
Why people believe in conspiracy theories, with Karen Douglas, PhD
This past year, COVID-19 and the U.S. elections have provided fertile ground for conspiracy theories—with sometimes disastrous consequences. Karen Douglas, PhD, of the University of Kent in the United...
13 Tammi 202136min

How the Science of Habits Can Help Us Keep Our New Year’s Resolutions, with Wendy Wood, PhD
Many of us are brimming with good intentions right now, determined to eat more healthily, get organized or fulfill our other New Year’s resolutions. But by February we’ll have reverted back to our old...
6 Tammi 202134min

Encore: Why boredom is surprisingly interesting, with Erin Westgate, PhD
We’re taking a holiday break, so we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes from this past year. Back in the spring we talked to University of Florida psychologist Erin Westgate about the surprisin...
30 Joulu 202041min

Why America's bitter politics are like a bad marriage, with Eli Finkel, PhD
These days, Republicans and Democrats don't just disagree with each other's political opinions -- many view members of the other party as immoral and even abhorrent. Eli Finkel, PhD, a social psycholo...
16 Joulu 202027min

Exploring psychology’s colorful past, with Dr. Cathy Faye, PhD
The simulated shock generator for Stanley Milgram’s famed studies on obedience, artifacts from the Stanford Prison Experiment, and a curious machine called a psychograph that promised to read your per...
2 Joulu 202033min

The Holiday Blues, with Elaine Rodino, PhD
For many people, the holiday season can be a time of stress rather than joy even in the best of times. And this year, of course, the holidays will be different for everyone, as the coronavirus pandemi...
24 Marras 202017min

Does Diversity Training Work? With Calvin Lai, PhD
In our increasingly diverse country, many workplaces have implemented diversity training programs aimed at fostering cohesion, mutual respect and understanding among employees of different backgrounds...
18 Marras 202029min

Why Gen Z is Feeling So Stressed, with Emma Adam, PhD
More than one-third of young adults ages 18 to 23--the older members of Gen Z--said that their mental health was worse right now than at the same time last year, according to APA's Stress in America s...
4 Marras 202029min



















