We’re taking a holiday break, so we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes from this past year. Back in the spring we talked to University of Florida psychologist Erin Westgate about the surprisingly fascinating topic of boredom. What is boredom? Is it always bad to be bored? What can we do to infuse even boring times with meaning?
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Erin Westgate, PhD
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"Emotional Piano" by tictac9 via freesound.org.
Bonus Episode: How Virtual Reality Can Help Detect Racial Bias in Police Shootings with John Tawa, PhD
Bonus Episode: How a Virtual Buffet Can Help Kids Learn to Eat Better with Susan Persky, PhD
Bonus Episode: The Role of Body and Dash Cams in Policing with Nick Camp, PhD
The Psychology of Design (SOP92)
Bonus Episode: Driverless Cars and Body-less Therapy with Arnon Rolnick, PhD
Bonus Episode: The Psychology of Esports with Kaitlyn Roose and Shawn Doherty, PhD
How Memory Can Be Manipulated (SOP91)
Bonus Episode: Human Trafficking with Kalyani Gopal, PhD, HSPP
Future of Work (SOP90)
Understanding Racial Inequities in School Discipline (SOP89)
Bonus Episode: Debunking Myths About Fertility with Angela Lawson, PhD
What Guides Our Buying Behaviors (SOP88)
Bonus Episode: Fake News with Chrysalis Wright, PhD
Why Popularity Matters (SOP87)
Why We Like the Foods We Like (SOP86)
On the Front Lines of the Immigration Crisis (SOP85)
Suicide Science (SOP84)
Psychology of Fashion (SOP83)
How Psychologists Can Do More to Address the Opioid Crisis (SOP82)
The Dark Side of Screen Time (SOP81)
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