It used to be that we tried our best to conceal disadvantages, hardships, and humiliations. But new research explores a curious shift: some people are flaunting limitations that don't exist. This week, we talk to psychologists Karl Aquino and Jillian Jordan about the strange phenomenon of wanting to seem worse off than we really are.
Nov 10
Why Following Your Dreams Isn't Enough
<p>Entrepreneurs typically have no shortage of passion, heart, and vision. But at Stanford University, <a href="https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/hayagreeva-rao" target="_blank">Huggy Rao</a> says there are other elements that may matter more when it comes to ... Show More
1h 30m
Nov 2023
Dhwani Shah, "The Analyst's Torment: Unbearable Mental States in Countertransference" (Karnac Books, 2022)
Today I spoke with Dr. Dhwani Shah about his new book The Analyst’s Torment: Unbearable Mental States in Countertransference (Karnac Books, 2022). The son of a sculptor mother and an internist father Shah has always been interested in subjectivity, aesthetics, art, and “how to fi ... Show More
55m 38s
Dec 2019
Julia Shaw || Humanizing Evil
<p><em>“I firmly believe there is no person, no group, no behavior, no thing that is objectively evil. Perhaps evil only really exists in our fears.” -- Julia Shaw</em></p> <p>Today it’s great to have Dr. Julia Shaw on the podcast. Dr. Shaw is a <a href="https://www.drjuliashaw.c ... Show More
1h 13m
May 2024
Behavioural Science for Digital Marketing
"Thinking is to humans how swimming is to cats, we can do it, but we'd rather not". When humans make decisions, they don't always make those decisions in a fully considered and thought out way, but rather they make quick and speedy decisions. And the way at which we do that, is a ... Show More
25m 37s