Can we unlearn implicit biases? With Mahzarin Banaji, PhD

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Rethinking sleep and mental health, with Philip Gehrman, PhD

Too often, we treat sleep as something we can sacrifice when life gets busy. But a growing body of research finds that sleep is essential to both mental and physical health -- and that sleep problems can be a cause, not just a consequence, of conditions like depression and anxiet ...  Show more

Why listening well is harder -- and more powerful -- than you think, with Guy Itzchakov, PhD

Most people think they’re good listeners. But really listening well is harder than it seems. Guy Itzchakov, PhD, talks about what distinguishes high-quality listening from just staying quiet while someone else talks; how feeling heard affects speakers’ emotions, attitudes and rel ...  Show more

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