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The Human Risk Podcast

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About the show

People are often described as the largest asset in most organisations. They are also the biggest single cause of risk. This podcast explores the topic of 'human risk', or "the risk of people doing things they shouldn't or not doing things they should", and examines how behavioural science can help us mitigate it. It also looks at 'human reward', or "how to get the most out of people". When we manage human risk, we often stifle human reward. Equally, when we unleash human reward, we often inadvertently increase human risk. To pitch guests please email guest@humanriskpodcast.com

Latest episodes

  • Dr Nina Burrowes on All Reasonable Steps: The Psychology of Sexual Harassment Prevention

    September 25, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    What does it actually take to prevent sexual harassment at work? Policies, training, reporting mechanisms and statements of zero tolerance are one thing. Creating a workplace where sexual harassment is genuinely less likely to happen is…

  • Professor Alex Edmans on the Madness of Markets — Why Smart People Make Crazy Decisions

    September 13, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    What can financial markets teach us about human behaviour? Why might the size of a CEO’s signature tell us something useful about the company they run? And why, even when smart investors know something is probably a bubble, might they keep…

  • Lyndon Nelson & Gavin Stewart on Building Better Regulators

    September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

    What if understanding regulation could help us spot when politicians are promising the impossible? Regulation sounds simple in theory. Something poses a risk, so we create rules and a regulator to control it. In practice, things get…

  • Roger Dooley on The Persuasion Engine

    September 1, 2026 · 60 min

    What if AI could help us understand people better, rather than simply replacing what humans do? Episode summary How can we use AI to become better at persuasion, communication and understanding human behaviour? My guest on this episode is…

  • Annie Wagstaff on The Joy of Curiosity

    August 23, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    What’s the last thing you learned simply because you wanted to know? Episode summary Why do we feel the need to justify what we learn? My guest on this episode is Annie Wagstaff, a musician and composer whose career has taken her around…

  • Paul Craven on Living With Uncertainty

    August 15, 2026 · 51 min

    What happens when someone who spends his life thinking about risk, decision-making and human behaviour is confronted with an uncertainty he simply can’t control? Episode summary My guest is Paul Craven, a behavioural scientist, former…

  • Benji Wilson on why we rate everything

    August 8, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

    Why do we rate everything and why do we do so on a scale of one to five stars? What happens when systems designed to help us make better choices start influencing our behaviour in ways we don’t necessarily notice? Episode Summary My guest…

  • Mark Heywood on The Stories We Tell About Ourselves

    August 2, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

    What parts of yourself have you learned to hide in order to be taken seriously? My guest on this episode is Mark Heywood, a friend of the show, returning guest and someone I've collaborated with on a number of projects. Episode Summary &…