121 Episodes

  1. #35: Annie Duke on Betting on Your Best Self

    Published: 10/13/2020

  2. #34: Don Norman

    Published: 10/6/2020

  3. #33: Mahzarin Banaji

    Published: 9/29/2020

  4. #32: Sade Abiodun

    Published: 9/15/2020

  5. Chapter 1: Warsaw

    Published: 9/10/2020

  6. #31: Sir Nigel Shadbolt

    Published: 9/8/2020

  7. Introduction: "Dear Haily"

    Published: 8/27/2020

  8. #30: Daniel Everett on Being Fully Immersed

    Published: 6/30/2020

  9. #29: Maria Konnikova on Doing the Work

    Published: 6/23/2020

  10. #28: Steven Pinker on Career Uncertainty

    Published: 6/16/2020

  11. #27: Mark Granovetter on Why There Are Revolutions

    Published: 6/9/2020

  12. #26: Alan Baddeley on Proceeding Logically

    Published: 5/19/2020

  13. #25: Michèle Lamont on Building Big Ideas

    Published: 5/12/2020

  14. #24: Michael Inzlicht on the Optimal Number of Beers per Psychologist

    Published: 5/5/2020

  15. #23: Brad Love on Lifelong Exploration

    Published: 4/28/2020

  16. #22: Rob Henderson on the Search for Stability

    Published: 4/21/2020

  17. #21: Olga Khazan on the Power of Outsiders

    Published: 4/7/2020

  18. Lab Lockdown #3: Steve Rathje

    Published: 4/3/2020

  19. #20: Julia Shaw on Who We Are and Why It Matters

    Published: 4/1/2020

  20. Lab Lockdown #2: Jeffrey Lees

    Published: 3/20/2020

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Hi there, My name is Cody Kommers. I produced this podcast in graduate school, while doing my PhD in experimental psychology at Oxford. In it, I interviewed over 90+ scientists, authors, and academics about the personal side of their intellectual journey. I wanted to know about the decisions they made when they were in my shoes—just starting their careers—and how those choices impacted the trajectory of their career. I am very thankful to everyone who took the time to share their stories. I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to talk to many of the researchers and writers I admire most. I hope these stories can continue to be a resource for other young academics, especially in the cognitive and behavioral sciences. If you'd like to follow my new work, you can subscribe to Meaning Lab at codykommers.com. codykommers.substack.com