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  • Reducing the risks of brain injury, with Kim Gorgens, PhD

    Reducing the risks of brain injury, with Kim Gorgens, PhD
    2024/10/02
    Every year, there are more than 2.8 million traumatic brain injuries in the U.S. The risks of brain injury among youth athletes, pro football players and military veterans have all made headlines in recent years. But other populations are at increased risk as well – including people in the criminal justice system and domestic violence survivors. Concussion researcher and brain health advocate Kim Gorgens, PhD, talks about how to identify TBI, what happens to the brain when you get a concussion, what we should we be doing to protect athletes and help them recover, and what could we be doing to mitigate the harms of brain injury in often-overlooked populations such as domestic violence survivors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 分
  • The psychology behind our political divide, with Keith Payne, PhD

    The psychology behind our political divide, with Keith Payne, PhD
    2024/09/25
    The U.S. feels more polarized than ever, and with election day around the corner, many of us are feeling the strain of political divisions among our friends, family members and loved ones. Keith Payne, PhD, author of “Good Reasonable People: The Psychology Behind America’s Dangerous Divide,” discusses the psychology that underlies how most people think about politics, how U.S. history has led us to where we are, whether polarization is really worse than it used to be, and what, if anything, we can we do to bridge the divide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 分
  • Supporting mental health for youth of color, with Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD

    Supporting mental health for youth of color, with Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD
    2024/09/18
    Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble, a psychologist who has spent decades working to advance the mental health of youth of color, was selected as one of 12 global leaders to receive a $20 million grant-making fund from philanthropist Melinda French Gates. Dr. Alfiee discusses the state of youth mental health, particularly for intersectional youth of color, the biggest challenges facing young people today, how the conversation around youth mental health has changed in recent years and how she hopes to use the new funding to make a difference in young people’s lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 分
  • Harnessing the healing power of music, with Renée Fleming and Aniruddh Patel, PhD

    Harnessing the healing power of music, with Renée Fleming and Aniruddh Patel, PhD
    2024/09/11
    Today, music therapies are being used to help treat mental and physical health conditions as diverse as chronic pain, Parkinson's disease and stroke. Renowned soprano Renée Fleming, editor of a new book on music, the arts and health, joins music cognition researcher Aniruddh Patel, PhD, to talk about the connections between music, mind and body, whether humans evolved to be an inherently musical species, the science behind some of the most effective music therapies and promising directions for future research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 分
  • Road rage, traffic jams and why driving stresses us out, with Dwight Hennessy, PhD

    Road rage, traffic jams and why driving stresses us out, with Dwight Hennessy, PhD
    2024/09/04
    Is your commute the most stressful part of your day? Traffic psychologist Dwight Hennessy, PhD, talks about what’s going on when we get behind the wheel -- including what causes “road rage,” why some people find driving more stressful than others and how our personality affects our driving, what’s going on with the “zipper merge,” and how driving may change with more automated and self-driving cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 分
  • How to handle health anxiety, with Karen Lynn Cassiday, PhD

    How to handle health anxiety, with Karen Lynn Cassiday, PhD
    2024/08/28
    For those with health anxiety, worrying about sickness can be a constant struggle that can harm their mental health, relationships and even physical health. Karen Lynn Cassiday, PhD, author of the book “Freedom from Health Anxiety,” talks about how to recognize health anxiety (once known as hypochondria), why the internet and “Dr. Google” can make health anxiety worse, and what to do if you or someone you love struggles with health anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 分
  • Job therapy and toxic coworkers, with Tessa West, PhD

    Job therapy and toxic coworkers, with Tessa West, PhD
    2024/08/21
    Are you and your job just not clicking anymore? New York University psychology professor Tessa West, PhD, author of “Job Therapy: Finding Work that Works for You,” talks about the most common sources of job dissastisfaction, how you can figure out why you’re unhappy at work and find a job that’s a better fit, how to handle -- or avoid -- toxic coworkers, and the importance of good communication at work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 分
  • Encore - How to have great conversations, with Charles Duhigg and Michael Yeomans, PhD

    Encore - How to have great conversations, with Charles Duhigg and Michael Yeomans, PhD
    2024/08/14
    Conversational chemistry might seem intangible, but psychologists are beginning figure out what makes some conversations work while others fall apart. Charles Duhigg, author of the upcoming book Supercommunicators and conversation researcher Michael Yeomans, PhD, talk about how anyone can learn to communicate better, the best way to build rapport with someone you just met, why it’s important to think about your goals in a conversation, how to have a productive conversation about a disagreement, and how technology changes conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 分