Barbara Tversky: Action Shapes Thought

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews cognitive psychologist Barbara Tversky, author of 2019's "Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought." Tversky is a professor emerita of psychology at Stanford University and a professor of psychology and education at Teachers ...  Show more

In this episode, Wendy speaks with cognitive psychologist Larry Barsalou about his work on grounded cognition, concepts, stress, and habits. Their conversation covers many topics, including: a historical look at how psychology has viewed and studied the mind; simulation and predi ...  Show more

Sam Harris speaks with Barbara Tversky about how our senses of space and motion underlie our capacity for thought. They discuss the evolution of mind prior to language, the importance of imitation and gesture, the sensory and motor homunculi, the information communicated by mo ...

Lisa Feldman Barrett (@lfeldmanbarrett) is among the top one percent most-cited scientists in the world for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience. Her new book, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain, is out now. What We Discuss with Lisa Feldman Barrett: Ou ...  Show more