Stanford Psychology Podcast

Weekly conversations with psychologists about their latest research AI summary

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The student-led Stanford Psychology Podcast invites leading psychologists to talk about what’s on their mind lately. Join Eric Neumann, Anjie Cao, Kate Petrova, Bella Fascendini, Joseph Outa and Julia Rathmann-Bloch as they chat with their guests about their latest exciting work. Every week, an episode will bring you new findings from psychological science and how they can be applied to everyday life. The opinions and views expressed in this podcast represent those of the speaker and not necessarily Stanford's. Subscribe at stanfordpsypod.substack.com. Let us hear your thoughts at stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @StanfordPsyPod. Visit our website https://stanfordpsychologypodcast.com. Soundtrack: Corey Zhou (UCSD). Logo: Sarah Wu (Stanford)

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187 - Geoff Hinton & Jay McClelland: Two AI Pioneers in Conversation (RE-AIR)

2026-11-05 · 48 min

This re-air episode features Eric's chat with 2024 Nobel Laureate Geoffrey Hinton and Stanford Professor Jay McClelland, two pioneers who have spent nearly half a century laying the groundwork for modern-day AI,…
186 - Ian Gotlib: Understanding Depression

2026-10-22 · 49 min

This week, Katia is joined by Ian Gotlib, a professor of psychology at Stanford University. In this episode, we explore risk factors for depression, its connection to other disorders, and what individuals can do to…
185 - Brian Knutson: What Neuroscience Reveals About Our Decisions

2026-10-08 · 55 min

This week, Katia Kriakova has a conversation with Brian Knutson, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Stanford University. In this episode, we explore the neuroscience of decision-making, how brain activity can…
184 - Tamar Schapiro: What Philosophy Can(not) Tell us About Children, Adults, and the Root of All Evil

2026-09-17 · 49 min

In this week’s episode, Julie and Adani chat with Tamar Schapiro, professor of philosophy at MIT! Tamar is interested in a wide range of things, from what it means to make good decisions in everyday life to ethical…
183 - William Damon: How to Live a Purposeful Life

2026-09-03 · 51 min

This week, Katia Kriakova has a conversation with William Damon, a professor at Stanford University. He is one of the world's leading researchers on human development across the lifespan and has pioneered the scientific…
182 - Bill Burnett: How to Design a Meaningful Life

2026-08-20 · 1 hr 8 min

This week, Katia has a conversation with Bill Burnett, an adjunct professor at Stanford University. He is the co-founder of Stanford's Life Design Lab and also the co-author of Designing Your Life and How to Live a…
181 - Nomisha Kurian: Critical Hope for the Future of Children & AI

2026-08-06 · 50 min

Adani chats with Nomisha Kurian, Assistant Professor in Education Studies at the University of Warwick, Associate Fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, and Associate…
180 - Andrew Lampinen: Translating Cognitive Psychology to AI

2026-07-23 · 39 min · Episode 180

In this episode, Elizabeth chats with Dr. Andrew Lampinen as a part of our Alumni in Industry series. Andrew is currently a Member of Technical Staff at Anthropic. Prior to joining Anthropic, he worked as a Staff…
179 - Cynthia Osborne: Translating Evidence Into Early Childhood Policy

2026-07-09 · 53 min

Adani chats with Cynthia Osborne, Professor at Vanderbilt University and Executive Director of the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center. Prof. Osborne’s work focuses on translating developmental science into effective,…
178 - Julia Nolte: Why We Avoid Difficult Decisions

2026-06-25 · 1 hr 1 min

This week, Enna chats with Dr. Julia Nolte, Assistant Professor of Economic Psychology at Tilburg University. Julia’s research examines how information management, risk perception, and decision-making change across…

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Oldest episode in feed: 07/2021 · over 5 years
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