The Exciting Science of Boredom - Prof. James Danckert - #51

Art of the Question · Sep 3, 2026 · 1h 1m · transcript

James Danckert is a cognitive neuroscientist and Professor of Psychology at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, and one of the world's leading experts on the psychology of boredom. He trained as a clinical neuropsychologist in Australia before moving to Canada, where he held a Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience. His interest in boredom began in the clinic, working with people who had suffered traumatic brain injuries and reported feeling far more bored than they had before, which led him to suspect boredom was an organic change in brain function rather than a simple mood. In…