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A roller-coaster of emotion—Borderline Personality Disorder
A roller-coaster of emotion—Borderline Personality Disorder
Gabby was on an emotional roller-coaster, feeling empty and needy. After lashing out in anger, she’d regret it and say s... Read more
6 Oct 2019
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29mins
Ranked #2
Childhood trauma and the brain
Childhood trauma and the brain
What we see, hear, and feel as a child affects us later in life—and our brain is changed by childhood traumas. A leading... Read more
24 Nov 2019
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29mins
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Dementia, sleep, and daydreaming
Dementia, sleep, and daydreaming
Dementia affects around 450,000 Australians, and it comes in hundreds of forms. New research reveals that one form of de... Read more
15 Dec 2019
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29mins
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Music and the brain
Music and the brain
Music deeply affects us emotionally, and individually—and now we know that our relationship with music provides a unique... Read more
8 Dec 2019
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29mins
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Contagious behaviour
Contagious behaviour
We all know that certain diseases are contagious, but sometimes behaviour is contagious as well. We take a look at some ... Read more
15 Mar 2020
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29mins
Ranked #6
(Repeat) Adventures in sleep
(Repeat) Adventures in sleep
At night our brain can have adventures. Even if they're fully asleep, some people end up sleep walking or sleep driving!... Read more
21 Jun 2020
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28mins
Ranked #7
Fate, and predicting the human mind
Fate, and predicting the human mind
Questions about whether we are masters of our own destiny and if we really have free will have puzzled philosophers and ... Read more
26 Jan 2020
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29mins
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Our sexy brain
Our sexy brain
Even when it gets the go-ahead, research on sex and the brain is still highly stigmatised—yet there is still so much to ... Read more
17 Nov 2019
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28mins
Ranked #9
Untranslatable emotions
Untranslatable emotions
In English there's no single word to describe an anxiety about how much aeroplane flight is damaging our environment. Bu... Read more
3 Nov 2019
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25mins
Ranked #10
Telomeres, trauma, and mindfulness
Telomeres, trauma, and mindfulness
The connection between our minds and bodies determines our health and well-being, and the rate at which our cells age an... Read more
11 Aug 2019
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29mins
Ranked #11
Tripping for depression
Tripping for depression
In 1966, as a reaction to disturbing reports of people having bad trips, the psychedelic drug LSD was banned in the U.S.... Read more
4 Aug 2019
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29mins
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Inside talking therapy
Inside talking therapy
The art of talking and listening in therapy can be powerful and transformative. The talking cure has changed since Freud... Read more
8 Sep 2019
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29mins
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Workplace bullies—and corporate psychopaths
Workplace bullies—and corporate psychopaths
At some point in your career there’s a good chance that you’ll cross paths with a workplace bully. If you do, it can hav... Read more
9 Feb 2020
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28mins
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The ageing brain: it ain't all downhill
The ageing brain: it ain't all downhill
Growing older is something we only get to do if we’re lucky, so why are so many of us unenthusiastic about the prospect ... Read more
12 Apr 2020
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29mins
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Podcast extra: Culture Dose views Flowers and Fruit
Podcast extra: Culture Dose views Flowers and Fruit
As mentioned in yesterday's program, here’s a taste of one of the Culture Dose sessions called 'Joy in everyday life'. H... Read more
9 Aug 2020
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23mins
Ranked #16
The power of social norms—rules to make or break?
The power of social norms—rules to make or break?
What ultimately drives human behaviour? A leading professor of psychology, Michele Gelfand, suggests that culture is one... Read more
9 Jun 2019
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29mins
Ranked #17
What is my child thinking?
What is my child thinking?
We used to believe that babies and young children had irrational and naive thinking skills. Developments in psychology a... Read more
2 Feb 2020
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28mins
Ranked #18
On happiness—notes from prison
On happiness—notes from prison
Picture this—an Australian journalist sitting near a squat toilet under the only light in the prison cell he shares with... Read more
21 Jul 2019
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29mins
Ranked #19
Telomeres, trauma, and mindfulness
Telomeres, trauma, and mindfulness
The connection between our minds and bodies determines our health and well-being, and the rate at which our cells age an... Read more
22 Dec 2019
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28mins
Ranked #20
Brains old, new, and augmented
Brains old, new, and augmented
Believe it or not … a Formula 1 car can be driven by someone just using their brain. We consider the neurogeneration: pe... Read more
22 Mar 2020
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28mins