You Are Not So Smart is a show about psychology that celebrates science and self delusion. In each e
Moira Dillon studies how “the physical world in which we live shapes the abstract world in which we
In this episode we sit down with Spencer Greenberg to discuss how to be better critical thinkers usi
Our guest in this episode is Gretchen McCulloch, who is a linguist, but also, I’d say a MEME-ologist
In this episode we sit down with psychologist Robb Willer to discuss the psychology of gossip: how m
In this episode, we explore why we are unaware that we lack the skill to tell how unskilled and unaw
In this episode we sit down with neuroscientist David Eagleman to learn how brains turn noise into s
Stuck in a bad situation, even when the prison doors are left wide open, we sometimes refuse to atte
In this giant episode, experts on vaccines, epidemiology, psychology, and science communication expl
In this episode, we welcome Yale psychologist Laurie Santos who discusses her new podcast, The Happi
In this episode, Dr. Jud Brewer, a neuroscientist and addiction psychiatrist, discusses bad habits a
In Lori Gottlieb's new book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, she opens with a quote from James Bal
In this episode we explore the psychology behind why some people don't want to wear masks, why they
Our guest in this episode is Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, a disaster-avoidance expert who has spent more than
In this episode, members of the Association of Black Psychologists gather in a roundtable discussion
So, you might think that, in general, as an idea, as a practice, the A/B test would be beloved, supp
There are several ways to define pluralistic ignorance, and that’s because it’s kind of a brain twis
In this episode we sit down with Chris Clearfield, author of Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail and What
Our guest on this episode of the You Are Not So Smart Podcast is Dr. Julia Shaw, the author of The M
In this episode, we sit down with the director and producers of the documentary film, Behind the Cur
Flatten the curve.That idea has spread through the population faster than COVID-19 ever could.That’s
