American Scientist Podcast
1) Certain and Wrong: Why False Facts Feel True | Wired For This
Today, we’re joined by Cecilie S. Traberg.The transcript for this episode will be available the day following the original airdate.Links/Sources mentioned:Dr. Traberg’s website: https://www.cecilietra...Show More
2) Cognitive Confidence | Wired For This
Today, we’ll hear from Dr. Dan Willingham, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. He’s taught there since 1992, and until about 2000, studied the neural basis of learning and memory....Show More
3) The “For You” Algorithm
In this episode, we're talking about how we consume, process, and share information—and how all of this is changing as our relationships with technology. Jason Lodge is the Director of the Learning, I...Show More
4) The Urge to Blame | Wired for This
Emma Levine and Shereen Chaudhry join this episode of Wired for This.TranscriptLinks/Sources mentioned:HOPE LAB, led by Dr. Levine and Dr. Chaudhry with Dr. Erika Kirgios and Dr. Jane RisenSome releva...Show More
5) Plasticity in Practice | Wired for This
What does it take to change a mind?In this episode of Wired for This, we’ll hear from Dr. Katy Milkman, James G. Dinan Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and host of the...Show More
6) The Science of Yet | Wired for This
Welcome to Wired for This—a deep dive into how we think, believe, change, and connect. In this limited series, we’ll explore the psychology of human behavior and neuroscience—what drives us forward, w...Show More
7) Coming Sept. 10th, The American Scientist Podcast presents: "Wired for This"
The American Scientist Podcast presents a new audio series, Wired for This, premiering on September 10, 2025. Wired for This offers an in-depth look at how we think, believe, change, and connect.In th...Show More
8) First Principles and Beyond
Chris Pickard is a materials scientist who employs what are called first principles methods—modeling techniques that work out material properties using fundamental rules such as quantum mechanics and ...Show More
9) Global Discourse on Science Communication
An interview with the president and founder of African Gong, Elizabeth Rasekoala. Her current book "Race and Sociocultaral Inclusion in Science Communication" brings together perspectives from science...Show More
10) Changing Policies on COVID-19 Transmission
An interview with Virginia Tech environmental engineer, Linsey Marr. Her expertise in aerosols came to center stage as she and her colleagues worked for years to change policies based on faulty ideas ...Show More