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Rachel Kaplan
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Rachel Kaplan is an environmental psychologist known for research on restorative environments, attention, nature, and the psychological benefits of everyday surroundings. She developed Attention Restoration Theory with Stephen Kaplan.
2 episodes featuring Rachel Kaplan
The Rest Is Science
Fire shaped human minds—and still shapes attention
The episode connects combustion’s hidden chemistry to fire’s possible role in human evolution and its unusual ability to hold attention without exhausting it.
Sep 27, 2026 · 59 min
Odd Lots
AI Makes Social Media Cheap—and Authenticity Scarce
As generative tools lower the cost of producing posts, creators and marketers must compete on judgment, trust, recognizable formats, and relationships.
Sep 24, 2026 · 35 min