How parents and their adult children can build strong relationships, with Laurence Steinberg, PhD
The lives of young adults look far different than they did a generation ago: The average age at which people marry and have children is higher than ever, and rising housing costs mean more young adult...
17 Maj 202337min
How social media affects teens’ mental health, with Jacqueline Nesi, PhD
Congress and state legislators are considering laws to restrict teen social media use, and school districts are suing social media companies for harming kids’ mental health. Are parents and policy mak...
10 Maj 202332min
The ‘silent epidemic’ of eating disorders, with Cheri Levinson, PhD
Researchers who study eating disorders sometimes call them the silent epidemic. Despite the stereotype that these disorders afflict only young white women, the truth is that they occur among people of...
3 Maj 202343min
The promise of brain stimulation treatments for depression, with Sarah Lisanby, MD, and Diana Daniele
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been a treatment option for people with major depression since it was approved by the FDA in 2008. Today, it is also used to treat obsessive compulsive diso...
26 Apr 202339min
How do you build a successful team? With Eduardo Salas, PhD
Very few people do their jobs entirely on their own. For most of us, doing our job well means being part of a well-functioning team. Eduardo Salas, PhD, of Rice University, talks about the key ingredi...
19 Apr 202338min
What you know about aging is probably wrong, with Manfred Diehl, PhD
While ageism may be one of the last socially acceptable biases, research shows that aging often comes with positive changes. And by believing in and propagating negative myths about aging, we can do o...
12 Apr 202333min
How early detection could change autism diagnosis and intervention, with Geraldine Dawson, PhD
About one in 36 children in the U.S. has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Geraldine Dawson, PhD, of Duke University, discusses why the number of diagnoses has risen so steeply in recent y...
5 Apr 202347min
What does modern retirement look like? With Mo Wang, PhD
Forget the stereotype of a good-bye party in the break room followed by endless days on the golf course. Today, workers are staying on the job longer and taking on more “bridge employment,” or post-re...
29 Mars 202332min
