AI Intelligence · across all analyzed episodes
People · top 20
Shankar Vedantam×26James Cordova×4Eli Finkel×3Oprah Winfrey×3Anna Lemke×3Emily Falk×3Martin Luther King Jr.×3Nelson Mandela×2Donald Trump×2Jonathan Haidt×2Roger Ulrich×2Mark Berman×2Abraham Maslow×2Steve Jobs×2Leslie John×2George Bonanno×2Laura Carstensen×2Shankar Vedantum×2Carol RustbultVictoria Medvek
Companies · top 20
Stanford University×11Harvard Business School×4Cornell University×4University of Michigan×4Harvard University×3University of Chicago×3Clark University×3Columbia University×2Google×2Amazon×2University of Southern California×2London School of Economics×2New York University×2Johns Hopkins University×2University of Pennsylvania×2Adidas×2Hotels.com×2JetBlueKindleSmith's Toy Superstore
Topics · top 10
Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation×2Empathy and Perspective-Taking×2Psychology of deception and truth-tellingBenevolent lies vs. selfish liesTherapeutic fibbing in dementia careEnd-of-life disclosure ethicsCross-cultural differences in honesty valuesTarget vulnerability and fragility in deception decisionsInformation triviality and necessity in truth-tellingIntegrity-based trust vs. benevolence-based trust
Analyzed Episodes
Mar 30, 2026
When It's Okay to Lie
Psychology of deception and truth-tellingBenevolent lies vs. selfish liesTherapeutic fibbing in dementia care
View AnalysisAug 11, 2025
The Best Years of Your Life
Aging and Emotional Well-BeingTime Perception and Life GoalsSocial Networks in Later Life
View AnalysisAug 18, 2025
How Our Brains Learn
Transcendent Thinking and Brain DevelopmentEngagement vs. Entertainment in EducationNeuroscience of Learning and Motivation
View AnalysisAug 25, 2025
The Trauma Script
Grief and bereavement trajectoriesPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence and diagnosisResilience in response to major life events
View AnalysisMar 23, 2026
Group Think
Group Identity PsychologyIn-group Bias and Out-group DiscriminationPerceptual Distortion and Group Loyalty
View AnalysisSep 1, 2025
Escaping Perfectionism
Perfectionism psychology and mental health outcomesSelf-oriented perfectionism and self-castigationOther-oriented perfectionism in management and parenting
View AnalysisSep 8, 2025
Winning the Battle Against Yourself
Neuroscience of Decision-Making and Value CalculationWillpower vs. Systems-Based Behavior ChangeSocial Influence and Social Proof in Decision-Making
View AnalysisSep 15, 2025
It's Not My Fault!
Defensiveness and feedback resistanceNeuroscience of self-identity and threat perceptionValues affirmation and psychological resilience
View AnalysisSep 22, 2025
Passion vs. Paycheck
Psychology of callings and meaningful workCareer decision-making and risk assessmentWorkplace exploitation and labor fairness
View AnalysisSep 29, 2025
Love 2.0: How to Fix Your Marriage, Part 1
Acceptance-based couples therapy vs. behavior-change therapyPerpetual relationship issues and personality differencesPorcupine-turtle conflict patterns in relationships
View AnalysisOct 6, 2025
Love 2.0: How to Fix Your Marriage, Part 2
Blame cycles and conflict resolution in intimate relationshipsAcceptance as therapeutic intervention in couples therapyEmotional vulnerability and defensiveness mechanisms
View AnalysisOct 13, 2025
Love 2.0: Reimagining Our Relationships
Marriage history and evolution from economic partnership to love-based unionMaslow's hierarchy applied to relationship expectations over timeThe 'suffocation' model of modern marriage and oxygen investment metaphor
View AnalysisOct 20, 2025
Love 2.0: How to Move On
Breakup Psychology and Emotional ProcessingGrief and Loss in Romantic RelationshipsNarrative Therapy and Storytelling in Healing
View AnalysisMar 16, 2026
Rethinking Depression
Depression as evolutionary adaptationChemical imbalance hypothesis limitationsAntidepressant efficacy and limitations
View AnalysisOct 27, 2025
Reframing the Battle of Wills
Collaborative Problem-Solving FrameworkNeurocognitive Skill DevelopmentEmotion Regulation and Impulse Control
View AnalysisNov 3, 2025
How Nature Heals Us
Attention Restoration TheoryBiophilia HypothesisDirected vs. Involuntary Attention
View AnalysisNov 10, 2025
Why Following Your Dreams Isn't Enough
Poetry vs. Plumbing in LeadershipOrganizational Scaling and InfrastructureOperational Excellence and Execution
View AnalysisNov 17, 2025
The Power of Family Stories
Family storytelling and psychological developmentCollaborative vs. repetitive narrative styles in parentingIntergenerational trauma and resilience narratives
View AnalysisNov 24, 2025
Parents: Keep Out!
Unstructured and free play in child developmentParental overprotection and helicopter parentingChild anxiety and depression epidemiology
View AnalysisDec 1, 2025
Murder Mystery
Morbid Curiosity PsychologyHorror Entertainment ConsumptionTrue Crime Podcast Industry
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