Questioning Behaviour

28/02/2022

We had the pleasure of interviewing Zoe Chance, talking about her new book and what it means to be influential and have it be your superpower!

It's also at the same time the season 3 finale, so make sure you don't miss out!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43BVvi8MSMI
Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/ep-75-influence-ft-zoe-chance/

Welcome to the Season 3 finale of the Questioning Behaviour podcast. This week we are joined by the charming Zoe Chance (Associate Professor of Marketing at ...

23/02/2022

Very fortunate to have been able to speak to Ogilvy's Sam Tatam! We discuss his work in behavioral science, advertising and consulting.

And after that.... we discuss his upcoming book! We talk adaptive human behaviours, bio-mimicry and so much more!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbly9TtC1LM
Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/ep-74-revolutionary-ideas-ft-sam-tatum/

Welcome to episode 74 of Season 3 of the Questioning Behaviour podcast. This week we are joined by Sam Tatam, Global Consulting Partner and Head of Behaviour...

14/02/2022

We interview Carolyn Freeman about her work at the intersection of psychology and cybersecurity: cybercology.

We talk software, hardware and working from home

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6LVIfPMFcc

Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/cyberpsychology-ft-carolyn-freeman/

In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle meet Carolyn Freeman to talk about how technology affects the way we think, act, work – also known as the fiel...

07/02/2022

Ever wondered what the PhD would look like if it wasn't in behavioural science, but in philosophy, history or maybe even chemistry?

So did we!

We talk to Jantsje Mol about her experiences working next to the natural sciences and what a difference that makes from behavioural and experimental economics!

YouTube:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-q_QZO4nbI
Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/ep-72-comparing-phds-across-systems-ft-jantsje-mol/

This episode of Questioning Behaviour has Sarah and Merle interview Jantsje Mol as part of our Behavioural Science Early Career Research series. We discuss w...

02/02/2022

Today we talk to Rafael Batista about his journey from industry to doing a PhD in behavioral science, and his interests in that field: difficulties in articulating one's own experience and one's own reality.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBzQeUsIk2Y
Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/ep-71-articulating-your-internal-reality-ft-rafael-batista/

This episode of Questioning Behaviour has Sarah and Merle interview Rafael Batista. We discuss him going back to doing a PhD, after climbing the career ladde...

24/01/2022

Today we interview Andreas Jespersen about doing a PhD that is funded by an external organisation (Danish Competition & Consumer Authority) and balancing academic and industry-based work.

YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1ZaZWFTfouQ
Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/ep-69-the-industrially-funded-phd-ft-andreas-jespersen/

This episode of Questioning Behaviour has Sarah and Merle interview Andreas Jespersen as part of our Behavioural Science Early Career Research series. We dis...

17/01/2022

We talk to David Fanner about his work at Ogilvy, his interest in behaviour change and the effects of our own networks. A quick lecture on network theory is guaranteed!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGCRKiK8GPA
Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/ep-68-check-your-network-ft-david-fanner/

This episode of Questioning Behaviour has Sarah and Merle interview David Fanner about his work at Ogilvy and role in Nudgestock 2021. We discuss the nano-s...

11/01/2022

In this episode we talk to Jon Jachimowicz about his passion, about passion! His research focuses on how we obtain and maintain a passion - and that work does not (have to) equate passion!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq4W6X0QeN8

Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/ep-67-a-passion-for-passion-ft-jon-jachimowicz/

This episode of Questioning Behaviour has Sarah and Merle interview Jon Jachimowicz about his research work in inequality and passion. We talk about how to b...

04/01/2022

Happy New Year!

We review the behavioural science of 2021 - the vaccination policies, government pandemic interventions, working from home, all the amazing books published and coming out soon (early 2022) and the great events that still continued online.

And we make some predictions for the future (all rights withheld haha).

You can find it here:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1y4xDTOrxE
Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/2021-behavioural-science-review/

This episode of Questioning Behaviour has Sarah and Merle review the year of 2021, from the behavioural science perspective. Issues with the vaccine roll-out...

29/12/2021

We talk to friend of the show Danae about her decisions to do a PhD, stay in academia and how she's progressing. She gives lots of advice and things to watch out for if you want to become an academic!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei5e7SI11q0
Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/ep-69progressing-in-academia-ft-danae-arroyos-calvera/

In this episode of Questioning Behaviour, Sarah and Merle talk to Danae, Warwick University alumna and friend of the podcast, as part of our Behavioural Scie...

13/12/2021

We interview Melina Palmer about incentives: does it matter WHY we do things? Or is all fair in behavioural science as long as it leads to a desired outcome?

Youtube: https://lnkd.in/dw6jfWdZ
Podbean: https://lnkd.in/d84x_hdq
Spotify: https://lnkd.in/d--vXbsJ
iTunes: https://lnkd.in/dQSxciVK

In today's episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle talk to Melina Palmer, podcast host of the Brainy Business, author of "What Your Cus...

07/12/2021

For this episode we interviewed Jesal Sheth about finishing her PhD degree as quickly as possible and moving on into industry, then back into academia. The central question for this episode: is the PhD just another degree to finish?

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN06lhd5Aw0
Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/ep-63-is-the-phd-just-another-degree-ft-jesal-sheth/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2NC24kdGTMReODXK1FjPWP
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-64-is-the-phd-just-another-degree-ft-jesal-sheth/id1511416008?i=1000544061223

In this episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle chat with Jesal Sheth as part of the "Early Career Behavioural Researcher" series. We d...

01/12/2021

Today we talk to Fadi Makki about his work on behavioral science in the Middle East.

We talk about recycling, social norms, anti-terrorism work and psychological inocculation. Really cool stuff!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swUrHaNh6KM
Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/ep-62-behavioural-science-in-the-middle-east-ft-fadi-makki/
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-63-behavioural-science-in-the-middle-east-ft-fadi-makki/id1511416008?i=1000542677065
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4pDcIjLbfUHboXnOcI8oow

In this episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle interview Fadi Makki about his work in the Middle East. They discuss the founding of th...

22/11/2021

Today we talk to Steve Shu about his career in consulting, his decision to do a PhD and being a mature PhD student, and how having work experience has impacted his journey!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5QuNyPWMA
Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/ep-62-the-mature-phd-student-ft-steve-shu/
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-62-the-mature-phd-student-ft-steve-shu/id1511416008?i=1000542680578
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3fIKFmoBk6flgcNMkbO2mB

In today's episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle talk to Steve Shu about his decision to transition from his successful career in Beh...

15/11/2021

Today we talk to Joe Sweeney, the Director of the Alliance for Decision Education on their work in teaching kids behavioural science, and the benefits of it. The talk becomes a wild ride with mentions of the dot.com bubble, fantasy league football and Shakespeare! Can't miss that!

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daaiCeNhguw

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-61-saving-the-children-with-behavioural-science-ft/id1511416008?i=1000541919884

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/07q347JDcEy9lTJOOgGiIH

Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/ep-61-saving-the-children-with-behavioural-science-ft-joe-sweeney/

In this episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle interview Joseph (Joe) Sweeney, the Director of the Alliance for Decision Education on ...

08/11/2021

Today we talk to Margaret Echelbarger about her PhD research in how kids handle personal finance.

We talk about her PhD, her postdoc, the job market and dealing with the uncertainty that comes with academia.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQQ2tsm8dcc
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-60-dealing-with-uncertainty-ft-margaret-echelbarger/id1511416008?i=1000541079566
Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/ep-60-behavioural-phd-ft-margaret-echelbarger/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TbPNRda7ihryvC5BbMLJc

In this episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle chat with Margaret as part of the "Early Career Behavioural Researcher" series. We disc...

06/11/2021

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01/11/2021

Everyone knows system 1 and system 2, but have you heard of system 3? We talk to Leigh Caldwell about the possible existence of a third system and what it would look like:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgb-Igmcnts

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4wRZnBN5ekAhnjocUAkjwK

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-59-is-there-a-system-3-ft-leigh-caldwell/id1511416008?i=1000540347749

Podbean: https://questioningbehaviour.podbean.com/e/ep-59-is-there-a-system-3-ft-leigh-caldwell/

In this episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle speak with Leigh Caldwell (Founding Partner of Irrational Agency and author of The Psyc...