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Back to SearchKaja Perina on the Dark Triad: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and Psychopathy – #36
Season 1
Kaja Perina is the Editor in Chief of Psychology Today. Kaja, Steve, and Corey discuss so-called Dark Triad personality traits: Narcissism, Machiavel…
6 years, 3 months ago
Adam Dynes on Noisy Retrospection: The Effect of Party Control on Policy Outcomes – #35
Season 1
Steve and Corey talk to Adam Dynes of Brigham Young University about whether voting has an effect on policy outcomes. Adam’s work finds that control …
6 years, 4 months ago
Yang Wang on Science and Technology in China, Hong Kong Protests, and Coronavirus – #34
Season 1
Yang Wang is Dean of Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Professor Wang received his BS degree in mathematics from Univers…
6 years, 4 months ago
Elizabeth Kolbert on Climate Change: Impacts and Mitigation Technologies – #33
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Steve and Corey talk to Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the Sixth Extinction, about the current state of the climate debate. All three are pessimistic a…
6 years, 4 months ago
Meghan Daum on the New Culture Wars – #32
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Corey and Steve talk to Meghan Daum about her new book “The Problem With Everything: My Journey Through The New Culture Wars”. Meghan describes how s…
6 years, 4 months ago
Steven Broglio on Concussions, Football and Informed Choice – #31
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Steve and Corey talk with Steven Broglio, Director of the Michigan Concussion Center, about concussion risk, prevention and treatment. Broglio descri…
6 years, 5 months ago
Barbara O’Brien on Race, Reform and Wrongful Conviction Rate Estimates- #30
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Our guest, Barbara O’Brien, explains why we don’t know much about conviction error outside of murder cases, making error rates for the vast majority …
6 years, 5 months ago
Sebastian Junger: Meaning from War and Technological Isolation in America – #29
Season 1
This conversation occurred just after President Trump withdrew US forces from Northern Syria. Steve, Corey and Sebastian debate ISIS and the Kurds. S…
6 years, 5 months ago
Zach Hambrick on Psychometrics and the Science of Expertise – #28
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MSU Psychology Professor Zach Hambrick joins Corey and Steve to discuss general cognitive ability, the science of personnel selection, and research o…
6 years, 5 months ago
Andrew Hartman: The Culture Wars Then and Now – #27
Season 1
Steve and Corey talk to Andrew about his new introduction to his book “The War for the Soul of America.” While the left largely won the culture wars…
6 years, 6 months ago