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How noise pollution harms our health, with Arline Bronzaft, PhD
Jun 26, 2024From roaring leaf blowers to screeching trains, the world is full of unwelcome noise – and researchers have found that noisy environments can take a real toll on people’s mental and physical health. A...
Mental health in a warming world, with Kim Meidenbauer, PhD, and Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD
Jun 19, 2024Last year -- 2023 -- was the world’s warmest on record, and 2024 could bring another record-shattering summer. Psychologist Kim Meidenbauer, PhD, and public health researcher Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD, d...
How to motivate yourself and others, with Wendy Grolnick, PhD, and Frank Worrell, PhD
Jun 12, 2024Why can’t I get myself to run that 5K? Why isn’t my child getting better grades? We all have things that we struggle to accomplish – or that we struggle to get someone else to accomplish. Frank Worrel...
The benefits of solitude, with Thuy-vy Nguyen, PhD, and Netta Weinstein, PhD
Jun 05, 2024The average American adult spends up to one-third of their waking hours alone. Psychologists are exploring how those hours spent on our own affect us – including the potential benefits, as well as the...
Which countries are happiest and why? With Lara Aknin, PhD
May 29, 2024The 2024 World Happiness Report, which ranks the happiness levels of countries around the world, found that young Americans are less happy than their peers in many other countries. Psychology professo...
Choosing to be child free, with Jennifer Watling Neal, PhD
May 22, 2024A growing number of adults in the U.S. are choosing not to have children. Jenna Watling Neal, PhD, of Michigan State University, talks about her research that’s found 1 in 5 adults are child free, why...
How to cope with political stress this election season, with Brett Q. Ford, PhD, and Kevin Smith, PhD
May 15, 2024If the thought of the upcoming election sends your stress level through the roof, you’re not alone. Psychologist Brett Q. Ford, PhD, and political scientist Kevin Smith, PhD, talk about how political ...
How Sesame Street teaches kids about emotional well-being, with Rosemarie Truglio, PhD
May 08, 2024Sesame Street has entertained and educated generations of children. Developmental psychologist Rosemarie Truglio, PhD, Sesame Workshop’s senior vice president of curriculum and content, talks about wh...
What déjà vu can teach us about memory, with Chris Moulin, PhD
May 01, 2024The eerie sensation of “déjà vu” -- feeling a strong sense of familiarity in a new place or situation -- is one of memory’s strangest tricks. Researcher Chris Moulin, PhD, of Grenoble Alpes University...
The psychology of sports fans, with Daniel Wann, PhD
Apr 24, 2024Are you a sports “superfan”? Or do you wonder what’s driving the superfans in your life? Daniel Wann, PhD, of Murray State University, talks about why being a fan is usually good for people’s mental h...