Kathleen McAuliffe: The Psychology (and Politics) of Disgust
[4:43] How easily grossed out are you? Your sensitivity to disgust reveals more about you than you’d probably be …
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Suicide attempt survivors share their stories to heal.
[2:11] A suicide attempt survivor herself, Dese’Rae is bringing survival into the light by putting a human face …
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Fight or Flight Response
[5:51] Paul Andersen explains how epinephrine is responsible for changes in chemistry of our body associated with the …
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The U.S. Consumes Nearly All Opioids In The World
[3:14] Claiming thousands of lives in the U.S., the drug crisis has grown out of control. So just how did America’…
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The Neuroscience of Eating Disorders
[6:29] Many of us are lucky enough to live in a world where food is easily accessible. We no longer have to hunt wild animal…
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A Day in the Life of a Modern American Exorcist
[10:40] The ancient rite of casting evil spirits from the possessed is on the rise in the United States. Historically, d…
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The surprising reason you feel awful when you’re sick
[5:00] It starts with a tickle in your throat that becomes a cough. Your muscles begin to ache, you grow irritable, and yo…
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Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend
[14:29] Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been ma…
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How Environmental Contaminants Can Affect Children’s Brains
[6:05] Professor Susan Schantz and her colleagues at Illinois are studying infants and their mothers to determine whe…
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Joel Pearson: Hacking Psychology to Measure the Mind
[13:49] Online dating, how many of us lie about our profiles to change the psychology of someone’s perception about u…
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