Category: psychology
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Any Cell Phone In The Room Messes With Rapport – (What You Need To Know About People #120)
You are interviewing a candidate for a job in your department. You take your cell phone, turn it to “do not disturb” and place it face down on a side table several feet from where you and the candidate are sitting. This way you won’t be disturbed, and you’ve signaled to the other person that…
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The Science of Listening
How well do we listen? What’s the science behind listening? Can you learn to be a better listener? Find out on this podcast episode on the Science of Listening. HumanTech is a podcast at the intersection of humans, brain science, and technology. Your hosts Guthrie and Dr. Susan Weinschenk explore how behavioral and brain science…
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Predicting Technology Adoption
Why do people quickly adopt some technologies and take forever to adopt others? In this HumanTech podcast we talk about how to use technology curves to predict technology adoption. HumanTech is a podcast that explores the intersection of humans, brain science, and technology. Your hosts Guthrie and Dr. Susan Weinschenk explore how behavioral and brain…
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Now On Instagram!
Exciting new update from The Team W headquarters: The Brain Lady is now on Instagram! I’ll be posting pictures from my life, links to our HumanTech podcast, and coming soon, a photo contest with give-away prizes. I’d love to hear from you. Follow me on Instagram, send me a message, and let’s connect. https://www.instagram.com/p/BK8s8pxgTCj/
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The Brain’s Bonding Chemical: Oxytocin
What makes you feel connected to another person, a team, or even a pet? It’s oxytocin. In this HumanTech podcast episode we talk about the amazing brain chemical that makes you feel loving towards whatever you are with when it gets released. HumanTech is a podcast at the intersection of humans, brain science, and technology. Your…
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Designing For Everyone: A HumanTech Podcast Interview With Patricia Moore
When she was in her 20s Patricia Moore disguised herself as an 80-year old woman documenting how people, places, and things treat the elderly. She has spent her career since then advocating for universal design. She was a fun and interesting guest on our HumanTech podcast. Your browser does not support the audio element. HumanTech…
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How To Create A Habit Forming Product — Guest Nir Eyal
For this HumanTech podcast episode, Nir Eyal joins us for a conversation about how can you develop products that people can’t stop using. Nir takes the research on classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and habits and rolls it all together and then applies the research to the design of software and apps. Listen to the podcast and then for…
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The Brain Science of Empathy — Guest Paul Zak
We were thrilled to have Paul Zak on this HumanTech podcast episode, and the conversation ranges from research on human attachments, sex with robots, and virtual reality. You may want to check out Paul’s book, The Moral Molecule: HumanTech is a podcast that explores the intersection of humans, brain science, and technology. Your hosts Guthrie…
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Technology in Education
It’s start of the school year time in the US, so we thought we’d do a podcast episode on technology and education. HumanTech is a podcast at the intersection of humans, brain science, and technology. Your hosts Guthrie and Dr. Susan Weinschenk explore how behavioral and brain science affects our technologies and how technologies affect…
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The Science of Vacations
Have you ever gone on a vacation and not enjoyed it as much as you thought you would? In this HumanTech podcast episode we talk about the research on vacations and give you some tips for how to get the most enjoyment out of your time off. HumanTech is a podcast at the intersection of humans,…
