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The Psychology Podcast

In each episode, we talk with inspiring scientists, thinkers, and other self-actualized individuals who will give you a greater understanding of yourself, others, and the world we live in. Scott Barry Kaufman explores the depths of human potential and tries to get a glimpse into human possibility in every episode.

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End of an Era — Reflections on 11 Years of The Psychology Podcast w/ Annie Murphy Paul

Dec 4, 2025
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How Mindsets Shape Reality w/ Dr. Alia Crum

Nov 20, 2025
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The Gentle Power of Sisu w/ Dr. Elisabet Lahti

Nov 6, 2025
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From Coping to Capacity w/ RaQuel Hopkins

Oct 23, 2025
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Why Brains Need Friends w/ Dr. Ben Rein

Oct 9, 2025
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Busting Viral Mental Health Myths w/Joe Nucci

Sep 25, 2025
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The Psychology of Athletic Excellence w/Dr. Alex Auerbach

Sep 11, 2025
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Dealing with Feelings w/ Dr. Marc Brackett

Aug 28, 2025
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Rethinking Time and the Myth of Urgency w/ Chris Guillebeau

Aug 14, 2025
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Can You Really Change Your Personality? w/ Olga Khazan

Jul 31, 2025
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Debunking the Genius Myth w/ Helen Lewis

Jul 17, 2025
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Embracing Neurodiversity w/ Robin Ince

Jul 3, 2025
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The Science of Inspiring Leadership w/ Dr. Adam Galinsky

Jun 19, 2025
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Turning Ideas Into Action w/ Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle

Jun 5, 2025
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Designing Your Dream Life w/Sahil Bloom

May 22, 2025
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Breaking the Stigma w/Mayim Bialik and Jonathan Cohen

May 8, 2025
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Rise Above with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman (Interviewed by Dr. Jonathan Haidt)

Apr 24, 2025
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Radical Listening with Robert Biswas-Diener and Christian van Nieuwerburgh

Apr 10, 2025
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Multiple Intelligences w/ Dr. Howard Gardner

Mar 27, 2025
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Magic, Skepticism, and Success w/ Dr. Richard Wiseman

Mar 13, 2025
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Does Telepathy Exist? w/ Dr. Diane Hennacy Powell

Feb 27, 2025
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A Legacy of Social Psychology w/ Dr. Elliot Aronson & Dr. Joshua Aronson

Feb 13, 2025
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How To Help Children Thrive in the Age of Uncertainty w/ Dr. Tovah Klein

Jan 30, 2025
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Finding Balance In The Age of Indulgence w/ Dr. Anna Lembke

Jan 16, 2025
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Best of 2024- Reclaim Yourself w/ Emma Seppala

Jan 3, 2025
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Best of 2024- How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down w/ Corey Keyes

Jan 1, 2025
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Overcome Your Trauma With Happiness w/ Karen Guggenheim

Dec 19, 2024
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Does the Universe Have a Purpose? w/ Philip Goff

Dec 12, 2024
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How To Lead Yourself w/ Stedman Graham

Dec 5, 2024
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The Happiness Trap w/ Russ Harris

Nov 28, 2024
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The Psychology of Attraction w/Mark Manson

Nov 21, 2024
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Do Nice Guys Really Finish Last?

Nov 14, 2024
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The Psychology of Outrage w/ Dr. Kurt Gray

Nov 7, 2024
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How to Make It to the End With No Regrets w/Jodi Wellman

Oct 31, 2024
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Is Toxic Productivity Ruining Your Life? w/Israa Nasir

Oct 24, 2024
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How Tribalism Can Unite Us w/ Dr. Michael Morris

Oct 17, 2024
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Personality, Creativity, and Well-being || The Human Potential Lab

Oct 10, 2024
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The Man Behind The Mind Reader w/ Banachek

Oct 3, 2024
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From Prison To Social Impact w/ Wallo 267

Sep 26, 2024
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The Upside of OCD w/ Michael Alcee

Sep 19, 2024
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How To Make Magic With Your Partner w/ The Cosmic Romantics

Sep 12, 2024
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Hope For Cynics w/ Dr. Jamil Zaki

Sep 5, 2024
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Transform Your Relationship with Food to Become Your Healthiest Self w/ Kim Shapira

Aug 29, 2024
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Reimagining Boyhood & Masculinity w/ Ruth Whippman

Aug 22, 2024
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The Science of Morbid Curiosity w/ Dr. Coltan Scrivner

Aug 15, 2024
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The Psychology of Identity and Fostering Social Harmony w/ Dr. Jay Van Bavel

Aug 8, 2024
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The Third Perspective w/ Africa Brooke

Aug 1, 2024
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Finding Work That Leaves You Fulfilled w/ Dr. Tessa West

Jul 25, 2024
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Vulnerable Minds and the Hope of Resilience w/ Marc Hauser

Jul 18, 2024
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Why Social Health Is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier w/ Kasley Killam

Jul 11, 2024
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The Anxious Generation w/ Jonathan Haidt

Jul 4, 2024
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What Would the Buddha Do? w/ Cory Allen

Jun 27, 2024
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Are All Comedians Narcissists? W/ Krystyna Hutchinson

Jun 20, 2024
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On Being Human w/ Cory Muscara

Jun 13, 2024
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The Neuroscience of Manifestation w/ Dr. James Doty

Jun 6, 2024
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How To Spot a Narcissist and Heal From Them w/ Dr. Ramani Durvasula

May 30, 2024
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Collective Narcissism is Everywhere w/ Agnieszka Golec

May 23, 2024
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What Does it Mean to Be Gifted? w/ Ellen Winner

May 16, 2024
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What It’s Like to Live Constitutionally w/ A.J. Jacobs

May 9, 2024
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Reclaim Yourself w/ Emma Seppala

May 2, 2024
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How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down w/ Corey Keyes

Apr 25, 2024
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Helping Teens Thrive Emotionally and Socially w/ Lisa Damour

Apr 18, 2024
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How To Be A Supercommunicator W/ Charles Duhigg

Apr 11, 2024
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Stop Worrying about What People Think of You w/ Michael Gervais

Apr 4, 2024
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Play Is Learning w/ Yumi Kendall

Mar 28, 2024
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Learning to Love Midlife w/ Chip Conley

Mar 21, 2024
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Mastering Clear Thinking w/ Shane Parrish

Mar 14, 2024
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Think Bigger and Innovate w/ Sheena S. Iyengar

Mar 7, 2024
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Failing Well w/ Amy Edmondson

Feb 29, 2024
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How To Be The Love You Seek w/ Dr. Nicole LePera

Feb 22, 2024
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Cancelling Cancel Culture w/ Greg Lukianoff & Rikki Schlott

Feb 15, 2024
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No Bad Parts w/ Richard Schwartz

Feb 8, 2024
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Climbing The Mountains of Life and Fulfilling Your Maximum Potential w/ Alison Levine

Feb 1, 2024
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Right Brain, Creativity, and Meaning in Life w/ Iain McGilchrist

Jan 24, 2024
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New Year, New Personality: Science-Backed Tips to Actually Change Yourself

Jan 18, 2024
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A Message To Our Listeners

Jan 4, 2024
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Best of Series: The Latest science of Growth Mindset With Carol Dweck

Dec 28, 2023
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Best of Series: Inside Consciousness with Antonio DiMasio

Dec 21, 2023
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Best of Series: On Human Nature and Human Progress With Noam Chomsky

Dec 14, 2023
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Best of Series: Where Does Greatness Come From? With David Epstein

Dec 7, 2023
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Best of Series: The New Science of Resilience With George Bonanno

Nov 30, 2023
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Best of Series: The Power of Passion and Perseverance With Angela Duckworth

Nov 23, 2023
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Best of Series: A Remarkable Life, Fast and Slow With Daniel Kahneman

Nov 16, 2023
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Best of Series: Surprising Truths about the Human Brain with Lisa Feldman Barrett

Nov 9, 2023
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The Secret to a Happy Life || Robert Waldinger

Nov 2, 2023
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The New Science of Flow || Orin Davis

Oct 26, 2023
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The Psychology of Secrets || Michael Slepian

Oct 23, 2023
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The Power of Wonder || Monica Parker

Oct 19, 2023
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Life Without Free Will || Robert Sapolsky

Oct 16, 2023
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The Psychology of Humor || Bob Mankoff

Oct 12, 2023
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Buddhism and the Impermanence of Life || Joseph Goldstein

Oct 9, 2023
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Expand Your Self || Dan Siegel

Oct 5, 2023
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Human Flourishing in Education || Nick Holton

Sep 28, 2023
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The New Landscape of Leadership || Jeffrey Hull

Sep 21, 2023
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Build the Life You Want || Arthur Brooks

Sep 14, 2023
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Spotting Creative Potential || Troy Carter

Sep 7, 2023
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Find the Potential in Change || Maya Shankar

Aug 31, 2023
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Finding Spiritual Peace through Mindful CBT || Seth Gillihan

Aug 24, 2023
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Find Freedom from Regret || Roberty Leahy

Aug 17, 2023
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Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess || Caroline Leaf

Aug 10, 2023
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Humanizing Bipolar || Gabe Howard

Aug 3, 2023
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Meaningful Engagement with Life || Eric Zimmer

Jul 27, 2023
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Find the Place in You that Isn’t Wounded || Niall Breslin

Jul 20, 2023
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How Not to Get Scammed || Daniel Simons & Christopher Chabris

Jul 13, 2023
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The Mindful Athlete || George Mumford

Jul 6, 2023
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The Real Differences Between the Generations || Jean Twenge

Jun 29, 2023
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Integral Theory, Awakening, and Society || Ken Wilber

Jun 22, 2023
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The Journey of Leadership || Alisa Cohn

Jun 15, 2023
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Meet Your Future Self || Hal Hershfield

Jun 8, 2023
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Podcast Improv Jam || Dan Lerner

Jun 1, 2023
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Why We Have Too Much Free Will || Ken Sheldon

May 25, 2023
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How Minimalism Can Change Your Life || The Minimalists

May 18, 2023
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Awakening from the Meaning Crisis || John Vaervaeke

May 11, 2023
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The New Science of Awe || Dacher Keltner

May 4, 2023
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What is Creativity? || The Human Potential Lab

Apr 27, 2023
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Life in Five Senses || Gretchen Rubin

Apr 20, 2023
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The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom || Sharon Salzberg

Apr 13, 2023
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The New Science of Consciousness || Anil Seth

Apr 6, 2023
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How to Increase Your Sexual Pleasure || Kenneth Play and Madison Sloane Holland

Mar 30, 2023
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Gender/Sex and the Body || Anne Fausto-Sterling

Mar 23, 2023
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The Scientific Realities of Biological Sex || Debra Soh, Marco Del Giudice, & Buck Angel

Mar 16, 2023
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The Science of Testosterone || Carole Hooven

Mar 9, 2023
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Aaron Rabinowitz & Callie Wright || What We Get Wrong About Transgender People

Mar 2, 2023
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Steven Kotler || Creativity, Skill-Mastery, and Aging

Feb 23, 2023
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Eli Finkel || How the Best Marriages Work

Feb 16, 2023
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Live From the Comedy Cellar: Comedy, Free Speech, and Why the Last 10 Years of American Life Have Been So Uniquely Stupid with Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff, and Rikki Schlott

Feb 9, 2023
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What is Intelligence? || The Human Potential Lab

Feb 2, 2023
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Connie Zweig || Embracing Your Shadow

Jan 26, 2023
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Gabriella Kellerman || Future-Proofing the Workplace

Jan 19, 2023
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Perry Zurn & Dani Bassett || How Curiosity Connects Us

Jan 12, 2023
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David Epstein || Where Does Greatness Come From?

Jan 5, 2023
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Roland Griffiths & David Yaden || The Scientific Psychedelics Revolution and Embracing Mortality: An Ode to Joy

Dec 29, 2022
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Ali Smith, Andrés González, & Atman Smith || Let Your Light Shine

Dec 22, 2022
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Neil Pasricha || How to Live an Awesome Life

Dec 15, 2022
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From the Archives: Lisa Feldman Barrett || Surprising Truths about the Human Brain

Dec 8, 2022
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David McRaney || How Minds Change

Dec 1, 2022
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Neal Brennan || The Mind of Neal Brennan

Nov 24, 2022
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Becky Kennedy || Good Parenting

Nov 17, 2022
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Whitney Johnson || Smart Business Growth

Nov 10, 2022
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Dan Tomasulo || Psychodrama & Learned Hopefulness

Nov 3, 2022
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Sonja Lyubomirsky || The How of Happiness

Oct 27, 2022
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Martha Beck || Living with Integrity

Oct 20, 2022
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Laurie Santos || The Science of Happiness

Oct 13, 2022
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From the Archives: Esther Perel || Love, Eros, and Infidelity

Oct 6, 2022
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Jim Fadiman || Orchestrating Your Symphony of Selves

Sep 29, 2022
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Gabor Maté || The Myth of Normal

Sep 22, 2022
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Jordyn Feingold || Choose Growth

Sep 15, 2022
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Tara Well || Mirror Meditation

Sep 8, 2022
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Eric Barker || Plays Well With Others

Sep 1, 2022
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Skye Cleary || Simone de Beauvoir and the Quest for Authentic Living

Aug 25, 2022
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Colin Seale || Tangible Equity in Education

Aug 18, 2022
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Josh Szeps || Thinking Freely

Aug 11, 2022
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Hitendra Wadhwa || Inner Mastery, Outer Impact

Aug 4, 2022
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Kristi Nelson || Wake Up Grateful

Jul 28, 2022
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Mark Manson || Podcast Improv Jam

Jul 21, 2022
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Michael Bungay Stanier || How to Begin

Jul 14, 2022
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Steve Magness || Real Toughness

Jul 7, 2022
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Alexi Robichaux || The Future of Coaching

Jun 30, 2022
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Christine Robinson || Community Psychology

Jun 23, 2022
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Jim Tucker || The Science of Reincarnation

Jun 16, 2022
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Whitney Goodman || Toxic Positivity

Jun 9, 2022
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Mollie West Duffy || Big Feelings

Jun 2, 2022
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John Kaag || How William James Can Save Your Life

May 26, 2022
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Frans de Waal || Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist

May 19, 2022
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Todd Rose (Part II) || Collective Illusions

May 12, 2022
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Todd Rose (Part I) || Rethinking Intelligence

May 5, 2022
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Dan Pink || Normalize Regret

Apr 28, 2022
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Lisa Miller || The Awakened Brain

Apr 21, 2022
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Carl Hart || Drug Use for Grown-Ups

Apr 14, 2022
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Susan Cain || The Beauty of Bittersweet

Apr 7, 2022
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Tim Urban || Climbing the Thinking Ladder

Mar 31, 2022
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Jane McGonigal || Playing Games with the Future

Mar 24, 2022
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Antonio Damasio || Inside Consciousness

Mar 17, 2022
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Charles Koch || Believe in People

Mar 10, 2022
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Rhonda Magee || The Inner Work of Racial Justice

Mar 3, 2022
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Daniel Schmachtenberger || Towards a Radical Cultural Enlightenment

Feb 24, 2022
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Todd Kashdan || The Art of Insubordination

Feb 17, 2022
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Eric Topol || Public Service Announcement: Separating Facts from Myths in the Pandemic

Feb 10, 2022
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Arthur Brooks || Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life

Feb 3, 2022
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Andrew Yang || The Future of American Democracy

Jan 27, 2022
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Ayelet Fishbach || How to Motivate Yourself

Jan 20, 2022
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Oliver Burkeman || Time Management for Mortals

Jan 13, 2022
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Ryan Holiday || How to Have Courage

Jan 6, 2022
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Robert Greene || Strategy, Seduction, and the Sublime

Dec 30, 2021
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Joy Lawson Davis and Deb Douglas || Empowering Underrepresented Gifted Students

Dec 23, 2021
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Kelly Carlin || The Human Path Toward Wholeness

Dec 16, 2021
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Amanda Knox || The Real Amanda Knox

Dec 9, 2021
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David Sinclair || Why We Age and Why We Don’t Have To

Dec 2, 2021
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Lisa Feldman Barrett || Surprising Truths about the Human Brain

Nov 25, 2021
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Paul Bloom || The Pleasures of Suffering

Nov 18, 2021
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Esther Perel || Love, Eros, and Infidelity

Nov 11, 2021
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Richard Tedeschi || The Science of Post-Traumatic Growth

Nov 4, 2021
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Aaron Beck || Humanizing Psychiatry

Nov 2, 2021
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Isaac Prilleltensky || The Need to Matter

Oct 28, 2021
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George Bonanno || The New Science of Resilience

Oct 21, 2021
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Steven Pinker || Why Rationality Matters

Oct 14, 2021
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Annie Murphy Paul || The Extended Mind

Oct 7, 2021
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Kathryn Paige Harden || Genetic Inequality, IQ, and Education

Sep 30, 2021
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Nick Gillespie || Libertarianism, Soft Parenting, and Cancel Culture

Sep 23, 2021
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Richard Ryan || Self-Determination Theory & Human Motivation

Sep 16, 2021
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Ron Friedman || Reverse Engineering Greatness

Sep 9, 2021
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Brad Stulberg || Finding Groundedness

Sep 2, 2021
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Irvin Yalom || Existential Psychotherapy

Aug 30, 2021
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Heather McGhee || What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

Aug 26, 2021
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Gary Heil || Choose Love, Not Fear in the Workplace

Aug 23, 2021
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Jon Levy || The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence

Aug 19, 2021
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Gleb Tsipursky || Cognitive Bias in Relationships

Aug 16, 2021
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Michael Lewis || A Doctor Shares Life Lessons From His Experiences with Michael Jordan and Abraham Maslow

Aug 12, 2021
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Colin DeYoung || Rethinking Mental Illness

Aug 9, 2021
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Jordan Peterson || Chatting About Human Nature

Aug 5, 2021
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Paul Wong || Existential Positive Psychology

Aug 2, 2021
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Kristin Neff || Fierce Self-Compassion

Jul 29, 2021
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Daniel Goleman || Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence

Jul 26, 2021
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Dean Simonton || The Science of Genius

Jul 22, 2021
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Robert Sternberg || Adaptive Intelligence

Jul 19, 2021
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Andrew Huberman || Optimize Your Brain

Jul 15, 2021
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Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch || Dear Therapists

Jul 8, 2021
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David Buss || The Evolution of Sexual Conflict

Jul 5, 2021
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Robert Cialdini || The New Psychology of Persuasion

Jul 1, 2021
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Amy Chan || Breakup Bootcamp

Jun 28, 2021
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Loch Kelly || Living an Awakened Life

Jun 24, 2021
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Annaka Harris || On the Mysteries of Consciousness

Jun 21, 2021
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Tal Ben-Shahar || The Science of Happiness

Jun 17, 2021
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John McWhorter || Nasty Words

Jun 14, 2021
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Judson Brewer || Unwinding Anxiety

Jun 10, 2021
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Arthur Brooks || Love Your Enemies

Jun 7, 2021
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Noreena Hertz || How to Restore Human Connection

Jun 3, 2021
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Christian Jarrett || The Science of Personality Change

May 27, 2021
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Tim Grover || The Victory Mentality

May 22, 2021
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Bridget Phetasy || Why We Need More Humor

May 20, 2021
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Katy Milkman || How to Change

May 13, 2021
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Ed Catmull || The Soul of Pixar

May 6, 2021
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Dave Asprey || Fast This Way

Apr 29, 2021
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Julie Lythcott-Haims || How To Be An Adult

Apr 22, 2021
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Daniel Kahneman || A Remarkable Life, Fast and Slow

Apr 15, 2021
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Jesse Singal || Fad Psychology

Apr 8, 2021
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali || Protecting Women's Rights

Apr 1, 2021
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Michael Murphy || Human Potential

Mar 25, 2021
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Nedra Tawwab || Set Boundaries, Find Peace

Mar 18, 2021
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Andrew Yang || Humanizing Education

Mar 11, 2021
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Sam Harris || Free Will (Part 2)

Mar 4, 2021
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Sam Harris || Free Will (Part 1)

Feb 25, 2021
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Simon Baron-Cohen || How Autism Drives Human Invention

Feb 18, 2021
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Jennifer Aaker & Naomi Bagdonas || How Humor Can Save The World

Feb 11, 2021
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Adam Grant || Think Again

Feb 4, 2021
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Steven Kotler || The Art of Impossible

Jan 28, 2021
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Noam Chomsky || On Human Nature and Human Progress

Jan 14, 2021
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Rich Roll || A Psychological Case Study on Greatness

Dec 31, 2020
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Douglas Conant || Authentic Leadership

Dec 24, 2020
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Olga Khazan || The Perks of Being a Weirdo

Dec 17, 2020
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Matt Ridley || How Innovation Works

Dec 10, 2020
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Sian Beilock || How Not to Choke Under Pressure

Dec 3, 2020
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Susan Baum || To Be Gifted & Learning Disabled

Nov 26, 2020
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Shellye Archambeau || Unapolegetically Ambitious

Nov 19, 2020
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Sharon Salzberg || Mindfulness To Heal Ourselves and the World

Nov 12, 2020
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W. Keith Campbell || The New Science of Narcissism

Nov 5, 2020
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Caroline Webb || How to Have a Good Day During a Global Pandemic

Oct 22, 2020
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Ryan Holiday || Lives of the Stoics

Oct 8, 2020
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Greg Lukianoff || Free Speech

Sep 24, 2020
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Spencer Greenberg || Effective Altruism, Mental Health, & Habit Change

Sep 10, 2020
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Erika Lust || Ethical Porn

Aug 27, 2020
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Bret Weinstein || Uniting America

Aug 13, 2020
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Chloé Valdary || Love & Race

Aug 5, 2020
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Robert Sutton || Good Leaders vs. Bad Leaders

Jul 30, 2020
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Chip Conley || Wisdom, Midlife, and Peak Experience

Jul 23, 2020
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Michael Gervais || Creating a Living Masterpiece

Jul 16, 2020
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Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal || Uncancellable

Jul 9, 2020
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Ayishat Akanbi || Keeping it Real

Jul 2, 2020
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Richard Haier || The Nature of Human Intelligence

Jun 25, 2020
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Lilliana Mason || How Politics Became Our Identity

Jun 18, 2020
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Geoffrey Miller || Signaling, Mating, and Morality

Jun 11, 2020
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Martin Seligman || From Learned Helplessness to Learned Hopefulness

Jun 4, 2020
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Wendy Wood || How to Make Positive Changes that Stick

May 21, 2020
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Pete Carroll || Winning with Meaning and Purpose

May 7, 2020
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Michele Gelfand || How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World

Apr 30, 2020
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Judith Orloff || Thriving as an Empath

Apr 23, 2020
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David Yaden || The Science of Self-Transcendent Experiences

Apr 16, 2020
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Scott Barry Kaufman || Transcend

Apr 9, 2020
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Seth Gillihan || Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple

Apr 2, 2020
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Roy Baumeister || Overcoming the Power of Bad

Mar 26, 2020
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Max Lugavere || Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary

Mar 19, 2020
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Carol Dweck || The Latest Science of Growth Mindset

Mar 12, 2020
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Coleman Hughes || The Humanity of Race

Mar 5, 2020
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Nir Eyal || How to Be Indistractable

Feb 27, 2020
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Lori Gottlieb || Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Feb 13, 2020
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Jonathan Mooney || Normal Sucks

Jan 30, 2020
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Paul Bloom || The Joy of Suffering and the Downside of Empathy

Jan 16, 2020
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Cory Muscara || Stop Missing Your Life

Jan 2, 2020
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Marc Brackett || Become an Emotion Scientist

Dec 19, 2019
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Julia Shaw || Humanizing Evil

Dec 5, 2019
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Rex Jung || The Neuroscience (and Neuroplasticity) of Intelligence, Creativity, and Genius

Nov 21, 2019
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Steven Hayes || Liberate Your Mind

Nov 7, 2019
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[Rerun] Dr. Elaine Aron on The Highly Sensitive Person

Oct 31, 2019
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[Rerun] Helen Fisher on Why We Love, Lust, and Live with Helen Fisher

Oct 24, 2019
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[Rerun] "Spectacular Ability in a Sea of Disability”: The Psychology of Savantism with Darold Treffert

Oct 17, 2019
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[Rerun] Todd Kashdan on Dancing with the Dark Side of Your Personality

Oct 10, 2019
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[Rerun] Angela Duckworth on Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Oct 3, 2019
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[Rerun] Jordan Peterson on Wonder, Creativity, and the Personality of Political Correctness

Sep 26, 2019
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[Rerun] Tim Ferriss on Accelerated Learning, Peak Performance and Living the Good Life

Sep 19, 2019
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[Rerun] Kristin Neff on The Healing Power of Self-Compassion

Sep 12, 2019
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[Rerun] Robert Greene on The Laws of Human Nature

Sep 5, 2019
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[Rerun] Brené Brown on Creativity, Courageous Vulnerability and Wholehearted Living

Aug 29, 2019
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[Rerun] Susan Cain on The Quiet Revolution: Unlocking the Power of Introverts

Aug 22, 2019
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David Vago || Mind the Mindfulness Hype

Aug 15, 2019
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Christian Miller || How Good Are We, Really?

Aug 8, 2019
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Brian Nosek || Implicit Bias and Open Science

Aug 1, 2019
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Michael Pipich || Owning Bipolar

Jul 25, 2019
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Gleb Tsipursky || A Science-Based Guide to Truth Seeking

Jul 18, 2019
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Cara Santa Maria || Clinical Psychology and Social Justice

Jul 11, 2019
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Gustav Kuhn || The Science of Magic

Jul 4, 2019
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David Brooks || The Quest for a Moral Life

Jun 27, 2019
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Stoya || Foucault, Heteronormativity, and Good Porn

Jun 6, 2019
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David Sloan Wilson and Steven Hayes || Evolution and Contextual Behavioral Science

May 30, 2019
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic || Why So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders

May 23, 2019
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Hope is Fucked || Mark Manson

May 16, 2019
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Scott Peters || Rethinking Gifted Education

May 9, 2019
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Gwen Gordon || Restoring the Playground

Apr 25, 2019
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Ruth Richards || Everyday Creativity

Apr 18, 2019
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Nicholas Christakis || The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society

Apr 11, 2019
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Molly Crockett || Moral Outrage in the Digital Age

Apr 4, 2019
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Ryan Niemiec and Robert McGrath || Ignite Your Character Strengths

Mar 21, 2019
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Colin Seale || Closing the Critical Thinking Gap

Mar 7, 2019
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Wednesday Martin || The Flexibility of Female Sexuality

Feb 14, 2019
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Todd Herman || The Alter Ego Effect

Feb 7, 2019
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Oren Jay Sofer || A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication

Jan 24, 2019
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Richard Katz || Honoring the Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples

Jan 10, 2019
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Kati Morton || How to Care for Your Mental Health

Dec 27, 2018
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Jonah Sachs || Unsafe Thinking

Dec 20, 2018
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Michael Inzlicht || The Replication Crisis

Dec 13, 2018
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Drunk Science || Shannon Odell

Dec 6, 2018
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Robert Greene || The Laws of Human Nature

Nov 29, 2018
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A.J. Jacobs || A Gratitude Journey

Nov 22, 2018
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Steve Stewart-Williams || How the Mind and Culture Evolve

Nov 15, 2018
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Sean Carroll || the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe

Nov 1, 2018
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Dan Pink || Motivation, Selling, and Perfect Timing

Oct 25, 2018
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James Clear || How to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones

Oct 18, 2018
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Robert Plomin || How DNA Makes Us Who We Are

Oct 11, 2018
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Justin Lehmiller || The Science of Sexual Fantasies

Oct 4, 2018
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Michael Shermer and Philip Goff || Solving the Mysteries of Consciousness, Free Will, and God

Sep 20, 2018
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Sara Algoe || Positive Relationships

Sep 13, 2018
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Jonathan Haidt || The Coddling of the American Mind

Sep 6, 2018
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Carl Zimmer || The New Science of Heredity

Aug 23, 2018
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James Flynn || Nature, Nurture, and Human Autonomy

Aug 16, 2018
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Michael Steger || Meaning, Purpose, and Significance

Aug 2, 2018
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Bradley Campbell || The Rise of Victimhood Culture

Jul 26, 2018
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Amy Alkon || How to Live with Guts and Confidence

Jul 12, 2018
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Steven Pinker || Humanism, Enlightenment and Progress

Jul 5, 2018
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Katherine MacLean || Open Wide and Say Awe

Jun 21, 2018
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Ellen Hendriksen || How To Be Yourself

Jun 7, 2018
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Amy Wrzesniewski || Finding Your Calling at Work

May 24, 2018
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Alice Dreger || Fuzzy Categories

May 17, 2018
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William Damon || The Path to Purpose

May 10, 2018
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Kennon Sheldon || How to Be an Optimal Human

Apr 26, 2018
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Patricia Stokes || Creativity from Constraints

Apr 19, 2018
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Robert Leahy || The Jealousy Cure

Apr 12, 2018
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Colin DeYoung || Cybernetics and the Science of Personality

Apr 5, 2018
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Jordan Peterson || Wonder, Creativity, and the Personality of Political Correctness

Mar 29, 2018
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Max Lugavere || Genius Foods

Mar 22, 2018
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Mark Leary || The Self, Identity, and Removing the Mask

Mar 15, 2018
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Kathryn Prescott || The Devastating Opioid Epidemic

Mar 8, 2018
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Melissa Dahl || A Theory of Awkwardness

Feb 22, 2018
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Jessica Tracy || Shades of Pride

Feb 15, 2018
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Mithu Storoni || Stress Proof

Feb 8, 2018
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Suzann Pileggi Pawelski || Using Positive Psychology to Build Love That Lasts

Jan 18, 2018
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James Fadiman || Psychedelics and the Founding of Transpersonal Psychology

Jan 11, 2018
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Kirk Schneider || Existential-Humanistic Therapy

Dec 27, 2017
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Dan Ariely || Spending Smarter

Dec 20, 2017
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Ruth Whippman || America the Anxious

Dec 6, 2017
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Elliot Aronson || Not by Chance Alone

Nov 22, 2017
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Lewis Howes || The Mask of Masculinity

Nov 1, 2017
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Jordan Harbinger || The Art of Charm

Oct 26, 2017
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Cheryl Einhorn || Making Good Decisions

Oct 24, 2017
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Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness || Peak Performance

Oct 11, 2017
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Dacher Keltner || The Power Paradox

Oct 4, 2017
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Mitch Prinstein || Popularity and the Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World

Sep 27, 2017
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Brendon Burchard || High Performance Habits

Sep 20, 2017
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Gretchen Rubin || “Questioning” the Four Tendencies

Sep 13, 2017
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Maia Szalavitz || Rethinking Addiction

Sep 6, 2017
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Michael Shermer || Science and Skepticism

Aug 30, 2017
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Robert Wright || Why Buddhism is True

Aug 16, 2017
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Caren Baruch-Feldman || Growing Grit in Teens

Aug 9, 2017
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Sharon Salzberg || Real Love

Aug 2, 2017
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Christina Pierpaoli || Aging Meaningfully

Jul 22, 2017
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Monica Worline and Jane Dutton || Awakening Compassion in the Workplace

Jul 19, 2017
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Lea Waters || Strengths-Based Parenting

Jul 12, 2017
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R. Chris Fraley || The Latest Science of Attachment

Jul 5, 2017
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Caroline Adams Miller || Getting Grit

Jun 29, 2017
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Sarah Robb O’Hagan || How to Kick Ass

Jun 27, 2017
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Dan Harris || Become 10% Happier + BONUS Meditation

Jun 21, 2017
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Steven Hayes || Get Out Of Your Mind and Live a Vital Life

Jun 14, 2017
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Alan Alda || The Art and Science of Relating and Communicating

Jun 7, 2017
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Eric Turkheimer || Intelligence, Genes, Race, and Poverty

Jun 1, 2017
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Daniel Schmachtenberger || Upgrade Your Consciousness

May 30, 2017
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Heather Moday || Functional and Integrative Medicine

May 24, 2017
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Eric Barker || How to Be Awesome at Life

May 17, 2017
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Susan David || Increase Your Emotional Agility

May 10, 2017
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Dan Lerner || Thriving in College (And In Life)

May 3, 2017
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Friederike Fabritius || The Neuroscience of Leadership

Apr 27, 2017
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Vanessa Van Edwards || How to Captivate People

Apr 25, 2017
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James C. Kaufman || The Psychology of Creativity

Apr 20, 2017
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Gail Saltz || The Gifts of Disability

Apr 18, 2017
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Diana Brecher || Boosting Student Resilience

Apr 13, 2017
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Dan Bowling III || How to be a Happy Lawyer

Apr 6, 2017
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Roy Baumeister || Willpower, Violence, and Free Will

Apr 4, 2017
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Roy Baumeister || Identity, the Self, and the Meaning of Life

Mar 29, 2017
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Tim Urban || Wait But Why? Unravelling Life's Biggest Mysteries

Mar 22, 2017
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Alain de Botton || Love, Sex, Religion and Happiness

Mar 8, 2017
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Cory Mascara || Mindfulness and Self-Authorship

Mar 2, 2017
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Andrew Newberg || Your Brain on Enlightenment

Feb 28, 2017
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Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal || On Ecstasis and Extraordinary States of Consciousness

Feb 23, 2017
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69: Boost Your Focus, Drive, and Micro-Resilience

Feb 15, 2017
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68: The Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human

Feb 3, 2017
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67: Choose Yourself

Jan 24, 2017
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66: We Might Be Living in a Simulated Reality

Jan 18, 2017
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65: How Millennials are Changing the World

Jan 16, 2017
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64: The Power of Meaning

Jan 10, 2017
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63: Finding Mastery

Dec 20, 2016
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62: Love, Power, Morality, and Awe

Dec 13, 2016
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61: Creativity, Courageous Vulnerability and Wholehearted Living

Nov 23, 2016
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60: Exercise, Mental Stamina, and High Performance

Nov 12, 2016
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59: Unlocking the Pathway from Imagination to Implementation

Nov 3, 2016
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58: How to Live a Good Life

Oct 26, 2016
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57: Yes, And... The Psychology of Improv Comedy

Oct 20, 2016
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56: The New Narcissism

Sep 28, 2016
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55: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck

Sep 13, 2016
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54: Minds and Morality

Sep 9, 2016
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53: Getting Smarter, Faster & Better

Aug 30, 2016
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52: Reducing Racial Inequalities in Gifted Education

Aug 15, 2016
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51: Developing Peak Performance

Aug 6, 2016
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50: Life Experimentation

Jul 31, 2016
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49: Unraveling the Mysteries of Personality and Well-Being

Jul 11, 2016
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48: The Ego is the Enemy

Jun 21, 2016
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47: Deep Work

Jun 10, 2016
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46: Helping Children Succeed in School and in Life

Jun 2, 2016
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45: Reducing Anxiety Through Play

May 31, 2016
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44: The Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory of Personality

May 21, 2016
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43: Intelligence, IQ Testing and Genetics

May 3, 2016
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42: Human Mating Intelligence

Apr 28, 2016
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41: Releasing Your Inner Bonobo

Apr 18, 2016
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40: Extraordinary Workplaces

Mar 27, 2016
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39: The New Principles of Business Management

Mar 21, 2016
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38: Discussing the nature of childhood prodigies

Mar 7, 2016
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37: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Feb 24, 2016
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36: Uncovering the Habits and Routines that Make People Live Better

Feb 14, 2016
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35: The Healing Power of Self-Compassion

Jan 31, 2016
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34: How Happiness Can Accelerate Your Success

Jan 25, 2016
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33: The Highly Sensitive Person

Jan 18, 2016
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32: How to Live a Good Life

Dec 21, 2015
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31: Final Messages on Leadership and Life from a Dying Coach, with Performance Psychology Expert

Dec 6, 2015
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30: Narcissism & Loving The People Who Love Themselves

Nov 28, 2015
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29: Understanding and Supporting People with ADHD

Nov 9, 2015
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28: Learning How to Learn

Oct 24, 2015
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27: How Video Games Can Make Us SuperBetter

Oct 11, 2015
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26: Celebrating Smart Girls in the 21st Century

Oct 4, 2015
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25: Extending Human Life: From Science Fiction to Science Fact

Sep 27, 2015
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24: "Spectacular Ability in a Sea of Disability”: The Psychology of Savantism

Sep 20, 2015
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23: How Millennials are Changing the World for the Better

Aug 29, 2015
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21: Understanding the science of introversion and extraversion

Jul 26, 2015
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20: Hope, the Future and Flourishing

Jul 5, 2015
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19: Why We Love, Lust, and Live

Jun 22, 2015
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18: Straight Talk about IQ

Jun 8, 2015
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17: Maximizing, satisficing and the paradox of choice

May 25, 2015
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16: How to Be Understood and Reach Your Goals

May 11, 2015
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15: Accelerated learning, peak performance and living the good life

Apr 27, 2015
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14: Stoicism, Strategy and Creativity

Apr 18, 2015
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13: Examining standardized testing

Apr 5, 2015
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12: Imaginary worlds and creativity

Mar 22, 2015
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11: How “little bets” spur big creative successes

Mar 8, 2015
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10: How to change your habits

Feb 16, 2015
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9: The science of raising happily productive kids

Feb 9, 2015
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8: Modern rudeness in Stone Age minds

Jan 26, 2015
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7: "What is it like to be a psychopath?"

Jan 18, 2015
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6: Dancing with the dark side of your personality

Jan 4, 2015
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5: Givers, takers, matchers and fakers

Dec 21, 2014
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4: Discussing the origins of extraordinary athletic performance

Dec 6, 2014
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3: Talking Mastery and Social Intelligence

Nov 16, 2014
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2: Daydreaming and Mental Contrasting for Goal-Fulfillment

Nov 16, 2014
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1: The Science of Growing Smarter

Nov 16, 2014