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Back to SearchAstra Taylor, "The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart" (House of Anansi Press, 2023)
Episode 427
These days, everyone feels insecure. We are financially stressed and emotionally overwhelmed. The status quo isn’t working for anyone, even those who…
2 years, 4 months ago
Ran Zwigenberg, "Nuclear Minds: Cold War Psychological Science and the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" (U Chicago Press, 2023)
Episode 140
Ran Zwigenberg’s Nuclear Minds: Cold War Psychological Science and the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (U Chicago Press, 2023) explores early effo…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Future of Innovation: A Discussion with Min W. Jung
Episode 88
Humans have been so dominant on Earth in large part because of their capacity to innovate – but how does that work exactly? Why can they innovate so …
2 years, 4 months ago
Dhwani Shah, "The Analyst's Torment: Unbearable Mental States in Countertransference" (Karnac Books, 2022)
Episode 223
Today I spoke with Dr. Dhwani Shah about his new book The Analyst’s Torment: Unbearable Mental States in Countertransference (Karnac Books, 2022). Th…
2 years, 4 months ago
Joan A. Friedman, "Twins in Session: Case Histories in Treating Twinship Issues" (Rocky Pines Press, 2018)
Episode 222
Why would a twin sacrifice her own needs to make sure her same-age sibling is always cared for? What would cause a twin to have panic attacks when he…
2 years, 4 months ago
Jenny Odell, "Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock" (Random House, 2023)
Episode 115
In her first book, How to Do Nothing, artist Jenny Odell examined the power of quiet contemplation in a world where our attention is bought and sold.…
2 years, 5 months ago
Alexa Weik von Mossner, "Affective Ecologies: Empathy, Emotion, and Environmental Narrative" (Ohio State UP, 2017)
Episode 266
Affective Ecologies: Empathy, Emotion, and Environmental Narrative (Ohio State UP, 2017) explores our emotional engagement with environmental narrati…
2 years, 5 months ago
Gary Tomlinson, "The Machines of Evolution and the Scope of Meaning" (Zone Books, 2023)
Episode 209
What is meaning? How does it arise? Where is it found in the world? In recent years, philosophers and scientists have answered these questions in dif…
2 years, 5 months ago
Kay Wilson, "Mental Health Law: Abolish Or Reform?" (Oxford UP, 2021)
Episode 204
The debate about whether mental health law should be abolished or reformed is one that is highly charged and to which there are no easy solutions. In…
2 years, 5 months ago
Linda L. Michaels et al.. "Advancing Psychotherapy for the Next Generation: Humanizing Mental Health Policy and Practice" (Routledge, 2023)
Episode 220
Advancing Psychotherapy for the Next Generation: Humanizing Mental Health Policy and Practice (Routledge, 2023) brings together a global community of…
2 years, 5 months ago