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Red with anger or feeling blue? The link between color and emotion, with Domicele Jonauskaite, PhD
Episode 250
When you’re sad, do you say that you’re feeling blue? Have you ever felt green with envy? Domicele Jonauskaite, PhD, of the University of Vienna, dis…
3 years ago
Encore - Can a pathological liar be cured? with Drew Curtis, PhD, and Christian L. Hart, PhD
Almost everyone lies occasionally, but for a small percentage of people, lying isn't something that they do every once in a while -- it's a way of li…
3 years ago
Encore - Understanding the teenage brain, with Eva Telzer, PhD
There’s a common stereotype is that teenagers’ brains are immature and underdeveloped, and that teens are “hard-wired” to take unwise risks and cave …
3 years ago
Encore - 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 decisio…
3 years, 1 month ago
Will easier access to gambling mean more gambling addiction? with Shane Kraus, PhD, and Lia Nower, JD, PhD
Episode 249
It used to be that if you wanted to gamble, you had to go to a casino or a racetrack to do it. But the expansion of online gambling and newly loosene…
3 years, 1 month ago
Why we get conned and how to avoid it, with Daniel Simons, PhD, and Christopher Chabris, PhD
Episode 248
From Ponzi schemes to e-mail phishing identity thieves, the world can seem full of people who want to deceive us. Daniel Simons, PhD, and Christopher…
3 years, 1 month ago
The power of forgiving those who’ve hurt you, with Robert Enright, PhD
Episode 247
When someone hurts you, it can feel justifiable or even satisfying to nurse a grudge. But psychologists have found that forgiveness, when done right,…
3 years, 1 month ago
How studying human cognition can help us make better AI systems, with Tom Griffiths, PhD
Episode 246
From ChatGPT to self-driving cars, AI is everywhere these days – but its rollout hasn’t always been entirely smooth. Tom Griffiths, PhD, a professor …
3 years, 2 months ago
Are you angry at God? How spirituality and spiritual struggle affect us, with Julie Exline, PhD
Episode 245
Religion and spirituality can be a source of comfort and strength but can also cause stress and conflict in people’s lives, when for example they won…
3 years, 2 months ago
Why you should take a vacation – and how to get the most out of it, with Jessica de Bloom, PhD, and Sarah Pressman, PhD
Episode 244
Whether your idea of the perfect vacation involves the beach, exploring a city or just relaxing at home, you probably look forward to your time off a…
3 years, 2 months ago