Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPreventing suicide
Episode 14
Suicide rates have been steadily increasing in recent years, according to the CDC. Stigma and lack of access to mental health services prevent many p…
11 years, 11 months ago
Thinking of companies as people
Episode 13
Are companies like people? According to Susan Fiske, PhD, companies may not be flesh and blood, but customers view even the largest publicly traded c…
12 years ago
Simple steps to well-being
Episode 12
Creating our own happiness can be stressful. But psychologist and clinician Pamela Hays, PhD, says implementing change in our lives doesn't have to b…
12 years, 1 month ago
Music and your health
Episode 11
Can music make us healthier or even smarter? Can it change how we experience pain? In this episode, former rock musician and studio producer Daniel L…
12 years, 2 months ago
The neuroscience of creativity
Episode 10
Do you have to be intelligent to be creative? Can you learn to be more creative? In this episode, we speak with neuropsychologist Rex E. Jung, PhD, w…
12 years, 3 months ago
Understanding climate change
Episode 9
As the discussion over how to address climate change heats up this Earth Day, we’re taking a look at how people understand the risks of climate chang…
12 years, 4 months ago
Digital altruism and cyberheroes
Episode 8
“Cyberheroes” are those who actively use the Internet and digital technologies to help others, animals and the environment, says psychologist Dana Kl…
12 years, 5 months ago
Better health through integrated care (SOP7)
Episode 7
As our nation strives to improve health outcomes for all Americans, APA and its Center for Psychology and Health are working to expand psychology’s r…
12 years, 6 months ago
Molecules and morals: learning the link
Episode 6
Oxytocin has been called the “love hormone.” But recent research has shown that the brain chemical may play a role in regulating our moral behaviors.…
12 years, 6 months ago
Women and smoking
Episode 5
In 1964, the release of the U.S. Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health prompted one of the largest public health behavior change success sto…
12 years, 7 months ago