"Speaking of Psychology" is an audio podcast series highlighting some of the latest, most important and relevant psychological research being conducted today. Produced by the American Psychological Association, these podcasts will help listeners apply the science of psychology to their everyday lives.
422 episodes transcribedEveryone gets stuck sometimes: in a creative pursuit that stalls, in a job or a relationship that isn’t working out, or even just at an exercise plate...
More Americans than ever before are single -- about half of American adults are unmarried and close to three in 10 are not in a committed relationship...
Playtime isn’t just for fun -- psychologists who study children’s learning have found that kids learn best through play. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD, of Te...
When the news is filled with war and climate change and other disasters, remaining hopeful about the future can feel impossible. But psychologists’ re...
Misleading news stories. Propaganda. Conspiracy theories. Misinformation has always been with us, but with the rise of social media it can spread fart...
Among the many challenges people with serious mental illness face is the stigma surrounding illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Kim...
Conversational chemistry might seem intangible, but psychologists are beginning figure out what makes some conversations work while others fall apart....
Millions of people in the U.S. are caregivers for their family members and other loved ones, providing billions of dollars worth of unpaid care to lov...
Have you heard people say, “I’m so OCD”? There are a lot of myths around obsessive compulsive disorder. In reality, it’s a multi-faceted mental health...
October may be the month that our fascination with all things ghoulish and grisly reaches its peak, but for many people, a fascination with the darker...
Whatever your dreams consist of, you’ve probably wondered where they come from and what they might be trying to tell you. Psychologists, too, have lon...
Parasocial relationships -- the relationships that people have with media figures such as actors, celebrity influencers, or even television characters...
Math is essential to our everyday lives, from household budgeting to buying the right size rug for your room. But for people with math anxiety, any ta...
People often use the words “guilt” and “shame” interchangeably, but the two emotions affect us in different ways. June Tangney, PhD, of George Mason U...
For most of us, the idea of jumping off a bridge with a parachute or surfing a wave 70 feet tall seems to defy comprehension. Psychologists, too, hav...
We’ve all heard the advice: Save for retirement, start saving early, don’t spend more than you earn. But rules like these are far easier said than fol...
Despite the sexist jokes, the menstrual cycle doesn’t cause significant changes in mood or behavior for most people. But a small percentage do suffer...
Microaggressions, the indirect, subtle, sometimes unintentional incidents of racism and bias that members of marginalized groups experience every day,...
When you’re sad, do you say that you’re feeling blue? Have you ever felt green with envy? Domicele Jonauskaite, PhD, of the University of Vienna, disc...
Almost everyone lies occasionally, but for a small percentage of people, lying isn't something that they do every once in a while -- it's a way of lif...
