Stanford Psychology Podcast

164 - Susan Engel: Do We Become Less Curious As We Grow Older?

163 - Roger Levy: The Science of Language in the Era of AI

162 - Adam Benforado: How prioritizing kids benefits us all

161 - Yuan Chang (YC) Leong: Emotional arousal & dynamic brain connectivity

160 - Jennifer Hu: From Human Minds to Artificial Minds

159 - Dawn Finzi: From Vision Neuroscience to ML Engineering (Psychologist in the Wild Series)

158 - David Almeida: Can Stress Be Good For You?

157 - Diyi Yang: Socially Aware Large Language Models

156 - Katy Milkman: The Art and Science of Lasting Behavior Change

155 - Julian Jara Ettinger: How we understand other minds

154 - Judith Fan: The wonders of playing with blocks (REAIR)

153 - Mike North: Too old, too young—Is ageism the last acceptable bias?

152 - Laura Schulz: The journey of becoming a cognitive scientist and what babies and children have taught us about their cognition (REAIR)

This episode explores Dr. Laura Schulz's journey into cognitive science and her research on early childhood cognition, particularly how children learn and reason. Schulz recounts her non-linear path from philosophy to cognitive science, highlighting her early interest in children and experiences in education that shape...

151 - Robert Hawkins: Language, Collaboration, and Social Reasoning

150 - Kendrick Kay: Large-scale fMRI Datasets and What to Consider

149 - Jenna Wells: How Micro-Moments of Connection Shape Health and Happiness

148 - Dorsa Amir: How Culture Shapes Cognition

This podcast features an interview with Dr. Dorsa Amir, who discusses her research on how culture shapes cognition. The conversation centers around a new framework proposing four pathways (no effect, production, pruning, privileging) by which culture might influence cognitive processes. Dr. Amir uses the Müller-Lyer ...

147 - Geoff Hinton & Jay McClelland: Two AI Pioneers in Conversation

146 - Alex Shaw: The Price of Neutrality

145 - Marginalia Episode: Erica Bailey on Authenticity

This interview podcast features Dr. Erica Bailey, a professor at UC Berkeley, discussing her research on authenticity. The conversation begins with Dr. Bailey explaining her research's origins in bridging the gap between theories of authenticity and the psychology of self-perception. Key themes explored include the c...