You Are Not So Smart podcast

You Are Not So Smart

You Are Not So Smart is a show about psychology that celebrates science and self delusion. In each episode, we explore what we've learned so far about reasoning, biases, judgments, and decision-making.

You Are Not So Smart is a show about psychology that celebrates science and self delusion. In each episode, we explore what we've learned so far about reasoning, biases, judgments, and decision-making.

 

#331

334 - Magical Thinking - Matt Tompkins (rebroadcast)

In this episode, the story of Clever Hans, the horse who changed psychology for the better... more

02 Mar 2026

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:13

02 Mar 2026


#330

YANSS 333 - Selective Perception - Jay Van Bavel

How can two people watch the same video yet see two different things? How can two people w... more

16 Feb 2026

38 MINS

38:14

16 Feb 2026


#329

332 - Concordance Over Truth Bias (rebroadcast)

In this episode, we sit down with three disinformation researchers whose new paper found s... more

02 Feb 2026

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:43

02 Feb 2026


#328

331 - Wicked Problems - Martin Carcasson

Dr. Martin Carcasson tells us how he, as the Director of the Center for Public Deliberatio... more

19 Jan 2026

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:03

19 Jan 2026


#327

330 - A More Beautiful Question - Warren Berger (rebroadcast)

Warren Berger has made a career out of classifying, categorizing, and making sense of the ... more

05 Jan 2026

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:56

05 Jan 2026


#326

329 - Point Taken - Steven Franconeri

Dr. Steven Franconeri explains the powerful insights and opportunities offered by a game h... more

22 Dec 2025

51 MINS

51:52

22 Dec 2025


#325

328 - Shape - Jordan Ellenberg (rebroadcast)

We sit down with Jordan Ellenberg, a world-class geometer, who takes us on a far-ranging e... more

08 Dec 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:55

08 Dec 2025


#324

327 - The Trolley Solution - Joshua Greene

Philosopher, neuroscientist, and psychologist, Joshua Greene tells us how the brain genera... more

24 Nov 2025

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:19

24 Nov 2025


#323

326 - The Origin of Language - Madeleine Beekman

We sit down with Dr. Madeleine Beekman, a professor emerita of evolutionary biology and be... more

10 Nov 2025

46 MINS

46:11

10 Nov 2025


#322

325 - Cognitive Dissonance - Part Two (rebroadcast)

In this episode we welcome Dr. Sarah Stein Lubrano, a political scientist who studies how ... more

27 Oct 2025

57 MINS

57:58

27 Oct 2025


#321

324 - Cognitive Dissonance - Part One (rebroadcast)

In this episode, the story of a doomsday cult who predicted the exact date and circumstanc... more

13 Oct 2025

57 MINS

57:57

13 Oct 2025