How to manage procrastination according to Margaret Atwood, how to work around your first-instinct fallacy, the upsides of imposter syndrome, the best way to avoid falling prey to the Dunning-Kruger effect, how to avoid thinking like a preacher, prosecutor, or politician so you can think like a scientist instead – and that’s just the beginning of the convers ... Show More
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327 - The Trolley Solution - Joshua Greene
<p>Philosopher, neuroscientist, and psychologist, Joshua Greene tells us how the brain generates morality and how his research may have solved the infamous trolley problem, and in so doing created a way to encourage people to contribute to charities that do the most good, and, in ... Show More
1h 19m
Nov 10
326 - The Origin of Language - Madeleine Beekman
<p>We sit down with Dr. Madeleine Beekman, a professor emerita of evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology at the University of Sydney, Australia, whose new book, The Origin of Language, presents a completely new and fascinating theory for how language emerged in homo sapiens, ... Show More
46m 11s
Jun 2021
#112 Adam Grant: Rethinking Your Position
Celebrated organizational psychologist and author Adam Grant provides compelling insight into why we should spend time not just thinking, but rethinking. In this episode we cover how to change our own views, how to change the views of others, hiring processes, psychological safet ... Show More
1h 4m
Mar 2023
Think Again by Adam Grant Book Summary and Review | Free Audiobook
Show notes | PDF & Infographic | Free audiobook |Think Again delves into the territory of cognitive errors, biases, prejudices, as well as mental blind spots.
Read 1 million books in minutes. For free. Get the PDF, infographic, extended ad-free audiobook and animated version of ... Show More
18m 43s
May 2021
2. Adam Grant on Changing Your Mind, the Flaws of Intuition, Horizontal Hostility, and More
Adam Grant is one of my heroes. He is an author, organizational psychologist, the top rated professor at Wharton School of Business, and not only a TED speaker, but also a TED podcaster. He has a TED podcast called Work Life. I first learned about Adam Grant from his 2016 book “T ... Show More
1h 17m
Dec 2022
David McRaney || How Minds Change
Today we welcome David McRaney. He is a science journalist fascinated with brains, minds, and culture. In 2012, he created the podcast You Are Not So Smart based on his 2009 internationally bestselling book of the same name and its follow-up, You Are Now Less Dumb. David is also ... Show More
1h 5m
Jul 2017
Communicate Like A Mind Reader
Mind reading tricks can be unnerving, but they don't have to be as scary as some people think they are. Mentalist Jonathan Pritchard explains how he convinces people he can read minds by using the same psychological techniques employed by sales, marketing, and other business lead ... Show More
41m 7s
Oct 2023
Episode 028: Rethinking the Workplace with Dr. Adam Grant
Can giving advice actually be more valuable than receiving it? In this episode, Dr. Adam Grant, organizational psychologist and world-renowned author, joins host Annie Duke, co-founder of the Alliance for Decision Education, to rethink the ways we work and learn. Adam discusses w ... Show More
46m 41s