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It’s ingrained in western society that people should find work they really enjoy – work that fulfills a passion. If...

In this episode I cover a few interesting topics. First, have you ever “blanked out” in front of an audience?...

Do you have your own little “tricks”? That is, ways of doing things that are faster than how you used...

Social Psychology

Why is it okay – in some cultures – to jaywalk, while in others you could get arrested for jaywalking?...

Disorders

Resources: Would you like to get into the mind of someone who not only has OCD, but who also wrote...

Only a little while ago cannabis (marijuana) was approved for medical purposes. Now “recreational use” of the plant is legal...

Therapy

It seems like there’s no end to TV shows about criminals who have various psychiatric disorders. It’s understandable that we...

Recently we’ve learned that many students learn best not when things are well explained to them, but rather when they’re...

Have you ever seen something so cute you just want to squeeze it to death? Or a child so cute...

Hopefully you’ve watched the TV show Columbo. Curious about what this character has to do with psychology? You’d be surprised....