The Perception & Action Podcast

Exploration of how psychology and sports science research can be applied to improving performance, accelerating skill acquisition and designing new technologies in sports and other high performance domains. Hosted by Rob Gray, professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University, the podcast will review basic concepts and discuss the latest research in these areas.

574 – Reflections from the Road: Questions to Ask When Trying to Design a Good Constraint 06/02/2026

573 – Reflections from the Road: The Critical Importance of Having Movements that are Information Driven in Practice 05/26/2026

572 – An Emergent Discussion with Martial Arts Coach Adam Singer 05/19/2026

571 – My Coach Education Workshops & New Book 05/12/2026

570 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chaps 8 - Affordances (JC 63) 05/05/2026

569 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chaps 6-7 (JC 62) 04/14/2026

568 – Representations with Andrew Wilson 04/07/2026

567 – An Ecological Account of Previewing and Using Advance Information 03/31/2026

566 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chaps 5 (JC 61) 03/24/2026

565 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chaps 3-4 (JC 60) 03/17/2026

564 – Ecological Cognition IV: Decision Making 03/10/2026

563 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception (JC 59) 03/03/2026

562 – Ecological Cognition III: Radical Embodied Cognitive Science (part 1) 02/24/2026

561 – An Ecological Dynamics Account of Flow in Sport 02/17/2026

560 – Ecological Cognition II: Resonance 02/10/2026

559 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapter 26 (JC58) 02/03/2026

558 – The Ecological Approach to Cognition: An Introduction 01/27/2026

557 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 24-25 (JC57) 01/13/2026

556 – State of the Podcast 12/16/2025

555 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 22-23 (JC56) 12/03/2025

554– Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 20-21 (JC55) 11/11/2025

553 – Motor Signatures & Action Types, Bertrand Théraulaz and Prashant Patel 11/04/2025

552 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 17-19 (JC54) 10/14/2025

551 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 15 and 16 (JC53) 09/30/2025

550 – Books, books, and more books. Webinars, workshops, and responses to YouTube comments! 09/23/2025

549 – Enhancing Skill in American Football, Shawn Myszka 09/16/2025

548 – Focus of Attention, the Structure of Variability & Placebo Effects 09/09/2025

547 – How Effective are Coaches at Designing and Adapting Practice in the CLA? 08/12/2025

546 – How Do Nonlinear & Linear Training Influence the Quantity and Quality of Search for a Movement Solution 08/05/2025

545 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 13 and 14 (JC52) 07/29/2025