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Health Psychology and Human Nature

May 26, 2020

Learn a ton about Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) for children and adults. What it is, how you know if you or someone else have the diagnosis, what treatment options exist, how to get an evaluation, the stigma around it and so much more.

Dr. Roberto Olivardia is a Clinical Psychologist, Lecturer...


May 22, 2020

Only Tuesdays, no more Fridays. Once a week, not twice a week. 

The golden days of two episodes per week is up, at least for now. It was lovely, nice and fantastic, but some times some good things must come to an end, and that time is now for two episodes per week. From now on Health Psychology and Human Nature will...


May 19, 2020

How do species change over time and why are we attracted to certain things? Today I and Professor Richard Prum get into Natural Selection, Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Beauty. We also get into sexual stuff like why the penis is the way it is and orgasms. 

Richard is an evolutionary ornithologist, meaning he...


May 15, 2020

Only Tuesdays, no more Fridays. Once a week, not twice a week. 

The golden days of two episodes per week are up, at least for now. It was lovely, nice and fantastic, but some times some good things must come to an end, and that time is now for two episodes per week. But I will of course continue to create new...


May 12, 2020

How did we get our brain and how is it different from other brains? The answer to those questions are given in todays episode by Associate Professor Suzana Herculano-Houzel. We also get into how many neurons we have, how many neurons we have in our cerebral cortex, how our brain compares to other brains, how we got...