Why hasn't crowdsourcing of medical data from public disrupted healthcare?, with Jamie Heywood
An interview with Jamie Heywood, who got into the medical research field when his brother was diagnosed with ALS and Jamie wanted to do everything he could do to save him. Jamie started an ALS researc...
5 Feb 20211h 2min
Reading online dating profiles (part 2), with Scott
Second of two episodes about online dating. This is a conversation about online dating with Scott, a straight man in his 30s who lives in Portland, Oregon. We talk about the reads/indicators he gets f...
26 Jan 202131min
Reading online dating profiles (part 1), with Celia
First of two episodes about online dating. This is a conversation about online dating with Celia, a straight woman in her 30s who lives in Portland, Oregon. We talk about the reads/indicators she gets...
20 Jan 202127min
How does not believing in free will affect your life?, with physicist Daniel Whiteson
The idea that humans don't have free will, that we don't have any control of our lives, can be a scary or depressing one for some people. This is a talk with Daniel Whiteson, physics professor of UC I...
9 Jan 202154min
What it's like having aphantasia (no mental imagery): a talk with Zach Elwood
An interview of host Zachary Elwood about his own aphantasia, which is defined as reporting a lack of imagery and visualization in one's internal thoughts. Before hearing people talk about aphantasia,...
10 Dec 202052min
The role of insults and hurt feelings in political conflicts and wars, with Karina Korostelina
I talk with Karina Korostelina, a social psychologist and the author of "Political Insults: How Offenses Escalate Conflict." We discuss the categories of insults she describes in her book, the role in...
25 Nov 202031min
Why does democracy often fall apart?, with Thomas Carothers
An interview with Thomas Carothers, an expert on foreign policy, democracy, and political polarization. He is co-author/editor of the book Democracies Divided, a summary of the national situations of ...
13 Nov 202051min
Skepticism that social media plays a big role in polarization, with Levi Boxell
A talk with Levi Boxell about his research showing that older Americans, who use social media less than younger Americans, have become more antagonistic towards the opposite political party than young...
11 Nov 202037min
