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How f***ed is psychology? (with Adam Mastroianni)
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Is the bar for what counts as new knowledge higher in psychology than in other scientific fields? Why did the fie…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
A conversation with a multiple-time survivor of sexual abuse
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Why might being the victim of sexual abuse increase the likelihood of being re-victimized? What warning signs, if…
1 year ago
A conversation with a multiple-time survivor of sexual abuse (with a sexual abuse survivor)
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Why might being the victim of sexual abuse increase the likelihood of being re-victimized? What warning signs, if any,…
1 year ago
A story can change the world (with Elizabeth Cox)
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How important is story-telling for changing the world? What counts as a story? How closely should persuasive stor…
1 year ago
The heavy price you'll have to pay to have a healthy relationship (with David Burns)
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What are the main causes of problems in romantic relationships? What are the behaviors and patterns that lead to …
1 year ago
The skills every adult human should have (with Raffi Grinberg)
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What life skills do most people fail to learn before adulthood? Why does this failure occur? What should construc…
1 year ago
Rethinking our assumptions about happiness (with Stephanie Harrison)
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What do most people get wrong about happiness? Why doesn't the happiness resulting from success last longer? Is i…
1 year, 1 month ago
Evidence-Based Medicine and its discontents (with Gordon Guyatt)
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How were decisions made about which treatments to trust before the advent of "evidence-based" medicine? How stron…
1 year, 1 month ago
AI, US-China relations, and lessons from the OpenAI board (with Helen Toner)
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Is it useful to vote against a majority when you might lose political or social capital for doing so? What are th…
1 year, 1 month ago
Getting a handle on your goals and big life changes (with Tee Barnett)
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What are the best things to do to help someone achieve their goals? What kind of person should see a personal coa…
1 year, 1 month ago