Dr. Matthew Walker (@sleepdiplomat) is Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California in Berkeley, founder and director of the Center for Human Sleep Science, and author of Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams. “The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life.” -Dr. Matthew Walker What We Discuss with […]
Psychology
Jordan Harbinger podcast interviews that get heady. Conversations about cognition, psychology, and the human mind.
124: Kristen Carney | Living Through a Lapse in Laughter
Kristen Carney (@KristenCarney) is a comedian, writer, host of the Mentally Ch(ill) and Ask Women podcasts, and someone who publicly copes with — as many silently do — depression. What We Discuss with Kristen Carney: Understand why someone who seems to have it all on the outside might really be dying on the inside. Deal […]
123: David Buss | Troubleshooting Strategies from the Evolution of Desire
David Buss (@ProfDavidBuss) is considered the world’s leading scientific expert on the evolutionary psychology of human mating strategies. He is the author of several books on the subject, most recently The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating. What We Discuss with David Buss: How dating apps work and what they’re doing to our brains. […]
Bonus: Dan Schawbel | Making Connections in the Age of Isolation
Dan Schawbel (@DanSchawbel) is a New York Times best-selling author and host of the 5 Questions with Dan Schawbel podcast. His latest book is Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation. What We Discuss with Dan Schawbel: How loneliness sneaks up on us and what it costs in terms […]
120: Molly Bloom | The One Who Makes the Rules Wins the Game
Molly Bloom (@immollybloom) is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author of Molly’s Game: The True Story of the 26-Year-Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive, High-Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World. What We Discuss with Molly Bloom: What Molly Bloom learned by running underground poker games for some of the world’s wealthiest and well-known. The psychology […]
117: Robert Greene | Discovering The Laws of Human Nature
Robert Greene (@RobertGreene) is the author of five New York Times Best Sellers. His highly anticipated sixth book, The Laws of Human Nature, is out now. What We Discuss with Robert Greene: Why you can’t monumentally improve your life by modifying your behavior if you don’t understand what causes such behavior. Why it’s liberating to […]