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Dr. Alex Swan
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Assoc Prof. Cog psy, films, & biases. ❤️ memes & gifs. Dad. Krav blue belt. Host of CinemaPsych Podcast. YouTuber. Posts are mine. He/him https://linktr.ee/alexbswan
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Dr. Alex Swan @swanpsych.com · Jan 24
Hello new followers! A little about my interests and the kinds of posts you might see from me on BS:

1. A couple years ago, my video lec series on cognitive biases came out: www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/unde... (you can also find it on Apple TV+ & Prime). 24 30ish min lectures on var cog biases.
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September 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Great fun (as always) guest hosting CinemaPsych with Alex! Hear us discuss the psychological science behind A Quiet Place, including cymatics, psychoacoustics, echolocation, and sonic weapons!
August 25, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Join Alex and friend of the show Dr. Ed Hansen as they discuss their Top 10 films for teaching across the psychology course spectrum in this special format episode!

#psychsky #film
https://cinemapsychpod.swanpsych.com/2026/09/14/episode-120-top-10-film-titles-to-teach-in-psychology-with-ed-hansen/
Episode 120: Top 10 Film Titles to Teach in Psychology with Ed Hansen
Join Alex and friend of the show Dr. Ed Hansen as they discuss their Top 10 films for teaching across the psychology course spectrum in this special format epis
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September 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Join Alex and returning guest Dr. T.R. Brooks (@tr-brooks.bsky.social) as they try to survive the post-apocalyptic invasion of blind aliens with really good he
https://cinemapsychpod.swanpsych.com/2026/08/24/episode-119-hearing-and-sound-localization-the-alien-way-a-quiet-place-2018-with-t-r-brooks/
Episode 119: Hearing and Sound Localization, the Alien Way — A Quiet Place (2018) with T.R. Brooks
Join Alex and returning guest Dr. T.R. Brooks as they try to survive the post-apocalyptic invasion of blind aliens with really good hearing in the film A Quiet
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August 24, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Join Alex and Dr. Annie Ditta as they giggle along with Mozart in Miloš Foreman's masterpiece Amadeus (1984)!

#filmsky #movies #psychsky
https://cinemapsychpod.swanpsych.com/2026/08/03/episode-118-creativity-is-like-a-silly-impish-laugh-its-partly-about-the-person-amadeus-1984-with-annie-ditta/
Episode 118: Creativity is Like a Silly Impish Laugh, it’s Partly About the Person — Amadeus (1984) with Annie Ditta
Join Alex and Dr. Annie Ditta as they giggle along with Mozart in Miloš Foreman's masterpiece Amadeus (1984)! The film follows Antonio Salieri, played wonderf
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August 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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SCIENCE IS HEALING. 🧠✨ The Cognitive Science Movie Index is live again! Time to go vote on every film with a cognitive twist or a memory wipe. Go explore the secret soft launch: movie.cogs.indiana.edu @benm0tz.bsky.social
Cognitive Science Movies Index
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July 28, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Sharing that there’s a new site redesign (taste on mobile). Catch the rest of the redesign at
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More to come! The film pages are gonna get a makeover soon! Stay tuned and please share, rate, and review the show on your favorite players 🤩🤓
July 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Have y’all heard about Stats Kingdom? It’s a great little analysis website and it’s completely free!

#statssky #psychsky

Statistics Kingdom || Online Statistical Analysis (FREE) || Overview
youtu.be/fLB1yRSOYnA
Statistics Kingdom || Online Statistical Analysis (FREE) || Overview
YouTube video by Alexander Swan, Ph.D.
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July 23, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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Join Alex and Dr. Alan Whitehead as they tackle the age-old debate in psychology explored in the film Gattaca (1997) — nature vs. nurture!

#psychsky #films
https://cinemapsychpod.swanpsych.com/2026/07/13/episode-117-is-it-nature-or-nurture-that-gets-you-into-space-gattaca-1997-with-alan-whitehead/
July 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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So good news — it’ll be back soon! Some internal issues at IU led to it on a low priority list but one of the authors is working on getting it back up 🙌🏻
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Does anybody know what happened to the Cognitive Science Movie Index at IU Bloomington/CogSci Dept? The link I had goes to a 404 and Google search doesn’t seem to pull anything recent!
July 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Does anybody know what happened to the Cognitive Science Movie Index at IU Bloomington/CogSci Dept? The link I had goes to a 404 and Google search doesn’t seem to pull anything recent!
July 6, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Join Alex and Dr. Ethan Harrod as they navigate the spirit world in Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece Spirited Away (2001)!

#filmsky #psychsky #movies #cul
https://cinemapsychpod.swanpsych.com/2026/06/22/episode-116-no-matter-the-culture-parents-listen-to-your-kids-spirited-away-2001-with-ethan-harrod/
June 22, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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I’ve also found DataStatPro, which is a full analysis and production suite, most definitely aided by AI. Check out my overview here:

DataStatPro || Online Statistics & Production Suite (Free & Paid) || Overview
youtu.be/pVA7j8V4E-o
June 17, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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Has anyone discovered Statisty? As JASP and jamovi expand in the market, I went looking for alternatives — AI has helped an explosion of free or freemium stat services. Take a look at my overview video of this freemium service:

youtu.be/wDXOg5_dNTI
Statisty || Online Statistical Analysis (Freemium) || Overview
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June 12, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Join me and Jeff Punske @punske.bsky.social on this great episode discussing a great film #filmsky #psychsky #language
June 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Join Alex and Dr. Jeff Punske as they explore the linguistic and cognitive aspects of Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi masterpiece, Arrival (2016)!

#movies #fi
https://cinemapsychpod.swanpsych.com/2026/06/01/episode-115-linguists-rejoice-a-movie-about-language-oh-its-aliens-arrival-2016-with-jeff-punske/
Episode 115: Linguists Rejoice! A Movie about Language — Oh, it’s Aliens? Arrival (2016) With Jeff Punske
Join Alex and Dr. Jeff Punske as they explore the linguistic and cognitive aspects of Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi masterpiece, Arrival (2016). The film stars Amy
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June 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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May 11, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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Join Alex and friend of the show Dr. Ed Hansen as they discuss the delightfully silly and usefully psychological High Anxiety (1977)!

#filmsky #psychsky #Fre
https://cinemapsychpod.swanpsych.com/2026/05/11/episode-114-if-were-going-to-do-homages-lets-do-psych-ones-high-anxiety-1977-with-ed-hansen/
Episode 114: If We're Going to Do Homages, Let's Do Psych Ones — High Anxiety (1977) with Ed Hansen
Join Alex and friend of the show Dr. Ed Hansen as they discuss the delightfully silly and usefully psychological High Anxiety (1977), Mel Brooks' send-up to the
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May 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Woohoo!
April 20, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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Join Alex in a solo episode as he has some fun with the day this episode goes out to the public: 4/20! The film explored is the oft-ridiculed Reefer Madness (1938), a propaganda film agains
https://cinemapsychpod.swanpsych.com/2026/04/20/episode-113-do-some-weed-then-do-a-murder-reefer-madness-1938/
Episode 113: Do Some Weed, Then Do a Murder — Reefer Madness (1938)
Join Alex in a solo episode as he has some fun with the day this episode goes out to the public: 4/20! The film explored is the oft-ridiculed Reefer Madness (19
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April 20, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Join Alex and Prof. Kayla Sargent as they explore the wild web of secrets and gender psychology in the independent film City Island (2009).

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https://cinemapsychpod.swanpsych.com/2026/03/30/episode-112-hiding-acting-classes-from-your-family-is-a-gendered-secret-city-island-2009-with-kayla-sargent/
Episode 112: Hiding Acting Classes from Your Family is a Gendered Secret? City Island (2009) with Kayla Sargent
Join Alex and Prof. Kayla Sargent as they explore the wild web of secrets and gender psychology in the independent film City Island (2009). The film follows the
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March 30, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Join Alex in a solo episode as he explores the more overt mother obsession themes in Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). Have a listen to this episode, but be sure Mother doesn’t catch you!

#filmsky #psychsky #psycho #hitchcock #movies
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Episode 111: But What if He WAS His Mother, Rather Than Just Obsessed? Psycho (1960)
Join Alex in a solo episode as he explores the the more overt mother obsession themes in Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). The film released two years after Hitchcock'
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March 9, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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Last month, I joined a fellow podcast enthusiast & prof, Cody Havard, on HIS podcast abt "being a Disney fan" because he stumbled across my "A Psychologist Goes to the Movies" Audible audiobook. Here's the Apple podcast link:
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Class #205 - A Psychologist Goes to the Movies with Dr. Alexander Swan
Podcast Episode · Being a Fan of Disney: The Podcast · February 25 · 1h 31m
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March 6, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Join Alex and film studies professor Daniel Kieckhefer as they explore the deeper meaning in Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece Vertigo (1958).

#filmsky #psychsky #Freud #movies
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Episode 110: There's Nothing Like a Freudian Obsession of Mother — Vertigo (1958) with Daniel Kieckhefer
Join Alex and film studies professor Daniel Kieckhefer as they explore the deeper meaning in Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece Vertigo (1958). The film stars James
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February 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Join Alex and filmmaker Andrew Vogel, director of the new psychological horror/thriller film, Herman (2025), as they discuss the themes and psychological concepts found within his directorial debut!

#filmsky #psychsky #psychology #movies
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Episode 109: Grief and Guilt Can Take You on a Journey into Darkness — Herman (2025) with Dir. Andrew Vogel
Join Alex and filmmaker Andrew Vogel, director of the new psychological horror/thriller film, Herman (2025), as they discuss the themes and psychological concep
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January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM