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Behavioral Grooves Podcast

by Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan

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About the show

Stories, science and secrets from the world’s brightest thought-leaders. Behavioral Grooves is the podcast that satisfies your curiosity of why we do what we do. Explanations of human behavior that will improve your relationships, your wellbeing, and your organization by helping you find your groove.

Latest episodes

  • The Psychology of Habits | Charles Duhigg

    October 5, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

    What does it really take to change a habit? Charles Duhigg, journalist and author of The Power of Habit, joins us to explore how our understanding of habits has evolved and why lasting change may start with changing how we see ourselves…

  • What We Got Wrong About the Stanford Prison Experiment

    September 28, 2026 · 44 min

    Have we misunderstood two of psychology’s most famous experiments? We revisit the Stanford Prison Experiment and the Robbers Cave experiment with science historians Thibault Le Texier and Gina Perry, who uncovered a much messier story…

  • Behavioral Grooves: Behavioral Science Explained

    September 23, 2026 · 1 min

    Why do we do what we do? Behavioral Grooves explores the science of human behavior with researchers, authors, and thinkers who help us make sense of ourselves, each other, and the world around us.

  • Behavioral Economics: When Markets Clash with Morals | Al Roth

    September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

    Horse meat, kidneys, prostitution. What happens when the things people want to buy, sell, and trade collide with what society has deemed “off-limits”? Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin “Al” Roth joins us to explore the behavioral science…

  • Bridging the Gap Between Behavioral Science & Policy | BSPA

    September 18, 2026 · 51 min

    What happens when behavioral science leaves the classroom and enters the real world? In this special episode, we explore the past and future of the Behavioral Science & Policy Association with founders Sim Sitkin and Craig Fox and incoming…

  • How to Make Work Fun | Bree Groff

    September 14, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    What if work didn’t have to be something we simply “get through” five days a week? This week, we sit down with Bree Groff, author of Today Was Fun, to explore how small changes in the way we interact, communicate, and lead can make work…

  • The Behavioral Science of Psychological Safety | Jeremy Pollack

    September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    This week, Dr. Jeremy Pollack joins us to explore the neuroscience of conflict, trust, mistakes, uncertainty, and psychological safety. We discuss how these obstacles and miscommunications can affect our work environments, what to do when…

  • How to Disagree Better | Julia Minson

    August 31, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

    Disagreements are inevitable, but they don’t have to become conflicts. Harvard Kennedy School professor Julia Minson joins us to explore why we struggle to see perspectives different from our own and how openness, curiosity, and humility…