Kelly talks to University of Michigan Professor Ethan Cross about his new book: “Shift: Managing Your Emotions – So They Don’t Manage You.”    One of the key ideas in your book is that we are looking for single solutions to emotional regulation and there just isn’t one way to do this correctly.  “There are …

Kelly goes behind the scenes of Alzheimer’s research with science writer Charles Piller whose new book is called “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s.”     How did this investigation into fraudulent Alzheimer’s research begin?  “Back in December 2021, I was talking with this guy, Matthew Schrag, who’s an investigator and …

Kelly hosts a special Valentine’s Day Bonus Pod with professors Eli Finkel and Paul Eastwick who host the “Love Factually” podcast. Eli and Paul are relationship scientists at Northwestern and University of California, Davis respectfully. Their podcast looks at a modern romantic comedy each week through the lens of the science of relationships.     Explain …

Kelly connects with Dr. Steven J. Heine, Professor of Social and Cultural Psychology at the University of British Columbia. They discuss his new book, “Start Making Sense: How Existential Psychology Can Help Build Meaningful Lives in Absurd Times.”    One of the big issues today is social comparison – which has always been around – but …

Kelly talks about workplace fairness with Harvard’s Siri Chilazi who co-wrote the book “Make Work Fair: Data-Driven Design for Real Results” with Iris Bohnet.    There’s a great term you introduce us to: strategic incompetence.  “You know, I think I can’t take credit. I think my co-author Iris and I actually saw that term somewhere. …

Kelly converses with Kalifa Oliver, an international experience coach, executive advisor, keynote speaker, author and expert in building brilliant experiences using people-centered design and analytics. Her new book is called, “I Think I Love My Job: Secrets to Designing a People-Centered Employer Value Proposition (That You Can Actually Boast About.”   There’s a line in your book, I’ve …

Kelly connects with Harvard professor Alison Wood Brooks who studies the science of conversation. Her new book is called “TALK: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves.”     So, you and I are about to sit down and have a conversation about having conversations. Does that just ever get in your head?  …

Kelly sits down with Kurt Gray, a professor in psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he directs the Deepest Beliefs Lab and the Center for the Science of Moral Understanding. He has a new book “Outraged: Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and How to Find Common …

Kelly connects with Dr. Sunita Sah, an award-winning professor at Corenell University and an expert in organizational psychology. She is also a trained physician, who practiced medicine in the UK. She has a new book, it’s called “Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes.”   This book really talks about the many …