The Psychology Podcast

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The Psychology Podcast

244 episodes · 4 with AI analysis

For eleven years and 478 episodes, Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman hosted The Psychology Podcast, one of the most listened-to psychology shows in the world, with more than 30 million downloads. Human Potential Lab is what that show has become. The questions have moved. What is a mind? What makes something conscious? What happens to being human when the things we build start to look like minds themselves? Too much of the work is happening out of public view. In this new show, Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman sits down with the scientists, philosophers and technologists working at the frontier — the people whose work is actively deciding what we could become as a species. Scott Barry Kaufman is a cognitive scientist and the founder of the Center for Human Potential. He holds a Ph.D. from Yale and an M.Phil. from Cambridge, has taught at Columbia, NYU and the University of Pennsylvania, and is the author or editor of twelve books, including Transcend, Ungifted, Wired to Create and Rise Above. New episodes every other week from October 28, 2026.

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Capacity vs. Coping in Mental HealthIdentity Development and PerformanceAdult Cognitive Development FrameworksVictimhood Narratives in Modern CultureMental Health Discourse and Social MediaTrauma-Informed Therapy OvercorrectionDevelopmental Psychology ApplicationsIdentity-First vs. Universal Mental HealthBurnout and Professional IdentityRacial Identity and Child Development

Analyzed Episodes

Oct 23, 2025

From Coping to Capacity w/ RaQuel Hopkins

Capacity vs. Coping in Mental HealthIdentity Development and PerformanceAdult Cognitive Development Frameworks
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Nov 6, 2025

The Gentle Power of Sisu w/ Dr. Elisabet Lahti

Sisu: Finnish concept of embodied fortitude and extreme courageGentle Power: Integration of toughness with compassion and self-careTrauma recovery and healing from domestic violence
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Nov 20, 2025

How Mindsets Shape Reality w/ Dr. Alia Crum

Stress Mindset Theory and MeasurementPlacebo Effect and Mind-Body PhysiologyGhrelin Response and Nutrition Mindsets
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Dec 4, 2025

End of an Era — Reflections on 11 Years of The Psychology Podcast w/ Annie Murphy Paul

Human Potential and Intelligence AssessmentPersonality Trait Malleability and ChangeHabit Formation and Behavioral Change Systems
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