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Sep 2023
38m 43s

164. Do You Have Impostor Syndrome?

Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
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Does anyone really know what they’re doing? How do we reward the competent and not the confident? And what’s wrong with using TikTok for research? 

 

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  • Edith Chen, professor of psychology at Northwestern University.
  • Pauline Rose Clance, professor emerita of psychology at Georgia State University.
  • Kess Eruteya, founder of InclusionZ and fellow at the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce.
  • Obi Felten, founder and C.E.O. of Flourish Labs.
  • Suzanne Ament Imes, clinical psychologist and academic researcher at Georgia State University.
  • Erika James, dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
  • Steven Levitt, professor of economics at the University of Chicago, host of People I (Mostly) Admire, and co-author of the Freakonomics books.
  • Gregory Miller, professor of psychology at Northwestern University.
  • Michelle Obama, attorney, author, and former first lady of the United States.
  • Howard Schultz, former C.E.O. and chairman emeritus of Starbucks.
  • Basima Tewfik, professor of work and organization studies at the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management.
  • Eric Weiner, professor of educational foundations at Montclair State University.
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