Podcast Episodes

Back to Search
Why it’s so hard to agree on what counts as true
Why it’s so hard to agree on what counts as true

New research has mapped people’s contrasting conceptions of the truth. No wonder so many arguments feel irresolvable.

Psyche audio helps you to bette…

6 months, 1 week ago

Short Long
View Episode
The empathy lie
The empathy lie

In medicine, empathy came easy. In friendship, it fell apart. An autism diagnosis helped me understand why.

Psyche audio helps you to better understa…

6 months, 1 week ago

Short Long
View Episode
What rituals from the past teach us about panic and anxiety
What rituals from the past teach us about panic and anxiety

In the sensory and communal modes of healing that people have used throughout history, there is guidance for today.

Psyche audio helps you to better …

6 months, 1 week ago

Short Long
View Episode
When we experience FOMO, what are we really afraid of?
When we experience FOMO, what are we really afraid of?

The fear of missing out can fill us with unease over a perceived lack, but it might also serve a valuable social purpose.

Psyche audio helps you to b…

6 months, 1 week ago

Short Long
View Episode
Reclaiming the skull
Reclaiming the skull

When my daughter went on her first hunt, I saw how passing down tradition can transform its meaning.

Psyche audio helps you to better understand your…

6 months, 1 week ago

Short Long
View Episode
How to thrive as an adoptee
How to thrive as an adoptee

Being adopted often comes with a complex mix of feelings. Therapists who are adoptees themselves have advice to share.

Psyche audio helps you to bett…

6 months, 1 week ago

Short Long
View Episode
Turn off your sleep tracker
Turn off your sleep tracker

Sleep trackers have become part of the sleepmaxxing craze, but as a researcher I’ve seen they can do more harm than good.

Psyche audio helps you to b…

6 months, 1 week ago

Short Long
View Episode
We’ll soon find out what is truly special about human writing
We’ll soon find out what is truly special about human writing

AI can take over many writing tasks. But there is something irreplaceable about a text with an author standing behind it.

Psyche audio helps you to b…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Short Long
View Episode
Fight like a mother
Fight like a mother

Doctors said my son would die. I wouldn’t believe them, raised millions of dollars and travelled the world for a cure.

Psyche audio helps you to bett…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Short Long
View Episode
Vintage clothes: a balm for my perfectionism
Vintage clothes: a balm for my perfectionism

Loose threads, tugged seams and torn hems. How wearing vintage clothes helps me accept the discomfort of imperfection.

Psyche audio helps you to bett…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Short Long
View Episode

Love PodBriefly?

If you like Podbriefly.com, please consider donating to support the ongoing development.

Support Us