The Psych Show

Helping you use psychology, the brain, and behavioral sciences to improve your life & get a fresh perspective on the world! Hosted weekly by psychologists Dr. Ali Mattu and Dr. Brooke Miller! 

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you: aww did you just get a cute text from your boyfriend?

me, holding back tears as I smile down at my phone: no, nasa just found 3 earth-sized potentially habitable exoplanets around a single star.

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JK Rowling: Suddenly, light started shining through the window!

J.R.R. Tolkien: The window, which hanged on the wall, softly letting its curtains dance around the room, suddenly brought a bright light into the house.

Douglass Adams: Quite unexpectedly, light shined through the window in the room, which was less surprising when you think about the fact that's what windows are for.

Lemony Snicket: Light shined through the window abruptly.

abruptly, usually means unexpected, or sudden. For instance, if your mother picked you up from school after telling you twice about doing that, it would not be abruptly. However, if someone were to tell you your house burned down and your parents were dead without telling you to sit down first, it would very much be called, abruptly.

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Why self-care is essential to preventing burnout!

Topics Discussed: - Self-care - Burnout - Social Support Learn more: - Self-Care Resources: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/04/se... Twitter: http://twitter.com/thepsychshow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thepsychshow Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/thepsych... Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thepsychshow YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/thepsychshow Follow Dr. Ali Mattu: http://twitter.com/alimattu Follow Dr. Brooke Miller: http://twitter.com/brookejmiller THE PSYCH SHOW! Weekly adventures in psychology, the brain, and behavioral sciences with Dr. Ali Mattu and Dr. Brooke Miller! Italian Afternoon by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

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Teachers must ditch 'neuromyth' of learning styles, say scientists

Eminent academics from worlds of neuroscience, education and psychology voice concerns over popularity of method

Experts agree - "learning styles" are a myth can cause more harm than good.

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A roundup of math psychology in honor of Pi Day!

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Why do we all seem to develop phobias of the same things... like Snakes and Spiders and Heights (Oh My!)? It turns out that we are biologically predisposed to fear certain objects and situations. Watch as Brooke bravely discusses her spider phobia on this episode of The Psych Show!

Topics Discussed: - Classical conditioning is limited by biological preparedness - Biological preparedness for disgust - Biological preparedness for fear - Biological preparedness for fear as it relates to specific phobias

Learn more: -http://www.nature.com/articles/srep00080… - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…/j.1467-7687.2009.…/abstract -http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/venomous_snake_faqs.shtml -http://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/mortality-risk

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THE PSYCH SHOW! Weekly adventures in psychology, the brain, and behavioral sciences with Dr. Ali Mattu and Dr. Brooke Miller!

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It goes a lot like this

My anxiety: somethings off

Me: how so?

Anxiety: somethings wrong

Me: what

Anxiety: something

Me: like can you give me a general idea

Anxiety: somethings off

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hang in there buddy.

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Masculinity and Strength are broadly defined!

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Facebook artificial intelligence spots suicidal users - BBC News

Algorithms are being used to offer help to Facebook users who appear to be considering killing themselves.

Facebook has begun using artificial intelligence to identify people that may be at risk of killing themselves. Find out more here

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Watch this interview with Brooke from just before she joined The Psych Show! We met each other at VidCon just a day earlier, and the day after this interview is when we decided to work together- and look at what we have achieved since then! A lot can change in six months (including hairstyles!)

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Why are we scared of snakes and spiders? Turns out evolution has molded us to be afraid of them? 

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Since I get asked a lot about where to learn more about the human brain and behaviour, I’ve made a masterpost of books, websites, videos and online courses to introduce yourself to that piece of matter that sits between your ears.

Books

The Brain Book  by Rita Carter

The Pyschology Book (a good starter book)  by DK

Thinking, Fast and Slow  by Daniel Kahneman

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking  by Susan Cain

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat  by Oliver Sacks

The Brain: The Story of You  by David Eagleman

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science  by Norman Doidge

This Is Your Brain on Music  by Daniel Levitin

The Autistic Brain by Richard Panek and Temple Grandin (highly reccomended)

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind  by Yuval Noah Harari (not really brain-related, but it is single handedly the best book I have ever read)

Websites

@tobeagenius (shameless self-promotion)

How Stuff Works

Psych2Go

BrainFacts

Neuroscience for Kids (aimed at kids, but it has some good info)

New Scientist

National Geographic

Live Science

Videos & Youtube Channels

Mind Matters series by TedEd

Crash Course Psychology

SciShow Brain

Psych2Go TV

asapSCIENCE

Brain Craft

Its Okay To Be Smart

Online Courses

The Addicted Brain

Visual Perception and The Brain

Understanding the Brain: The Neurobiology of Everyday Life

Pyschology Of Popularity

Harvard Fundamentals Of Neuroscience

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For more posts like this, come visit @mypsychology​

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I finally made another comic! Sorry for the wait! (again)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sarcasticism_C

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Museums are the original science communicators

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The Article I Wish I’d Found When I Googled 'Thinking About Suicide'

"Now, I want to write the piece I wish I had found."

Dr. Ali Mattu from The Psych Show talks about Suicide with The Mighty

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Felt that this was important to re-share as the oscars approach again! It is important that we keep diversity in mind! 

The 2015 Academy Awards has the least diverse group of nominees in over 15 years. Why should you care about the #OscarsSoWhite backlash? Rigid representations hold society back while diversity in media expands opportunities (and profit) for everyone involved. 

Topics Discussed: 1) Stereotype threat 2) Implicit bias 3) Counter stereotypes To Learn More: 1) http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles... 2) http://variety.com/2015/film/news/osc... 3) http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywoo... 4) http://www.reducingstereotypethreat.org/ 5) https://implicit.harvard.edu/ 6) http://www.wired.com/2015/01/implicit... 7) http://www.bunchecenter.ucla.edu/inde... 8) http://www.bunchecenter.ucla.edu/wp-c...