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. Geoff MacDonald, PhD, of the University of Toronto, talks about how relationship status is related to well-being, whether there is a societal stigma against singles, and why there is so much more research on being in a happy relationship than there is on being happily single.
How to cope with news overload, with Markus Brauer, PhD, and Don Grant, PhD
Living a happy single life, with Geoff MacDonald, PhD
Why humans and other primates care so much about fairness, with Sarah Brosnan, PhD
Why you should apologize even when it’s hard to, with Karina Schumann, PhD
Understanding medical marijuana, CBD and more, with Ziva Cooper, PhD
Relationship advice from a couple psychologist, with Anthony Chambers, PhD
Why we procrastinate and what to do about it, with Fuschia Sirois, PhD
How to stop mass shootings, with Jillian Peterson, PhD
The psychology of political messaging, with Drew Westen, PhD
Reading minds using brain scans, with Kenneth Norman, PhD
How the need to belong drives human behavior, with Geoffrey L. Cohen, PhD
How to spend your time more wisely, with Cassie Holmes, PhD
How job loss and economic stress affect workers and their families, with Anna Gassman-Pines, PhD
Understanding the teenage brain, with Eva Telzer, PhD
Can you be addicted to food? With Ashley Gearhardt, PhD
Encore - How to overcome feeling like an imposter, with Lisa Orbé-Austin, PhD, and Kevin Cokley, PhD
Encore - Tasty words, colorful sounds - How people with synesthesia experience the world, with Julia Simner, PhD
What is borderline personality disorder? With Carla Sharp, PhD
The truth about why kids lie, with Victoria Talwar, PhD
Can we unlearn implicit biases? With Mahzarin Banaji, PhD
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