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Back to SearchJeffrey Whyte, "The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War" (Oxford UP, 2023)
Episode 1399
Jeffrey Whyte's book The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War (Oxford UP, 2023) expl…
2 years, 3 months ago
Talking to Strangers: A Discussion with Psychotherapist Charlotte Fox Weber
Episode 193
Can the kindness of strangers help with the loneliness crisis? Whether you are a student, staff, or have gone alt-ac, you’ve likely had to move at le…
2 years, 3 months ago
Brian Brown and Virginia Kuulei Berndt, "Body Art" (Emerald Publishing, 2023)
Episode 331
Body art, especially tattoos and piercings, has enjoyed an explosion of interest in recent years. However, the response of many health professionals …
2 years, 4 months ago
Lawrence Sherman and Dennis Plies, "Every Brain Needs Music: The Neuroscience of Making and Listening to Music" (Columbia UP, 2023)
Episode 26
Whenever a person engages with music--when a piano student practices a scale, a jazz saxophonist riffs on a melody, a teenager sobs to a sad song, or…
2 years, 4 months ago
Oren Jay Sofer, "Your Heart Was Made for This: Contemplative Practices for Meeting a World in Crisis with Courage, Integrity, and Love" (Shambhala, 2023)
Episode 47
What is the role of contemplative practice in times of crisis? And how can meditation actually support us in meeting the greatest challenges of our t…
2 years, 4 months ago
A Conversation with Austin Ratner, the New Editor of "The American Psychoanalyst"
Episode 218
Austin Ratner has an interesting background. After graduating from medical school he decided to change careers. Rather than continuing in medicine he…
2 years, 4 months ago
Emma K. Sutton, "William James, MD: Philosopher, Psychologist, Physician" (U Chicago Press, 2023)
Episode 208
Emma K. Sutton's William James, MD: Philosopher, Psychologist, Physician (U Chicago Press, 2023) is the first book to map William James's preoccupati…
2 years, 4 months ago
Coleen T. Murphy, "How We Age: The Science of Longevity" (Princeton UP, 2023)
Episode 76
All of us would like to live longer, or to slow the debilitating effects of age. In How We Age: The Science of Longevity (Princeton UP, 2023), Coleen…
2 years, 4 months ago
Christian B. Miller, "Honesty: The Philosophy and Psychology of a Neglected Virtue" (Oxford UP, 2021)
Episode 216
Honesty is an important virtue. Parents want to develop it in their children. Close relationships depend upon it. Employers value it in their employe…
2 years, 4 months ago
Jonathan M. Depierro et al., "Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
Episode 217
Life presents us all with challenges. Most of us at some point will be struck by major traumas such as the sudden death of a loved one, a debilitatin…
2 years, 4 months ago