Dr. Maya Shankar
Maya Shankar is a cognitive scientist who served as a Senior Advisor in the Obama White House, where she founded and served as Chair of the White House Behavioral Science…
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Charles Duhigg is a journalist who is interested in what makes for a good conversation. He talks to Maya about some science-backed techniques we can try to improve our conversational skills, including the art of asking deep questions.
To learn more, check out Charles’ book, “Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection.”
If you enjoyed this episode, you might like our episode with champion debater Bo Seo, “Let’s Agree to Disagree More.”
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