How Psychologists Can Do More to Address the Opioid Crisis (SOP82)
Every day in America, 130 people die from overdosing on opioids and an estimated two million people around the country are grappling with opioid addiction and it is devastating families and communitie...
5 Kesä 201939min
The Dark Side of Screen Time (SOP81)
Americans spend nearly half of the day interacting with screens of all kinds -- smartphones, televisions and computers, according to a recent Nielsen report. While these technologies have made our liv...
22 Touko 201927min
Anxiety and Teen Girls (SOP80)
Anxiety among teens and young adults is rising, and studies have shown that it has skyrocketed in girls. One study found that the number of girls who often felt nervous, worried or fearful jumped by 5...
8 Touko 201946min
The Psychology of Climate Change (SOP79)
As we grapple with a warming world and increasingly unstable weather, our mental health is at risk. Psychologists say that stress, anxiety, depression and PTSD will increase as climate change’s physic...
24 Huhti 201936min
The Mind-Gut Connection (SOP78)
Is your gut a second brain? Emerging research is showing that our brains and our gastrointestinal systems may be more connected than we previously thought – potentially holding profound influence over...
10 Huhti 201954min
The Psychologically Healthy Workplace (SOP77)
We spend a significant portion of our lives at work and feeling miserable on the job can be detrimental to our mental and physical health and productivity. A work environment that is psychologically h...
27 Maalis 201940min
Bonus Episode: After New Zealand - The Spread of Extremism in the Digital Age
In the aftermath of the New Zealand mosque attacks, we explore the psychological factors that cause a person to commit heinous acts of mass violence, technology’s role in spreading extremist propagand...
21 Maalis 201934min
Bonus Episode: The College Admissions Scandal and the Psychology of Affluence
The college admissions bribery scandal has generated a lot of conversations about the role of affluence and privilege in higher education. What would cause a parent to go to such great lengths to ensu...
15 Maalis 201928min
