Why can some people speak dozens of languages? with Ev Fedorenko, PhD
For those of us who speak only one language, the idea of learning twenty or thirty sounds impossible. But there are “hyperpolyglots” who have managed this remarkable feat. Evelina Fedorenko, PhD, of t...
22 Jun 202240min
Abortion and mental health, with Antonia Biggs, PhD
Dozens of states are poised to outlaw or dramatically restrict abortion if the Supreme Court overturns its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Antonia Biggs, PhD, a social psychologist at the University of Cal...
15 Jun 202227min
How living with secrets can harm you, with Michael Slepian, PhD
We all keep secrets – on average, people have about 13 secrets at any one time, five of which they have never told another person. Psychologist Michael Slepian, PhD, of Columbia Business School, talks...
8 Jun 202225min
Can an app improve your health? With Gary Bennett, PhD
Digital interventions that promise to help you achieve your health and fitness goals are everywhere. But do these apps work and are they a useful public health tool? Gary Bennett, PhD, director of the...
1 Jun 202239min
Racism, racial discrimination and mental health, with Riana Elyse Anderson, PhD
The past two years have taken a heavy toll on the health, mental health and well-being of people of color, who have suffered disproportionately from the COVID-19 pandemic while also facing what some c...
25 Mai 202239min
What is dissociative identity disorder? With Bethany Brand, PhD
Dissociative identity disorder – which many people recognize by its former name, multiple personality disorder – is one of Hollywood’s favorite psychology-related topics, with a decades-long history o...
18 Mai 202230min
Are we in a ‘loneliness pandemic’? With Louise Hawkley, PhD
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic scrambled our social connections, Americans were worried about an epidemic of loneliness. Louise Hawkley, PhD, principal research scientist at NORC at the University ...
11 Mai 202237min
Is technology killing empathy? With Sherry Turkle, PhD
Over the past couple of decades, our devices have become our constant companions. More and more, we live in a digital, virtual world. Dr. Sherry Turkle, MIT professor and founding director of the MIT ...
4 Mai 202243min
