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Date	Combined Rank	Apple Podcasts	Castbox
Oct 27	#124	#107	—
Oct 26	#127	#111	—
Oct 25	#129	#109	—
Oct 24	#123	#112	#99
Oct 23	#117	#107	#90
Oct 22	#115	#99	#97
Oct 21	#106	#89	#88
Oct 20	#105	#84	#80
Oct 19	#148	#132	—
Oct 18	#136	#116	—
Oct 17	#167	#149	—
Oct 16	#112	#94	#94
Oct 15	#110	#92	#93
Oct 14	#112	#93	#86

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186 - Ian Gotlib: Understanding Depression

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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 manage their risk. We…
185 - Brian Knutson: What Neuroscience Reveals About Our Decisions

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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 predict behavior…
184 - Tamar Schapiro: What Philosophy Can(not) Tell us About Children, Adults, and the Root of All Evil

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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 theory and the history…
183 - William Damon: How to Live a Purposeful Life

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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 study of purpose in…
182 - Bill Burnett: How to Design a Meaningful Life

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181 - Nomisha Kurian: Critical Hope for the Future of Children & AI

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180 - Andrew Lampinen: Translating Cognitive Psychology to AI

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179 - Cynthia Osborne: Translating Evidence Into Early Childhood Policy

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177 - Alison Gopnik: How Can Understanding Childhood Help Us Build Better AI? (REAIR)

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176 - Elizabeth Bonawitz: How to Have Fun While Studying How Children Learn so Much From so Little

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Adani chats with Elizabeth Bonawitz, Professor of Learning Sciences at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Elizabeth’s work focuses on basic theories of learning with the broader goal of informing educational practice. She uses…
175 - Nicholas Epley: A Little More Social

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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)