Waiting, worrying and dealing with uncertainty, with Kate Sweeny, PhD
Is there anything more agonizing than being in limbo? Time may seem to slow to a crawl when you’re waiting for high-stakes news like a hiring decision, a biopsy result – or the end of a pandemic. Kate...
20 Okt 202128min
Men, masculinity and mental health, with Ronald F. Levant, EdD
Stoic. Self-reliant. Unemotional. For many men, these watchwords of traditional masculinity still hold powerful sway. Men are less likely than women to seek help for mental health issues, they die by ...
13 Okt 202137min
ADHD among children and adults, with Margaret Sibley, PhD
For many people, the stereotypical image of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is an 8-year-old boy who can’t sit still in class. But in recent decades, scientists have gained a more sophisticat...
6 Okt 202126min
The psychology of science denial, doubt and disbelief, with Gale Sinatra, PhD, and Barbara Hofer, PhD
On hot-button topics such as climate change, vaccines and genetically modified foods, science denial is rampant – and it crosses party and ideological lines. What are the psychological forces that lea...
29 Sep 202136min
How science can help you change your behavior for the better with Katy Milkman, PhD
What can you learn from the science of behavior change that can help you make the changes you want to see in your life? Katy Milkman, PhD, a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsy...
22 Sep 202141min
The seven sins of memory, with Daniel Schacter, PhD
Human memory is imperfect – we all misplace our keys, forget acquaintances’ names and misremember the details of our own past. Daniel Schacter, PhD, a professor of psychology at Harvard University, di...
15 Sep 202141min
Twenty years after 9/11, what have we learned about collective trauma? With Roxane Cohen Silver, PhD
This week marks 20 years since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Researchers call this kind of shared disaster a “collective trauma.” Roxane Cohen S...
8 Sep 202138min
Power: How you get it, how it can change you, with Dacher Keltner, PhD
What is power? Why do people seek it and how do they get it? Is it human nature to abuse power? And how might power – or powerlessness – affect our health and wellbeing? Dacher Keltner, PhD, psycholog...
1 Sep 202136min
