176: Mind the Mindfulness Hype with David Vago
The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman
Release Date: 08/15/2019
The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman
Today it is great to have Chloé Valdary on the podcast. After spending a year as a Bartley Fellow at the Wall Street Journal, Chloe developed the Theory of Enchantment, an innovative framework for socioemotional learning, character development and interpersonal growth that uses pop culture as an educational tool in the classroom and beyond.
info_outline 205: Robert Sutton on Good Leaders vs. Bad LeadersThe Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman
Today it’s great to have Robert Sutton on the podcast. Sutton is Professor of Management Science and Engineering and Professor of Organizational Behavior by courtesy at Stanford. He co-founded the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design which everyone calls the d.school. Sutton received his PhD in Organizational Psychology from the University of Michigan and has served on the Stanford faculty since 1983.
info_outline 204: Chip Conley on Wisdom, Midlife, and Peak ExperienceThe Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman
Today it's great to have Chip Conley on the podcast. Chip is a New York Times best-selling author who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand. In his book Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, he shares his unexpected journey at midlife, from CEO to intern, learning about technology as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, while also mentoring CEO Brian Chesky.
info_outline 203: Creating a Living Masterpiece with Michael GervaisThe Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman
Today it’s great to have Dr. Michael Gervais on the podcast. Dr. Gervais is a world-renowned high-performance psychologist and industry visionary. Over the course of 20 years, working with world leading performers, Dr. Gervais has developed a psychological framework that allows people to thrive in pressure packed environments.
info_outline 202: Uncancellable with Katie Herzog and Jesse SingalThe Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman
Today it’s great to have Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal on the podcast. Together, Herzog and Signal co-host the Blocked and Reported Podcast.
info_outline 201: Keeping it Real with Ayishat AkanbiThe Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman
I’m really excited to have Ayishat Akanbi on the podcast today. Ayishat is a writer and fashion stylist based in London. Personal reflection has guided her approach of reminding us of our commonalities instead of our differences. Not just for social awareness but also self-awareness, Ayishat resists the black and white thinking that can lead to divisive socio-political discourse and is comfortable “in the grey”.
info_outline 200: Richard Haier on the Nature of Human IntelligenceThe Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman
Today it’s great to have Dr. Richard Haier on the podcast. Dr. Haier is Professor Emeritus in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine. His research investigates structural and functional neuroanatomy of intelligence using neuroimaging.
info_outline 199: How Politics Became Our Identity with Lilliana MasonThe Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman
Today it’s great to have the political psychologist Lilianna Mason on the podcast. Dr. Mason is associate professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and author of Uncivil Agreement: How Politics Became Our Identity.
info_outline 198: Geoffrey Miller on Signaling, Mating, and MoralityThe Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman
In this episode, I talk with Geoffrey Miller, an American evolutionary psychologist, researcher, and author about elements of evolutionary psychology such as virtue signaling, altruism, sexual selection, and their role in the evolution of human nature.
info_outline 197: From Learned Helplessness to Learned Hopefulness with Martin SeligmanThe Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman
Today it’s great to have Dr. Martin Seligman on the podcast. Dr. Seligman is a leading authority in the fields of positive psychology, resilience, learned helplessness, depression, optimism, and pessimism.
info_outlineIn this episode we discuss:
- What is contemplative science?
- History of the idea of “contemplation”
- Including intuition under the umbrella of contemplative practice
- The aim of mindfulness
- Pop writers on mindfulness vs. scientists of mindfulness
- What do we know after 25 years of mindfulness research?
- The link between mindfulness and how we cope with pain
- The link between mindfulness and reducing anxiety
- The link between mindfulness and improving depression
- How there are a lot of crap studies out there on mindfulness
- What are the potential adverse effects of mindfulness?
- Why it’s difficult to look at the link between mindfulness and cognitive outcomes
- Mindfulness and its impact on impulse control
- The impact of mindfulness on attention
- The need for better measures of outcomes in mindfulness research
- The link between mindfulness and creativity
- The false narrative about mindfulness and mind wandering (and the default mode network)
- The relationship between mindfulness and wisdom
- The main challenges of investigating mindfulness through neuroscience
- Why mindfulness is not the end all and be all
- The usefulness of taking an evidence-based approach to looking at the benefits of mindfulness