Pivoting, mentors, and keeping science human | Dr. Weiji Ma
Psych Mic
English - January 21, 2021 13:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsSocial Sciences Science Education Self-Improvement psychology psychology student psychology major psychology careers graduate school career development Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Weiji Ma, Ph.D is a professor of psychology and neural science at NYU. In this episode, we discuss his bizarre childhood — he graduated from high school at 14, from college at 16, and with his Ph.D in theoretical physics at 22 — how he decides it's time to pivot, his "delusions of grandeur," how to identify a toxic mentor (and find a great one), how he keeps science human-centered, and more. Read his full bio on psychmic.com. If you're still curious about things we didn't cover during this episode, be sure to submit questions through psychmic.com so I know what you want to know more about!
Weiji also started an initiative called Growing Up In Science, and click here if you want to hear more of his story.
Music by: Adam Fine (Spotify, Soundcloud)