Can meditation help us to do good?
Many people think that meditation can not only have an impact on stress and illness, but can also improve prosociality. But meditation and prosocialit...
Who cares? What's the point?
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I track down cutting edge researchers from around the globe publishing thought-provoking, and potentially game changing research about why we behave the way we do. I will invite them to tell us briefly about their research, and then I will prompt them to answer those two questions – who cares, and what’s the point, focusing on the possible implications of their work. This way, you get to hear stories about how the mind works, without putting your mind to sleep.
How the sting of rejection shapes the pleasure of revenge
What is revenge? How can we understand this dark emotion? The sayings, ‘revenge is sweet’ and that ‘revenge is a dish best served cold’ are revealing....
Mental health research: Male footballers, LGB Youth, and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy psychoeducation
Welcome to this special conference edition of Who cares? What's the point? In January 2018, I traveled to Cardiff in Wales, UK for two days to partici...
How do you choose a mental health app for your smartphone?
At some times in our lives, we might want to get support with our mental health and wellbeing. Perhaps we are struggling with a particular issue, or m...
What's behind the rising tide of anger on the internet?
Recent local and world events seem to have triggered, or perhaps have reflected and amplified increasingly polarised views. These views can be express...
Home alone: Why people believe others' social lives are richer than their own
People usually tend to over-estimate their own capabilities and qualities compared to others. For examples, people tend to believe they are more intel...
Do teachers believe in "neuromyths" just as much as everyone else?
There are some commonly held misconceptions in the general public about how the brain works and how it affects how we learn - these are often called "...
The number of photos we take has increased hugely. How does this change our experience of life?
For many of you listening to this podcast, taking photos of things and people in our lives has become much more common, as well as documenting our exp...
The language of ageism, and how we use it against ourselves
There has been a lot of recent attention on gender pay equity, the re-emergence of racism in western societies, and how youth mental health has been a...
Regulations of love: How to feel better when relationships end
Most people will experience a relationship break up. They can be hard to get over. One way to manage this is to try to actively decrease the feelings ...