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How Psychologists Can Do More to Address the Opioid Crisis
Episode 82
Every day in America, 130 people die from overdosing on opioids and an estimated two million people around the country are grappling with opioid addi…
7 years, 2 months ago
The Dark Side of Screen Time
Episode 81
Americans spend nearly half of the day interacting with screens of all kinds -- smartphones, televisions and computers, according to a recent Nielsen…
7 years, 3 months ago
Anxiety and Teen Girls
Episode 80
Anxiety among teens and young adults is rising, and studies have shown that it has skyrocketed in girls. One study found that the number of girls who…
7 years, 3 months ago
The Psychology of Climate Change
Episode 79
As we grapple with a warming world and increasingly unstable weather, our mental health is at risk. Psychologists say that stress, anxiety, depressio…
7 years, 4 months ago
The Mind-Gut Connection
Episode 78
Is your gut a second brain? Emerging research is showing that our brains and our gastrointestinal systems may be more connected than we previously th…
7 years, 4 months ago
The Psychologically Healthy Workplace
Episode 77
We spend a significant portion of our lives at work and feeling miserable on the job can be detrimental to our mental and physical health and product…
7 years, 5 months ago
Bonus Episode: After New Zealand - The Spread of Extremism in the Digital Age
Episode 78
In the aftermath of the New Zealand mosque attacks, we explore the psychological factors that cause a person to commit heinous acts of mass violence,…
7 years, 5 months ago
Bonus Episode: The College Admissions Scandal and the Psychology of Affluence
Episode 77
The college admissions bribery scandal has generated a lot of conversations about the role of affluence and privilege in higher education. What would…
7 years, 5 months ago
The Molecule of More: Dopamine
Episode 76
Dopamine is known as the chemical of love, creativity and addiction. It pushes us to achieve greatness, but it can also lead to our downfall. To help…
7 years, 5 months ago
How to Find Meaning in Life
Episode 75
We all want to find meaning in our lives, our reason to get up in the morning, yet doing so may not be easy. What is meaning in life and how do we fi…
7 years, 6 months ago