How to be happier, with Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD

How to be happier, with Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD

Want to be happier? Some of our happiness level is due to genes or life circumstances, but research shows much of it is within our control. Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD, talks about the habits and mindsets that lead to lasting happiness, the complex relationship between money and happiness, whether technology is making us less happy, and whether it’s possible to worry too much about being happy. Find Dr. Lyubomirsky's newsletter The Happiness Files at https://drsonja.kit.com/newsletter. Take our listener survey at http://at.apa.org/SoPSurvey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Back to the office? The future of remote and hybrid work, with Tsedal Neeley, PhD

Back to the office? The future of remote and hybrid work, with Tsedal Neeley, PhD

Many Americans are headed back to the office this summer, but fault lines are emerging between some companies’ expectations for in-person work and their employees’ desire to continue working remotely....

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The history of LGBTQ psychology from Stonewall to now, with Peter Hegarty, PhD

The history of LGBTQ psychology from Stonewall to now, with Peter Hegarty, PhD

Over the past decades, the focus of LGBTQ activism has shifted and evolved, from the AIDS crisis in the 1980s to the fight for marriage equality to the focus on transgender rights today. Peter Hegarty...

23 Kesä 202148min

How ‘open science’ is changing psychological research, with Brian Nosek, PhD

How ‘open science’ is changing psychological research, with Brian Nosek, PhD

Is psychology research in a crisis or a renaissance? Over the past decade, scientists have realized that many published research results, including some classic findings in psychology, don’t always ho...

16 Kesä 202141min

What do we know about preventing gun violence? With Susan Sorenson, PhD

What do we know about preventing gun violence? With Susan Sorenson, PhD

Guns killed nearly 44,000 Americans in 2020, a higher number than in any other year in the past two decades. Meanwhile, a spate of mass shootings in the spring brought gun violence to the forefront of...

9 Kesä 202132min

COVID 19, Insomnia, and the Importance of Sleep, with Jennifer Martin, PhD

COVID 19, Insomnia, and the Importance of Sleep, with Jennifer Martin, PhD

Is your sleep schedule a mess lately? You’re not alone. The stress and disrupted routines of the past year have taken a toll on our sleep. Jennifer Martin, PhD, a professor at the David Geffen School ...

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The future of policing one year after George Floyd's death, with Cedric Alexander, PsyD

The future of policing one year after George Floyd's death, with Cedric Alexander, PsyD

One year ago this week, George Floyd was murdered on camera by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. To mark the anniversary of Floyd’s death, we talked to Cedric Alexander, PsyD, a clinical psych...

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Technology is changing how we talk to each other, with Jeff Hancock, PhD

Technology is changing how we talk to each other, with Jeff Hancock, PhD

Zoom, Facebook, group text messages: This past year, technology has sometimes felt like the glue that’s kept many of our relationships alive. More and more, we talk to each other with technology in be...

19 Touko 202132min

Can a “growth mindset” help students achieve their potential? With David Yeager, PhD

Can a “growth mindset” help students achieve their potential? With David Yeager, PhD

In recent years, research on the power of growth mindset has made the leap from the psychology lab to popular culture. Growth mindset is the belief that a person’s intelligence and abilities can grow ...

12 Touko 202132min

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