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Can a personality test determine if you’re a good fit for a job? With Fred Oswald, PhD
Episode 150
These days, many companies use assessments such as personality tests as part of the hiring process or in career development programs. Fred Oswald, Ph…
5 years, 1 month ago
How to overcome feeling like an impostor, with Lisa Orbé-Austin, PhD, and Kevin Cokley, PhD
Episode 149
Do you ever feel like a phony? Like you’re not really qualified for the job you’re doing, despite your achievements? Those are signs of the impostor …
5 years, 2 months ago
Back to the office? The future of remote and hybrid work, with Tsedal Neeley, PhD
Episode 148
Many Americans are headed back to the office this summer, but fault lines are emerging between some companies’ expectations for in-person work and th…
5 years, 2 months ago
The history of LGBTQ psychology from Stonewall to now, with Peter Hegarty, PhD
Episode 147
Over the past decades, the focus of LGBTQ activism has shifted and evolved, from the AIDS crisis in the 1980s to the fight for marriage equality to t…
5 years, 2 months ago
How ‘open science’ is changing psychological research, with Brian Nosek, PhD
Episode 146
Is psychology research in a crisis or a renaissance? Over the past decade, scientists have realized that many published research results, including s…
5 years, 2 months ago
What do we know about preventing gun violence? With Susan Sorenson, PhD
Episode 145
Guns killed nearly 44,000 Americans in 2020, a higher number than in any other year in the past two decades. Meanwhile, a spate of mass shootings in …
5 years, 3 months ago
COVID 19, Insomnia, and the Importance of Sleep, with Jennifer Martin, PhD
Episode 144
Is your sleep schedule a mess lately? You’re not alone. The stress and disrupted routines of the past year have taken a toll on our sleep. Jennifer M…
5 years, 3 months ago
The future of policing one year after George Floyd's death, with Cedric Alexander, PsyD
Episode 143
One year ago this week, George Floyd was murdered on camera by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. To mark the anniversary of Floyd’s death, we…
5 years, 3 months ago
Technology is changing how we talk to each other, with Jeff Hancock, PhD
Episode 142
Zoom, Facebook, group text messages: This past year, technology has sometimes felt like the glue that’s kept many of our relationships alive. More an…
5 years, 3 months ago
Can a “growth mindset” help students achieve their potential? With David Yeager, PhD
Episode 141
In recent years, research on the power of growth mindset has made the leap from the psychology lab to popular culture. Growth mindset is the belief t…
5 years, 3 months ago