Media

Podcasts, videos, online courses, audiobooks, interviews, and public-facing projects designed to communicate psychological science to students, educators, and broader audiences.

Featured Projects

CinemaPsych Podcast

A podcast exploring psychological science through film, including scientific accuracy, misconceptions, and teaching applications.

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YouTube, Alexander B. Swan Ph.D.

Educational videos on psychology, statistics, research methods, APA style, software tutorials, and classroom technology.

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Cover art for Understanding Cognitive Biases by Alexander B. Swan, published by The Great Courses. The black cover features the course title above a row of overlapping paper-cut silhouettes of human heads in a variety of colors and textures, representing diversity in thought and perception.

Understanding Cognitive Biases

A The Great Courses video lecture series examining cognitive biases, reasoning errors, memory, decision-making, and critical thinking.

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Cover art for A Psychologist Goes to the Movies with Alex Swan, an Audible Original produced by The Great Courses. The orange design features a stylized movie theater with rows of seats facing a screen, the title in bold black text, the Audible Original logo at the top, and a banner indicating the title is available exclusively from Audible.A Psychologist Goes to the Movies

An Audible Original exploring the psychology behind memorable films and the science that inspires, supports, or complicates what audiences see on screen.

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Psychological Science for Broader Audiences

Across these projects, my goal is to make psychological science accessible, engaging, and useful while helping audiences think critically about evidence, memory, bias, belief, and behavior.

Interviews, public writing, media coverage, and talks connected to cognitive bias, pseudoscience, personality assessment, scientific literacy, and psychology in film.

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