Encore - What is it like to remember every day of your life, with Michael Yassa, PhD, and Markie Pasternak
For people with Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory, or HSAM, every day is memorable. Ask them what they were doing on this date 10 years ago, and they’ll be able to tell you. Markie Pasternak, on...
22 Dec 202140min
Psychology takes toys seriously, with Barry Kudrowitz, PhD, and Doris Bergen, PhD
Just in time for toy-buying season, Dr. Barry Kudrowitz, a toy designer and professor of product design at the University of Minnesota, and Dr. Doris Bergen, a professor emerita of educational psychol...
15 Dec 202144min
The secret to being a “SuperAger,” with Emily Rogalski, PhD
For most people lucky enough to live a long life, aging comes with some cognitive decline. But memory loss isn’t inevitable. Some people -- “SuperAgers” -- have memory abilities that remain intact int...
8 Dec 202131min
Tightwads and spendthrifts: How emotions drive our shopping behavior, with Scott Rick, PhD
Does shopping bring you joy? Or do you feel a bit of pain and regret every time you have to make a purchase? Many of us will be shopping for gifts in the upcoming weeks -- whether we enjoy it or not. ...
1 Dec 202130min
Exploring the human-animal bond, with Maggie O’Haire, PhD
The role that animals can play in improving people’s mental health has garnered increased attention in recent years -- from service dogs for PTSD to emotional support animals on planes to therapy dogs...
24 Nov 202129min
What can science teach us about the benefits of religion? With David DeSteno, PhD
For thousands of years, people have turned to religion to answer questions about how to lead a happy, moral and fulfilling life. David DeSteno, PhD, a psychology professor at Northeastern University a...
17 Nov 202135min
Keeping teens safe on social media, with Linda Charmaraman, PhD
The vast majority of U.S. teens have access to a smartphone and at least one social media account, and recent headlines seem to confirm parents’ worst fears about the effects of all that time spent on...
10 Nov 202128min
How close relationships keep us healthy and happy, with Richard Slatcher, PhD
Close relationships are essential to our happiness and well-being and are also an important predictor of physical health. Richard Slatcher, PhD, of the University of Georgia, talks about why the suppo...
3 Nov 202140min
