Are you looking forward to the lighter evenings of summer? Perhaps you're already feeling different as the seasons change and the green shoots of spring arrive? This week on All in the Mind we're taking a look at how the seasons affect our moods, thoughts and behaviours. Claudia Hammond speaks to Michael Varnum from Arizona State University about what the research says. Cognitive neuroscientist Sophie Scott, joins Claudia in the studio to ask what it means for the science of psychology if the seasons have such a profound effect.
And we hear from a project in Northern Ireland that teaches people to have hope. Marie Dunne was inspired to set up the project, called Resilio, after witnessing the success of a programme designed to teach hope in schools. Based on that programme Resilio developed their own hope courses for adults. We hear from people who have benefitted from those courses, and from people who run them, about how to find hope.
Finally, Sophie Scott discusses a new study which found that male psychology scholars were less likely to think of female scholars when asked to name eminent researchers in that field. Could it explain the gender cap in citation rates?
Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producers: Lorna Stewart & Lucy Taylor Studio Manager: Tim Heffer Production Coordinator: Siobhan Maguire Editor: Holly Squire
Autobiographical memory loss, All in the Mind Awards, Gaming addiction, Depression after Spanish flu
Predicting memory loss in Parkinson's, 22 The Avenue phoneline, Alexander Morison archive
KIM in the Awards, Smell blindness, How to find help for your own mental health, Paul Broks
Psychosis and medication, AITM awards, Challenging antisocial behaviour
The Feel Good Garden at Chelsea Flower Show, All in the Mind Awards, avoiding exam stress
Why is yawning catching? And the nurse who went the extra mile to help her cancer patient
Self-driving cars and the pedestrian, Risk tolerance in the brain, Awards nominee
Changing mindsets, Exercise to prevent depression, Nathan and Judith
Sarah's runners, Avatars and eyewitness testimony, Untranslatable words
The Loneliness Experiment
Children of parents with mental illness, Exercise perception, Dame Kelly Holmes, Addressing panic attacks
Intuition, All in the Mind Awards, Transcranial direct current stimulation, Think Ahead
Dementia films, The unconscious mind, Citizen mental health campaign
The Brain Prize winners
Claudia Hammond launches the 2018 All in the Mind Awards
Sibling rivalry, Prisoner of war diaries, Inflammation and depression
Sleep paralysis; Exploding head syndrome; Robot therapy; Mental health awareness
Personality change, Roald Dahl's Marvellous Medicine, Insider's Guide, The self-help craze
New brain cells and depression; Yoga in prisons; Insiders' Guide; Preferring our own ideas
Mental health support in the community; Awareness in children; Insiders' Guide
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