Psychology shapes everything from the choices we make with money to how we treat strangers and what we believe about ourselves. Brian Rose has interviewed some of the best-known psychologists and behavioural scientists of the last decade. They discuss morality, irrational decisions, evolution, generosity, flow and the ideas that spread through universities and social media. Some of these conversations are scientific, others are openly argumentative, and the guests often disagree. Every full interview is free to watch.
From clinical psychologist Dr Jordan Peterson and Harvard professor Steven Pinker to social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, behavioural economist Dan Ariely, Wharton professor Adam Grant, evolutionary behavioural scientist Dr Gad Saad and the late Stanford psychologist Dr Philip Zimbardo: the science of human behaviour.
Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist, sets out the practical rules he believes help people live a meaningful life. Steven Pinker, who studies cognitive science and human nature, argues that violence has declined over the long run despite how the news can feel. Jonathan Haidt, whose research focuses on the psychology of morality, explains why he thinks overprotecting young people leaves them less resilient. Gad Saad argues that some fashionable ideas work like a parasite on common sense. The late Dr Philip Zimbardo (1933 to 2024) talked about the Stanford Prison Experiment, Abu Ghraib and the everyday heroism he hoped people would choose.
Behavioural economist Dan Ariely explains his research into the predictable ways people act against their own interests. Rory Sutherland of Ogilvy argues that human behaviour does not run on objective realities, which is why ideas that make no logical sense often work. Former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss shares what he learned about persuasion under pressure, and former Navy interrogator Chase Hughes explains how he reads behaviour. Poker champion Liv Boeree, who studied physics and astrophysics, talks about thinking clearly under risk.
William von Hippel, a professor of psychology at the University of Queensland, explains how he believes our evolutionary past shaped the social instincts we rely on today. Adam Grant, an organisational psychologist at Wharton, shares his research on givers and takers at work. Steven Kotler describes the high-performance state known as flow, and Jamie Wheal of the Flow Genome Project discusses meaning in a world he says has lost its mind. Hypnotherapist Paul McKenna and therapist Marisa Peer explain the techniques they use to help people change.
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Who has London Real interviewed about psychology? Brian Rose has interviewed Dr Jordan Peterson, Steven Pinker, Jonathan Haidt, Dan Ariely, Adam Grant, Dr Gad Saad, William von Hippel, Dr Philip Zimbardo, Steven Kotler, Rory Sutherland, Chris Voss, Paul McKenna and Marisa Peer, among others.
Are people rational, according to the guests? Mostly not. Dan Ariely and Rory Sutherland argue that people are predictably irrational and that this can be understood and even used. Steven Pinker puts more weight on reason, arguing that it has driven long-term progress.
Does this page cover mental health and addiction? Only in passing. For anxiety, depression and trauma, see the Mental Health page; for drugs and dependency, see the Addiction page.
Are the full psychology episodes free to watch? Yes. Every full-length interview on this page can be watched free on londonreal.tv.
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