Megan Carle gives workshops on handling workplace bullying, and she joins us to talk about why bullies act the way they do and how we can keep them from derailing our careers.
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Megan Carle gives workshops on handling workplace bullying, and she joins us to talk about why bullies act the way they do and how we can keep them from derailing our careers.
Read moreLarry Sherman is professor of neuroscience at the Oregon Health and Science University, and he joins us to talk about how music works in the brain and how it affects our emotions.
Read morePsychology professor Dacher Keltner joins us to discuss a relatively new field of research studying awe, how it can transform the mind and body, and his own personal experiences with it.
Read moreJenn Granneman talks about the joys of sensitivity, from creativity to intelligence, and offers ways for the sensitive to navigate through a harsh world.
Read moreAuthor Jonathan Rosen joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his friendship with a man who developed schizophrenia in his 20s.
Read moreNew Yorker staff writer Larissa MacFarquhar tells the stories of adult adoptees grappling with their feelings of transracial adoption, international placement and even adoptions that on the outside look like a perfect fit.
Read moreNew Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik joins us to discuss what it takes to master a skill and to explain why the real benefit comes not in becoming a virtuoso but, rather, in just forcing your brain to try something hard.
Read moreDasha Kiper is consulting clinical director of support groups at CaringKind. She discusses the disconnect between the healthy mind of a caregiver and the ailing mind of a patient, and the counterproductive ways we try to help but cause harm instead.
Read morePsychologist Mike Rucker joins us to discuss why adding fun back into the daily grind will make you more productive and lead to a happier life.
Read moreBen Alderson-Day, an associate professor of psychology, joins us to discuss the psychology and neuroscience of feeling watched or hearing voices as he tries to unravel a phenomenon felt by people the world over.
Read moreAndrew E. Budson discusses his work studying memory, how to control what you remember and how diet plays into this ability.
Read moreDhruv Khullar, a physician and assistant professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, discusses the shortage in the mental health field and the development of predictive algorithms to spot suicidal triggers.
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