Psychology
Memory study: New insight for remembering where you left your keys
Memory is complex and fallable, and psychologists say there's a lot to learn - a new study gives us some more clues. Audio
It's the hardest word: Here's how to get 'sorry' right
It seems we've been getting it wrong when we say sorry. Evolutionary psychologists have spent years researching apologies and have some tips. Audio
Professor Elizabeth Loftus: how memory is made
Professor Elizabeth Loftus is an authority on the power and limitations of human memory - but her ideas about the accuracy of our memories and the shortcomings of eyewitness evidence have proved… Audio
Together at Home: Dr Shefali Tsabary
In this second Together at Home conversation, Derek Handley talks to Dr Shefali Tsabary about a parenting in lockdown and suggests a new and game-changing perspective. Audio
Anil Seth: exploring the complexities of consciousness
How does our brain dictate the way we see the world? And how can we hack this process in the quest to design better, smarter technology? Anil Seth has devoted his career to studying questions like… Audio
Sarb Johal: how to get through lockdown with your sanity intact
Heading into the third week of lockdown, New Zealanders are really doing the hard yards, says psychologist and disaster mental health specialist Sarb Johal. To normalise what many people are… Video, Audio
Steven Taylor: the psychology of pandemics
Professor Steven Taylor is an Australian academic who's been living in Canada since 1988. On the 1st December 2019, just a few weeks before the full scale of the novel coronavirus outbreak became… Audio
What we do during an earthquake & why it matters
Official advice in an earthquake quake is to 'drop, cover, hold.' But is this what we actually do? And what happens if we do something else? Audio
Our Changing World for 20 February 2020
Social scientist David Johnston investigates the way people behave during and after earthquakes, and what the consequences of their behaviour is. Audio
Psychopathic traits - "everybody has them"
Sonia Sly is in search of psychopaths. Are they born or are they made? What are the traits that a psychopath exhibits? And is everyone a psychopath to some extent? Audio
Our Changing World for 6 February 2020
Sonia Sly is in search of the psychopathic mind with psychology researcher Hedwig Eisenbarth, from Victoria University of Wellington. Audio
Positive spiritual well-being associated with better mental health outcomes
We're a mostly secular country with low rates of church attendance, so what do we believe in and how do we find meaning in times of major distress? Audio
How to navigate relationship challenges
Healthy relationships are essential to a happy life, but many of us are not taught how to foster them, says Auckland psychology professor Nickola Overall. She talks with Kathryn Ryan about what she's… Audio
Queen and Coldplay are the new Beethoven and Mozart
The likes of ABBA, Queen and Coldplay should now be put on the same pedestal of the world's greatest classical composers according to a new study published in the Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and… Audio
People who brag about their intellect aren't as smart as they think
People who are more willing to admit that their own knowledge and views might not be correct, are often more knowledgeable than people who brag about their intellect. Psychologist Elizabeth… Audio
Kākā TV - teaching smart parrots new tricks
Kākā and kea are well-known for being intelligent, and PhD student Daniel Donoghue is interested in how they learn new things. Audio
How daydreams help shape our sense of self
Psychologist Eve Blouin-Hudon is an expert on creativity and imagination at Carleton University in Ottawa and has studied daydreams at length. Audio
Older men lose ability to recognise emotions
University of Otago psychology professor Ted Ruffman says ageing brains means older men become less able to recognise emotions in other people. Audio
Book review - Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
Ian Telfer reviews Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell, which is published by Penguin Random House. Gladwell links up psychological experiments, court cases and historical episodes to build a… Audio
What science can teach us about happiness
Yale University psychology professor Laurie Santos teaches the university's renowned happiness course. She offers up a few small things that can help bring more happiness to our everyday lives. Video, Audio