Human Potential Lab
Scott Barry Kaufman
Science and ideas · Ongoing · ~56 min
Taste attributes: documentarytalk-showrobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricateemotive & stirringsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded ideas podcast that is unhurried, original and heavy. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About this podcast
For eleven years and 478 episodes, Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman hosted The Psychology Podcast, one of the most listened-to psychology shows in the world, with more than 30 million downloads. Human Potential Lab is what that show has become. The questions have moved. What is a mind? What makes something…
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- Publisher
- Scott Barry Kaufman
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 56 minutes
- Latest episode
- 28 October 2026
- Categories
- Science, Technology, Society & Culture, Philosophy
- Taste scores
- How we score
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