What is it about puns that tickles our funny bone? Or dad jokes? How about a person slipping on a banana peel? What could possibly tie all these very different things together under the heading “humor”? Just in time for April Fool’s Day, we explore that question with Peter McGraw, PhD, a marketing and psychology professor at the University of Colorado Bould ... Show More
Jan 14
Precision mental health and personalized treatment, with Leanne Williams, PhD, and Zachary Cohen, PhD
Depression and anxiety look very different from one person to the next, and finding the right treatment can be a trial-and-error process. But researchers are working to change that. Leanne Williams, PhD, and Zachary Cohen, PhD, discuss the emerging field of precision or personali ... Show More
42m 9s
Jan 7
How will AI companions change our human relationships? With Ashleigh Golden, PsyD, and Rachel Wood, PhD
What does it mean to have an AI boyfriend or girlfriend, or to turn to an AI friend for emotional support? Ashleigh Golden, PsyD, and Rachel Wood, PhD, discuss the rise of AI companions and how they may change our human relationships; the differences – and overlap – between AI co ... Show More
47m 44s
Dec 31
Encore: The benefits of being bilingual, with Viorica Marian, PhD
More than half the world’s population speaks more than one language. Viorica Marian, PhD, of Northwestern University, talks about why speaking multiple languages may have far-reaching cognitive benefits, how the bilingual brain processes language, and how the languages we speak s ... Show More
45m 47s
Apr 2022
Pourquoi faire rire les autres nous réchauffe-t-il le coeur ?
Comme pour les grands singes, le rire a un intérêt tout particulier dans l’évolution de notre espèce. Par exemple, vous saviez que l’humour, c’était une tactique super rentable en termes de temps et d’efforts, pour créer du lien dans un groupe ? En moyenne, nous rions 15 à 20 foi ... Show More
49m 53s
Jul 2022
Désirer : faire rire
Cet été dans Émotions, nous souhaitons vous proposer une mini-série autour du désir, en vous faisant (re)découvrir des épisodes liés à cette thématique. Parce qu’il est complexe, multiple et passionnant, parce qu’il est collectif et individuel, politique et puissant, le désir mér ... Show More
18m 51s
<p><strong>Humor can help us with stress, anxiety and feeling more connected to others. But is humor connected to mindfulness? And how can we find more of it?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Link to episode transcript: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/2p9dkds7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank ... Show More
