Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMind Reading 2.0: How others see you
It's not easy to know how we come across to others, especially when we're meeting people for the first time. Psychologist Erica Boothby says many of us underestimate how much other people actually li…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Mind Reading 2.0: Why did you do that?
As we go through life, we’re constantly trying to figure out what other people are thinking and feeling. Psychologist Liane Young says this ability to assess other people's thoughts is an extraordin…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
My Unsung Hero: Sanaa Kerroumi's Story
Sanaa is on her train ride home when an angry man begins threatening her. Before he gets too close, a stranger intervenes.
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Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
Minimizing Pain, Maximizing Joy
Life is often filled with hardships and tragedies. For thousands of years, philosophers have come up with strategies to help us cope with such hardship. This week, we revisit a 2020 conversation with…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
What Makes Relationships Thrive
Everyone wants to be loved and appreciated. But psychologist Harry Reis says there’s another ingredient to successful relationships that’s every bit as important as love.
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Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
My Unsung Hero: Wendy McDowell's Story
It's 1979, and Wendy is eight years old, crying alone in an airport. Then she sees a woman in white walking towards her.
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Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
Changing Behavior, Not Beliefs
The rift between police and Black Americans can feel impossible to bridge. But in his work with police departments across the U.S., Yale psychologist Phillip Atiba Goff has found novel ways to addres…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
Choose Carefully
All of us make choices all the time, and we may think we're making those choices freely. But psychologist Eric Johnson says there's an architecture behind the way choices are presented to us, and thi…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
Creatures of Habit
At the beginning of the year, many of us make resolutions for the months to come. We resolve to work out more, to procrastinate less, or to save more money. Though some people stick with these aspira…
Published on 4 years ago
My Unsung Hero: Justin Horner's Story
Justin is sitting on the side of the freeway, hoping someone will help him fix his busted wheel. Right around the time he’s about to give up, a van pulls over.
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Published on 4 years ago