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.

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

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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!

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

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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.

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/