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Encore - The people who never forget a face, with Josh Davis, PhD, and Kelly Desborough
Dec 28, 2022Super-recognizers have an extraordinary ability to recognize faces—they can pick faces they’ve seen only briefly out of a crowd and can recognize childhood acquaintances they haven’t seen in decades. ...
Encore - Psychology takes toys seriously, with Barry Kudrowitz, PhD, and Doris Bergen, PhD
Dec 21, 2022Just in time for toy-buying season, Barry Kudrowitz, PhD, a toy designer and professor of product design at the University of Minnesota, and Doris Bergen, PhD, a professor emerita of educational psych...
The challenge of long COVID, with Tracy Vannorsdall, PhD, and Rowena Ng, PhD
Dec 14, 2022Nearly three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, millions of Americans are still living with the effects of the virus. Neuropsychologists Tracy Vannorsdall, PhD, and Rowena Ng, PhD, talk about th...
How our brain makes sense of a noisy world, with Nina Kraus, PhD
Dec 07, 2022Our life experiences shape the way that our brain processes sound, and sound is deeply intertwined with everything from our ability to read to our cognitive health as we age. Dr. Nina Kraus, of Northw...
How to learn better using psychology, with Regan Gurung, PhD, and John Dunlosky, PhD
Nov 30, 2022From kindergarten through college, very few students are taught a crucial skill set – how, exactly, to study effectively. Regan Gurung, PhD, and John Dunlosky, PhD, authors of “Study like a Champ: The...
How to cope with news overload, with Markus Brauer, PhD, and Don Grant, PhD
Nov 23, 2022Are you suffering from news overload? Do you find yourself doomscrolling when you should be sleeping, eating, playing with your kids or doing your job? Do you feel hounded by algorithms that keep send...
Living a happy single life, with Geoff MacDonald, PhD
Nov 16, 2022More Americans than ever before are single -- about half of American adults are unmarried and close to three in 10 are not in a committed relationship. Geoff MacDonald, PhD, of the University of Toron...
Why humans and other primates care about fairness, with Sarah Brosnan, PhD
Nov 09, 2022Questions of fairness, justice and morality might seem unique to humans. But research suggests that non-human animals notice inequality as well. Dr. Sarah Brosnan, of Georgia State University, talks a...
Why you should apologize even when it’s hard to, with Karina Schumann, PhD
Nov 02, 2022Apologies have the potential to heal relationships, soothe hurt feelings and even begin to address historical wrongs. But they’re not always easy to offer. Karina Schumann, PhD, of the University of P...
Understanding medical marijuana, CBD and more, with Ziva Cooper, PhD
Oct 26, 2022Over the past few years, the number and variety of cannabis products legally available to American consumers has soared. Ziva Cooper, PhD, of the UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids, talks about...