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#208 – Professor Nancy Pachana on Healthy Ageing: Purpose and Well-Being in Later Life

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#207 – Damien Stewart on How Trauma Can Be Passed Between Generations

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#206 – Niklas Törneke on Understanding Human Behavior Through ACT

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#205 – Dr Ella Moeck on How Emotions Shape Memory, Future Thinking, and Uncertainty

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#204 – Stacey Parker on Designing Work for Wellbeing, Motivation, and Performance

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#203 – Professor Jen Hudson on Children's Emotional Health and Anxiety

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#202 – Dr Eden Robertson on The Psychosocial Needs of Families Affected by Rare Disease

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#201 – Professor Simon Rosenbaum on the Intersection of Physical Activity and Mental Health

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#200 – Dr James Morandini on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

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#199 – Lou Lasprugato on ACT Within The Therapeutic Relationship

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#198 – Professor Philip Batterham on Preventing and Understanding Drivers of Suicidal Behaviour

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#197 – Dr Donel Martin on Brain Stimulation For Improving Cognition

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#196 – Dr Jerry Rosenbaum on How Psychedelics Change The Brain

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#195 – Robert Whitaker on Rethinking the Scientific Basis of the Disease Model

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#194 – Professor Dianna Kenny on Understanding Gender Dysphoria

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#193 – Arthur Thomas Ware on Building Fulfillment and Purpose in Retirement

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#192 – Professor Paul Rhodes on Psychology Beyond The Individual

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#191 – Professor Zoltán Sarnyai on Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy

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#190 – Dr Lucy Johnstone on The Power Threat Meaning Framework

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#189 – Professor Gordon Parker on How the Gut Shapes Mood and Mental Health

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#188 – Dr Matt Bernstein on The Relationship Between Metabolism and Mental Illness

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#187 – Dr Joanna Moncrieff on her book: Chemically Imbalanced: The Making and Unmaking of The Serotonin Myth

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#186 – Jacqueline Anderson on Understanding Traumatic Brain Injuries

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#185 – Dr David Healy on How Antidepressants Shape Mental Health and Impact Society

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#184 – Professor Jae Jung on Understanding and Supporting High-Ability Students

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#183 – Lisa Anne Williams on How Emotions Are Shaped by Our Social World

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#182 – Nik Steffens on Social Identity and the Psychology of Teamwork in Organizations

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#181 – Dr Zhi Yi Ong on The Neurobiological Mechanisms of Food Intake and Addiction

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#180 – Lana Tikhomirov on the Ethics of AI in Human Decision-Making

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#179 – Dr Simon Byrne on Evolving Treatments for Anxiety and Children’s Mental Health

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#178 – Dr Poppy Watson on Compulsive Reward-seeking Behaviour

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#177 – Dr Amy Peden on Global Drowning Prevention Through Research and Advocacy

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#176 – Dr Robyn Walser on Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with Trauma

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#175 – Ahu Kocak on Suicide Assessment and Prevention Strategies

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#174 – Ben Newell on The Role of Behavioural Science in Promoting Climate Action

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#173 – Professor Kim Delbaere on Promoting Healthy Ageing

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#172 –Dr. Stefan Carlo Michalski on Virtual Reality for Life Skills in Intellectual Disabilities

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#171 – Jacinta Hawgood on Suicide Research and Prevention

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#170 – Dr Lydia Brown on Navigating the Journey of Menopause and Aging

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#169 – Jill Maree Newby on Technology-Based Interventions for Depression and Anxiety

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#168 – Dr Ivan Raymond on The Power of 'Intent' in Shaping Care and Support

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#167 – Kristy Martire on The Processes of Evidence Evaluation in Criminal Trials

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#166 – Dr Stevan Nikolin on Understanding How Depression Affects Brain Activity

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#165 – Margaret Morris on The Impact of an Unhealthy Diet

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#164 – Dr David Bakker on Using Technology for Mental Health Purposes

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#163 – Dr Kamilah Majied on Joyfully Just: Black Wisdom and Buddhist Insights for Liberated Living

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#162 – Professor Sally Gainsbury on Recreational Gambling vs Problematic Gambling

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#161 – Dr Christoph Klebl on The Psychology of Climate Change and Biodiversity

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#160 – Dr Kinga Szymaniak on How the Emotion of Anger Impacts the Way We Think and Act

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#159 – John Sweller on The Cognitive Load Theory

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#158 – Professor David Blustein on The Psychology of Working and the Interface of Mental Health and Work Poverty

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#157 – Rob Brooks on How AI Is Reshaping Human Sexual Perspectives and Interactions

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#156 – Dr Susie Burke on The Psychology of Climate Change

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#155 – Professor Andrew Martin on Student Motivation, Engagement, and Achievement - Putting The Horse Before The Cart

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#154 – Dr Andrew Amos on the Concerns with Gender Affirming Care - A Psychiatrist's Perspective

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#153 – Dr Genevieve Rayner on Psychosocial Influences on Mood and Cognitive Disorders in Epilepsy

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#152 – Dr James Daniel Dunn on Exploring Super-Recognisers

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#151 – Kelly Clemens on Epigenetic Consequences of Drug Addiction

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#150 – Dr Mark Horowitz on Tapering off SSRI to Mitigate Withdrawal Symptoms

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#149 – Dr. Suzy Green on Promoting Mental Wellness to Reduce Mental Illness Impact

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#148 – Jayashri Kulkarni on Premenstrual Syndrome

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#147 – Lucette Cysique on Understanding Post-viral Syndromes

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#146 – Dr Anna Kiaos on Understanding Mental Health in Organisations

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#145 – Dr Philip Jean-Richard Dit Bressel on Understanding Punishment Learning

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#144 – Michael Kasumovic on The Influence of Perceived and Actual Status on Human Behaviour

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#143 – Dr Tayla Degan on The Importance of Health Literacy for Clinicians and Consumers

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#142 – Natalie Taylor on The Importance of Implementation Science

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#141 – Dr Conal Monaghan on Dimensional Models of Personality Disorder

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#140 – Professor Nick Haslam on 'Concept Creep'

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#139 – Dr Janet Hall on Practical Solutions to Sexual and Relationship Issues

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#138 – Rebecca Collie on Fostering Thriving Environments for Teachers and Students

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#137 – Paul Fitzgerald on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment

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#136 – Dr Divna Haslam on The Findings of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study

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#135 – Helen Joyce on Her Book ‘Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality’

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#134 – Dr Jodie Fleming on Chronic Illness Management and Psycho-Oncology

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#133 – Ilan Dar-Nimrod on The Effects of Perceived Genetic Aetiology

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#132 – Kristie Miller on The Nature of Time

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#131 – Alexander Holcombe on The Causes of The Replication Crisis

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#130 – Dr Celine Van Golde on Reliability of Children as Eyewitnesses

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#129 – Fiona Kumfor on Understanding Dementia and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

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#128 – Dr Micah Goldwater on The Psychology Of Pseudoscience And Conspiracy Theories

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#127 – Stephen Hinshaw on Developmental Psychopathology

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#126 – Dr Christopher Hunt on Gambling Addiction and Treatment

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#125 – Alina Morawska on Parenting and Family Intervention

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#124 – Blake McKimmie on Understanding Stereotypes and Biases

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#123 – Fiona White on Promoting Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

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#122 – Dr Frankie Fong on Social Learning and Overimitation

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#121 – Renee Adair on End of Life Doula Services

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#120 – Michael Duhig on Medicinal Cannabis for Children

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#119 – Alex Haslam on The Psychology of Leadership

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#118 – Dr Gwen Adshead on The Psychology of Violence and Life Threatening Behaviour

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#117 – Dr Alice Shires on Mindfulness Training on Anger, Grief, and Chronic Pain

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#116 – Tanya Cole-Lesnick on The Power and Intimidation of a Group Setting

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#115 – Dr Cassandra Chapman on The Psychology of Charitable Giving

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#114 – Dr Michael Noetel on Effective Altruism and Decision-Making

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#113 – Dr Annabelle Neall on Workplace Bullying and Harassment

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#112 – Jolanda Jetten on The Psychology of Economic Inequality

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#111 – Dr James Kirby on Compassion Focused Therapy

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#110 – Michael Sugrue on Relentless Courage: Winning the Battle Against Frontline Trauma

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#109 – Dr Kristy Goodwin on Digital Wellbeing and Distraction