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Psychology Tidbits — 192 episodes
Eleven Years of U.S. Surveys Point to a Familiar Pattern: More Social Media, More Self-Reported Depression
It's Not Just Your Genes: How Experience Shapes Gene Expression
The Persistent Gradient: Premarital Partners and Early Divorce Risk
A Tour of the Brain: Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, and Occipital Lobes
The Quiet Death of Friday Night: How We Lost Our Favorite Night Out with Friends
Poorface: How the Wealthy Cosplay as Broke Outsiders
Intellectual Compliance: The Defense of Endless Agreement
The Hidden Geometry of the Mind: Why Human Behavior Runs on Patterns
SPECIAL EPISODE - Forgotten or Never Fully Stored? Dissociative Amnesia, Repressed Memories, and Why a Beard Can Still Trigger You
Psychotherapy and emotional support are not the same things
Why We Forgive Some Age Gaps and Not Others
The Vanishing Third Place: How America Lost Its Gathering Spots and What It’s Doing to Our Minds
The Bluntness Paradox: Subjective Realism and the "Truth" Trap
Behind the Wheel: The Hidden Psychology of the Highway Dictator
The Subtitled Brain: Rerouting Your Mind with Foreign TV
The View From the Top: Why Our Brains Need the Mountains
The Armor of Ignorance: Why We Choose Illusions Over Growth
Scholar Scrolling: The Productive Alternative to Doomscrolling
Swipe Right, Cheat Left: How Dating Apps and Social Media Rewired Infidelity
The Death of Proximity: Why Your Love Life Changed Forever
The Hidden Patterns of Who Cheats and Why
The Lazy Genius: Why Smart Brains Use Less Energy
The Paradox of Pleasurable Sadness: Why We Love Music That Hurts
Medicating Childhood Anxiety: What the FDA's Approval of Escitalopram for Kids Really Tells Us About Risk, Evidence, and Trust
Separate Fact From Fiction: What Science Really Says About ADHD Medications
Beyond Chemistry: The Nietzsche Guide to Marriage and Intellectual Connection
The Surprising Science of Civic Honesty: Why More Money Makes People More Honest
The Educated Brain: What Your Degree Actually Does to Your Risk for Dementia
Generational Differences in Dating: Texts After the First Date, Early Intimacy, and Second-Date Timing
Height Matters: The Data Behind Dating’s Tallest Taboo
The SSRI Paradox: What Korea’s 2002 Prescription Restrictions Teach Us About Mental Health Policy
The Long Conversation: Nietzsche’s Timeless Psychology of Choosing a Life Partne
Decoding Hybristophilia: The Biological and Psychological Roots of Deviant Attraction
The Mind in Extremis: Aron Ralston on the Cognitive Science of Survival
The Psychology of Pricing: Master Behavioral Economics for Profit
The Phone Paradox: Do Smartphones Steal Our Social Lives… or Just Our TV Time?
“Why We’re Nicer to Strangers Than Family: The Ancient Philosophy and Modern Psychology of Politenes
ADHD Breakthrough or Bust: Science vs. Hype in the Treatment Debate
THE BENEFITS OF BEING IN NATURE
WOMEN PREFER MORE MASCULINE FACES
FACIAL STRUCTURE CAN INFLUENCE HOW PEOPLE PERCEIVE YOU
HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION AND ADHD
COMBATING LONELINESS WITH FINDING PURPOSE
PHOTO FILTERS AND BODY DYSMORPHIA STUDY
DOES YOUR SPEECH ARTICULATION INFLUENCE HOW PEOPLE PERCEIVE YOU
HOW DOES MUSIC INFLUENCE YOUR SHOPPING
BIRTH CONTROL MAY BE RELATED TO POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
READING ON SMARTPHONES REDUCES READING COMPREHENSION
WHAT IS GELIOPHOBIA
WHAT IS TUROPHOBIA
PSYCHEDILICS MAY ALLEVIATE MENTAL ILLNESS ACCORDING TO STUDY
VIDEO GAMERS APPEAR TO HAVE BRAINS THAT FUNCTION DIFFERENTLY THAN NON GAMERS
WHY DO CONSUMER REWARDS PROGRAMS WORK
HOW MOTOR MEMORY BECOMES CONSOLIDATED WHILE YOU SLEEP
WHAT DO YOUR FINGERS SAY ABOUT YOU
DO WE LAUGH DIFFERENTLY WITH OUR FRIENDS COMPARED TO ROMANTIC LOVERS
WHAT IS CHIONOPHOBIA
HOW DOES MUSIC INFLUENCE YOUR SHOPPING
ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSION
DOES WEALTH MAKE YOU HAPPIER
FACIAL STRUCTURE CAN INFLUENCE HOW PEOPLE PERCEIVE YOU
COMMON CLEANING CHEMICAL COULD LEAD TO PARKINSONS
THE BENEFITS OF EATING MEALS WITH YOUR FAMILY
CAN BOTOX INFLUENCE HOW YOU FEEL
HOW HEAT CAN AFFECT YOUR BRAIN
WHAT IS BELIEF PERSEVERANCE
THE SPILLOVER EFFECT
WHAT IS OPHIDIOPHOBIA
DOES YOUR BIRTH ORDER INFLUENCE YOUR CAREER CHOICE
WHY DO CONSUMER REWARDS PROGRAMS WORK
FACIAL FEEDBACK EFFECT
WHAT DO SEX DREAMS MEAN
BRAIN CLUTTER CAN IMPACT MEMORY
READING ON SMARTPHONES REDUCES READING COMPREHENSION
A LOOK AT HOW WE PERCEIVE HEROES
ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS AND COGNITIVE DECLINE
CHARLES BONNET SYNDROME AND LILLIPUTIAN HALLUCINATIONS
DO FEVERS LEAD TO STRANGE DREAMS
WHAT IS KLEINE - LEVIN SYNDROME
WHAT IS THE FREE ASSOCIATION METHOD
THE JUMPING FRENCHMEN OF MAIN DISORDER
CHARLES BONNET SYNDROME AND LILLIPUTIAN HALLUCINATIONS
WHAT IS TUROPHOBIA
WHAT IS GRATIAROPHOBIA
WHAT IS GELIOPHOBIA
WHAT IS TUROPHOBIA
SCHIZOPHRENIA AND INSULIN
HOW DO MEDICATIONS TRAVEL IN THE BODY
WHAT IS FREGOLI SYNDROME
STUDY SHOWS SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCES IN BRAIN STRUCTURE IN PEOPLE WITH ANOREXIA
SAYING I LOVE YOU IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU THINK
READING ON SMARTPHONES REDUCES READING COMPREHENSION
WHAT IS CHIONOPHOBIA
GUT BACTERIA AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR
HOW DOES MUSIC INFLUENCE YOUR SHOPPING
WHAT IS THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION OF AMOK
WHAT IS SCRIPTOPHOBIA
WHAT IS THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MEANING OF FORESTS IN FOLK TALES, MYTHS, AND LEGENDS
DO FEVERS LEAD TO STRANGE DREAMS
WATCHING THE SAME MOVIES AND TV SHOWS OVER AND OVER CAN HELP REDUCE ANXIETY
CHARLES BONNET SYNDROME AND LILLIPUTIAN HALLUCINATIONS
THE JERRY MAGUIRE EFFECT
A GENE LINKED TO TOUCH ALSO PLAYS A ROLE IN SMELL
DOES YOUR BIRTH ORDER INFLUENCE YOUR CAREER CHOICE
WHAT IS ARACHIBUTYROPHOBIA
THE JERRY MAGUIRE EFFECT
THE ROLE OF TESTOSTERONE AND AGGRESSION
A GENE LINKED TO TOUCH ALSO PLAYS A ROLE IN SMELL
HAZARDOUS ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING
WHEN YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU DONT KNOW
WHAT IS SOCIAL LOAFING
DOES DISCLOSURE MAKE US HAPPIER
WE DISCUSS STOICISM
WHAT DO YOUR FINGERS SAY ABOUT YOU
HOW IMPORTANT IS ATTRACTIVENESS FOR DATING AND MARRIAGE
JUMPING FRENCHMEN OF MAINE DISORDER
OUR SENSE OF SELF
WE DISCUSS EGO DEFENSE MECHANISMS
HOW CREDIT CARDS INFLUENCE THE REWARD SYSTEM IN OUR BRAIN
THE PROBLEM OF FORCING SELF-CONTROL
CAN SMELL ALTER TIME PERCEPTION
WHAT IS GRATIAROPHOBIA
WHAT IS OPHIDIOPHOBIA
WHAT IS THE FALSE CONSENSUS EFFECT
IS IT TRUE YOU CAN ONLY REMEMBER 7-9 ITEMS FOR A BRIEF TIME
TOUCH CAN IMPROVE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING EVEN FOR THOSE WHO DONT LIKE TO BE AFFECTIONATE
IS PEER INFLUENCE GREATER THAN PARENT INFLUENCE- IT DEPENDS
WHAT IS FREGOLI SYNDROME
WHAT DAYS AND TIMES ARE WE THE HAPPIEST DURING THE WEEK
THE EFFECTS OF MEDIA VIOLENCE
THE SPILLOVER EFFECT
ARE MARRIED PEOPLE HAPPIER
HOW FICTIONAL CHARACTERS CAN BE PART OF US
WHAT IS GELIOPHOBIA
WHAT IS PTERONOPHOBIA
WHAT DO SEX DREAMS MEAN
WHAT IS GRATIAROPHOBIA
IS IT TRUE YOU CAN ONLY REMEMBER 7-9 ITEMS FOR A BRIEF TIME
WHY WE LOVE BOOKS
HOW FICTIONAL CHARACTERS CAN BE PART OF US
COLORING CAN REDUCE ANXIETY
WHAT IS TUROPHOBIA
MENTAL HEALTH TOPICS ARE INCREASINGLY BEING USED IN RAP MUSIC
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ROMANTIC ATTRACTION
WHAT IS HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER
THE PIANO STAIRS EXPERIMENT
HOW ADVERTISERS USE HYPERREALITY TO MARKET EMOTIONS
WHAT IS GELIOPHOBIA
RING FINGER AND PROMISCUITY
HOW MARKETERS USE CLASSICAL CONDITIONING
WHAT IS DEIPNOPHOBIA
DO PEOPLE JUDGE YOU BY YOUR SHOES
IS THERE A BENEFIT TO SARCASM
WHAT IS PODOPHOBIA
WHAT IS CHIONOPHOBIA
IS IT TRUE YOU CAN ONLY REMEMBER 7-9 ITEMS FOR A BRIEF TIME
WHY KEEPING EXES AROUND WHEN IN A NEW RELATIONSHIP IS NOT A GOOD IDEA
THE ROBBERS CAVE EXPERIMENT
HOW FICTIONAL CHARACTERS CAN BE PART OF US
ARE WE HARDER ON OTHERS THAN OURSELVES?
WHAT DO SEX DREAMS MEAN
WHAT IS SCRIPTOPHOBIA
WHAT IS TAUROPHOBIA
POPULAR COOKING SPICE THAT CAN LEAD TO HALLUCINATIONS
WHAT IS AICHMOPHOBIA
WHAT IS VOYEURISTIC DISORDER
WATCHING THE SAME MOVIES AND TV SHOWS OVER AND OVER CAN HELP REDUCE ANXIETY
WHAT IS GENIOPHOBIA
A CONVERSATION ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT WITH DR. VISHTON
WHAT IS CAPGRAS DELUSION
WHAT INFLUENCES OUR DECISION IN HELPING SOMEONE
WHAT IS NOMOPHOBIA
A PSYCHOLOGICAL LOOK AT HORROR FILMS1
WHAT IS ALLODOXAPHOBIA
WHAT IS GLOBOPHOBIA
WHAT IS CACOPHOBIA
MUSIC CAN IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY
WHAT IS VOYEURISTIC DISORDER
WHAT IS DEJA VU
WHAT IS SYNGENESPHOBIA
WHAT IS EPHEBIPHOBIA
WHAT IS GENIOPHOBIA
STUDY FINDS THAT LOOKING AT OTHER POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR A PARTNER INCREASES CHANCES OF INFIDELITY
WHAT IS PORPHYROPHOBIA
WHAT KIND OF BATHS DO LONELY PEOPLE TAKE
WHAT IS AICHMOPHOBIA
WHAT IS ABLUTOPHOBIA
WHAT IS GRATIAROPHOBIA
WHAT IS PTERONOPHOBIA
WHAT IS CHEROPHOBIA
WHAT IS AICHMOPHOBIA
SMOKY ROOM EXPERIMENT