Opinion Science
By Andy Luttrell
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Episodes: 159
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A show about the psychology of opinions, where they come from, and how they change. Interviews with experts and deep dives into areas of research uncover the basic psychology of persuasion, communication, and public opinion. Hosted by social psychologist, Andy Luttrell.
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#111: You Don't Know What You Like with Paul Eastwick & Eli Finkel
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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#110: The Value of Entertainment with Sara Grady
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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#109: The Realities of Political Persuasion with David Broockman
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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SciComm Summer #26: Lulu Miller on Leading with Story
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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SciComm Summer #25: Sarah McAnulty on Art and Community in Science Communication
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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SciComm Summer #24: Joe Palca on NPR Science Reporting
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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SciComm Summer #23: Alison Fragale on Giving Keynote Talks
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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SciComm Summer #22: Alex Dainis on Producing Online Videos
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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SciComm Summer #21: Joel Bervell on Short Form Video
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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SciComm Summer #20: Adam Cole on Making "Howtown"
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Introducing "SciComm Summer"...Season 3!
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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#108: Characters Matter with Matt Grizzard
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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#107: Showing Open-Mindedness with Mohamed Hussein
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May 05, 2025 |
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#106: Moral Outrage with Kurt Gray
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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#105: Targeted Messaging Online with Sandra Matz
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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#104: Posters as Persuasion with Angelina Lippert (ft. Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.)
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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#103: Taking Extreme Action with Joe Siev
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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#102: Protest with Colin Wayne Leach
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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#101: Studying Persuasion with Rich Petty
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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#100: A Unified Model of Persuasion
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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#99 The Power of Random Roommates with Sarah Gaither and Analia Albuja
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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#98: Deep Canvassing with Dave Fleischer
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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#97: Opinions and Reputations with Christian Wheeler
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May 20, 2024 |
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#96: Anti-Science Views with Aviva Philipp-Muller
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May 06, 2024 |
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#95: Marketing Across Cultures with Aaron Barnes
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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#94: Bringing Behavioral Science to Government with David Halpern
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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#93: A Life in Behavioral Science with Daniel Kahneman
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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#92: Can We Fix Social Media? with Andy Guess
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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#91: Being a Social Science Maverick with Sendhil Mullainathan
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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"...Ridiculous" Ep. 5: The Future!
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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"...Ridiculous" Ep. 4: Behavioral Economics Goes Mainstream
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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"...Ridiculous" Ep. 3: Children of Unlikely Parents
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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"...Ridiculous" Ep. 2: Importing Psychology
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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"...Ridiculous" Ep. 1: Beyond Anomalies
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Introducing: "They Thought We Were Ridiculous: The Unlikely Story of Behavioral Economics"
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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#90: How Prejudice Works with Jack Dovidio
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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#89: Opinions of our Partners with Jim McNulty
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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BONUS: "Best" of Opinion Science (2023)
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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#88: Studying Happiness with Liz Dunn
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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#87: How Juries Decide with Mikaela Spruill
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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#86: Framing Political Issues with James Druckman
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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#85: Having Curious Conversations with Mónica Guzmán
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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#84: Moral Lessons in Media with Lindsay Hahn
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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#83: The Fundamental Nature of Opinion with Russ Fazio
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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#82: Having Political Conversations with Taylor Carlson
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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#81: Moral Language with Morteza Dehghani
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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#80: Don't Get Fooled Again with Dan Simons & Chris Chabris
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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SciComm Summer #19: Latif Nasser on Making "Radiolab"
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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SciComm Summer #18: Alie Ward on Making "Ologies"
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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SciComm Summer #17: Siri Carpenter on The Open Notebook
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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SciComm Summer #16: Sam Jones on Charting Your Own Path
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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SciComm Summer #15: Adam Mastroainni on Substack (etc.)
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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SciComm Summer #14: Melinda Wenner Moyer on Science Journalism
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Introducing "SciComm Summer"...Season 2!
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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#19 (Updated): Political Humor as Persuasion with Danna Young
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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#79: "Survivor" Bias with Erin O'Mara Kunz
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May 22, 2023 |
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#78: Our Impressions of Others with Leor Hackel
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May 08, 2023 |
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Political Persuasion with Alex Coppock (Rebroadcast)
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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#77: Opinions in the Brain with Uma Karmarkar
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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#76: You Can't Tell Me What To Do with Ben Rosenberg
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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#75: High-Quality Listening with Guy Itzchakov
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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#74: When a Society Changes its Mind with Tessa Charlesworth
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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#73: Navigating Diversity with Maureen Craig
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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#72: Fighting Against Misinformation with Sander van der Linden
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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#71: "Person" = "Man"? with April Bailey
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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BONUS: "Best" of Opinion Science (2022)
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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#70: A "Mixed" Bag with Geoff Durso
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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#69: Directing Attention (and Other Lessons from the Science of Magic) with Anthony Barnhart (ft. Erik Tait)
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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#68: Intellectual Humility with Tenelle Porter
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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#67: Confronting Prejudice with Margo Monteith
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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#66: Your Language Shapes Your Opinions with Efrén Pérez
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Systemic Racism with Phia Salter (Rebroadcast)
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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#65: Language is for Doing with Thomas Holtgraves
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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#64: Saving Democracy with Robb Willer
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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SciComm Summer #13: John Sides - Contributing to Political Discussion
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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SciComm Summer #12: Steve Rathje - Social Science on TikTok
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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SciComm Summer #11: Alie and Micah Caldwell - Building an Independent YouTube Channel
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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SciComm Summer #10: Tim Houlihan & Kurt Nelson - Interviewing Behavioral Scientists
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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SciComm Summer #9: Jesse Thorn - Interviewing
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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SciComm Summer #8: Vanessa Bohns - Writing Books as an Academic
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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SciComm Summer #7: Dan Pink - Writing Books
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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SciComm Summer #6: Evelyn Carter - Training and Consulting
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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SciComm Summer #5: Taylor Scott - Bridging Research and Policy
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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SciComm Summer #4: David Nussbaum - Writing Op-Eds
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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SciComm Summer #3: David McRaney - Making Social Science Engaging
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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SciComm Summer #2: Meryl Horn - Producing the "Science Vs" Podcast
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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SciComm Summer #1: Joss Fong - Producing Science Videos
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Introducing "SciComm Summer"
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May 30, 2022 |
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#63: Why Polls Matter with G. Elliott Morris
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May 23, 2022 |
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#62: Persuasion via Emotion with Robin Nabi
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May 09, 2022 |
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#61: Moral Conviction with Linda Skitka
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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#60: "Unconscious" Bias? with Adam Hahn
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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#59: Belief Systems with Mark Brandt
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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#58: How Minds Change with David McRaney (ft. Adam Mastroianni)
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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#57: Media, Norms, and Social Change with Sohad Murrar
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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#56: Receptiveness to Other Opinions with Julia Minson
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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#55: Stereotypes at the Intersection with Chris Petsko
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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#54: Influence is Your Superpower with Zoe Chance
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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BONUS: "Best" of Opinion Science (2021)
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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#53: Influence on the Ground with Brian Ahearn
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Giving and Getting Good Gifts [Rebroadcast]
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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#52: Applying Behavioral Science with Melina Palmer
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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#51: On Debate with Harish Natarajan, Dan Zafrir, & Noa Ovadia
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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#50: To Persuade is Human?
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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#49: Inoculating Against Persuasion with Josh Compton
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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#48: "Selling" Social Science with Daniel Pink
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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#47: Moral Foundations & Political Opinion with Jesse Graham
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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#46: Polling 101 with Ashley Amaya
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Portraits: "Just Because You Asked" (Vanessa Bohns)
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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#45: How Kids Judge with Larisa Heiphetz
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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#44: The Contact Hypothesis
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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#43: Values with Greg Maio
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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#42: Thinking with Richard Nisbett
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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#41: Taking Social Science into the World with Neil Lewis Jr.
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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#40: Explaining Brains with Alie and Micah Caldwell
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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#39: Social Media Polarization with Chris Bail
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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#38: American Islamophobia with Nazita Lajevardi
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May 24, 2021 |
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#37: Influence with Robert Cialdini
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May 10, 2021 |
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#36: Negotiation with Kwame Christian
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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#35: Ambivalence with Iris Schneider
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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#34: Opinions of Ourselves with Ken DeMarree
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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#33: Liking What Helps You with David Melnikoff
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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#32: Moralizing and Attention with Ana Gantman
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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#31: The Language of Opinion with Matt Rocklage
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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#30: "Us vs. Them" with Jay Van Bavel
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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#29: Hype with Michael F. Schein
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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#28: When Money Buys Happiness with Lara Aknin
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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BONUS: "Best" of Opinion Science (2020)
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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#27: Giving and Getting Good Gifts
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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#26: Intersectional Role Models in STEM with India Johnson and Eva Pietri
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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#25: Geography of Bias with Eric Hehman
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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#24: Persuasion via Story-Telling with Melanie Green
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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#23: Polling Young Voters with Kristen Soltis Anderson
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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#22: Political Persuasion with Alex Coppock
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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#21: More Influence Than You Realize with Vanessa Bohns
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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New Episodes on the Way!
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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BONUS: Good Accidents with Elliot Aronson
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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BONUS: Dissonance and the New Look with Joel Cooper
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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#20: The Cognitive Dissonance Episode
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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#19: Political Humor as Persuasion with Danna Young
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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#18: Health Communication with Allison Earl
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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#17: How We Think About Animals with Kristof Dhont
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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#16: Implicit Bias with Mahzarin Banaji
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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#15: Political Campaigning with Joe Fuld (ft. Pavan Parikh)
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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#14: Certainty with Zakary Tormala
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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#13: Fake News with Gordon Pennycook
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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#12: Comedy + Science with Shannon Odell
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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#11: Opinions Across Cultures with Sharon Shavitt
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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#10: Policing, Race, and Advocacy with Deion Hawkins
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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#9: Systemic Racism with Phia Salter
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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#8: Opinions Online with William Brady
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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#7: Neither Liberal nor Conservative with Nathan Kalmoe
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May 25, 2020 |
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#6: Film Criticism with Alissa Wilkinson (ft. Cody Duckworth)
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May 18, 2020 |
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#5: Perceived Bias with Laura Wallace
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May 11, 2020 |
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#4: Climate Change Communication with Matt Goldberg
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May 04, 2020 |
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#3: "Disgusted" with Yoel Inbar
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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#2: Good vs. Bad with Jehan Sparks
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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#1: Word of Mouth with Jake Teeny
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Introducing "Opinion Science"
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Apr 03, 2020 |