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Why babies laugh, with Gina Mireault, PhD
29 mins; April 01, 2026
How accurate are our first impressions? With Nicholas Rule, PhD
36 mins; March 25, 2026
Understanding Tourette disorder and other tic disorders, with John Piacentini, PhD
35 mins; March 18, 2026
How to become more patient, with Sarah Schnitker, PhD
35 mins; March 11, 2026
Incentivizing recovery: Why contingency management works to treat addiction, with Lara Coughlin, PhD, and Michael McDonell, PhD
45 mins; March 04, 2026
Catching fire: What goes viral and why? With Jonah Berger, PhD
41 mins; February 25, 2026
How to build kids’ resilience, with Mary Alvord, PhD
34 mins; February 18, 2026
What relationship science says about finding love, with Paul Eastwick, PhD
39 mins; February 11, 2026
The invisible work of being a daughter, with Allison Alford, PhD
39 mins; February 04, 2026
When your “mind’s eye” is blank: Understanding aphantasia, with Joel Pearson, PhD
40 mins; January 28, 2026
Inside the social minds of chimps and bonobos, with Laura Simone Lewis, PhD
39 mins; January 21, 2026
Precision mental health and personalized treatment, with Leanne Williams, PhD, and Zachary Cohen, PhD
42 mins; January 14, 2026
How will AI companions change our human relationships? With Ashleigh Golden, PsyD, and Rachel Wood, PhD
47 mins; January 07, 2026
Encore: The benefits of being bilingual, with Viorica Marian, PhD
45 mins; December 31, 2025
Encore: Learning to embrace winter, with Kari Leibowitz, PhD
41 mins; December 24, 2025
How competition drives our behavior, with Stephen Garcia, PhD
35 mins; December 17, 2025
What moral psychology has to say about charitable giving, with Joshua Greene, PhD
51 mins; December 10, 2025
Why nature is good for your brain, with Marc Berman, PhD
41 mins; December 03, 2025
How to raise grateful kids, with Andrea Hussong, PhD
26 mins; November 26, 2025
When sounds are unbearable: Understanding misophonia, with Heather Hansen, PhD
36 mins; November 19, 2025
Navigating the mental health impact of GLP-1s, with Rachel Goldman, PhD
37 mins; November 12, 2025
Why humblebragging is never a good idea, with Ovul Sezer, PhD
43 mins; November 05, 2025
Understanding trichotillomania and other body-focused repetitive behaviors, , with Clare Mackay, PhD, and Suzanne Mouton-Odum, PhD
36 mins; October 29, 2025
Why we love to travel, with Andrew Stevenson, PhD
37 mins; October 22, 2025
Courage is taking a worthwhile risk, with Cynthia Pury, PhD
37 mins; October 15, 2025
Dyslexia myths, misconceptions and facts, with Tim Odegard, PhD
39 mins; October 08, 2025
The psychology of handedness and brain asymmetry, with Sebastian Ocklenburg, PhD
36 mins; October 01, 2025
Teens, AI and the science of risky decisions, with Valerie Reyna, PhD
34 mins; September 24, 2025
How to support children after traumatic events, with Robin Gurwitch, PhD
31 mins; September 17, 2025
Financial scams: Why some older adults are at risk, with Duke Han, PhD
24 mins; September 10, 2025
Hot flashes, heart health and hormones: Rethinking menopause, with Rebecca Thurston, PhD
33 mins; September 03, 2025
Why “boy" culture is creating a crisis of connection, with Niobe Way, PhD
41 mins; August 27, 2025
Why numeracy counts in everyday life, with Ellen Peters, PhD
35 mins; August 20, 2025
Encore - How science can help you change your behavior for the better, with Katy Milkman, PhD
43 mins; August 13, 2025
Encore -- Why we choose to suffer, with Paul Bloom, PhD
23 mins; August 06, 2025
Encore -- Why is it so hard for adults to make friends? With Marisa Franco, PhD
32 mins; July 30, 2025
What the movies get right (and wrong) about relationships, with Paul Eastwick, PhD, and Eli Finkel, PhD
38 mins; July 23, 2025
Can AI help solve the mental health crisis? With Vaile Wright, PhD
30 mins; July 16, 2025
Why can’t you remember being a baby? With Nicholas Turk-Browne, PhD
41 mins; July 09, 2025
How to be happier, with Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD
34 mins; July 02, 2025
The psychology of wealth, empathy and entitlement, with Paul Piff, PhD
44 mins; June 25, 2025
Coping with job insecurity, with Mindy Shoss, PhD
34 mins; June 18, 2025
How becoming a parent changes the brain, with Darby Saxbe, PhD
35 mins; June 11, 2025
Attachment bonds: Understanding our closest relationships
35 mins; June 04, 2025
Time going too fast? How to slow it down, with Ruth Ogden, PhD
36 mins; May 28, 2025
Building resilience in the face of adversity, with George Bonanno, PhD
35 mins; May 21, 2025
Digging out: Can we help people with hoarding disorder? With Mary E. Dozier, PhD
30 mins; May 14, 2025
How moms can help their daughters build a healthy body image
41 mins; May 07, 2025
What drives people to extremism? With Arie Kruglanski, PhD, and Sophia Moskalenko, PhD
39 mins; April 30, 2025
Why do we cry? With Lauren Bylsma, PhD
26 mins; April 23, 2025
Meat and morality: Will people eat lab-grown meat? With Matti Wilks, PhD, and Daniel Rosenfeld, PhD
37 mins; April 16, 2025
The psychology of swearing, with Richard Stephens, PhD
32 mins; April 09, 2025
Keeping your brain healthy as you age, with Vonetta Dotson, PhD
40 mins; April 02, 2025
The rise of ‘therapy speak,’ with Taisha Caldwell-Harvey, PhD, and Erin Parks, PhD
34 mins; March 26, 2025
Understanding paranoia and extreme mistrust, with Daniel Freeman, PhD
33 mins; March 19, 2025
How to master virtual communication, with Andrew Brodsky, PhD
37 mins; March 12, 2025
The psychology of space exploration, with Suzanne Bell, PhD
41 mins; March 05, 2025
Why are more adults being diagnosed with ADHD? With Russell Ramsay, PhD
40 mins; February 26, 2025
What disgusts us and why, with Paul Rozin, PhD
33 mins; February 19, 2025
The power of defiance, with Sunita Sah, PhD
38 mins; February 12, 2025
Understanding and treating chronic pain, with Rachel V. Aaron, PhD
34 mins; February 05, 2025
How to be an inspiring leader, with Adam Galinsky, PhD
39 mins; January 29, 2025
Can we prevent school shootings? With Dewey Cornell, PhD
37 mins; January 22, 2025
Why do some of us age faster than others? With Terrie Moffitt, PhD
33 mins; January 15, 2025
Dry January: Why more people are taking a break from alcohol, with Richard de Visser, PhD
35 mins; January 08, 2025
Encore - Why we get conned and how to avoid it, with Daniel Simons, PhD, and Christopher Chabris, PhD
34 mins; January 01, 2025
Encore - What is borderline personality disorder? With Carla Sharp, PhD
36 mins; December 25, 2024
Dreams, nightmares and sleepwalking: What can happen while we sleep, with Antonio Zadra, PhD
41 mins; December 18, 2024
Why do we push ourselves to be perfect? With Thomas Curran, PhD
34 mins; December 11, 2024
Learning to embrace winter, with Kari Leibowitz, PhD
40 mins; December 04, 2024
Encore - Tightwads and spendthrifts: How emotions drive our shopping behavior, with Scott Rick, PhD
32 mins; November 27, 2024
Lessons from the ‘love lab’ on how to strengthen your relationship, with John Gottman, PhD, and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD
50 mins; November 20, 2024
Why are some kids shy? With Koraly PĂ©rez-Edgar, PhD
36 mins; November 13, 2024
Some birds talk, but do they understand you? With Irene Pepperberg, PhD
38 mins; November 06, 2024
The future of human-robot teams, with Ericka Rovira, PhD
30 mins; October 30, 2024
Why people quit religion, with Daryl Van Tongeren, PhD
32 mins; October 23, 2024
Are “onlies” lonely? Busting myths about only children, with Toni Falbo, PhD
27 mins; October 16, 2024
The ‘rush hour’ of life: Navigating your 30s and 40s, with Clare Mehta, PhD
34 mins; October 09, 2024
Reducing the risks of brain injury, with Kim Gorgens, PhD
43 mins; October 02, 2024
The psychology behind our political divide, with Keith Payne, PhD
31 mins; September 25, 2024
Supporting mental health for youth of color, with Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD
29 mins; September 18, 2024
Harnessing the healing power of music, with Renée Fleming and Aniruddh Patel, PhD
39 mins; September 11, 2024
Road rage, traffic jams and why driving stresses us out, with Dwight Hennessy, PhD
40 mins; September 04, 2024
How to handle health anxiety, with Karen Lynn Cassiday, PhD
41 mins; August 28, 2024
Job therapy and toxic coworkers, with Tessa West, PhD
36 mins; August 21, 2024
Encore - How to have great conversations, with Charles Duhigg and Michael Yeomans, PhD
50 mins; August 14, 2024
Encore - Why you should take a vacation—and how to get the most out of it, with Jessica de Bloom, PhD, and Sarah Pressman, PhD
38 mins; August 07, 2024
Encore - What is it like to be face blind? With Joe DeGutis, PhD, and Sadie Dingfelder
43 mins; July 31, 2024
Inside the mind of an octopus, with Jennifer Mather, PhD
36 mins; July 24, 2024
Why psychological safety matters in a changing workplace, with Dennis Stolle, PhD
29 mins; July 17, 2024
The future of brain-computer interfaces, with Nicholas Hatsopoulos, PhD
27 mins; July 10, 2024
How to use psychology to write a best seller, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes, PhD
50 mins; July 03, 2024
How noise pollution harms our health, with Arline Bronzaft, PhD
38 mins; June 26, 2024
Mental health in a warming world, with Kim Meidenbauer, PhD, and Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD
41 mins; June 19, 2024
How to motivate yourself and others, with Wendy Grolnick, PhD, and Frank Worrell, PhD
38 mins; June 12, 2024
The benefits of solitude, with Thuy-vy Nguyen, PhD, and Netta Weinstein, PhD
47 mins; June 05, 2024
Which countries are happiest and why? With Lara Aknin, PhD
33 mins; May 29, 2024
Choosing to be child free, with Jennifer Watling Neal, PhD
32 mins; May 22, 2024
How to cope with political stress this election season, with Brett Q. Ford, PhD, and Kevin Smith, PhD
37 mins; May 15, 2024
How Sesame Street teaches kids about emotional well-being, with Rosemarie Truglio, PhD
36 mins; May 08, 2024
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