A reshare of a 2022 talk I had with existential psychologist Kirk Schneider. We talk about existential psychology and the power of being able to better understand and recognize the core anxieties we a...
24 Juni 202457min
Life is *%$@ing strange: how does that relate to existential psychology?
Thoughts about how an awareness of life's strangeness might impact us, both positively and negatively, and how that might relate to existential psychology concepts. Topics include: how an awareness of...
16 Juni 202419min
Psychological tactics in waiting tables and running restaurants, with Robin Dibble
A talk with Robin Dibble, an experienced Albuquerque-area service industry professional who’s worked in every aspect of the business, from waiting tables, to cooking, to managing restaurants and night...
1 Juni 202458min
