Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#41: Taking Social Science into the World with Neil Lewis Jr.
Season 3 Episode 1
Neil Lewis Jr. doesn’t just study social questions—he studies them in the places where they matter. He’s an assistant professor of communication at C…
4 years, 10 months ago
#40: Explaining Brains with Alie and Micah Caldwell
Season 2 Episode 20
Alie and Micah Caldwell produce the YouTube channel, Neuro Transmissions. Their videos present the basics of neuroscience and psychology in an access…
4 years, 11 months ago
#39: Social Media Polarization with Chris Bail
Season 2 Episode 19
Chris Bail is a computational social scientist. He wrangles the data that our social interactions leave behind to better understand how ideas spread.…
4 years, 11 months ago
#38: American Islamophobia with Nazita Lajevardi
Season 2 Episode 18
Nazita Lajevardi studies public opinion relating to Muslim Americans. She’s a political scientist and attorney at Michigan State University. In 2020,…
5 years ago
#37: Influence with Robert Cialdini
Season 2 Episode 17
Dr. Robert Cialdini is an internationally recognized expert on the science of influence. His book Influence is one of the most influential business a…
5 years ago
#36: Negotiation with Kwame Christian
Season 2 Episode 16
Kwame Christian is an attorney and negotiation expert. He's the director of the American Negotiation Institute where he and his team offer training a…
5 years, 1 month ago
#35: Ambivalence with Iris Schneider
Season 2 Episode 15
Dr. Iris Schneider studies the psychology of "ambivalence," which is when we can see both the pros and cons of something. Oftentimes research shows t…
5 years, 1 month ago
#34: Opinions of Ourselves with Ken DeMarree
Season 2 Episode 14
Ken DeMarree studies how opinion science applies how we see ourselves. He’s an associate professor of psychology at the University at Buffalo. In our…
5 years, 2 months ago
#33: Liking What Helps You with David Melnikoff
Season 2 Episode 13
David Melnikoff studies how our goals affect how we feel about things. When stuff helps us reach a goal, we like it…even if it’s not the kind of thin…
5 years, 2 months ago
#32: Moralizing and Attention with Ana Gantman
Season 2 Episode 12
Dr. Ana Gantman studies how people process moral stuff. She’s an assistant professor at Brooklyn College, and she finds that our attention is often d…
5 years, 3 months ago