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Speaking of Psychology
American Psychological Association
"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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Encore: How living with secrets can harm you, with Michael Slepian, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 24m

Encore: Why you should aim to be a “good enough” parent, with Tim Cavell, PhD, and Lauren Quetsch, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 43m

AI “de-skilling”: What happens when we offload our work to AI? With Brooke Macnamara, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

Social media, looksmaxxing, and why men struggle with body image, with Roberto Olivardia, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 45m

Rethinking sleep and mental health, with Philip Gehrman, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 31m

Why listening well is harder -- and more powerful -- than you think, with Guy Itzchakov, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 45m

“Sharenting”: What happens when children's lives are shared online? With Keneisha Sinclair-McBride, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 24m

Multisensory perception: How sight, sound and touch shape what we taste, with Charles Spence, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

Why midlife may be your prime time, with Margie Lachman, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 31m

How children learn culture — and create it, with Dorsa Amir, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 42m

Introducing: Call to Mind
Speaking of Psychology · 53m

How to feel more loved, with Harry Reis, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 29m

Why being ‘a little more social’ makes us happier than we expect, with Nicholas Epley, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 39m

‘Bossware’ and burnout: The psychology of workplace surveillance, with Tara Behrend, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 28m

Debunking psychology myths and misconceptions, with Erin Smith, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 33m

Managing stress in turbulent times, with Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, and Georges C. Benjamin, MD
Speaking of Psychology · 23m

It takes courage to be creative, with Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

Invisible scars: Recognizing and treating medical trauma, with James C. Jackson, PsyD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

Tip or skip? What drives our tipping behavior, with Michael Lynn, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 26m

The psychology of spending, debt and budgeting, with Abigail Sussman, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

Why babies laugh, with Gina Mireault, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 29m

How accurate are our first impressions? With Nicholas Rule, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Understanding Tourette disorder and other tic disorders, with John Piacentini, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 35m

How to become more patient, with Sarah Schnitker, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 35m

Incentivizing recovery: Why contingency management works to treat addiction, with Lara Coughlin, PhD, and Michael McDonell, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 45m

Catching fire: What goes viral and why? With Jonah Berger, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

How to build kids’ resilience, with Mary Alvord, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

What relationship science says about finding love, with Paul Eastwick, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 39m

The invisible work of being a daughter, with Allison Alford, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 39m

When your “mind’s eye” is blank: Understanding aphantasia, with Joel Pearson, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 40m

Inside the social minds -- and amazing memories -- of chimps and bonobos, with Laura Simone Lewis, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 39m

Precision mental health and personalized treatment, with Leanne Williams, PhD, and Zachary Cohen, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 42m

How will AI companions change our human relationships? With Ashleigh Golden, PsyD, and Rachel Wood, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 47m

Encore: The benefits of being bilingual, with Viorica Marian, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 45m

Encore: Learning to embrace winter, with Kari Leibowitz, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

How competition drives our behavior, with Stephen Garcia, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 35m

What moral psychology has to say about charitable giving, with Joshua Greene, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 51m

Why nature is good for your brain, with Marc Berman, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

How to raise grateful kids, with Andrea Hussong, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 26m

When sounds are unbearable: Understanding misophonia, with Heather Hansen, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Navigating the mental health impact of GLP-1s, with Rachel Goldman, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

Why humblebragging is never a good idea, with Övül Sezer, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 43m

Understanding trichotillomania (hair-pulling) and other body-focused repetitive behaviors, with Clare Mackay, PhD, and Suzanne Mouton-Odum, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Why we love to travel, with Andrew Stevenson, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

Courage is taking a worthwhile risk, with Cynthia Pury, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

Dyslexia myths, misconceptions and facts, with Tim Odegard, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 39m

Lefties, righties and mixed-handers: The psychology of brain asymmetry, with Sebastian Ocklenburg, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Teens, AI and the science of risky decisions, with Valerie Reyna, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

How to support children after traumatic events, with Robin Gurwitch, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 31m

Financial scams: Why some older adults are at risk, with Duke Han, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 24m

Hot flashes, heart health and hormones: Rethinking menopause, with Rebecca Thurston, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 33m

Why “boy" culture is creating a crisis of connection, with Niobe Way, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

Why numeracy counts in everyday life, with Ellen Peters, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 35m

Encore - How science can help you change your behavior for the better, with Katy Milkman, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 43m

Encore -- Why we choose to suffer, with Paul Bloom, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 23m

Encore -- Why is it so hard for adults to make friends? With Marisa Franco, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 32m

What the movies get right (and wrong) about relationships, with Paul Eastwick, PhD, and Eli Finkel, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 38m

Can AI help solve the mental health crisis? With Vaile Wright, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 30m

Why can’t you remember being a baby? With Nicholas Turk-Browne, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

How to be happier, with Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

The psychology of wealth, empathy and entitlement, with Paul Piff, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 44m

Coping with job insecurity, with Mindy Shoss, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

“Dad brain”: How becoming a parent changes the brain, with Darby Saxbe, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 35m

Attachment bonds: Understanding our closest relationships, with Ximena Arriaga, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 35m

Time going too fast? How to slow it down, with Ruth Ogden, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Building resilience in the face of adversity, with George Bonanno, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 35m

Digging out: Can we help people with hoarding disorder? With Mary E. Dozier, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 30m

How moms can help their daughters build a healthy body image, with Janet Boseovski, PhD, and Ashleigh Gallagher, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

What drives people to extremism? With Arie Kruglanski, PhD, and Sophia Moskalenko, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 39m

Why do we cry? With Lauren Bylsma, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 26m

Meat and morality: Will people eat lab-grown meat? With Matti Wilks, PhD, and Daniel Rosenfeld, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

The psychology of swearing, with Richard Stephens, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 32m

Keeping your brain healthy as you age, with Vonetta Dotson, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 40m

The rise of ‘therapy speak,’ with Taisha Caldwell-Harvey, PhD, and Erin Parks, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

Understanding paranoia and extreme mistrust, with Daniel Freeman, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 33m

Email, Slack, Zoom and text: How to master virtual communication, with Andrew Brodsky, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

Mind over Mars: The psychology of space exploration, with Suzanne Bell, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

Why are more adults being diagnosed with ADHD? With Russell Ramsay, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 40m

Yuck! What disgusts us and why, with Paul Rozin, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 33m

How to say ‘no’: The power of defiance, with Sunita Sah, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 38m

Understanding and treating chronic pain, with Rachel V. Aaron, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

How to be an inspiring leader, with Adam Galinsky, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 39m

Can we prevent school shootings? With Dewey Cornell, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

Why do some of us age faster than others? With Terrie Moffitt, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 33m

Dry January: Why more people are taking a break from alcohol, with Richard de Visser, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 35m

Encore - Why we get conned and how to avoid it, with Daniel Simons, PhD, and Christopher Chabris, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

Encore - What is borderline personality disorder? With Carla Sharp, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Dreams, nightmares and sleepwalking: What can happen while we sleep, with Antonio Zadra, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

Why do we push ourselves to be perfect? With Thomas Curran, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

Learning to embrace winter, with Kari Leibowitz, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 40m

Encore - Tightwads and spendthrifts: How emotions drive our shopping behavior, with Scott Rick, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 32m

Lessons from the ‘Love Lab’ on how to strengthen your relationship, with John Gottman, PhD, and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 50m

Why are some kids shy? With Koraly Pérez-Edgar, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Some birds talk, but do they understand you? With Irene Pepperberg, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 38m

The future of human-robot teams, with Ericka Rovira, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 30m

Why people quit religion, with Daryl Van Tongeren, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 32m

Are “onlies” lonely? Busting myths about only children, with Toni Falbo, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 27m

The ‘rush hour’ of life: Navigating your 30s and 40s, with Clare Mehta, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

Reducing the risks of brain injury, with Kim Gorgens, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 43m

The psychology behind our political divide, with Keith Payne, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 31m

Supporting mental health for youth of color, with Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 29m

Harnessing the healing power of music, with Renée Fleming and Aniruddh Patel, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 39m

Road rage, traffic jams and why driving stresses us out, with Dwight Hennessy, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 40m

How to handle health anxiety, with Karen Lynn Cassiday, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

Job therapy and toxic coworkers, with Tessa West, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Encore - How to have great conversations, with Charles Duhigg and Michael Yeomans, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 50m

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
Speaking of Psychology · 38m

Encore - What is it like to be face blind? With Joe DeGutis, PhD, and Sadie Dingfelder
Speaking of Psychology · 43m

Inside the mind of an octopus, with Jennifer Mather, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Why psychological safety matters in a changing workplace, with Dennis Stolle, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 29m

The future of brain-computer interfaces, with Nicholas Hatsopoulos, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 27m

How to use psychology to write a best seller, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 50m

How noise pollution harms our health, with Arline Bronzaft, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 38m

Mental health in a warming world, with Kim Meidenbauer, PhD, and Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

How to motivate yourself and others, with Wendy Grolnick, PhD, and Frank Worrell, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 38m

The benefits of solitude, with Thuy-vy Nguyen, PhD, and Netta Weinstein, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 47m

Which countries are happiest and why? With Lara Aknin, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 33m

Choosing to be child free, with Jennifer Watling Neal, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 32m

How to cope with political stress this election season, with Brett Q. Ford, PhD, and Kevin Smith, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

How Sesame Street teaches kids about emotional well-being, with Rosemarie Truglio, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

What déjà vu can teach us about memory, with Chris Moulin, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 40m

The psychology of sports fans, with Daniel Wann, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 42m

You can learn new things at any age, with Rachel Wu, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 27m

Understanding the mind of a serial killer, with Louis Schlesinger, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 47m

Coping with family estrangement, with Lucy Blake, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 29m

How to help kids navigate friendship, with Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 46m

Bridging the generation gap at work, with Megan Gerhardt, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 46m

Expressive writing can help your mental health, with James Pennebaker, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 45m

How music, memory and emotion are connected, with Elizabeth Margulis, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

What’s going on inside your cat’s head? With Kristyn Vitale, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 31m

Designing cities to improve mental health, with Jenny Roe, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 31m

Love and algorithms: The future of dating apps, with Liesel Sharabi, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

How video games can help kids learn and grow, with Susan Rivers, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 30m

How to use AI ethically, with Nathanael Fast, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 30m

How to learn from regret, with Robert Leahy, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 45m

How to fail successfully, with Amy Edmondson, PhD, and Samuel West, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 50m

Why diversity matters, with Robert Sellers, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

The benefits of being bilingual, with Viorica Marian, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 44m

Encore - How to get unstuck with Adam Alter, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 35m

Encore - Living a happy single life, with Geoff MacDonald, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 30m

Why we learn best through play, with Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 39m

Why we need hope, with Chan Hellman, PhD, and Jacqueline Mattis, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

Stopping the spread of misinformation, with Sander van der Linden, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 40m

Treatment and recovery from serious mental illness, with Kim Mueser, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

How to have great conversations, with Charles Duhigg and Michael Yeomans, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 48m

Caregiving as a source of stress and strength, with William Haley, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

OCD myths and realities, with Dean McKay, PhD, and Uma Chatterjee
Speaking of Psychology · 49m

Why do we love scary movies? with Coltan Scrivner, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 33m

Why do we dream With Mark Blagrove PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 48m

What do we get from celebrity crushes? With Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster, PhD, and Karen Dill-Shackleford, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 44m

How to help with math anxiety, with Molly Jameson, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 35m

What’s the difference between guilt and shame? With June Tangney, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

Why are people drawn to extreme sports? With Eric Brymer, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 38m

Why it’s important to talk about money, with Wendy De La Rosa, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

How hormones and the menstrual cycle affect mental health, with Tory Eisenlohr-Moul, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 30m

How to combat microaggressions, with Derald Wing Sue, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 43m

Red with anger or feeling blue? The link between color and emotion, with Domicele Jonauskaite, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 31m

Encore - Can a pathological liar be cured? with Drew Curtis, PhD, and Christian L. Hart, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

Encore - Understanding the teenage brain, with Eva Telzer, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 31m

Encore - Waiting, worrying and dealing with uncertainty, with Kate Sweeny, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 28m

Will easier access to gambling mean more gambling addiction? with Shane Kraus, PhD, and Lia Nower, JD, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

Why we get conned and how to avoid it, with Daniel Simons, PhD, and Christopher Chabris, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 32m

The power of forgiving those who’ve hurt you, with Robert Enright, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 29m

How studying human cognition can help us make better AI systems, with Tom Griffiths, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 32m

Are you angry at God? How spirituality and spiritual struggle affect us, with Julie Exline, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 35m

Why you should take a vacation – and how to get the most out of it, with Jessica de Bloom, PhD, and Sarah Pressman, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

How to get unstuck, with Adam Alter, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

Digital therapeutics and mental health apps, with Vaile Wright, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 24m

Crowds, obedience and the psychology of group behavior, with Stephen Reicher, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 48m

Medical Deception: Understanding Munchausen Syndrome/Factitious Disorder, with Marc Feldman, MD, and Janet Cahill, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

How parents and their adult children can build strong relationships, with Laurence Steinberg, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

How social media affects teens’ mental health, with Jacqueline Nesi, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 32m

The ‘silent epidemic’ of eating disorders, with Cheri Levinson, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 43m

The promise of brain stimulation treatments for depression, with Sarah Lisanby, MD, and Diana Daniele
Speaking of Psychology · 39m

How do you build a successful team? With Eduardo Salas, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 38m

What you know about aging is probably wrong, with Manfred Diehl, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 33m

How early detection could change autism diagnosis and intervention, with Geraldine Dawson, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 47m

What does modern retirement look like? With Mo Wang, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 32m

What’s behind the crisis in teen mental health? With Kathleen Ethier, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

Psychedelic therapy: Will it be a game changer for mental health treatment? with Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 39m

Hypnosis in therapy - pain management for the body and mind, with David Patterson, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

The secret to living a happy life, with Marc Schulz, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

Why clutter stresses us out, with Dn. Joseph Ferrari, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Why you should aim to be a “good enough” parent, with Tim Cavell, PhD, and Lauren Quetsch, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 43m

Why our attention spans are shrinking, with Gloria Mark, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

How to live with bipolar disorder, with David Miklowitz, PhD, and Terri Cheney
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

How psychology can help people make better decisions, with Lace Padilla, PhD, and Hannah Perfecto, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Can a pathological liar be cured? with Drew Curtis, PhD, and Christian L. Hart, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Understanding and overcoming phobias, with Martin Antony, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 32m

What our possessions mean to us, with Russell Belk, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 33m

Encore - The people who never forget a face, with Josh Davis, PhD, and Kelly Desborough
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

Encore - Psychology takes toys seriously, with Barry Kudrowitz, PhD, and Doris Bergen, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 44m

The challenge of long COVID, with Tracy Vannorsdall, PhD, and Rowena Ng, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 30m

How our brain makes sense of a noisy world, with Nina Kraus, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

How to learn better using psychology, with Regan Gurung, PhD, and John Dunlosky, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 44m

How to cope with news overload, with Markus Brauer, PhD, and Don Grant, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 44m

Living a happy single life, with Geoff MacDonald, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 29m

Why humans and other primates care so much about fairness, with Sarah Brosnan, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

Why you should apologize even when it’s hard to, with Karina Schumann, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

Understanding medical marijuana, CBD and more, with Ziva Cooper, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 45m

Relationship advice from a couple psychologist, with Anthony Chambers, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

Why we procrastinate and what to do about it, with Fuschia Sirois, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

How to stop mass shootings, with Jillian Peterson, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

The psychology of political messaging, with Drew Westen, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 42m

Reading minds using brain scans, with Kenneth Norman, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

How the need to belong drives human behavior, with Geoffrey L. Cohen, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 33m

How to spend your time more wisely, with Cassie Holmes, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

How job loss and economic stress affect workers and their families, with Anna Gassman-Pines, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 30m

Understanding the teenage brain, with Eva Telzer, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 31m

Can you be addicted to food? With Ashley Gearhardt, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 38m

Encore - How to overcome feeling like an imposter, with Lisa Orbé-Austin, PhD, and Kevin Cokley, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

Encore - Tasty words, colorful sounds - How people with synesthesia experience the world, with Julia Simner, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 39m

What is borderline personality disorder? With Carla Sharp, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

The truth about why kids lie, with Victoria Talwar, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

Can we unlearn implicit biases? With Mahzarin Banaji, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 51m

Perfectionism: When good is never good enough, with Gordon Flett, PhD, and Bonnie Zucker, PsyD
Speaking of Psychology · 33m

Revealing the Hidden Brain, with Shankar Vedantam
Speaking of Psychology · 40m

Why can some people speak dozens of languages? with Ev Fedorenko, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 40m

Abortion and mental health, with Antonia Biggs, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 27m

How living with secrets can harm you, with Michael Slepian, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 25m

Can an app improve your health? With Gary Bennett, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 39m

Racism, racial discrimination and mental health, with Riana Elyse Anderson, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 39m

What is dissociative identity disorder? With Bethany Brand, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 30m

Are we in a ‘loneliness pandemic’? With Louise Hawkley, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

Is technology killing empathy? With Sherry Turkle, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 43m

What psychology has to say about art, with Ellen Winner, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 42m

How exercise benefits the brain, with Jenny Etnier, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 31m

Surviving the trauma of war in Ukraine, with Laura Murray, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

How to keep stress from harming your health, with George Slavich, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 47m

How grieving changes the brain, with Mary-Frances O’Connor, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

How to Keep Anger from Getting the Best of You with Howard Kassinove, PhD, and Raymond “Chip” Tafrate, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 42m

Why psychopathy is more common than you think, with Abigail Marsh, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 43m

Ambiguous loss and the “myth of closure,” with Pauline Boss, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 29m

How our siblings influence our lives, with Laurie Kramer, PhD, and Megan Gilligan, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 40m

Poker, con artists and the psychology of risk and deception, with Maria Konnikova, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 42m

Fighting the stigma of mental illness, with Patrick Corrigan, PsyD
Speaking of Psychology · 32m

What makes love last? With Arthur Aron, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 35m

Why we choose to suffer, with Paul Bloom, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 21m

Why is it so hard for adults to make friends? With Maris Franco, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 30m

The people who never forget a face, with Josh Davis, PhD, and Kelly Desborough
Speaking of Psychology · 33m

What is anxiety and how can we treat it effectively? With Bunmi Olatunji, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 21m

Healing pain by treating the mind, with Tor Wager, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Encore - Unlocking the mysteries of smell, our most underappreciated sense, with Pamela Dalton, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

Encore - What is it like to remember every day of your life, with Michael Yassa, PhD, and Markie Pasternak
Speaking of Psychology · 40m

Psychology takes toys seriously, with Barry Kudrowitz, PhD, and Doris Bergen, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 44m

The secret to being a “SuperAger,” with Emily Rogalski, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 31m

Tightwads and spendthrifts: How emotions drive our shopping behavior, with Scott Rick, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 30m

Exploring the human-animal bond, with Maggie O’Haire, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 29m

What can science teach us about the benefits of religion? With David DeSteno, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 35m

Keeping teens safe on social media, with Linda Charmaraman, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 28m

How close relationships keep us healthy and happy, with Richard Slatcher, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 40m

Ghosts, Ouija boards and ESP: psychology and the paranormal, with Chris French, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 40m

Waiting, worrying and dealing with uncertainty, with Kate Sweeny, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 28m

Men, masculinity and mental health, with Ronald F. Levant, EdD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

ADHD among children and adults, with Margaret Sibley, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 26m

The psychology of science denial, doubt and disbelief, with Gale Sinatra, PhD, and Barbara Hofer, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

How science can help you change your behavior for the better with Katy Milkman, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

The seven sins of memory, with Daniel Schacter, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

Twenty years after 9/11, what have we learned about collective trauma? With Roxane Cohen Silver, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 38m

Power: How you get it, how it can change you, with Dacher Keltner, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Sport psychology, peak performance and athletes’ mental health, with Jamie Shapiro, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Creativity, insight and “eureka moments,” with John Kounios, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 43m

The psychology of superstition, with Stuart Vyse, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 38m

Encore: How children’s amazing brains shaped humanity, with Alison Gopnik, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 46m

Why we’re burned out and what to do about it, with Christina Maslach, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 29m

Tasty words, colorful sounds: How people with synesthesia experience the world, with Julia Simner, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 38m

Can a personality test determine if you’re a good fit for a job? With Fred Oswald, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 43m

How to overcome feeling like an impostor, with Lisa Orbé-Austin, PhD, and Kevin Cokley, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

Back to the office? The future of remote and hybrid work, with Tsedal Neeley, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 35m

The history of LGBTQ psychology from Stonewall to now, with Peter Hegarty, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 48m

How ‘open science’ is changing psychological research, with Brian Nosek, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

What do we know about preventing gun violence? With Susan Sorenson, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 32m

COVID 19, Insomnia, and the Importance of Sleep, with Jennifer Martin, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 30m

The future of policing one year after George Floyd's death, with Cedric Alexander, PsyD
Speaking of Psychology · 37m

Technology is changing how we talk to each other, with Jeff Hancock, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 32m

Can a “growth mindset” help students achieve their potential? With David Yeager, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 32m

What is it like to remember every day of your life? With Michael Yassa, PhD, and Markie Pasternak
Speaking of Psychology · 39m

Your Brain Is Not What You Think It Is, with Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 38m

How to cope with climate anxiety, with Thomas Doherty, PsyD, and Ashlee Cunsolo, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 36m

Why you should talk to strangers, with Gillian Sandstrom, PhD, and Jon Levy
Speaking of Psychology · 41m

Suicide Prevention, with Jill Harkavy-Friedman, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 32m

What Makes Things Funny? With Peter McGraw, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 40m

How the threat of disease has shaped human behavior, with Mark Schaller, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 29m

What COVID-19 is teaching us about the importance of smell, with Pamela Dalton, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 34m

How We’re Coping One Year into the Pandemic, with Vaile Wright, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 24m

How meditation can help you live a flourishing life, with Richard Davidson, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 31m

What studying twins can teach us about ourselves, with Nancy Segal, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 27m

How children's amazing brains shaped humanity, with Alison Gopnik, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 45m

The science of relationships, with Gary Lewandowski, PhD
Speaking of Psychology · 23m

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