Reading tells in the video game Apex Legends, with Brandon Singer, aka Nocturnal

Examining indicators that a video showing harassment was staged: A video from 2020 seemed to show a racist woman harassing a black jogger. It was widely shared, but it turns out it was staged. I examine the clues that it was staged. by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

23 min listen

The awe and horror of existence: a talk with psychologist Kirk Schneider: Psychologist Kirk Schneider talks about how confronting the core existential stressors in life (like fear of death and fear of meaninglessness) can help one lead a better, more happy life. by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

57 min listen

The strangeness of life and existential psychology: Thoughts about how an awareness of life's strangeness might impact us, both positively and negatively, and how that might relate to existential psychology concepts. Topics include: how an awareness of life's strangeness might be seen to be a core existential stressor (like the fear of death, or fear of isolation); how this might relate to religious/spiritual experience; how this might relate to traumatic experience and PTSD; how being aware of life's strangeness might make one more likely to embrace nonsensical, low-evidence beliefs of various sorts; how this might relate to mental illness (including psychosis and delusion). by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

20 min listen

Restaurant manager Robin Dibble talks about psychological aspects of the biz: A talk with Robin Dibble, an experienced Albuquerque-area service industry professional who’s worked in every aspect of the business, from waiting tables, to cooking, to managing restaurants and night clubs. Topics include: psychological strategies servers use to get more tips; how menu design can affect what people order; reading customer satisfaction as a restaurant manager; the factors in deciding to cut someone off from drinking; lighting and acoustics considerations when designing a comfortable space. This is a reshare of a 2019 talk. by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

59 min listen

Two former congresspeople, a Democrat and a Republican, discuss toxic polarization: I talk to former members of the House of Representatives Luke Messer (Republican) and Elizabeth Esty (Democrat). We talk about: political polarization; their experiences being in congress during such a highly polarized period of time; their ideas for reducing toxic polarization, and more. by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

62 min listen

Aphantasia, internal monologue, and the challenges of describing thought, with Russell Hurlburt: A talk with Russell Hurlburt, who’s researched inner experience for more than five decades. He is the author of 6 books and many articles on the topic of mental experience. Topics discussed include: The difficulty of describing inner experience; the ambiguities in the classification of “aphantasia” (reporting no visual qualities in one’s thought processes); the ambiguities in the “inner monologue” concept; thought on whether dreams are visual or not; and more. by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

59 min listen

How a bus driver predicts the behavior of drivers and passengers, with Brendan Bartholomew: Brendan Bartholomew, a San Francisco bus driver, talks about understanding and predicting the psychology and behavior of passengers and other drivers. by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

39 min listen

To reduce polarization, is it optimal to work on systemic change or cultural change?, with David Foster by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

52 min listen

On social power, the oppressed/oppressor framework, and empathy, with Elizaveta Friesem by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

64 min listen

What's life like when you don't believe in free will?, with physicist Daniel Whiteson by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

56 min listen

News media tends to deepen our divides. Does Isaac Saul have a solution? by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

30 min listen

The allure of deciphering behavior: a talk with Rounders screenwriter Brian Koppelman by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

51 min listen

How a pro poker player makes use of poker tells, with Dara O'Kearney by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

65 min listen

Tips on interrogating people for information and confessions, with David Zulawski by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

73 min listen

Reading behavior and motivations in the Robbi Jade Lew poker hand, with Yakov Hirsch by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

1 min listen

The case for having cognitive empathy for Trump and his voters, with Yakov Hirsch by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

42 min listen

Yakov Hirsch on the overstatement of antisemitism, and on why we must try to understand the "other side" by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

41 min listen

Why do some people want to watch the world burn?, with Kevin Arceneaux by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

57 min listen

Behavioral tells in football, baseball, and other sports, with Jon Hoefling by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

29 min listen

Understanding and dealing with debilitating anxiety, with Scott Stossel by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

62 min listen

Electrodermal activity is what lie detectors measure: what is that?, with Christopher Moyer by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

70 min listen

Dogs' reading of human emotions, and other human-pet interactions, with Daniel Mills by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

71 min listen

On the art of listening and the challenges of being an introvert, with Joel Berman by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

64 min listen

Door-to-door sales tricks and strategies by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

75 min listen

Can recognizing and reducing bias in news help with polarization?, with Vanessa Otero by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

55 min listen

Why is criticism of Israel sometimes portrayed as antisemitic?, with Yakov Hirsch by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

89 min listen

Is our craving for certainty our biggest weakness?, with Maria Konnikova by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

45 min listen

Understanding an orchestra conductor's gestures, with Ming Luke by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

48 min listen

Behavior bullshitters, featuring Dr. Jack Brown by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

25 min listen

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