Why we get conned and how to avoid it, with Daniel Simons, PhD, and Christopher Chabris, PhD

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Encore: Learning to embrace winter, with Kari Leibowitz, PhD

Are you dreading the cold, dark months ahead? In Scandinavia, where the winters are among the coldest and darkest on earth, many people look forward to winter as a time of coziness, beauty, and rest. Psychologist Kari Leibowitz, PhD, author of How to Winter, talks about how cold ...  Show more

How competition drives our behavior, with Stephen Garcia, PhD

From classrooms to boardrooms, from sports to social media, we’re constantly sizing ourselves up against other people -- and being sized up in return. Dr. Stephen Garcia discusses what drives some people to be extremely competitive in their work, in relationships and in life; whi ...  Show more

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