Psychology

A team of scientists have delved into psychology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience to try to answer that question of why humans fall in love. Audio

Journalist and author Richard Louv suggests that reconnecting children and adults with nature will result in better psychological, physical and spiritual outcomes - and a healthier society. Audio

Professor Emeritus Gary Hermansson had dedicated his life to success in sport, first as an athlete - as part of the Wellington team that beat both South Africa and the British Lions in the 1960s, and… Audio

Sports psychologist Karen Nimmo, Olympic chef de mission and former rower Rob Waddell, and former doctor to the All Blacks, now the Warriors Dr John Mayhew. Audio

Can you overcome prejudice thoughts - and stop being racist? Audio

Researchers at New York University have looked at how big a challenge we think we face when we want to lose weight, get fit, and look good on the beach over the summer. The research has been done at… Audio

A Sydney gambling centre is having huge success by presenting problem gambers with the facts - the extremely low mathematical likelihood that they're going to make a profit. Dr. Fadi Anjoul says… Audio

The way we think is linked to the quality of our sleep, says Bronwyn Milkins, PhD candidate at the Centre for the Advancement of Research on Emotion at the University of Western Australia. Audio

An early intervention called ENGAGE is using games to teach self regulation skills to preschoolers at risk of developing ADHD Audio

Currently the number two ranked poker player in the world by the Global Poker Index, American Vanessa Selbst is a keen social justice advocate and also the only woman to have ever reached the number… Audio

Janey Downshire and Naella Grew are both qualified counsellors who specialise in teenage issues and emotional literacy. Their book Teenagers Translated - How to Raise Happy Teens translates current… Audio

Paul Jose is a Professor of psychology at Victoria University. His areas of research include how children and adolescents cope with the problems in their lives. More recently, he's turned to issues of… Audio

Hamish Carter, Melodie Robinson, Jamie Tout and John Cronin on the future of technology in sport. Audio

Psychologist and neuroscientist Elaine Fox is an expert on the science behind why we're naturally optimistic or pessimistic. In her book, "Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain", she explores whether optimism is… Audio

Dr Timothy Sharp is an Australian clinical psychologist and the founder of The Happiness Institute, which aims to enhance happiness in people, their families and also in organisations. Audio

How young people tell their life story, particularly if they see the silver lining in turning points, can indicate well-being Audio

Dr. Kevin Dutton, an Oxford University psychology professor, has spent a lifetime studying psychopaths. He first met SAS hero and author Andy McNab during a research project. What he found surprised… Audio

Thomas Talhelm of the University of Virginia reckons that some of the differences between Western and Eastern cultures can be explained by the crops they grow. Audio