Speaking of Psychology
American Psychological Association
"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.
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Picking up a new skill as an adult can seem daunting. But research suggests that learning new things as you age may be key to keeping your cognitive skills sharp -- and that middle aged and older adults may be just as good at learning as younger people are. Rachel Wu, PhD, of the University of California Riverside, talks about why lifelong learning matters, how adults can learn more like kids, why feedback and failure are important, and what types of learning opportunities to seek out.
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Previous episodes
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445 - You can learn new things at any age, with Rachel Wu, PhDWed, 17 Apr 2024 - 0h
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444 - Understanding the mind of a serial killer, with Louis Schlesinger, PhDWed, 10 Apr 2024 - 0h
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443 - Coping with family estrangement, with Lucy Blake, PhDWed, 03 Apr 2024 - 0h
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442 - How to help kids navigate friendship, with Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhDWed, 27 Mar 2024 - 0h
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441 - Bridging the generation gap at work, with Megan Gerhardt, PhDWed, 20 Mar 2024 - 0h
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440 - Expressive writing can help your mental health, with James Pennebaker, PhDWed, 13 Mar 2024 - 0h
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439 - How music, memory and emotion are connected, with Elizabeth Margulis, PhDWed, 06 Mar 2024 - 0h
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438 - What’s going on inside your cat’s head? With Kristyn Vitale, PhDWed, 28 Feb 2024 - 0h
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437 - Designing cities to improve mental health, with Jenny Roe, PhDWed, 21 Feb 2024 - 0h
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436 - Love and algorithms: The future of dating apps, with Liesel Sharabi, PhDWed, 14 Feb 2024 - 0h
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435 - How video games can help kids learn and grow, with Susan Rivers, PhDWed, 07 Feb 2024 - 0h
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434 - How to use AI ethically, with Nathanael Fast, PhDWed, 31 Jan 2024 - 0h
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433 - How to learn from regret, with Robert Leahy, PhDWed, 24 Jan 2024 - 0h
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432 - How to fail successfully, with Amy Edmondson, PhD, and Samuel West, PhDWed, 17 Jan 2024 - 0h
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431 - Why diversity matters, with Robert Sellers, PhDWed, 10 Jan 2024 - 0h
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430 - The benefits of being bilingual, with Viorica Marian, PhDWed, 03 Jan 2024 - 0h
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429 - Encore - How to get unstuck with Adam Alter, PhDWed, 27 Dec 2023 - 0h
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428 - Encore - Living a happy single life, with Geoff MacDonald, PhDWed, 20 Dec 2023 - 0h
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427 - Why we learn best through play, with Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhDWed, 13 Dec 2023 - 0h
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426 - Why we need hope, with Chan Hellman, PhD, and Jacqueline Mattis, PhDWed, 06 Dec 2023 - 0h
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425 - Stopping the spread of misinformation, with Sander van der Linden, PhDWed, 29 Nov 2023 - 0h
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424 - Treatment and recovery from serious mental illness, with Kim Mueser, PhDWed, 22 Nov 2023 - 0h
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423 - How to have great conversations, with Charles Duhigg and Michael Yeomans, PhDWed, 15 Nov 2023 - 0h
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422 - Caregiving as a source of stress and strength, with William Haley, PhDWed, 08 Nov 2023 - 0h
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421 - OCD myths and realities, with Dean McKay, PhD, and Uma ChatterjeeWed, 01 Nov 2023 - 0h
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420 - Why do we love scary movies? with Coltan Scrivner, PhDWed, 25 Oct 2023 - 0h
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419 - Why do we dream With Mark Blagrove PhDWed, 18 Oct 2023 - 0h
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418 - What do we get from celebrity crushes? With Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster, PhD, and Karen Dill-Shackleford, PhDWed, 11 Oct 2023 - 0h
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417 - How to help with math anxiety, with Molly Jameson, PhDWed, 04 Oct 2023 - 0h
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416 - What’s the difference between guilt and shame? With June Tangney, PhDWed, 27 Sep 2023 - 0h
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415 - Why are people drawn to extreme sports? With Eric Brymer, PhDWed, 20 Sep 2023 - 0h
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414 - Why it’s important to talk about money, with Wendy De La Rosa, PhDWed, 13 Sep 2023 - 0h
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413 - How hormones and the menstrual cycle affect mental health, with Tory Eisenlohr-Moul, PhDWed, 06 Sep 2023 - 0h
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412 - How to combat microaggressions, with Derald Wing Sue, PhDWed, 30 Aug 2023 - 0h
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411 - Red with anger or feeling blue? The link between color and emotion, with Domicele Jonauskaite, PhDWed, 23 Aug 2023 - 0h
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410 - Encore - Can a pathological liar be cured? with Drew Curtis, PhD, and Christian L. Hart, PhDWed, 16 Aug 2023 - 0h
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409 - Encore - Understanding the teenage brain, with Eva Telzer, PhDWed, 09 Aug 2023 - 0h
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408 - Encore - Waiting, worrying and dealing with uncertainty, with Kate Sweeny, PhDWed, 02 Aug 2023 - 0h
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407 - Will easier access to gambling mean more gambling addiction? with Shane Kraus, PhD, and Lia Nower, JD, PhDWed, 26 Jul 2023 - 0h
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406 - Why we get conned and how to avoid it, with Daniel Simons, PhD, and Christopher Chabris, PhDWed, 19 Jul 2023 - 0h
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405 - The power of forgiving those who’ve hurt you, with Robert Enright, PhDWed, 12 Jul 2023 - 0h
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404 - How studying human cognition can help us make better AI systems, with Tom Griffiths, PhDWed, 05 Jul 2023 - 0h
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403 - Are you angry at God? How spirituality and spiritual struggle affect us, with Julie Exline, PhDWed, 28 Jun 2023 - 0h
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402 - Why you should take a vacation – and how to get the most out of it, with Jessica de Bloom, PhD, and Sarah Pressman, PhDWed, 21 Jun 2023 - 0h
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401 - How to get unstuck, with Adam Alter, PhDWed, 14 Jun 2023 - 0h
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400 - Digital therapeutics and mental health apps, with Vaile Wright, PhDWed, 07 Jun 2023 - 0h
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399 - Crowds, obedience and the psychology of group behavior, with Stephen Reicher, PhDWed, 31 May 2023 - 0h
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398 - Medical Deception: Understanding Munchausen Syndrome/Factitious Disorder, with Marc Feldman, MD, and Janet Cahill, PhDWed, 24 May 2023 - 0h
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397 - How parents and their adult children can build strong relationships, with Laurence Steinberg, PhDWed, 17 May 2023 - 0h
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396 - How social media affects teens’ mental health, with Jacqueline Nesi, PhDWed, 10 May 2023 - 0h
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