
Archives: Segments
Vivid dreams and their role in waking life
Many people practice remembering their dreams to help with clarity, creativity, or problem solving.
6 years ago
Listen 9:10Recalling the past, in hopes of triggering better life in the present
Reminiscence therapy helps jog a sense of the former self, for those who’ve lost parts of who they are today.
6 years ago
Listen 7:26Rope or rod? Torn between scoliosis surgeries
One’s tried and true. The other’s promising, but uncharted in the long term. Which would you choose?
6 years ago
Listen 14:11What’s fueling the rise of AITA — an online community dedicated to calling out jerks?
How a subreddit dedicated to strangers’ problems taps into our human desire for fairness
6 years ago
Listen 11:37Can algorithms help judges make fair decisions?
Is taking away the human factor the key to more just rulings?
6 years ago
Listen 11:45A codependent’s guide to codependency
When people are in unhealthy or unbalanced relationships, we often use a term to describe them: codependent. But what does that actually mean?
6 years ago
Listen 11:08From the laboratory to the screen: How science inspires horror movies
Think of some of the iconic movie monsters: Frankenstein, Dracula, the Mummy, Godzilla. What do they have in common?
6 years ago
Listen 07:11Can dogs really act or is it all an illusion?
Clever choreography, a strong bond between dog and trainer … and evolutionary psychology?
6 years ago
Listen 08:12How vaping restrictions could send ex-smokers back to cigarettes
New policies meant to curb the youth vaping epidemic could hurt adults who vape to quit
6 years ago
Listen 09:44How the placenta evolved from an ancient virus
When evolutionary biologists studied the protein involved in fusing placenta cells, it didn’t look like it came from human DNA. It looked like a virus.
6 years ago
Listen 9:16On the reservation, asthma is especially tough to control
Since the 1980s, asthma has been increasing across all ages and ethnic groups in the U.S. But it’s a bigger problem among Native Americans.
6 years ago
Listen 07:18How psychology is just catching up with the effects of online hate
When online creators get hateful comments — who can help?
6 years ago
Listen 8:06Hundreds of singers will be assembling in Philadelphia to participate at the Keystone Sacred Harp Convention in January. One of the conventions organizers, Thomas Ward, joins.
6 years ago
Listen 17:00Delaware Senator Chris Coons talks with Mary about a range of topics, including the impeachment proceedings and the crises in Iran and Iraq.
6 years ago
Listen 18:30WHYY's Nina Feldman gives us an update on the legal battles over supervised injection sites in Philadelphia.
6 years ago
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