Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy hasn't crowdsourcing of medical data from public disrupted healthcare?, with Jamie Heywood
Episode 37
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…
4 years, 11 months ago
Reading online dating profiles (part 2), with Scott
Episode 36
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, O…
4 years, 11 months ago
Reading online dating profiles (part 1), with Celia
Episode 35
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, …
4 years, 11 months ago
How does a disbelief in free will affect one's life?, with physicist Daniel Whiteson
Episode 34
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 t…
5 years ago
How does aphantasia (lack of mental imagery) impact one's life?, with Zach Elwood
Episode 33
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 tho…
5 years, 1 month ago
How do insults and hurt feelings affect political conflicts?, with Karina Korostelina
Episode 32
I talk with Karina Korostelina, a social psychologist and the author of "Political Insults: How Offenses Escalate Conflict." We discuss the categorie…
5 years, 1 month ago
Why does democracy fall apart and authoritarianism rise?, with Thomas Carothers
Episode 31
An interview with Thomas Carothers, an expert on foreign policy, democracy, and political polarization. He is co-author/editor of the book Democracie…
5 years, 1 month ago
Questioning how much social media plays a role in political polarization, with Levi Boxell
Episode 30
A talk with Levi Boxell about his research showing that older Americans, who use social media less than younger Americans, have become more antagonis…
5 years, 1 month ago
Are some political party stances due to randomness and chance?, with Michael Macy
Episode 29
I talk with Michael Macy, whose research on “opinion cascades” show how some political group stances on issues can be rather arbitrary and due to ini…
5 years, 2 months ago
How social media divides us: an examination of psychological factors
Season 1 Episode 28
This is an audio version of a piece I wrote titled "How social media divides us." Many examinations of the divisive aspects of social media have focu…
5 years, 2 months ago