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You Are Not So Smart

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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.

#303

306 - I Never Thought of it That Way - Mónica Guzmán (rebroadcast)

This episode’s guest is Mónica Guzmán, the author of I Never Thought of It That Way – a bo... more

03 Feb 2025

52 MINS

52:11

03 Feb 2025

#302

305 - Supercommunicators - Charles Duhigg (rebroadcast)

Our guest in this episode is Charles Duhigg, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and write... more

20 Jan 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:54

20 Jan 2025

#301

304 - Nobody's Fool - Dan Simons and Christopher Chabris (rebroadcast)

In an era in which we have more information available to us than ever before, when claims ... more

06 Jan 2025

51 MINS

51:01

06 Jan 2025

#300

303 - The Dress - Decoder Ring

In this episode we return to The Dress and the psychological lessons offered by one of the... more

23 Dec 2024

43 MINS

43:38

23 Dec 2024

#299

302 - A More Beautiful Question - Warren Berger

In this episode we sit down with Warren Berger, the author of A More Beautiful Question – ... more

09 Dec 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:00

09 Dec 2024

#298

301 - Cognitive Dissonance - Part Two

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

25 Nov 2024

57 MINS

57:59

25 Nov 2024

#297

300 - Cognitive Dissonance - Part One

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

11 Nov 2024

56 MINS

56:51

11 Nov 2024

#296

299 - Debunkbot

Our guests in this episode are Thomas H. Costello at American University, Gordon Pennycook... more

28 Oct 2024

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:17

28 Oct 2024

#295

298 - Tribal - Michael Morris

In this episode we sit down with renowned cultural psychologist Michael Morris to discuss ... more

14 Oct 2024

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:46

14 Oct 2024

#294

297 - Project Alpha - Brian Brushwood (rebroadcast)

Brian Brushwood tells us how he put together the most recent season of The World's Greates... more

30 Sep 2024

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:06

30 Sep 2024

#293

296 - Job Therapy - Tessa West

Are you unhappy at your job? Are you starting to consider a change of career because of ho... more

16 Sep 2024

55 MINS

55:09

16 Sep 2024

#292

295 - Easy Crafts for the Insane - Kelly Williams Brown

In this episode we sit down with author Kelly Williams Brown, an old friend who (I recentl... more

02 Sep 2024

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:17

02 Sep 2024

#291

294 - Living Constitutionally - A.J. Jacobs

In this episode we sit down with A.J. Jacobs, a journalist who noticed some striking simil... more

19 Aug 2024

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:25

19 Aug 2024

#290

293 - Do Your Own Research - Sedona Chinn (rebroadcast)

Sedona Chinn, who studies how people make sense of competing claims – scientific, environm... more

05 Aug 2024

45 MINS

45:00

05 Aug 2024

#289

292 - The Society Library - Jamie Joyce

Our guest in this episode is Jamie Joyce who is the president and executive director of Th... more

22 Jul 2024

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:36

22 Jul 2024

#288

291 - Tough - Terry Crews (rebroadcast)

Terry Crews, actor, athlete, artist, President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho, star ... more

08 Jul 2024

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:09

08 Jul 2024

#287

290 - The Intention Action Gap - Britt Frank

In this episode, we sit down with therapist Britt Frank to discuss the intention action ga... more

24 Jun 2024

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:05

24 Jun 2024

#286

289 - Hack Your Bureaucracy - Marina Nitze (rebroadcast)

Marina Nitze is a professional fixer of broken systems – a hacker, not of computers and te... more

10 Jun 2024

41 MINS

41:59

10 Jun 2024

#285

288 - Fluke - Brian Klaas

In this episode we sit down with Brian Klaas, author of Fluke, to get into the existentia... more

26 May 2024

50 MINS

50:44

26 May 2024

#284

287 - The Complexity of Genius - David Krakauer and Dean Simonton

In this episode, we are exploring the complexity of the concept of "genius" with two expe... more

13 May 2024

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:57

13 May 2024

#283

286 - Notes on Complexity - Neil Theise

In this episode we sit down with professor Neil Theise, the author of Notes on Complexity,... more

29 Apr 2024

57 MINS

57:46

29 Apr 2024

#282

285 - What Do You Mean? - Celeste Kidd (rebroadcast)

Is a hotdog a sandwich? Well, that depends on your definition of a sandwich (and a hotdog)... more

14 Apr 2024

48 MINS

48:50