Stanford Psychology Podcast

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1. 186 - Ian Gotlib: Understanding Depression

   23 oktober 2026 · 49 min

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   This week, Katia is joined by Ian Gotlib, a professor of psychology at Stanford University. In this episode, we explore risk factors for depression, its connection to other disorders, and what individuals can do to manage their risk. We also discuss findings from a decade-long study of girls whose mothers have depression, how the way preteens speak may predict internalizing behaviors up to six years later, and how artificial intelligence can advance psychological research. Lees meer

   Ian Gotlib’s Lab Website: https://snaplab.stanford.edu/

   Ian Gotlib’s paper, Natural language processing of youth speech predicts psychopathology across adolescence: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-026-00683-9

   Ian Gotlib: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-gotlib-09256526a/

   Katia Kriakova: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiakriakova/

   Podcast Twitter: @StanfordPsyPod

   Podcast Substack: https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/

   Podcast Contact: stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com

2. 185 - Brian Knutson: What Neuroscience Reveals About Our Decisions

   9 oktober 2026 · 55 min

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   This week, Katia Kriakova has a conversation with Brian Knutson, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Stanford University. In this episode, we explore the neuroscience of decision-making, how brain activity can predict behavior and relapse in addiction, and why our choices don’t always align with how we want to live. Lees meer

   Brian Knutson’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-knutson-8b87762a5/

   Brian Knutson’s Lab Website: https://spanlab.stanford.edu/people/brian-knutson/

   Katia’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiakriakova/

   Podcast Contact: stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com

   Podcast Twitter: @StanfordPsyPod

   Podcast Substack: https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/

3. 184 - Tamar Schapiro: What Philosophy Can(not) Tell us About Children, Adults, and the Root of All Evil

   18 september 2026 · 49 min

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   In this week’s episode, Julie and Adani chat with Tamar Schapiro, professor of philosophy at MIT! Tamar is interested in a wide range of things, from what it means to make good decisions in everyday life to ethical theory and the history of ethics (especially Kant and the British Moralists). We discussed Tamar’s work on why we treat children differently from adults, dig into whether and how reactivity might be the root of all evil, and close with some practical life advice based on Tamar’s own journey through philosophy and life! Lees meer

   Tamar’s faculty webpage: https://philosophy.mit.edu/schapiro
   Tamar’s recent book, Feeling Like It: a Theory of Inclination and Will: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198862932.001.0001
   Tamar’s paper, Childhood and Personhood: https://access.heinonline.com/HOL/P?h=hein.journals/arz45&i=593

   Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on The Philosophy of Childhood: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/childhood/

   Julie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hengj/

   Adani: https://www.adaniabutto.com

   Podcast Twitter: @StanfordPsyPod
   Podcast Substack: https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/

   Let us know what you thought of this episode, or of the podcast! :) stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com

4. 183 - William Damon: How to Live a Purposeful Life

   4 september 2026 · 51 min

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   This week, Katia Kriakova has a conversation with William Damon, a professor at Stanford University. He is one of the world's leading researchers on human development across the lifespan and has pioneered the scientific study of purpose in life. In this conversation, we explore how we can make our own lives more purposeful and expand purpose beyond ourselves. Lees meer

   William Damon’s book on purpose: The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling in Life

   William Damon’s paper: The Psychology of Purpose: A Comprehensive Approach

   William Damon’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamdamon/

   Katia Kriakova’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiakriakova/

   Podcast Contact: stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com

   Podcast Twitter: @StanfordPsyPod

   Podcast Substack: https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/

   Podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanford-psychology-podcast/

5. 182 - Bill Burnett: How to Design a Meaningful Life

   21 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 8 min

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   This week, Katia has a conversation with Bill Burnett, an adjunct professor at Stanford University. He is the co-founder of Stanford's Life Design Lab and also the co-author of Designing Your Life and How to Live a Meaningful Life. In this conversation, Bill shares how we can live in alignment with our values and compass, how prototyping can help us embrace uncertainty, and how to design a life that is more meaningful to us. Lees meer

   Designing Your Life Website: https://designingyour.life/

   Bill Burnett’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-burnett-4225401/

   Bill Burnett’s Books:

   Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life

   How to Live a Meaningful Life: Using Design Thinking to Unlock Purpose, Joy, and Flow Every Day

   Katia’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiakriakova/

   Podcast Contact: stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com

   Podcast Twitter: @StanfordPsyPod

   Podcast Substack: https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/

6. 181 - Nomisha Kurian: Critical Hope for the Future of Children & AI

   7 augustus 2026 · 50 min

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   Adani chats with Nomisha Kurian, Assistant Professor in Education Studies at the University of Warwick, Associate Fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, and Associate at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Research in Digital Education. Nomisha has been at the forefront of research on children’s safety and well-being, elucidating what it means for up-and-coming AI technologies to support children’s development and align with their best interests. She has also advised the UK Government Open Innovation Team, spearheaded policy briefs, and previously researched children’s rights law at Yale University. We discuss how a recently-viral NYT article relates to Nomisha’s frameworks for developmentally aligned AI, why we should have “critical hope” for the future, and learn more about the exciting things she’ll be releasing later this year! Lees meer

   NYT feature – “What Parents in China See in A.I. Toys”: https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000010595407/china-ai-toy-chatbot.html

   Nomisha’s framework on developmentally aligned AI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s44436-025-00009-z
   Nomisha’s further work: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wT89nlAAAAAJ
   Nomisha’s children’s book: https://nosycrow.com/book/university-of-cambridge-think-big-artificial-intelligence/

   Adani’s website: https://www.adaniabutto.com
   Adani’s Bluesky @adani

   Podcast Twitter @StanfordPsyPod
   Podcast Substack https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/

   Let us know what you thought of this episode, or of the podcast! :) stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com

7. 180 - Andrew Lampinen: Translating Cognitive Psychology to AI

   24 juli 2026 · 39 min

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   In this episode, Elizabeth chats with Dr. Andrew Lampinen as a part of our Alumni in Industry series. Andrew is currently a Member of Technical Staff at Anthropic. Prior to joining Anthropic, he worked as a Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind, and before that he earned his PhD here at Stanford and researched how humans are able to learn new things rapidly. His work bridges cognitive science and artificial intelligence, often with a focus on how the complex behaviors and representations of models, agents, or humans emerge from their learning experiences or data. In this episode, Dr. Lampinen shares his experiences in academia and industry and offers an insightful perspective on how these two research landscapes may be similar and different. Lees meer

   Andrew's website: https://lampinen.github.io/

   Elizabeth’s: website: imelizabeth.github.io

   Elizabeth’s BlueSky: @imelizabeth.bsky.social

   Podcast BlueSky @StanfordPsyPod.bsky.social

   Podcast Twitter @StanfordPsyPod

   Podcast Substack https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/

   Let us know what you thought of this episode, or of the podcast! :) stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com

8. 179 - Cynthia Osborne: Translating Evidence Into Early Childhood Policy

   9 juli 2026 · 52 min

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   Adani chats with Cynthia Osborne, Professor at Vanderbilt University and Executive Director of the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center. Prof. Osborne’s work focuses on translating developmental science into effective, evidence-based policies for families and young children in the U.S. We discuss what the field of Early Childhood Policy entails, the ongoing work that Prof. Osborne and the Impact Center conduct, and why the first three years of childhood are so critical. Prof. Osborne also tells us about her path into her current work, how she built the Impact Center’s wonderful team, and what advice she would pass on to students seeking to bridge research and policy! Lees meer

   Cynthia Osborne’s page: https://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/bio/cynthia-osborne/
   Cynthia Osborne’s publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tRc8EmMAAAAJ
   Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center: https://pn3policy.org/
   Policy Impact Calculator: https://pn3policy.org/policy-impact-calculator/
   Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap: https://pn3policy.org/pn-3-state-policy-roadmap-2025/

   Adani’s website: https://stanford.edu/~aabutto/
   Adani’s Bluesky @adani

   Podcast Twitter @StanfordPsyPod
   Podcast Substack https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/

   Let us know what you thought of this episode, or of the podcast! :) stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com

9. 178 - Julia Nolte: Why We Avoid Difficult Decisions

   26 juni 2026 · 1 uur 1 min

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   This week, Enna chats with Dr. Julia Nolte, Assistant Professor of Economic Psychology at Tilburg University. Julia’s research examines how information management, risk perception, and decision-making change across adulthood. She is particularly interested in what keeps people, especially older adults, from making well-informed and high-quality decisions, and how we can better support people in making choices that align with their goals and values. Lees meer

   In our conversation, Julia discusses how her early interest in theater sparked her interest in psychology, how she came to study aging and decision-making, and what her work can teach us about information avoidance, decision-making, and the very human challenge of choosing between imperfect options.

   Julia’s Website: https://www.julianolte.org/

   Julia’s X: @Dr_Julia_Nolte

   Julia’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-nolte-8aa02b158/

   Julia’s Paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0361073X.2025.2473849

   Enna’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ennayuxuanchen/

   Enna’s X: @EnnaYuxuanChen

   Podcast Contact: stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com

   Podcast Twitter: @StanfordPsyPod

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   Podcast Contact: stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com

10. 177 - Alison Gopnik: How Can Understanding Childhood Help Us Build Better AI? (REAIR)

    12 juni 2026 · 41 min

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    In this re-air (but more timely than ever!) episode from 2021, Anjie chats with Alison Gopnik, Professor at the Department of Psychology and Affiliate Professor at Department of Philosophy at UC Berkeley. Alison is not only a great cognitive scientist and philosopher who has made many groundbreaking contributions to the field, but also a great science communicator. Alison authored multiple bestselling books, including The Scientist in the Crib, The Philosophical Baby, The Gardener, and the Carpenter. She also writes widely about cognitive science and psychology for multiple national outlets including the NYT, the Atlantic, and so on. In this episode, we discussed one of her recent review pieces on the role of childhood in solving the explore-exploit dilemma, a challenge to contemporary artificial intelligence. Lees meer

    Alison's lab website: https://www.gopniklab.berkeley.edu/
    Alison's paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rstb.2019.0502
    Alison's Twitter: @AlisonGopnik

    Podcast Twitter @StanfordPsyPod
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