Peter Salovey joins Nick Dirks in the third episode of Shaping Science to discuss his groundbreaking work on emotional intelligence and lessons he’s learned after more than two decades in higher education leadership. Prof. Salovey served as the twenty-third president of Yale University from 2013 to 2024 and currently is Sterling Professor of Psychology at Yale with secondary appointments in the Schools of Management and Public Health. A clinical psychologist by training, Prof. Salovey is renowned for his work in the realm of emotional intelligence, which focuses on the important role emotions play in thinking and behavior. 

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00:00 Intro 
01:45 How Emotional Intelligence Revolutionized the Field of Psychology  
10:10 The Role of Dan Goleman and Journalism in Emotional Intelligence 
17:13 Emotional Intelligence and Intelligence Quotient (IQ) 
21:50 How Effective Leaders Utilize Emotional Intelligence  
26:13 Challenges in Higher Education Administration: Renaming Yale’s Calhoun College 
36:25 “No Jump Balls” and Differentiating Principle from Application of Principle 
44:52 How Scientific Leaders Should Respond to the Current Moment