News articles

HR Brew [News article]. “Corporate jargon is more than buzzwords. It’s ‘bulls--t.’ New research from Cornell University suggests buzzwords can negatively impact HR.” Cohen, M. (March 27, 2026). https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/2026/03/27/corporate-jargon-is-more-than-buzzwords-it-s-bulls-t

Investopedia [News article]. “A Cornell Researcher Built a Corporate 'BS' Detector—Here's What It Reveals About Your Workplace.” Gratton, P. (March 26, 2026). https://www.investopedia.com/a-cornell-researcher-built-a-corporate-bs-detector-here-s-what-it-reveals-about-your-workplace-11933326

The Guardian [News article]. “Workers who fall for ‘corporate bullshit’ may be worse at their jobs, study finds.” Sainato, M. (March 23, 2026). https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/23/corporate-speak-study

PsyPost [News article]. “New study finds link between receptivity to “corporate bullshit” and weaker leadership skills.” Kara-Yakoubian, M. (March 20, 2026). https://www.psypost.org/new-study-finds-link-between-receptivity-to-corporate-bullshit-and-weaker-leadership-skills/

Inc.com [News article]. “People Who Love Corporate BS Are Bad at Their Jobs, New Cornell Research Confirms.” Stillman, J. (March 16, 2026). https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/people-who-love-corporate-bs-are-bad-at-their-jobs-new-cornell-research-confirms/91314405

Gizmodo [News article]. “Your corporate jargon–loving coworker might actually be as stupid as you think, study shows.” Phelan, M. (March 12, 2026). https://gizmodo.com/your-corporate-jargon-loving-coworker-might-actually-be-as-stupid-as-you-think-study-shows-2000732901

PsyPost[News article]. “Explanatory reflection reduces pseudo-profound bullshit receptivity, study finds.” Kara-Yakoubian, M. (Jan, 2024). https://www.psypost.org/2024/01/explanatory-reflection-reduces-pseudo-profound-bullshit-receptivity-study-finds-221000

Forbes [News article]. “The Bullshit Blindspot: People Who Think They Can’t Be Fooled Fall The Hardest.“ Travers, M. (July, 2023). https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2023/07/11/the-bullshit-blindspot-people-who-think-they-cant-be-fooled-fall-the-hardest/?sh=45c4f5f6f533

PsyPost[News article]. “New psychology research reveals the ‘bullshit blind spot’.” Kara-Yakoubian, M. (May, 2023). https://www.psypost.org/2023/05/new-psychology-research-reveals-the-bullshit-blind-spot-163943

Vice [News article]. “How to bullshit like a pro, according to experts studying bullshit.” Joshi, S. (July, 2021). https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgyqg/guide-to-bullshit-and-sound-smarter-than-you-are

Forbes [News article]. “Are people who BS a lot more vulnerable to BS themselves?“ Miller, C.B. (March, 2021). https://www.forbes.com/sites/christianmiller/2021/03/16/are-people-who-bs-a-lot-more-vulnerable-to-bs-themselves/?sh=7b8a52185a0b

Inc.com [News article]. “The More BS You Spread, the More BS You Fall For, New Study Shows.“ Stillman, J. (March, 2021). https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/psychology-truthfulness-research-university-waterloo.html

CBC News – National. [News article]. “People who spread BS more likely to fall for misinformation, U of Waterloo research say.” Raycraft, R. (March, 2021). https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/bs-waterloo-research-shane-littrell-1.5950613

Global News – National. [News article]. “Those who spread BS are more likely to be duped by it themselves: UWaterloo study.“ Nielsen, K. (March, 2021). https://globalnews.ca/news/7685736/study-waterloo-exaggerations-bs/

CTV News – National. [News article]. “New study suggests narcissists have weaker cognitive abilities than they think.” Jones, A.M. (Sept. 2019). https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/new-study-suggests-narcissists-have-weaker-cognitive-abilities-than-they-think-1.4576649

Podcast and radio interviews

The Guardian – Science Weekly [Podcast]. “You can’t bullshit a bullshit, or can you? Science Weekly Podcast.” Samples, I. (segment host) & Finlay, M. (producer). (March, 2021). https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2021/mar/25/you-cant-bullshit-a-bullshitter-or-can-you-podcast

The Guardian – Science Weekly [Podcast]. “Inside the mind of a bullshitter: Science Weekly Podcast.” Samples, I. (segment host) & Sanderson, M. (producer). (Oct. 2019). https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2019/oct/25/inside-the-mind-of-the-bullshitter-science-weekly-podcast

No Lift [Podcast]. “Bullshitting with Shane Littrell.” Lynch, A (segment host). (Apr. 2021). https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/episode-150-bullshitting-research-with-shane-littrell/id1316789534?i=1000521968482

The Scott Thompson Show, Global News Radio, [Radio broadcast interview]. “Revelations about bull*** and critical thinking.” Thompson, S. (host). (March 2021). https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show/prince-william-responds-to-harry-and-meghans-alleg?t=9m30s

The Dan McDonald Show, CKLW AM800 iHeart Radio, Windsor, ON. [Radio broadcast interview]. “Those who spread BS are more likely to be duped by it themselves.“ Hanson, L. (segment co-host). (March 2021). https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/audio/those-who-spread-bs-are-more-likely-to-be-duped-by-it-themselves-1.14744429

The Simi Sara Show, CKNW Global News Radio, Vancouver, BC. [Radio broadcast interview]. “New study suggests narcissists have weaker cognitive abilities than they think.“ Allen, C. (segment co-host). (Sept. 2019). https://omny.fm/shows/the-simi-sara-show/new-study-suggests-narcissists-have-weaker-cogniti