Speaking of Psychology
"Speaking of Psychology" is an audio podcast series highlighting some of the latest, most important and relevant psychological research being conducted today. Produced by the American Psychological Association, these podcasts will help listeners apply the science of psychology to their everyday lives.
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Social media, looksmaxxing, and why men struggle with body image, with Roberto Olivardia, PhD
Jul 15, 2026
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Rethinking sleep and mental health, with Philip Gehrman, PhD
Jul 8, 2026
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Why listening well is harder -- and more powerful -- than you think, with Guy Itzchakov, PhD
Jul 1, 2026
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“Sharenting”: What happens when children's lives are shared online? With Keneisha Sinclair-McBride, PhD
Jun 24, 2026
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Multisensory perception: How sight, sound and touch shape what we taste, with Charles Spence, PhD
Jun 17, 2026
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Why midlife may be your prime time, with Margie Lachman, PhD
Jun 10, 2026
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How children learn culture — and create it, with Dorsa Amir, PhD
Jun 3, 2026
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Introducing: Call to Mind
May 29, 2026
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How to feel more loved, with Harry Reis, PhD
May 27, 2026
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Why being ‘a little more social’ makes us happier than we expect, with Nicholas Epley, PhD
May 20, 2026
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‘Bossware’ and burnout: The psychology of workplace surveillance, with Tara Behrend, PhD
May 13, 2026
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Debunking psychology myths and misconceptions, with Erin Smith, PhD
May 6, 2026
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Managing stress in turbulent times, with Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, and Georges C. Benjamin, MD
May 1, 2026
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It takes courage to be creative, with Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, PhD
Apr 29, 2026
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Invisible scars: Recognizing and treating medical trauma, with James C. Jackson, PsyD
Apr 22, 2026
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Tip or skip? What drives our tipping behavior, with Michael Lynn, PhD
Apr 15, 2026
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The psychology of spending, debt and budgeting, with Abigail Sussman, PhD
Apr 8, 2026
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Why babies laugh, with Gina Mireault, PhD
Apr 1, 2026
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How accurate are our first impressions? With Nicholas Rule, PhD
Mar 25, 2026
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Understanding Tourette disorder and other tic disorders, with John Piacentini, PhD
Mar 18, 2026
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How to become more patient, with Sarah Schnitker, PhD
Mar 11, 2026
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Incentivizing recovery: Why contingency management works to treat addiction, with Lara Coughlin, PhD, and Michael McDonell, PhD
Mar 4, 2026
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Catching fire: What goes viral and why? With Jonah Berger, PhD
Feb 25, 2026
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How to build kids’ resilience, with Mary Alvord, PhD
Feb 18, 2026
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What relationship science says about finding love, with Paul Eastwick, PhD
Feb 11, 2026
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The invisible work of being a daughter, with Allison Alford, PhD
Feb 4, 2026
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When your “mind’s eye” is blank: Understanding aphantasia, with Joel Pearson, PhD
Jan 28, 2026
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Inside the social minds of chimps and bonobos, with Laura Simone Lewis, PhD
Jan 21, 2026
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Precision mental health and personalized treatment, with Leanne Williams, PhD, and Zachary Cohen, PhD
Jan 14, 2026
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How will AI companions change our human relationships? With Ashleigh Golden, PsyD, and Rachel Wood, PhD
Jan 7, 2026
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Encore: The benefits of being bilingual, with Viorica Marian, PhD
Dec 31, 2025
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Encore: Learning to embrace winter, with Kari Leibowitz, PhD
Dec 24, 2025
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How competition drives our behavior, with Stephen Garcia, PhD
Dec 17, 2025
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What moral psychology has to say about charitable giving, with Joshua Greene, PhD
Dec 10, 2025
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Why nature is good for your brain, with Marc Berman, PhD
Dec 3, 2025
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How to raise grateful kids, with Andrea Hussong, PhD
Nov 26, 2025
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When sounds are unbearable: Understanding misophonia, with Heather Hansen, PhD
Nov 19, 2025
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Navigating the mental health impact of GLP-1s, with Rachel Goldman, PhD
Nov 12, 2025
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Why humblebragging is never a good idea, with Ovul Sezer, PhD
Nov 5, 2025
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Understanding trichotillomania and other body-focused repetitive behaviors, , with Clare Mackay, PhD, and Suzanne Mouton-Odum, PhD
Oct 29, 2025
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Why we love to travel, with Andrew Stevenson, PhD
Oct 22, 2025
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Courage is taking a worthwhile risk, with Cynthia Pury, PhD
Oct 15, 2025
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Dyslexia myths, misconceptions and facts, with Tim Odegard, PhD
Oct 8, 2025
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The psychology of handedness and brain asymmetry, with Sebastian Ocklenburg, PhD
Oct 1, 2025
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Teens, AI and the science of risky decisions, with Valerie Reyna, PhD
Sep 24, 2025
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How to support children after traumatic events, with Robin Gurwitch, PhD
Sep 17, 2025
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Financial scams: Why some older adults are at risk, with Duke Han, PhD
Sep 10, 2025
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Hot flashes, heart health and hormones: Rethinking menopause, with Rebecca Thurston, PhD
Sep 3, 2025
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Why “boy" culture is creating a crisis of connection, with Niobe Way, PhD
Aug 27, 2025
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Why numeracy counts in everyday life, with Ellen Peters, PhD
Aug 20, 2025
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Encore - How science can help you change your behavior for the better, with Katy Milkman, PhD
Aug 13, 2025
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Encore -- Why we choose to suffer, with Paul Bloom, PhD
Aug 6, 2025
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Encore -- Why is it so hard for adults to make friends? With Marisa Franco, PhD
Jul 30, 2025
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What the movies get right (and wrong) about relationships, with Paul Eastwick, PhD, and Eli Finkel, PhD
Jul 23, 2025
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Can AI help solve the mental health crisis? With Vaile Wright, PhD
Jul 16, 2025
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Why can’t you remember being a baby? With Nicholas Turk-Browne, PhD
Jul 9, 2025
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How to be happier, with Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD
Jul 2, 2025
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The psychology of wealth, empathy and entitlement, with Paul Piff, PhD
Jun 25, 2025
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Coping with job insecurity, with Mindy Shoss, PhD
Jun 18, 2025
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How becoming a parent changes the brain, with Darby Saxbe, PhD
Jun 11, 2025
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Attachment bonds: Understanding our closest relationships
Jun 4, 2025
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Time going too fast? How to slow it down, with Ruth Ogden, PhD
May 28, 2025
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Building resilience in the face of adversity, with George Bonanno, PhD
May 21, 2025
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Digging out: Can we help people with hoarding disorder? With Mary E. Dozier, PhD
May 14, 2025
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How moms can help their daughters build a healthy body image
May 7, 2025
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What drives people to extremism? With Arie Kruglanski, PhD, and Sophia Moskalenko, PhD
Apr 30, 2025
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Why do we cry? With Lauren Bylsma, PhD
Apr 23, 2025
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Meat and morality: Will people eat lab-grown meat? With Matti Wilks, PhD, and Daniel Rosenfeld, PhD
Apr 16, 2025
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The psychology of swearing, with Richard Stephens, PhD
Apr 9, 2025
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Keeping your brain healthy as you age, with Vonetta Dotson, PhD
Apr 2, 2025
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The rise of ‘therapy speak,’ with Taisha Caldwell-Harvey, PhD, and Erin Parks, PhD
Mar 26, 2025
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Understanding paranoia and extreme mistrust, with Daniel Freeman, PhD
Mar 19, 2025
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How to master virtual communication, with Andrew Brodsky, PhD
Mar 12, 2025
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The psychology of space exploration, with Suzanne Bell, PhD
Mar 5, 2025
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Why are more adults being diagnosed with ADHD? With Russell Ramsay, PhD
Feb 26, 2025
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What disgusts us and why, with Paul Rozin, PhD
Feb 19, 2025
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The power of defiance, with Sunita Sah, PhD
Feb 12, 2025
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Understanding and treating chronic pain, with Rachel V. Aaron, PhD
Feb 5, 2025
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How to be an inspiring leader, with Adam Galinsky, PhD
Jan 29, 2025
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Can we prevent school shootings? With Dewey Cornell, PhD
Jan 22, 2025
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Why do some of us age faster than others? With Terrie Moffitt, PhD
Jan 15, 2025
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Dry January: Why more people are taking a break from alcohol, with Richard de Visser, PhD
Jan 8, 2025
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Encore - Why we get conned and how to avoid it, with Daniel Simons, PhD, and Christopher Chabris, PhD
Jan 1, 2025
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Encore - What is borderline personality disorder? With Carla Sharp, PhD
Dec 25, 2024
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Dreams, nightmares and sleepwalking: What can happen while we sleep, with Antonio Zadra, PhD
Dec 18, 2024
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Why do we push ourselves to be perfect? With Thomas Curran, PhD
Dec 11, 2024
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Learning to embrace winter, with Kari Leibowitz, PhD
Dec 4, 2024
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Encore - Tightwads and spendthrifts: How emotions drive our shopping behavior, with Scott Rick, PhD
Nov 27, 2024
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Lessons from the ‘love lab’ on how to strengthen your relationship, with John Gottman, PhD, and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD
Nov 20, 2024
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Why are some kids shy? With Koraly Pérez-Edgar, PhD
Nov 13, 2024
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Some birds talk, but do they understand you? With Irene Pepperberg, PhD
Nov 6, 2024
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The future of human-robot teams, with Ericka Rovira, PhD
Oct 30, 2024
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Why people quit religion, with Daryl Van Tongeren, PhD
Oct 23, 2024
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Are “onlies” lonely? Busting myths about only children, with Toni Falbo, PhD
Oct 16, 2024
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The ‘rush hour’ of life: Navigating your 30s and 40s, with Clare Mehta, PhD
Oct 9, 2024
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Reducing the risks of brain injury, with Kim Gorgens, PhD
Oct 2, 2024
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The psychology behind our political divide, with Keith Payne, PhD
Sep 25, 2024
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Supporting mental health for youth of color, with Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD
Sep 18, 2024
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Harnessing the healing power of music, with Renée Fleming and Aniruddh Patel, PhD
Sep 11, 2024
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Road rage, traffic jams and why driving stresses us out, with Dwight Hennessy, PhD
Sep 4, 2024
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How to handle health anxiety, with Karen Lynn Cassiday, PhD
Aug 28, 2024
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Job therapy and toxic coworkers, with Tessa West, PhD
Aug 21, 2024
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Encore - How to have great conversations, with Charles Duhigg and Michael Yeomans, PhD
Aug 14, 2024
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Encore - Why you should take a vacation—and how to get the most out of it, with Jessica de Bloom, PhD, and Sarah Pressman, PhD
Aug 7, 2024
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Encore - What is it like to be face blind? With Joe DeGutis, PhD, and Sadie Dingfelder
Jul 31, 2024
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Inside the mind of an octopus, with Jennifer Mather, PhD
Jul 24, 2024
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Why psychological safety matters in a changing workplace, with Dennis Stolle, PhD
Jul 17, 2024
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The future of brain-computer interfaces, with Nicholas Hatsopoulos, PhD
Jul 10, 2024
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How to use psychology to write a best seller, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes, PhD
Jul 3, 2024
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How noise pollution harms our health, with Arline Bronzaft, PhD
Jun 26, 2024
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Mental health in a warming world, with Kim Meidenbauer, PhD, and Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD
Jun 19, 2024
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How to motivate yourself and others, with Wendy Grolnick, PhD, and Frank Worrell, PhD
Jun 12, 2024
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The benefits of solitude, with Thuy-vy Nguyen, PhD, and Netta Weinstein, PhD
Jun 5, 2024
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Which countries are happiest and why? With Lara Aknin, PhD
May 29, 2024
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Choosing to be child free, with Jennifer Watling Neal, PhD
May 22, 2024
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How to cope with political stress this election season, with Brett Q. Ford, PhD, and Kevin Smith, PhD
May 15, 2024
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How Sesame Street teaches kids about emotional well-being, with Rosemarie Truglio, PhD
May 8, 2024
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What déjà vu can teach us about memory, with Chris Moulin, PhD
May 1, 2024
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The psychology of sports fans, with Daniel Wann, PhD
Apr 24, 2024
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You can learn new things at any age, with Rachel Wu, PhD
Apr 17, 2024
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Understanding the mind of a serial killer, with Louis Schlesinger, PhD
Apr 10, 2024
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Coping with family estrangement, with Lucy Blake, PhD
Apr 3, 2024
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How to help kids navigate friendship, with Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD
Mar 27, 2024
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Bridging the generation gap at work, with Megan Gerhardt, PhD
Mar 20, 2024
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Expressive writing can help your mental health, with James Pennebaker, PhD
Mar 13, 2024
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How music, memory and emotion are connected, with Elizabeth Margulis, PhD
Mar 6, 2024
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What’s going on inside your cat’s head? With Kristyn Vitale, PhD
Feb 28, 2024
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Designing cities to improve mental health, with Jenny Roe, PhD
Feb 21, 2024
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Love and algorithms: The future of dating apps, with Liesel Sharabi, PhD
Feb 14, 2024
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How video games can help kids learn and grow, with Susan Rivers, PhD
Feb 7, 2024
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How to use AI ethically, with Nathanael Fast, PhD
Jan 31, 2024
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How to learn from regret, with Robert Leahy, PhD
Jan 24, 2024
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How to fail successfully, with Amy Edmondson, PhD, and Samuel West, PhD
Jan 17, 2024
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Why diversity matters, with Robert Sellers, PhD
Jan 10, 2024
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The benefits of being bilingual, with Viorica Marian, PhD
Jan 3, 2024
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Encore - How to get unstuck with Adam Alter, PhD
Dec 27, 2023
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Encore - Living a happy single life, with Geoff MacDonald, PhD
Dec 20, 2023
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Why we learn best through play, with Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD
Dec 13, 2023
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Why we need hope, with Chan Hellman, PhD, and Jacqueline Mattis, PhD
Dec 6, 2023
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Stopping the spread of misinformation, with Sander van der Linden, PhD
Nov 29, 2023
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Treatment and recovery from serious mental illness, with Kim Mueser, PhD
Nov 22, 2023
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How to have great conversations, with Charles Duhigg and Michael Yeomans, PhD
Nov 15, 2023
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Caregiving as a source of stress and strength, with William Haley, PhD
Nov 8, 2023
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OCD myths and realities, with Dean McKay, PhD, and Uma Chatterjee
Nov 1, 2023
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Why do we love scary movies? with Coltan Scrivner, PhD
Oct 25, 2023
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Why do we dream? With Mark Blagrove, PhD
Oct 18, 2023
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What do we get from celebrity crushes? With Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster, PhD, and Karen Dill-Shackleford, PhD
Oct 11, 2023
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How to help with math anxiety, with Molly Jameson, PhD
Oct 4, 2023
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What’s the difference between guilt and shame? With June Tangney, PhD
Sep 27, 2023
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Why are people drawn to extreme sports? With Eric Brymer, PhD
Sep 20, 2023
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Why it’s important to talk about money, with Wendy De La Rosa, PhD
Sep 13, 2023
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How hormones and the menstrual cycle affect mental health, with Tory Eisenlohr-Moul, PhD
Sep 6, 2023
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How to combat microaggressions, with Derald Wing Sue, PhD
Aug 30, 2023
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Red with anger or feeling blue? The link between color and emotion, with Domicele Jonauskaite, PhD
Aug 23, 2023
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Encore - Can a pathological liar be cured? with Drew Curtis, PhD, and Christian L. Hart, PhD
Aug 16, 2023
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Encore - Understanding the teenage brain, with Eva Telzer, PhD
Aug 9, 2023
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Encore - Waiting, worrying and dealing with uncertainty, with Kate Sweeny, PhD
Aug 2, 2023
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Will easier access to gambling mean more gambling addiction? with Shane Kraus, PhD, and Lia Nower, JD, PhD
Jul 26, 2023
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Why we get conned and how to avoid it, with Daniel Simons, PhD, and Christopher Chabris, PhD
Jul 19, 2023
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The power of forgiving those who’ve hurt you, with Robert Enright, PhD
Jul 12, 2023
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How studying human cognition can help us make better AI systems, with Tom Griffiths, PhD
Jul 5, 2023
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Are you angry at God? How spirituality and spiritual struggle affect us, with Julie Exline, PhD
Jun 28, 2023
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Why you should take a vacation – and how to get the most out of it, with Jessica de Bloom, PhD, and Sarah Pressman, PhD
Jun 21, 2023
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How to get unstuck, with Adam Alter, PhD
Jun 14, 2023
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Digital therapeutics and mental health apps, with Vaile Wright, PhD
Jun 7, 2023
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Crowds, obedience and the psychology of group behavior, with Stephen Reicher, PhD
May 31, 2023
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Medical Deception: Understanding Munchausen Syndrome/Factitious Disorder, with Marc Feldman, MD, and Janet Cahill, PhD
May 24, 2023
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How parents and their adult children can build strong relationships, with Laurence Steinberg, PhD
May 17, 2023
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How social media affects teens’ mental health, with Jacqueline Nesi, PhD
May 10, 2023
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The ‘silent epidemic’ of eating disorders, with Cheri Levinson, PhD
May 3, 2023
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The promise of brain stimulation treatments for depression, with Sarah Lisanby, MD, and Diana Daniele
Apr 26, 2023
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How do you build a successful team? With Eduardo Salas, PhD
Apr 19, 2023
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What you know about aging is probably wrong, with Manfred Diehl, PhD
Apr 12, 2023
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How early detection could change autism diagnosis and intervention, with Geraldine Dawson, PhD
Apr 5, 2023
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What does modern retirement look like? With Mo Wang, PhD
Mar 29, 2023
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What’s behind the crisis in teen mental health, with Kathleen Ethier, PhD
Mar 22, 2023
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Psychedelic therapy: Will it be a game changer for mental health treatment? with Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD
Mar 15, 2023
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Hypnosis in therapy - pain management for the body and mind, with David Patterson, PhD
Mar 8, 2023
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The secret to living a happy life, with Marc Schulz, PhD
Mar 1, 2023
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Why clutter stresses us out, with Dn. Joseph Ferrari, PhD
Feb 22, 2023
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Why you should aim to be a “good enough” parent, with Tim Cavell, PhD, and Lauren Quetsch, PhD
Feb 15, 2023
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Why our attention spans are shrinking, with Gloria Mark, PhD
Feb 8, 2023
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How to live with bipolar disorder, with David Miklowitz, PhD, and Terri Cheney
Feb 1, 2023
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How psychology can help people make better decisions, with Lace Padilla, PhD, and Hannah Perfecto, PhD
Jan 25, 2023
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Can a pathological liar be cured? with Drew Curtis, PhD, and Christian L. Hart, PhD
Jan 18, 2023
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Understanding and overcoming phobias, with Martin Antony, PhD
Jan 11, 2023
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What our possessions mean to us, with Russell Belk, PhD
Jan 4, 2023
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Encore - The people who never forget a face, with Josh Davis, PhD, and Kelly Desborough
Dec 28, 2022
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Encore - Psychology takes toys seriously, with Barry Kudrowitz, PhD, and Doris Bergen, PhD
Dec 21, 2022
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The challenge of long COVID, with Tracy Vannorsdall, PhD, and Rowena Ng, PhD
Dec 14, 2022
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How our brain makes sense of a noisy world, with Nina Kraus, PhD
Dec 7, 2022
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How to learn better using psychology, with Regan Gurung, PhD, and John Dunlosky, PhD
Nov 30, 2022
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How to cope with news overload, with Markus Brauer, PhD, and Don Grant, PhD
Nov 23, 2022
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Living a happy single life, with Geoff MacDonald, PhD
Nov 16, 2022
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Why humans and other primates care about fairness, with Sarah Brosnan, PhD
Nov 9, 2022
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Why you should apologize even when it’s hard to, with Karina Schumann, PhD
Nov 2, 2022
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Understanding medical marijuana, CBD and more, with Ziva Cooper, PhD
Oct 26, 2022
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Relationship advice from a couple psychologist, with Anthony Chambers, PhD
Oct 19, 2022
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Why we procrastinate and what to do about it, with Fuschia Sirois, PhD
Oct 12, 2022
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How to stop mass shootings, with Jillian Peterson, PhD
Oct 5, 2022
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The psychology of political messaging, with Drew Westen, PhD
Sep 28, 2022
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Reading minds using brain scans, with Kenneth Norman, PhD
Sep 21, 2022
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How the need to belong drives human behavior, with Geoffrey L. Cohen, PhD
Sep 14, 2022
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How to spend your time more wisely, with Cassie Holmes, PhD
Sep 7, 2022
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How job loss and economic stress affect workers and their families, with Anna Gassman-Pines, PhD
Aug 31, 2022
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Understanding the teenage brain, with Eva Telzer, PhD
Aug 24, 2022
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Can you be addicted to food? With Ashley Gearhardt, PhD
Aug 17, 2022
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Encore - How to overcome feeling like an imposter, with Lisa Orbé-Austin, PhD, and Kevin Cokley, PhD
Aug 10, 2022
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Encore - Tasty words, colorful sounds - How people with synesthesia experience the world, with Julia Simner, PhD
Aug 3, 2022
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What is borderline personality disorder? With Carla Sharp, PhD
Jul 27, 2022
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The truth about why kids lie, with Victoria Talwar, PhD
Jul 20, 2022
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Can we unlearn implicit biases? With Mahzarin Banaji, PhD
Jul 13, 2022
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Perfectionism: When good is never good enough, with Gordon Flett, PhD, and Bonnie Zucker, PhD
Jul 6, 2022
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Revealing the Hidden Brain, with Shankar Vedantam
Jun 29, 2022
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Why can some people speak dozens of languages? with Ev Fedorenko, PhD
Jun 22, 2022
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Abortion and mental health, with Antonia Biggs, PhD
Jun 15, 2022
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How living with secrets can harm you, with Michael Slepian, PhD
Jun 8, 2022
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Can an app improve your health? With Gary Bennett, PhD
Jun 1, 2022
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Racism, racial discrimination and mental health, with Riana Elyse Anderson, PhD
May 25, 2022
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What is dissociative identity disorder? With Bethany Brand, PhD
May 18, 2022
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Are we in a ‘loneliness pandemic’? With Louise Hawkley, PhD
May 11, 2022
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Is technology killing empathy? With Sherry Turkle, PhD
May 4, 2022
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What psychology has to say about art, with Ellen Winner, PhD
Apr 27, 2022
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How exercise benefits the brain, with Jenny Etnier, PhD
Apr 20, 2022
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Surviving the trauma of war in Ukraine, with Laura Murray, PhD
Apr 13, 2022
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How to keep stress from harming your health, with George Slavich, PhD
Apr 6, 2022
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How grieving changes the brain, with Mary-Frances O’Connor, PhD
Mar 30, 2022
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How to Keep Anger from Getting the Best of You with Howard Kassinove, PhD, and Raymond “Chip” Tafrate, PhD
Mar 23, 2022
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Why psychopathy is more common than you think, with Abigail Marsh, PhD
Mar 16, 2022
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Ambiguous loss and the “myth of closure,” with Pauline Boss, PhD
Mar 9, 2022
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How our siblings influence our lives, with Laurie Kramer, PhD, and Megan Gilligan, PhD
Mar 2, 2022
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Poker, con artists and the psychology of risk and deception, with Maria Konnikova, PhD
Feb 23, 2022
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Fighting the stigma of mental illness, with Patrick Corrigan, PsyD
Feb 16, 2022
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What makes love last? With Arthur Aron, PhD
Feb 9, 2022
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Why we choose to suffer, with Paul Bloom, PhD
Feb 2, 2022
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Why is it so hard for adults to make friends? With Maris Franco, PhD
Jan 26, 2022
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The people who never forget a face, with Josh Davis, PhD, and Kelly Desborough
Jan 19, 2022
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What is anxiety and how can we treat it effectively? With Bunmi Olatunji, PhD
Jan 12, 2022
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Healing pain by treating the mind, with Tor Wager, PhD
Jan 5, 2022
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Encore - Unlocking the mysteries of smell, our most underappreciated sense, with Pamela Dalton, PhD
Dec 29, 2021
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Encore - What is it like to remember every day of your life, with Michael Yassa, PhD, and Markie Pasternak
Dec 22, 2021
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Psychology takes toys seriously, with Barry Kudrowitz, PhD, and Doris Bergen, PhD
Dec 15, 2021
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The secret to being a “SuperAger,” with Emily Rogalski, PhD
Dec 8, 2021
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Tightwads and spendthrifts: How emotions drive our shopping behavior, with Scott Rick, PhD
Dec 1, 2021
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Exploring the human-animal bond, with Maggie O’Haire, PhD
Nov 24, 2021
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What can science teach us about the benefits of religion? With David DeSteno, PhD
Nov 17, 2021
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How social media affects teens’ mental health and well-being, with Linda Charmaraman, PhD
Nov 10, 2021
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How close relationships keep us healthy and happy, with Richard Slatcher, PhD
Nov 3, 2021
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Ghosts, Ouija boards and ESP: psychology and the paranormal, with Chris French, PhD
Oct 27, 2021
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Waiting, worrying and dealing with uncertainty, with Kate Sweeny, PhD
Oct 20, 2021
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Men, masculinity and mental health, with Ronald F. Levant, EdD
Oct 13, 2021
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ADHD among children and adults, with Margaret Sibley, PhD
Oct 6, 2021
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The psychology of science denial, doubt and disbelief, with Gale Sinatra, PhD, and Barbara Hofer, PhD
Sep 29, 2021
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How science can help you change your behavior for the better with Katy Milkman, PhD
Sep 22, 2021
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The seven sins of memory, with Daniel Schacter, PhD
Sep 15, 2021
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Twenty years after 9/11, what have we learned about collective trauma? With Roxane Cohen Silver, PhD
Sep 8, 2021
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Power: How you get it, how it can change you, with Dacher Keltner, PhD
Sep 1, 2021
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Sport psychology, peak performance and athletes’ mental health, with Jamie Shapiro, PhD
Aug 25, 2021
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Creativity, insight and “eureka moments,” with John Kounios, PhD
Aug 18, 2021
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The psychology of superstition, with Stuart Vyse, PhD
Aug 11, 2021
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Encore: How children’s amazing brains shaped humanity, with Alison Gopnik, PhD
Aug 4, 2021
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Why we’re burned out and what to do about it, with Christina Maslach, PhD
Jul 28, 2021
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Tasty words, colorful sounds: How people with synesthesia experience the world, with Julia Simner, PhD
Jul 21, 2021
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Can a personality test determine if you’re a good fit for a job? With Fred Oswald, PhD
Jul 14, 2021
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How to overcome feeling like an impostor, with Lisa Orbé-Austin, PhD, and Kevin Cokley, PhD
Jul 7, 2021
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Back to the office? The future of remote and hybrid work, with Tsedal Neeley, PhD
Jun 30, 2021
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The history of LGBTQ psychology from Stonewall to now, with Peter Hegarty, PhD
Jun 23, 2021
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How ‘open science’ is changing psychological research, with Brian Nosek, PhD
Jun 16, 2021
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What do we know about preventing gun violence? With Susan Sorenson, PhD
Jun 9, 2021
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COVID 19, Insomnia, and the Importance of Sleep, with Jennifer Martin, PhD
Jun 2, 2021
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The future of policing one year after George Floyd's death, with Cedric Alexander, PsyD
May 26, 2021
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Technology is changing how we talk to each other, with Jeff Hancock, PhD
May 19, 2021
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Can a “growth mindset” help students achieve their potential? With David Yeager, PhD
May 12, 2021
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What is it like to remember every day of your life? With Michael Yassa, PhD, and Markie Pasternak
May 5, 2021
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Your Brain Is Not What You Think It Is, with Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD
Apr 28, 2021
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How to cope with climate anxiety, with Thomas Doherty, PsyD, and Ashlee Cunsolo, PhD
Apr 21, 2021
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Why you should talk to strangers, with Gillian Sandstrom, PhD, and Jon Levy
Apr 14, 2021
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Suicide prevention, with Jill Harkavy-Friedman, PhD
Apr 7, 2021
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What Makes Things Funny? With Peter McGraw, PhD
Mar 31, 2021
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How the threat of disease has shaped human behavior, with Mark Schaller, PhD
Mar 24, 2021
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What COVID-19 is teaching us about the importance of smell, with Pamela Dalton, PhD
Mar 17, 2021
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How We’re Coping One Year into the Pandemic, with Vaile Wright, PhD
Mar 10, 2021
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How meditation can help you live a flourishing life, with Richard Davidson, PhD
Mar 3, 2021
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What studying twins can teach us about ourselves, with Nancy Segal, PhD
Feb 24, 2021
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How children's amazing brains shaped humanity, with Alison Gopnik, PhD
Feb 17, 2021
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The science of relationships, with Gary Lewandowski, PhD
Feb 10, 2021
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Can “brain training” games sharpen your mental skills? With Aaron Seitz, PhD
Feb 3, 2021
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What is it like to be face blind? With Joe DeGutis, PhD, and Sadie Dingfelder
Jan 27, 2021
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Positive Psychology in a Pandemic, with Martin Seligman, PhD
Jan 20, 2021
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Why people believe in conspiracy theories, with Karen Douglas, PhD
Jan 13, 2021
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How the Science of Habits Can Help Us Keep Our New Year’s Resolutions, with Wendy Wood, PhD
Jan 6, 2021
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Encore: Why boredom is surprisingly interesting, with Erin Westgate, PhD
Dec 30, 2020
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Why America's bitter politics are like a bad marriage, with Eli Finkel, PhD
Dec 16, 2020
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Exploring psychology’s colorful past, with Dr. Cathy Faye, PhD
Dec 2, 2020
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The Holiday Blues, with Elaine Rodino, PhD
Nov 24, 2020
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Does Diversity Training Work? With Calvin Lai, PhD
Nov 18, 2020
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Why Gen Z is Feeling So Stressed, with Emma Adam, PhD
Nov 4, 2020
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How to recognize and combat ‘fake news,’ with Dolores Albarracin, PhD
Oct 28, 2020
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Will People Accept a COVID-19 Vaccine? With Gretchen Chapman, PhD
Oct 21, 2020
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What Drives Voter Behavior? With Jon Krosnick, PhD
Oct 7, 2020
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How to Choose Effective, Science-based Mental Health Apps, with Stephen Schueller, PhD
Sep 23, 2020
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The Challenges Faced by Women in Leadership with Alice Eagly, PhD
Sep 9, 2020
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How to Have Meaningful Dialogues Despite Political Differences with Tania Israel, PhD
Aug 26, 2020
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Survival of the Friendliest with Brian Hare, PhD
Aug 12, 2020
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Reopening schools in a pandemic with Heidi Schweingruber, PhD
Jul 29, 2020
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Psychedelic Therapy with Roland Griffiths, PhD
Jul 15, 2020
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The Invisibility of White Privilege with Brian Lowery, PhD
Jul 1, 2020
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The Challenge of Telework During COVID-19 with Kristen Shockley, PhD
Jun 17, 2020
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The Psychology of Protest and Activism with Lauren Duncan, PhD
Jun 10, 2020
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Bonus Episode: How the Social and Behavioral Sciences Explain Our Reactions to COVID-19 with Jay Van Bavel, PhD
May 27, 2020
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Parenting Through the Pandemic with Erlanger Turner, PhD
May 20, 2020
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Bonus Episode: How to Obtain Teletherapy During the Pandemic with Jared Skillings, PhD
May 13, 2020
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COVID-19 and the Loss of Rituals, Formation of New Ones with Michael Norton, PhD
May 6, 2020
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Bonus Episode: How Students and Academia Are Navigating COVID-19 with Sian Beilock, PhD
Apr 29, 2020
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The Role of Resilience in the Face of COVID-19 with Ann Masten, PhD
Apr 22, 2020
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Bonus Episode: Why is COVID-19 Disproportionately Affecting Black and Latino Americans with Brian Smedley, PhD
Apr 17, 2020
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Bonus Episode: The Most Boring Podcast Ever (Or, What to Do With Yourself During COVID-19) with Erin Westgate, PhD
Apr 15, 2020
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Coping with Financial Anxiety During COVID-19 with Bradley T. Klontz, PsyD, CFP
Apr 8, 2020
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Bonus Episode: Coronavirus Anxiety (Part 2) with Baruch Fischhoff, PhD
Apr 2, 2020
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Bonus Episode: Managing Your Mental Health during COVID 19 with Lynn Bufka, PhD
Mar 30, 2020
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Inner Monologues with Ethan Kross, PhD
Mar 25, 2020
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Psychologically Sound Tips for Better Sleep with Robin Haight, PsyD
Mar 11, 2020
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Sober Curious? with Katie Witkiewitz, PhD
Feb 26, 2020
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What to Do When You've Been Ghosted with Jennice Vilhauer, PhD
Feb 12, 2020
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Bonus Episode : Coronavirus Anxiety with Baruch Fischhoff, PhD
Feb 10, 2020
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How to Know if You Have Seasonal Affective Disorder with Kelly Rohan, PhD
Jan 29, 2020
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Why People Hoard with Julie Pike, PhD
Jan 15, 2020
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How to Keep Your New Year's Resolutions
Jan 1, 2020
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Bonus Episode: Psychologists Address Climate Change - Special Report with Kim Mills
Dec 24, 2019
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Transformation After Trauma
Dec 18, 2019
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The Decline of Empathy and the Rise of Narcissism with Sara Konrath, PhD
Dec 4, 2019
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Veterans' Mental Health with Terri Tanielan, MA, and Rajeev Ramchand, PhD
Nov 20, 2019
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Bonus Episode: Using Virtual Reality to Train Law Enforcement Officers with Gregory Kratzig, Phd
Nov 13, 2019
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Bonus Episode: Your Boss is Watching You. Is that OK? with Dave Tomczak
Nov 11, 2019
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Does Nostalgia Have a Psychological Purpose? with Krystine Batcho, PhD
Nov 6, 2019
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Bonus Episode: How Virtual Reality Can Help Detect Racial Bias in Police Shootings with John Tawa, PhD
Nov 4, 2019
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Bonus Episode: How a Virtual Buffet Can Help Kids Learn to Eat Better with Susan Persky, PhD
Oct 30, 2019
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Bonus Episode: The Role of Body and Dash Cams in Policing with Nick Camp, PhD
Oct 28, 2019
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The Psychology of Design
Oct 23, 2019
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Bonus Episode: Driverless Cars and Body-less Therapy with Arnon Rolnick, PhD
Oct 21, 2019
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The Psychology of Esports with Kaitlyn Roose and Shawn Doherty, PhD
Oct 16, 2019
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How Memory Can Be Manipulated
Oct 9, 2019
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Bonus Episode: Human Trafficking with Kalyani Gopal, PhD, HSPP
Oct 2, 2019
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Future of Work
Sep 25, 2019
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Understanding Racial Inequities in School Discipline
Sep 11, 2019
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Bonus Episode Live from APA 2019 - Debunking Myths About Fertility with Angela Lawson, PhD
Sep 4, 2019
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What Guides Our Buying Behaviors
Aug 28, 2019
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Bonus Episode: Fake News with Chrysalis Wright, PhD
Aug 21, 2019
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Why Popularity Matters
Aug 14, 2019
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Why We Like the Foods We Like
Jul 31, 2019
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On the Front Lines of the Immigration Crisis
Jul 17, 2019
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Suicide Science
Jul 3, 2019
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Psychology of Fashion
Jun 19, 2019
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How Psychologists Can Do More to Address the Opioid Crisis
Jun 5, 2019
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The Dark Side of Screen Time
May 22, 2019
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Anxiety and Teen Girls
May 8, 2019
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The Psychology of Climate Change
Apr 24, 2019
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The Mind-Gut Connection
Apr 10, 2019
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The Psychologically Healthy Workplace
Mar 27, 2019
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Bonus Episode: After New Zealand - The Spread of Extremism in the Digital Age
Mar 21, 2019
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Bonus Episode: The College Admissions Scandal and the Psychology of Affluence
Mar 15, 2019
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The Molecule of More: Dopamine
Mar 13, 2019
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How to Find Meaning in Life
Feb 27, 2019
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Living in a Lonely World
Feb 13, 2019
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Stock Market Anxiety
Jan 30, 2019
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Giving Away Psychology in the Digital Age
Jan 16, 2019
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The Science of Dreaming
Jan 2, 2019
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How to Cope with Political Discussions and Keep it Civil this Holiday Season
Dec 19, 2018
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Philip Zimbardo, PhD, on Heroism, Shyness and the Stanford Prison Experiment
Dec 5, 2018
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Stress in America: Generation Z
Nov 21, 2018
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Using Psychology for Pain Relief and Opioid Reduction
Nov 7, 2018
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Making Love Last and Dating in the Digital Age
Oct 17, 2018
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Smartphones Are a Problem: Can They Be a Solution?
Oct 3, 2018
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Something Happened In Our Town
Sep 19, 2018
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Social Robots and Deception
Sep 5, 2018
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The Internet of Things and Consumer Risk
Aug 15, 2018
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Online Risks
Jul 25, 2018
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Twitter and ADHD
Jul 11, 2018
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Big Data
Jun 20, 2018
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Suicide Contagion
Jun 6, 2018
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Self-Driving Cars
May 16, 2018
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Raising Children in the Digital Age
May 2, 2018
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The Power of Persuasion
Apr 23, 2018
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Graying green
Mar 16, 2018
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Getting teens to eat healthy
Feb 16, 2018
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How women become leaders
Jan 19, 2018
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Making talking about death easier
Dec 22, 2017
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Feminism A to Z
Nov 3, 2017
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False confessions aren’t always what they seem
Sep 13, 2017
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Understanding the minds of champions
Jun 20, 2017
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Children, loss and stress
May 12, 2017
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Living the better single life
Mar 31, 2017
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Treating anxiety in children
Feb 17, 2017
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Understanding mass violence
Dec 16, 2016
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How politics became so uncivilized
Oct 31, 2016
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How to talk to teen boys about dating and sex
Oct 14, 2016
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Born bashful? Learning how to manage shyness
Sep 16, 2016
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Kids and psychologists team up to learn from one another
Jul 22, 2016
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Improving health care with psychology
Jul 8, 2016
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How masculinity can hurt mental health
Jun 10, 2016
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Recognizing a narcissist
May 13, 2016
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Discrimination and stress
Apr 8, 2016
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Planning for a successful career
Mar 11, 2016
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Nonverbal communication speaks volumes
Feb 12, 2016
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Putting an end to bullying and school violence
Jan 15, 2016
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Psychology’s influence on our digital world
Dec 14, 2015
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Understanding your racial biases
Nov 13, 2015
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Helping transgender people thrive
Oct 5, 2015
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Integrated care for kids
Sep 8, 2015
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Keeping your brain fit
Aug 17, 2015
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Dispelling the myth of violence and mental illness
Jul 9, 2015
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Unlocking the psychology of millennials
Jun 15, 2015
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Making psychotherapy work for you
May 25, 2015
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Stamping out mental health stigma (SOP24)
May 11, 2015
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Surviving the AIDS epidemic
Apr 6, 2015
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The stress of money
Mar 19, 2015
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Using your mind to find love
Feb 25, 2015
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Treating the whole person
Feb 9, 2015
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Improving lives through virtual reality therapy
Jan 12, 2015
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Protecting your aging brain
Dec 8, 2014
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Protecting your aging brain
Nov 10, 2014
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The brain changer
Oct 14, 2014
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Disciplining children effectively
Sep 24, 2014
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Preventing suicide
Sep 8, 2014
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Thinking of companies as people
Aug 18, 2014
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Simple steps to well-being
Jul 7, 2014
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Music and your health
Jun 9, 2014
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The neuroscience of creativity
May 5, 2014
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Understanding climate change
Apr 7, 2014
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Digital altruism and cyberheroes
Mar 3, 2014
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Better health through integrated care (SOP7)
Feb 18, 2014
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Molecules and morals: learning the link
Feb 3, 2014
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Women and smoking
Jan 13, 2014
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Choosing foods wisely
Dec 16, 2013
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Getting into a terrorist’s mind
Nov 4, 2013
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The good and bad of peer pressure
Oct 4, 2013
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Teaching social skills to autistic teens
Sep 12, 2013
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