Humans and Science

Interview with Dr. Richard Petty

Social psychologist Dr. Petty breaks down how we form judgments and the role of trust in persuading other people.

Interview with Dr. Jessica Maxwell

Relationship psychologist Dr. Jessica Maxwell details her research into the advantages and pitfalls of believing in soulmates within a relat

Interview with Dr. Jonathan Dushoff

Dr. Jonathan Dushoff, member of the Department of Biology at McMaster and one of three core faculty members of the TheoBio Lab, explains how

Interview with Dr. Joe Schwarcz

Dr. Joe Schwarcz is an acclaimed author, pseudoscience debunker, and director of McGill’s Office of Science and Society.

Interview with Dr. Georg Northoff

Dr. Georg Northoff, research chair of Mind, brain Imaging, and Neuro Ethics discusses how passion to elucidate what connects the Brain and t

Interview with Dr. Christopher Gustafson

Dr. Christopher Gustafson discusses his research and thoughts on what drives people to follow fad diets, such as a gluten-free diet in peop

Interview with Dr. Luc Bernier

Dr. Luc Bernier describes his shift from microbiology towards environmental sciences in academia as well as various teaching challenges and

Interview with Dr. Rebecca Batstone

Dr. Batstone discusses how she initially become interested in researching symbiotic relationships between organisms.

Interview with Dr. Roy Baumeister

Social psychologist breaks down his lifetime of research on what the self is, its purpose, and how we develop the self-identity that we do.

HumanS AND Science