Behavioral Grooves Podcast

Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan

Stories, science and secrets from the world’s brightest thought-leaders. Behavioral Grooves is the podcast that satisfies your curiosity of why we do what we do. Explanations of human behavior that will improve your relationships, your…

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How to Disagree Better | Julia Minson 2026-08-31 · 76m Read →
The Science Behind Constraints | David Epstein 2026-08-27 · 98m Read →
The Science of Trust, Identity, and Tension | Claude Steele 2026-08-24 · 81m Read →
How Culture Shapes Human Behavior | Oliver Sweet 2026-08-17 · 89m
Has Social Media Stolen Your Individuality? | Patricia Martin 2026-08-10 · 63m
You're Not the Only One Feeling Lonely | Bill von Hippel 2026-08-03 · 83m
The Truth About Crime Prevention | Jennifer Doleac 2026-07-27 · 74m
Is AI Making Us Dumber? (Part 2) 2026-07-23 · 34m
Climate Advice You’ve Never Heard | Liz Dunn & Jiaying Zhao 2026-07-20 · 68m
The Real Danger of AI (Part 1) 2026-07-16 · 28m
Why Employees Hate Change | Julia Dhar 2026-07-13 · 87m
Throwback Monday: Does Democracy Need a Rebrand? | AJ Jacobs 2026-07-06 · 72m
The Godfather of Influence: The Lasting Impact of Robert Cialdini, Part 3 2026-07-02 · 69m
The Godfather of Influence: What Makes Bob Bob, Part 2 2026-06-29 · 80m
The Godfather of Influence: How Robert Cialdini Changed the World, Part 1 2026-06-25 · 74m
What Immigrants Teach Us About Success | Neri Karra Sillaman 2026-06-22 · 70m
Throwback Thursday: The Secret Key to Decision-Making | Emily Falk 2026-06-18 · 83m
The Common Trap Companies Fall For | Phil Le-Brun & Jana Werner 2026-06-15 · 78m
Throwback Thursday: Fighting Imposter Syndrome at Work | Martin Gonzalez 2026-06-11 · 94m
Fame, Incels, and the Need to Matter | Rebecca Goldstein 2026-06-08 · 77m
The Hidden Rules of Lucky People | Judd Kessler 2026-06-01 · 85m
How the Spaces Around Us Shape Our Lives | Leidy Klotz 2026-05-25 · 64m
Throwback Thursday: The #1 Way to Live a Happy Life | Shige Oishi 2026-05-21 · 82m
Why We’re Lonely Together | Nick Epley 2026-05-18 · 96m
The Biggest Mistake We Make About Others - Behavioral Grooves LIVE 2026-05-11 · 58m
Why Don’t I Feel Loved? | Sonja Lyubomirsky 2026-05-04 · 68m
The Silent Killer in Your Workplace | Tom Rieger 2026-04-27 · 59m
How to Influence Others (Ethically) | Brian Ahearn 2026-04-20 · 66m
Throwback Thursday: The Life-Changing Importance of Questions | Elizabeth Weingarten 2026-04-16 · 69m
How to Design Work That People Love | Marcus Buckingham 2026-04-13 · 106m
Why Some People Just Click (and Others Don’t) | Maya Rossignac-Milon 2026-04-06 · 70m
Are We Solving the Wrong Problems? | Nick Chater 2026-03-30 · 99m
Can AI Strengthen Democracy? | Sandy Pentland 2026-03-23 · 73m
The Real Secret to Living Longer | Ken Stern 2026-03-16 · 75m
Throwback Thursday: Evolution's Secret Playbook | Sam Tatam 2026-03-12 · 68m
Are You Too Agreeable? | Dr. Sunita Sah 2026-03-09 · 75m
What Happened to the Person I Knew? Why Relationships Change 2026-03-02 · 50m
Why Does Jet Lag Hit so Hard? | Daniel Forger 2026-02-23 · 73m
Finding Common Ground: When Persuasion Fails and Belief Takes Over 2026-02-19 · 52m
Primal Dating: What Modern Romance Gets Wrong | Tim Ash 2026-02-16 · 81m
Throwback Thursday: The Myth of the "Relationship Spark" | Logan Ury 2026-02-12 · 89m
What Dating Apps Miss About Attraction | Paul Eastwick 2026-02-09 · 80m
How Small Phrases Make Big Impacts | James Geary 2026-02-02 · 76m
Finding Common Ground: A Conversation About Minneapolis 2026-01-29 · 56m
Why Rational People Make Irrational Choices | Alex Imas 2026-01-26 · 86m
January Blues? How to Rest, Reflect, and Restart 2026-01-22 · 13m
Why We Get Bored | Erin Westgate 2026-01-19 · 80m
Throwback Thursday: The Surprising Power of One Word | Jonah Berger 2026-01-15 · 47m
The Productivity Myth That’s Burning You Out | Natalie Nixon, PhD 2026-01-12 · 70m
Best Behavioral Science Books of 2025 (According to us) 2026-01-05 · 22m
Why Is It So Hard to Stick to Our Resolutions? | Ayelet Fishbach (Republish) 2025-12-29 · 53m
Why We Gather: The Psychology of Holiday Rituals 2025-12-22 · 24m
The Secret Ingredient of High-Performing Teams | Vanessa Druskat 2025-12-15 · 70m
Why Great Leaders Still Get Stuck | Muriel Wilkins 2025-12-08 · 69m
How Expectations Shape Who We Become 2025-12-04 · 33m
Why Split-Second Thinking Fuels Violence | Jens Ludwig 2025-12-01 · 94m
The Science of Being Thankful 2025-11-27 · 10m
The Leadership Wake-Up Call | Margaret Andrews 2025-11-24 · 68m
Why the Gender Revolution Stopped | Corinne Low 2025-11-17 · 73m
Is the American Dream Dead? | Mark Matson 2025-11-10 · 81m
The Trick That Shapes Every Choice You Make | Mikael Klintman 2025-11-03 · 60m
Freaky Friday: Grooving on Scary Biases 2025-10-31 · 19m
The Science of Superstition: Why Our Brains Believe in Magic 2025-10-27 · 21m
The Lies We Believe About Control | Dr. Wolfgang Linden 2025-10-20 · 59m
Eight Years Grooving: How to Decide | Annie Duke (Republish) 2025-10-16 · 87m
Why Who You Know Still Matters | Toby Stuart 2025-10-13 · 84m
Eight Years Grooving: Why People Succeed | Bob McKinnon (Republish) 2025-10-09 · 76m
You’re Right - Meetings Are the Worst | Don Kieffer 2025-10-06 · 65m
Eight Years Grooving: Delighting in Death | Jodi Wellman (Republish) 2025-10-02 · 78m
The Secret Psychology Behind 17 Iconic Brands | Richard Shotton 2025-09-29 · 71m
Eight Years Grooving: The Psychology of Scams | Dan Simons and Chris Chabris (Republish) 2025-09-25 · 76m
The #1 Driver of Employee Wellbeing | Mark Crowley 2025-09-22 · 67m
Eight Years Grooving: Our Quest to Feel Significant | Arie Kruglanski PhD (Republish) 2025-09-18 · 74m
The Hidden Cost of Your Values | Steve Sloman 2025-09-15 · 63m
Eight Years Grooving: The Theory of Boredom | George Loewenstein (Republish) 2025-09-11 · 51m
Perfectionism Is Holding You Back | Bob Rosen 2025-09-08 · 66m
Eight Years Grooving: They Thought We Were Ridiculous - Part 2 (Republish) 2025-09-04 · 42m
Why Most Teams Fail (and How to Fix Them) | Colin Fisher 2025-09-01 · 72m
Eight Years Grooving: Value of an Open Mind | Jonathan Malesic (Republish) 2025-08-28 · 63m
Everything You’ve Heard About Screen Time Is Wrong | Jay Vidyarthi 2025-08-25 · 67m
How to Stay Grounded When Life Feels Chaotic 2025-08-21 · 30m
Why Do Culture Wars Happen? | Michael Morris 2025-08-18 · 80m
Get Real About Money | Daniel Crosby 2025-08-11 · 74m
How to Silence Self-Doubt | Rosi Greenberg 2025-08-04 · 66m
The Happiness Secret You’ve Been Missing | Shige Oishi 2025-07-28 · 82m
How Grocery Stores Trick Your Brain 2025-07-24 · 18m
Science-Backed Tips to Make Work Worthwhile | Wes Adams & Tamara Myles 2025-07-21 · 77m
Why Brands That Get Personal Win Big | Ken Hughes 2025-07-14 · 71m
Why Do We Struggle to Talk About Money? | Abby Davisson 2025-07-07 · 61m
The Real Reason Remote Work Works | Raj Choudhury 2025-06-30 · 74m
Why Do Superstitions Feel So Good? 2025-06-26 · 20m
Your Product Design Is Biased—Here’s How to Fix It | Alexis Mook PhD 2025-06-23 · 61m
The Five Words That Change Lives | Zach Mercurio 2025-06-17 · 72m
Can You Change Your Personality? | Olga Khazan 2025-06-09 · 64m
Lessons on Life From Hospice Patients | Jordan Grumet 2025-06-02 · 61m
How to Get Unstuck: Behavioral Science Strategies 2025-05-29 · 16m
The Top Reason You Make Bad Decisions - And How to Stop | Emily Falk 2025-05-26 · 83m
Our Best Hope for Global Change | Faisal Naru 2025-05-19 · 67m
6 Ways Questions Can Transform Your Life | Elizabeth Weingarten 2025-05-12 · 69m
The #1 Reason You Aren’t Happy - Yet. | Mark Fabian 2025-05-05 · 79m
4 Powerful Ways to Make Conflict Less Stressful | Dr. Joel Salinas and Bob Bordone 2025-04-28 · 76m
The Most Effective Way to Change People's Minds | David McRaney (Republish) 2025-04-24 · 117m
Want to Close the Gender Gap? Start Here | Kweilin Ellingrud 2025-04-21 · 62m
Are You Being 'Reasonable' -- Or Just Privileged? | Dr. Rosalind Chow 2025-04-14 · 63m
Reclaim Your Brain and Escape Digital Chaos | Richard Cytowic 2025-04-07 · 80m
How to Spark Creativity in Work & Life | Matt Arnold and Adam Hansen 2025-03-31 · 120m
Your Behavioral Science Questions (and more!) Answered. 2025-03-27 · 51m
The Existential Playbook: How to Make Sense of Your Life | Dr. Steve Heine 2025-03-24 · 73m
Work Isn’t Fair—Here’s How to Fix It | Iris Bohnet 2025-03-17 · 63m
The 10 Conversations You Need to Master at Work | Melody Wilding 2025-03-10 · 82m
Why Self-Improvement Is Holding You Back | Oliver Burkeman 2025-03-03 · 79m
Groove Jams: What's Your Vice? 2025-02-27 · 22m
Lost Touch? How to Rebuild Friendships and Strengthen Your Social Life | Adam Dorsay 2025-02-24 · 91m
Fact-Checking Love: The Truth About Romance Movies | Eli Finkel and Paul Eastwick 2025-02-17 · 50m
The Science of a Thriving Relationship | Rachel Glik 2025-02-10 · 73m
Why Is Everyone So Angry? The Science of Outrage | Kurt Gray 2025-02-03 · 74m
Turn a Negative Trait into Your Greatest Strength | Jenny Wood 2025-01-27 · 72m
Groove Jams: Inside the Creation of Rock’s Greatest Albums 2025-01-23 · 41m
The Data and Influence Behind Your Digital Footprint | Sandra Matz 2025-01-20 · 82m
Behavioral Science Hacks for Everyday Life | Eva van den Broek and Tim den Heijer 2025-01-13 · 69m
Kickstart the New Year and Achieve Your Goals | Ayelet Fishbach 2025-01-06 · 53m
Building Better Conversations | David Robson [Republish] 2024-12-30 · 76m
2024's Best Books to Transform Work, Life, and Thinking 2024-12-23 · 46m
Groove Jams: Hypothetical Hangouts – Who Would You Choose? 2024-12-19 · 16m
Toxic Productivity Is Sabotaging Your Success | Israa Nasir 2024-12-16 · 74m
What If There’s a Better Way to Solve Your Hardest Problems? | Wendy Smith 2024-12-09 · 69m
The Influence Equation: Simple Steps to Persuade Better | Steve Martin 2024-12-02 · 71m
Stress-Busting Tips for the Holidays (and Beyond!) 2024-11-27 · 48m
The Simple Shift That Transforms Employee Engagement | Brad Shuck 2024-11-25 · 55m
Groove Jams: Immortality–Blessing or Curse? 2024-11-21 · 26m
The Downside of Dream Jobs | Jennifer Totsi-Kharas 2024-11-18 · 71m
The Truth About Work and Life Balance | Christopher Michaelson 2024-11-11 · 70m
Democracy at the Crossroads: Beyond Party Lines 2024-11-04 · 22m
Get Out and Vote! 2024-11-01 · 7m
Groove Jams: We're Throwing Out the US Constitution! 2024-10-31 · 25m
How Can We Revive Our Democracy? | AJ Jacobs 2024-10-28 · 72m
The Loneliness Epidemic: Why Are We Avoiding Social Interactions? | Nick Epley 2024-10-21 · 66m
Groove Jams: History’s Biggest What-ifs 2024-10-17 · 39m
Top Secrets to Customer Success | Arsanas Savas and Dave Norton 2024-10-14 · 48m
Coming Soon: Groove Jams! 2024-10-11 · 2m
Top Tips to Transform Your Business | Scott Young 2024-10-07 · 59m
Breaking the Cycle of Polarization: What You Can Do for the 2024 Election 2024-10-05 · 15m
A Less Polarized Future: Real Solutions to Heal Our Divided World 2024-10-02 · 55m
Are We Acting Differently Because of Politics? Here’s What the Research Shows 2024-09-30 · 45m
What’s Really Driving Political Polarization? The Science Explained 2024-09-23 · 58m
Healthy Habits Made Simple | Monica Reinagel 2024-09-16 · 68m
The Secret Lives of Cows | Gregory Berns 2024-09-09 · 59m
Crack the Code: How Women Can Win Big at Work | Alison Fragale 2024-09-02 · 70m
Why Generational Labels Are Holding Your Company Back | Jessica Kriegel 2024-08-26 · 56m
The Real Reason Some People Succeed | Bob McKinnon 2024-08-19 · 74m
The Habit Blueprint: Breaking Bad (Habits) 2024-08-15 · 22m
The Habit Blueprint: How Routines and Rituals Shape Our Lives 2024-08-12 · 46m
Delighting in Death | Jodi Wellman 2024-08-05 · 76m
Building Better Conversations | David Robson 2024-07-29 · 79m
Willpower Myths Busted: How to Truly Reach Your Goals [Republish] 2024-07-22 · 21m
Unmasking AI | Ben Manning 2024-07-15 · 44m
To Save or to Spend? Finding Financial Balance | Scott Rick 2024-07-08 · 76m
Inner Power: Secrets to Self-Compassion and Intuition | Emma Seppälä 2024-07-01 · 65m
Behavioral Science in the Workplace: Tips and Strategies | Becky Frayer 2024-06-24 · 57m
Question Everything: The Power of Critical Thinking | Alex Edmans 2024-06-17 · 70m
The Benefits of Shades of Gray Thinking | Saul Perlmutter & Rob MacCoun 2024-06-10 · 71m
Break Free from Insecure Attachments | Dr. Judy Ho 2024-06-03 · 79m
Turn Self-Doubt into Success | Martin Gonzalez 2024-05-27 · 94m
Unlearning Silence | Elaine Lin Hering 2024-05-20 · 67m
Ketamine Therapy: A New Frontier in Mental Health | Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo 2024-05-13 · 72m
The Surprising Benefits of Talking to Strangers | Nick Epley [Republish] 2024-05-06 · 66m
Ask the Right Question, Get the Best Answer | Jeff Wetzler 2024-04-29 · 76m
Break Autopilot with Intentional Living | Norman Farb and Zindel Segal 2024-04-22 · 79m
The Secret Power of Rituals | Michael Norton 2024-04-15 · 67m
The Science of Influence: Nudges in Action | Silvia Saccardo 2024-04-08 · 75m
Unlock Workplace Happiness | Gonzalo Camiña Ceballos 2024-04-01 · 69m
Tuned In or Tuned Out? | Nuala Walsh 2024-03-25 · 74m
The Burnout Breakthrough | Kandi Wiens 2024-03-17 · 73m
Turning Anxiety into Assurance | Dr. Julia DiGangi 2024-03-10 · 72m
Grooving on: Starting a Movement 2024-03-06 · 40m
Grooving on: Side Projects 2024-03-04 · 35m
The History of Behavioral Economics: The Future (Part 5) 2024-02-26 · 38m
The History of Behavioral Economics: Behavioral Economics Goes Mainstream (Part 4) 2024-02-26 · 42m
The History of Behavioral Economics: Children of Unlikely Parents (Part 3) 2024-02-26 · 32m
The History of Behavioral Economics: Importing Psychology (Part 2) 2024-02-26 · 40m
The History of Behavioral Economics: Beyond Anomalies (Part 1) 2024-02-26 · 38m
Make Great Decisions | Elspeth Kirkman 2024-02-19 · 79m
Trailer: They Thought We Were Ridiculous 2024-02-15 · 4m
Unlocking Intimacy: The Power of Questions | Topaz Adizes 2024-02-12 · 91m
The Key to Boosting Retirement Savings | John Beshears 2024-02-05 · 65m
Decoding Behavior Change | Bri Williams [Republish] 2024-01-29 · 60m
Mapping Out Our Minds | Linnea Gandhi 2024-01-22 · 42m
Adapt, Recover, Grow: Mastering Resilience | Dr. Jonathan DePierro 2024-01-15 · 69m
Cracking the Communication Code | Ben Guttmann 2024-01-08 · 58m
Groove Through 2023: A Year in Review with Kurt and Tim 2024-01-01 · 31m
Grooving with Knowledge: Kurt and Tim’s Best Behavioral Science Books of 2023 2023-12-26 · 26m
Balancing Work Friction and Fatigue | Huggy Rao 2023-12-18 · 80m
The Eight Superpowers of Confidence | Lisa Sun 2023-12-11 · 71m
Rethinking Behavioral Science | Adam Mastroianni 2023-12-04 · 72m
Navigating Societal Rifts | Michèle Lamont 2023-11-27 · 66m
Evolving Minds: A Conversation on Attention Spans | Gloria Mark PhD 2023-11-20 · 70m
The Power of Brevity | Todd Rogers 2023-11-13 · 62m
Unlocking the Power of Effective Communication | Matt Abrahams 2023-11-06 · 65m
Why Sleep Is Vital for Academic Success | David Creswell PhD 2023-10-30 · 50m
Bridging Behavioral Science Concepts and Applications | Connor Joyce 2023-10-23 · 56m
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