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Tune in every Saturday for quick commentary on the latest news in behavior and brain research—it'll just take a minute

Episode Date
Up Your Online Dating Game with Evidence-Based Strategies
Feb 14, 2015
Junk Diet Rewires Rat Brains
Feb 07, 2015
High Price Tag on Meds May Boost Healing
Jan 31, 2015
Publication Bias May Boost Findings for Bilingual Brain Benefits
Dec 30, 2014
Inclusion Illusion Lessens Racial Bias
Dec 20, 2014
Blood Test Forecasts Concussion Severity
Dec 15, 2014
Bouncy Gait Improves Mood
Dec 08, 2014
Synchronized Walking Reduces Opponent's Perceived Size
Nov 09, 2014
Big Parental Control May Stunt Kid Assertiveness
Nov 03, 2014
Lots or Little Sleep Linked to Sick Days
Sep 29, 2014
Can’t Take My Eyes off You—Your Face, That Is
Sep 06, 2014
Talking to Strangers Makes You Happy
Aug 30, 2014
People Think Experiences Bring Happiness, Still Opt for Things
Aug 24, 2014
Childhood Stress Decreases Size of Brain Regions
Aug 16, 2014
Even Monkeys Believe In Hot Streaks
Aug 12, 2014
Brain State Bread Crumbs Lead Way Back to Consciousness
Jul 28, 2014
Body's Pain Perception Mapped for First Time
Jun 23, 2014
Vision Involves a Bit of Hearing, Too
Jun 02, 2014
Parents Who Support Corporal Punishment Do It a Lot
May 21, 2014
Extroversion Extends Benefits across Cultures
May 14, 2014
Eaters Assume Crunchy Foods Have Fewer Calories
May 07, 2014
Stressed Teens May Be Better Drivers
Apr 28, 2014
Mobile Phones Exert Emotional Pull
Apr 21, 2014
Barbie Exposure May Limit Girls' Career Imagination
Apr 12, 2014
Kids Books May Cause Confusion about Animals
Apr 08, 2014
Danger Explainers Convince Kids Better Than Do Edict Issuers
Mar 24, 2014
Youth Gang Membership Affects Mental Health Later in Life
Mar 19, 2014
Infants Use Verbs They Know to Learn New Nouns
Mar 10, 2014
Your Memory May Be Edited
Mar 02, 2014
Young Musicians Reap Long-Term Neuro Benefits
Feb 22, 2014
Movie-Watching Together Strengthens Marriages
Feb 08, 2014
Review Finds Meditation Somewhat Effective against Anxiety and Depression
Jan 27, 2014
Brain-Training Games May Not Improve Overall Intelligence
Jan 14, 2014
How Computers Affect Our Movements
Jan 07, 2014
"Angelina Jolie Effect" Leaves Public with Inaccurate Knowledge of Breast Cancer Risk
Dec 27, 2013
Test Prep Doesn't Help Raise Intelligence Scores
Dec 19, 2013
We Are More Likely to Lie in the Afternoon
Nov 30, 2013
Overeating Due to Stress?
Nov 17, 2013
Seeing Photos of Food Makes Actual Food Less Tasty
Oct 09, 2013
Reducing a Fear During Sleep
Oct 03, 2013
Generosity Can Breed Contempt
Sep 24, 2013
Babies Know Animals Have Gushy Insides
Sep 15, 2013
When to Catch a Lie via Text
Sep 09, 2013
We Probably Won't Recycle Shredded Paper
Sep 03, 2013
Limit Youth Football Practice Hits For Brain Health
Aug 18, 2013
Portion-Size Label Influences Ingestion Intake
Aug 03, 2013
Social Status Affects Who We Choose to Believe
Jul 28, 2013
Happiness During Teen Years Predicts Happiness as Adults
Jul 22, 2013
What Fighting Couples Want
Jul 15, 2013
Expansive Postures May Lead Us to Dishonesty
Jul 09, 2013
Training Can Increase Empathy
Jun 24, 2013
Memory Loss during Menopause
Jun 12, 2013
The Quirk of a High IQ
Jun 06, 2013
How to Enjoy Your Decision
May 22, 2013
Inside the Mind of a Psychopath
May 14, 2013
Money Is Valued Differently Depending on How It's Earned
May 08, 2013
Green Spaces Promote Happier Communities
Apr 29, 2013
Memory Improves with Sleep
Apr 15, 2013
Being Monkey in the Middle Is Stressful
Apr 10, 2013
Unhealthy Eating Leaves You in a Bad Mood
Apr 02, 2013
Mindfulness May Improve Test Scores
Mar 28, 2013
We Think the Future Is Closer Than the Past
Mar 22, 2013
Sexting Habits of Teens
Mar 07, 2013
Studying Languages Can Grow the Brain
Feb 28, 2013
Three-Year-Olds Know Better
Feb 18, 2013
You May Think Your Name Is Rare
Feb 11, 2013
We Are What We Smell
Feb 03, 2013
Coffee Boosts Recognition of Positive Words
Jan 30, 2013
Diapers Hinder Walking for Babies
Jan 23, 2013
Images of Thin Bodies Impact Body Preferences
Jan 15, 2013
Dexter Talks Psychopath Stress Management
Jan 08, 2013
Dan Ariely Talks Creativity and Dishonesty
Dec 29, 2012
Natural Setting and Tech Break Boost Creativity
Dec 22, 2012
Civilian Trauma May Contribute to Combat PTSD
Dec 08, 2012
Bad Boys and Gals Present as More Attractive
Dec 02, 2012
When Old Habits Die Easy
Nov 25, 2012
Rats' Whiskers Inspire New Way to See
Nov 14, 2012
Stable or Sexy? It Depends on Ovulation
Nov 06, 2012
Cash Rewards Might Make Us Unhappy
Oct 29, 2012
How We Process Horrible Sounds
Oct 26, 2012
Helping Your Child Delay Gratification
Oct 15, 2012
When We Hear a Sound
Oct 01, 2012
The Difference between Honesty and Cheating
Sep 23, 2012
When the Bride Has Doubt
Sep 16, 2012
Fear Makes Art More Engaging
Sep 12, 2012
Improving Eyewitness Accuracy in Police Lineups
Sep 02, 2012
Why You Choose the Brands You Do
Aug 26, 2012
Attitudes toward Sex Are Changing
Aug 19, 2012
Hoarders Have Their Own Category of Disorder
Aug 13, 2012
Wobbly Chairs May Affect Your Values
Aug 04, 2012
Some Multitasking Is More Taxing
Jul 28, 2012
Attraction between Friends of Opposite Sexes
Jul 22, 2012
Our Friends' Weight Influences Our Weight Gain and Loss
Jul 15, 2012
Lingering with a Decision Breeds More Indecision
Jul 08, 2012
Do We Care About Future Generations?
Jul 02, 2012
Confusion Helps Us Learn
Jun 25, 2012
America Needs to Study Fractions
Jun 16, 2012
Testosterone Promotes Aggression Automatically
Jun 09, 2012
Different Sports Require Different Motivation
Jun 03, 2012
Watching Shot Can Boost Pain
May 26, 2012
Meat-Eating Is Viewed as More of a Man's Game
May 21, 2012
When Pro-Vaccine Messaging Backfires
May 13, 2012
Shut Off E-Mail to Ease Work Stress
May 07, 2012
Keeping Secrets Weighs You Down, Literally
Apr 29, 2012
If We Feel Too Busy, It's Probably Due to Having Too Much Free Time
Apr 22, 2012
Men Who Hold a Gun Appear Taller and Stronger
Apr 14, 2012
We Tend to Underestimate How Much We Weigh
Apr 08, 2012
Ability to Learn Is Affected by the Timing of Sleep
Mar 24, 2012
Mind Wandering Is Linked to Your Working Memory
Mar 17, 2012
How to Gain Self-Control
Mar 10, 2012
Hunger Affects What We See
Mar 04, 2012
Dehydration Affects Women's Moods
Feb 25, 2012
Why Online Dating Doesn't Work
Feb 18, 2012
If Time Is Money, Then Free Time Is Frustrating
Feb 11, 2012
More Than One Blow for a Concussion in Football
Feb 04, 2012
How the Itch Informs the Scratch
Jan 28, 2012
Lack of Sleep Might Make You Feel Hungrier
Jan 22, 2012
Men Spend the Big Bucks When Women Are Scarce
Jan 14, 2012
Cognitive Decline Sets in around Age 45
Jan 08, 2012
The Elderly React Slowly Because They Want to Be Right
Dec 31, 2011
Toddlers Don't Monitor Their Own Speech
Dec 24, 2011
A Quirk of Speech May Become a New Vocal Style
Dec 17, 2011
Individuals Are Removed from Blame When in Groups
Dec 11, 2011
Killing 1 Person to Save 5
Dec 03, 2011
Dreams Help Soothe Your Bad Memories
Nov 28, 2011
Protein Might Ward Off Afternoon Snooze
Nov 19, 2011
How We View Half-Naked Men and Women
Nov 13, 2011
Brains Built to Cooperate
Nov 06, 2011
Be Afraid, but Not Too Afraid
Oct 31, 2011
Are Men Funnier Than Women?
Oct 24, 2011
Body Language Improves Our Communication
Oct 19, 2011
Young Children Think Differently about Ownership
Oct 09, 2011
Clothing Reveals Racial Stereotypes
Oct 01, 2011
Speech Disorders May Be Helped Using Rhythm and Familiar Words
Sep 29, 2011
Scientists Find a New Way to Measure Pain
Sep 20, 2011
Musicians Maintain Hearing Better
Sep 13, 2011
Overeating Depends on Context
Sep 03, 2011
Global Survey Links Religion and Happiness
Sep 01, 2011
Ability for Mathematics May Be Inborn
Aug 21, 2011
Spoiling the Ending Makes for a Better Story
Aug 14, 2011
More Football Players Found to Suffer from Degenerative Disease
Aug 07, 2011
Panic Attack Sufferers Are Unaware of Symptoms
Jul 30, 2011
Compulsive Gamblers Combine Impulsiveness with Irrationality
Jul 17, 2011
Hot Baths May Cure Loneliness
Jul 02, 2011
Paying in Cash Keeps Us Healthy
Jun 25, 2011
Small Study: Young Gang Members Want Dogs Mostly for Companionship
Jun 18, 2011
Inattentional Blindness Can Make You Not Perceive Events
Jun 11, 2011
Math Learning Disability as Common as Dyslexia
Jun 04, 2011
The Blind Use the Visual Cortex to Process Sound
May 28, 2011
Rude People Can Be Perceived as Powerful
May 22, 2011
How to Speak Persuasively
May 14, 2011
Know Thyself
May 07, 2011
First Impressions Can Be Quite Accurate
Apr 30, 2011
Reading the Mind to Restore Speech
Apr 25, 2011
Our Uhs and Ums May Help Children Learn Language
Apr 17, 2011
Yawns Are Contagious When You're with Friends
Apr 10, 2011
People with Tourette Syndrome Show Strong Cognitive Control
Apr 02, 2011
First Sex Alters Body Image
Mar 27, 2011
Self-Restraint Leads Us to Prefer Aggression
Mar 20, 2011
Right-Handers Tend to Prefer the Right Side
Mar 13, 2011
Perception of Our Physical State When Depressed or Anxious
Mar 06, 2011
Social Context Influences Language
Feb 27, 2011
Early Attachment May Affect Our Ability to Resolve Conflict in Relationships
Feb 22, 2011
Look to Lessen Acute Pain
Feb 14, 2011
Cannabis May Influence Onset of Psychosis
Feb 07, 2011
Babies Think Large Means Dominant
Jan 30, 2011
Meditation Correlated with Structural Changes in the Brain
Jan 22, 2011
Play Up That Ugly Trait
Jan 16, 2011
The Popularity of Predictive Medical Testing
Jan 08, 2011
What It Means to Forgive
Jan 01, 2011
The Strongest Predictor for Low Stress
Dec 25, 2010
More Money Doesn't Mean More Happiness
Dec 19, 2010
What Makes an Honest Smile Honest?
Dec 11, 2010
Visual Illusions Depend On Visual Cortex Size
Dec 05, 2010
Brain Imaging Studies Show Different Cultures Have Different Brains
Nov 27, 2010
Fear-Based Messaging May Influence Skepticism of Global Warming
Nov 20, 2010
Who Teens Blame for Bullying
Nov 13, 2010
Male Names Are Still Mentioned First
Nov 06, 2010
Beware of Brain Differences in the Sexes
Oct 30, 2010
Generosity Might Keep Us Healthy
Oct 23, 2010
Adversity Is Linked to Life Satisfaction
Oct 16, 2010
Thinking about Time or Money Impacts How We Spend Our Days
Oct 09, 2010
Tennis Players' Grunts May Slow Opponents' Reactions
Oct 02, 2010
Women Apologize More Frequently Than Men Do
Sep 25, 2010
We Only Trust Experts If They Agree with Us
Sep 18, 2010
Mind-Reading Tools Go Commercial
Sep 12, 2010
It's Very Tough to Tell Just How Drunk Someone Is
Sep 04, 2010
Generation X Loyaler to Religion Than Previous Generation
Aug 28, 2010
Poor Linguistic Ability May Indicate Risk of Alzheimer's
Aug 22, 2010
Your Opinion of Climate Change Depends on Your Social Psychology
Aug 14, 2010
Psychology Studies Biased toward Western Undergrads
Aug 07, 2010
Busting the Myth That Opposites Attract
Jul 31, 2010
The Impact of Rude Behavior on a Business
Jul 24, 2010
Large-Brained Mammals Live Longer
Jul 18, 2010
Bully or Victim? More Similar Than We Might Think
Jul 10, 2010
The Connection Between Multiple Sclerosis and Depression
Jul 03, 2010
The Real Concern When Couples Fight
Jun 26, 2010
How We Fool Ourselves Over and Over
Jun 19, 2010
The Staying Power of Alcoholics Anonymous
Jun 12, 2010
Lower IQ Scores Linked to Higher Suicide Risk
Jun 05, 2010
College Students Are Less Empathic Than Generations Past
May 29, 2010
Soil Bacteria Might Increase Learning
May 24, 2010
Digging Deeper into the Entire Brain
May 16, 2010
Facial Expressions of Mice in Pain
May 12, 2010
Risk-Taking Behavior in Teens
May 03, 2010
Auditory Illusions
Apr 25, 2010
Making a Decision? Take Your Time
Apr 17, 2010
Using Light to Control the Brain
Apr 12, 2010
Neuroscience Is Everywhere
Apr 03, 2010
Manipulating Moral Judgment
Mar 29, 2010
Chronic Pain Relief
Mar 21, 2010
Humans Want to Share Information
Mar 15, 2010
Happy People Talk More Seriously
Mar 06, 2010
Why Does Schizophrenia Appear in Young Adults?
Feb 27, 2010
Fighting Crime with Math
Feb 20, 2010
Catching the Brain at Work
Feb 10, 2010
Dealing with Super Bowl XLIV Pressure
Feb 05, 2010
Sex Differences in Jealousy
Jan 28, 2010
The Talent for Facial Recognition
Jan 21, 2010
Making and Keeping Your Goals
Jan 13, 2010
No Gender Gap in Math
Jan 06, 2010
Powerful and Bad in 2009
Dec 31, 2009
Remembering That Person's Name
Dec 22, 2009
Hockey and Concussions
Dec 08, 2009
Fear of Fear Itself
Dec 01, 2009
Are Your Siblings Really Your Siblings?
Nov 24, 2009
The Roots of Language
Nov 17, 2009
Boost Your Creativity with Eye Movement
Nov 10, 2009
Hearing Our Heartbeats
Nov 03, 2009
A Pretty Face or a Hot Body?
Oct 27, 2009
What Our Stuff Says about Us
Oct 20, 2009
It's Funny Because It's True
Oct 13, 2009
What the Experts Still Don't Know
Oct 06, 2009
Internet Addiction?
Sep 29, 2009
Is Texting Making Us Bad Spellers?
Sep 23, 2009
Detecting Digitally Altered Video
Sep 16, 2009
Where the Desire for Change Resides
Sep 09, 2009
Predictors of Preschool Depression
Aug 31, 2009
In Defense of Evolutionary Psychology
Aug 26, 2009
Human-Robot Relationships
Aug 18, 2009
Answers to the Rorschach Test Revealed
Aug 02, 2009
Artificial Intelligence Predicts Gambling Behavior
Jul 21, 2009
Questioning Evolutionary Psychology
Jul 17, 2009
Severe Weather Psychology, Part 2
Jul 08, 2009
Severe Weather Psychology, Part 1
Jul 07, 2009
Increase Your Creativity: Live Abroad
Jun 14, 2009
Our Bodies, Our Brains
Jun 01, 2009
Obama's Message to Graduates
May 18, 2009
Immorality and Twitter
May 04, 2009
Why Dating Doesn't Predict Marital Success
Apr 27, 2009
When Do Dreams Begin?
Apr 16, 2009
Hope for Spinal Cord Injuries
Apr 08, 2009
Why Cops Make Fatal Errors
Mar 31, 2009
Sylvia Plath's Son and Suicide in Families
Mar 24, 2009
Wiping Out Bad Memories
Mar 18, 2009
Where Is God?
Mar 11, 2009
Online Games as Study Tool
Mar 03, 2009
Thinking of Human as Machine
Feb 24, 2009
Women as Sex Objects
Feb 17, 2009
The Scent of Sexual Sweat
Feb 09, 2009
Muscle Movement Affects How We Hear
Feb 03, 2009
When an Innocent Confesses to a Crime
Jan 27, 2009
Surviving a Plane Crash
Jan 20, 2009
The Persistence of Racism
Jan 12, 2009
A Blind Man Sees
Jan 05, 2009
Great Expectations for 2009
Dec 30, 2008
Beware the Holiday Sugar High
Dec 22, 2008
Gift-Giving for Lovers
Dec 15, 2008
To Get Good Grades, Get Good Sleep
Dec 08, 2008
Cyberchondria: Online Diagnosis Leads to Obsessive Fear
Dec 02, 2008
Eat, Exercise and Be Merry
Nov 24, 2008
Beating Loneliness at Its Own Game
Nov 17, 2008
A Bitter Placebo to Swallow
Nov 10, 2008
More Sex for Women?
Nov 03, 2008
The Real Monsters on Halloween
Oct 27, 2008
Restoring Movement in Paralyzed Limbs
Oct 20, 2008
Cell Phones Sometimes Cause Real Pain
Oct 13, 2008
Musicians Think Differently from the Rest of Us
Oct 06, 2008
Business, Lies and E-mail
Sep 29, 2008
Exposed Untruths Continue to Shape Voter Impressions
Sep 22, 2008
Spooky Science: Does a Fear of Ghosts Help Keep Us Honest?
Sep 15, 2008
Observers of Walking Figures See Men Advancing, Women in Retreat
Sep 08, 2008
Is Fidelity in our Genes?
Sep 01, 2008
Hotel Guests Throw in the Towel on the Environment
Aug 25, 2008
For Online Consumption, the Web Is All About Cool
Aug 18, 2008
Olympic Gold Medal: Is the Body Language of Triumph (or Defeat) Biological?
Aug 11, 2008
Rest Assured: The Brain Practices the Day's Lessons as We Sleep
Aug 05, 2008
A study shows prescription OD accidents are on the rise
Jul 28, 2008
A Whiff of Disaster, Dulled by Dopamine
Jul 21, 2008
Dicey Proposition: Animals Are Self-Aware
Jul 14, 2008
E-Therapy: Working It Out Online
Jul 07, 2008
When Craving Is Better Than Getting
Jun 30, 2008
Why Are Conservatives Happier Than Liberals?
Jun 24, 2008
Of Two Minds, One Consciousness
Jun 16, 2008
No Fair! My Serotonin Level Is Low
Jun 09, 2008
Craving for Sex May Trip Other Hungers in Men
Jun 02, 2008
Is Civilization the Result of Humans' Need to Share?
May 27, 2008
Our Cars, Ourselves
May 19, 2008
You Say "Ga," I say "Ba," but Everyone Hears "Da"
May 12, 2008
The Lure of Bette Davis Eyes
May 05, 2008
In Negotiations, If You Feel Your Opponents' Pain, It May Be Their Gain
Apr 28, 2008
Stock Market Winners Get Big Payoff--In Testosterone
Apr 21, 2008
World Wide Suicide: A Self-Termination Community Grows on the Web
Apr 14, 2008
Brain Images Make Inaccurate Science News Trustworthy
Apr 07, 2008
Learn to Be Kind
Mar 28, 2008
Mind the Alzheimer's Switch
Mar 14, 2008
Experimenting With Drugs
Mar 03, 2008
Debunking Animal Autism
Feb 22, 2008
If You Like It, It Must Be Rare
Feb 15, 2008
Fear Raises Self Esteem in Iraqi Teens
Feb 07, 2008
The "Me" Generation Isn't So "Me"
Jan 31, 2008
Lookin' Crazy in Love
Jan 24, 2008
Bisexuality is a Distinct Sexual Orientation
Jan 17, 2008
You're so Psychic, Bet You Know This Podcast is About You
Jan 10, 2008
Race, IQ and Flynn
Jan 03, 2008
Sibling Conflict Around the Holidays
Dec 20, 2007
The Slow Down of Time in Crisis
Dec 13, 2007
Fear Gets Us to the Gym
Dec 06, 2007
See Your Doc to Stop Smoking
Nov 29, 2007
When the Virtual You Changes the Real You
Nov 22, 2007
Laughing in the Face of Adversity
Nov 15, 2007
The General Gist of False Memories
Nov 08, 2007
How We Can Hear Without Sound
Nov 01, 2007
Sexual Orientation Controlled in the Brains of Worms
Oct 25, 2007
Clock Genes Might Control the Sleep We Need
Oct 18, 2007
God in the Brain?
Oct 11, 2007
New Head Protection for Footballers
Oct 04, 2007
More Stress Means Less Eating
Sep 27, 2007
Neurons for Good and Bad Surprises
Sep 20, 2007
Fetal Neurons Found in Adult Brain
Sep 13, 2007
Toddlers Beat the Great Apes at Social Learning
Sep 06, 2007
Going Under Hypnosis Before Going into Surgery
Aug 30, 2007
Women Really do Prefer Pink
Aug 23, 2007