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“Sharenting”: What happens when children's lives are shared online? With Keneisha Sinclair-McBride, PhD
Episode 385
From ultrasound photos to graduation pictures, many parents share their children's lives online. For some families, these posts help maintain connect…
2 months, 1 week ago
Multisensory perception: How sight, sound and touch shape what we taste, with Charles Spence, PhD
Episode 384
Why does seafood taste better at the beach? Why are so many snacks crunchy? Can the color of a room or the music in the background change the way we…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Why midlife may be your prime time, with Margie Lachman, PhD
Episode 383
For many adults, midlife is a time of competing responsibilities: raising children, helping parents and managing careers, all while confronting their…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How children learn culture — and create it, with Dorsa Amir, PhD
Episode 382
Which aspects of human cognition are universal and which are shaped by the culture we grow up in? Dorsa Amir, PhD, director of the Mind & Culture Lab…
3 months ago
Introducing: Call to Mind
Today, we're sharing an episode of another podcast we think you'll enjoy: Call to Mind, from American Public Media. Call to Mind is American Public M…
3 months ago
How to feel more loved, with Harry Reis, PhD
Episode 381
Even in our closest relationships, we can sometimes feel misunderstood and disconnected. Relationship researcher Harry Reis, PhD, coauthor of How to …
3 months, 1 week ago
Why being ‘a little more social’ makes us happier than we expect, with Nicholas Epley, PhD
Episode 380
From chatting with a stranger on the train to reaching out to an old friend, everyday social interactions make us happier than we realize. Yet many p…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
‘Bossware’ and burnout: The psychology of workplace surveillance, with Tara Behrend, PhD
Episode 378
From keystroke trackers and webcam monitoring to GPS devices, an increasing number of us -- across a wide range of jobs -- are being monitored while …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Debunking psychology myths and misconceptions, with Erin Smith, PhD
From the idea that we only use 10% of our brains to the belief that each of us has an optimal learning style that helps us learn best, many popular “…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Managing stress in turbulent times, with Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, and Georges C. Benjamin, MD
From societal division to economic uncertainty to global conflict, we are living in stressful times. In this special episode of Speaking of Psycholog…
4 months ago