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What would you do if given enough money?

  • Added: May 21, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
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People think others are larger and stronger if they’re holding a weapon in their hand.

  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
Caption: Skeptic Check: Forget with the Program, Credit: Seth Shostak
Just remember this: Even our memories of dramatic events that seem to burn themselves directly into our brain are riddled with errors.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 07, 2012
  • Length: 00:54:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Middle school girls have a lot to deal with. One psychologist says that a way to help them is by pairing the preteen girls with college-aged mentor...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 00:02:25
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Can a smartphone app influence your dreams?

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Social anxiety can affect how you sense temperature.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
We all know a lot about psychology, but it turns out that what we know is mostly wrong. Dr. John Cacioppo joins us this week to discuss how to tea...

Bought by WRNC-LP and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 00:31:19
  • Purchases: 2
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Both humans and chimpanzees can’t resist the urge to yawn when others do.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Kelly McGonigal discussed the willpower instinct.

Bought by WRNC-LP and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 29, 2012
  • Length: 00:27:16
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Aware am I?, Credit: Seth Shostak
From food to sex to fine art, humans are pleasure-seekers - discover the surprising motivation behind our desires.

Bought by KSJD


  • Added: Feb 13, 2012
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Mary Hayes Grieco discussed forgiveness.

Bought by WRNC-LP and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 18, 2012
  • Length: 00:25:43
  • Purchases: 2
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A listener asks why some people become collectors and hoarders.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:00
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Preserved brains from the early 20th century may shed light on mental illness.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:00
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Eight-month-old babies seem to favor rewarding good behavior and punishing bad.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:00
Caption: Students and staff eat a Thanksgiving dinner at Youth Radio., Credit: Youth Radio
The study of gratitude is a burgeoning field within positive psychology. Across the board, results show that people who are more thankful are less ...

Bought by KDNK and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Nov 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:25
  • Purchases: 2
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New research suggests that people can spot some personality traits that are strongly influenced by genes.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:00
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Episode forty-two welcomes back our friend, psychotherapist Glenn Berger, PhD. This is his fourth visit with us and as always it’s great to have hi...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 00:28:03
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Col. Casey Haskins, an extremely accomplished military officer and professor at West Point Academy, uses psychology, philosophy, and "out of the bo...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 01:11:46
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What are our dreams trying to tell us?

  • Added: Aug 01, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Hedley Turk discussed why intelligent people are overweight.

Bought by WRNC-LP and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 21, 2011
  • Length: 00:25:46
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Caption: The Big Picture, Credit: Ly Ly
How did life begin, what makes up the universe and the true nature of consciousness are some of the biggest puzzlers in science, but answers are in...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and WRIR


  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
David DeSteno discussed the biology of character.

Bought by WRNC-LP and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 06, 2011
  • Length: 00:28:13
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Buddhist nun, meditator and author, Credit: Photo © Peter Aronson
This month on Open Mind, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, a Buddhist nun and author, joins us once again to talk about our sense of self?—?what’s healthy, wh...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:57
Caption: The Brain of a Sociopath
Narcissists and Sociopaths have always been among us and yet recent research brings us new understanding of just what these serious emotional disab...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 00:47:10
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Economic models were the basis for crucial practical decisions that led to the 2008-09 financial crisis. Yet government bailouts remain controversi...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:00