121 Episodes

  1. Lab Lockdown #1: Jaclyn A. Siegel

    Published: 3/19/2020
  2. #19: Christof Koch on Incandescent Intellectualism

    Published: 3/17/2020
  3. #18: Michael Tomasello on Writing for Young People

    Published: 3/10/2020
  4. #17: Sander van der Linden on Intrinsic Motivation

    Published: 3/3/2020
  5. #16: Heather Berlin on Bringing Science to the Masses

    Published: 2/25/2020
  6. #15: Nicola Clayton on Enthusiastic Serendipity

    Published: 2/18/2020
  7. #14: Weiji Ma on Dealing with Imposter Syndrome

    Published: 2/4/2020
  8. #13: David Pizarro on How to Find Collaborators

    Published: 1/28/2020
  9. #12: Dorsa Amir on Ultimate versus Proximate Goals

    Published: 1/21/2020
  10. #11: Nicholas Epley on Designing a Good Life

    Published: 1/14/2020
  11. #10: David DeSteno on Being Optimally Interdisciplinary

    Published: 1/7/2020
  12. #9: Linda B. Smith on Making the Best Local Decisions

    Published: 12/31/2019
  13. #8: Cory Clark on Getting Traction

    Published: 12/17/2019
  14. #7: Bradley Voytek on Being a F**k up with Potential

    Published: 12/10/2019
  15. #6: Axel Cleeremans on Getting in on the Ground Floor

    Published: 12/3/2019
  16. #5: Susan Fiske on the Role of Psychology in Society

    Published: 11/26/2019
  17. #4: Scott Barry Kaufman on Planning with Precision and Purpose

    Published: 11/19/2019
  18. #3: Chantel Prat on Unexpected Advantages

    Published: 11/12/2019
  19. #2: Paul Bloom on Picking the Perfect Title

    Published: 11/5/2019
  20. #1: Art Markman on Getting Your Work Out There

    Published: 10/29/2019

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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