The psychology of sports fans, with Daniel Wa...

Infidelity can shatter trust and leave people questioning their relationships and themselves. Galena Rhoades, PhD, discusses why people cheat; infidelity in the age of dating apps, social media and AI chatbots; what makes some betrayals harder to overcome than others; and how psy ...  Afficher plus

Are you a sports superfan? Or do you wonder what’s driving the superfans in your life? Daniel Wann, PhD, of Murray State University, talks about why being a fan is usually good for people’s mental health, how they choose the teams they root for, why some are fair-weather fans whi ...  Afficher plus

Sports fans experience incredible highs and lows, and spend loads of money on a product over which they have no control. But for a long time, no one bothered to study the minds or impulses of fans. Michael Lewis finds out how that's changing as writers and academics learn more ab ...  Afficher plus

Many sports fans say their team is more important to them than work, friends and even religion. Liz Waid and Adam Navis look at reasons why sports fans are so invested in their teams. https://spotlightenglish.com/sport/are-you-a-real-sports-fan?/Support us on Patreon: https://www. ...  Afficher plus

*cheering buuuuuuh beeeeee buuuuuuhh, bum bum bum...* There's a reason you hear cheering right way in the intro song, fans & sports go hand in hand. Anyways! In this episode, Tyler and Markiplier discuss the many ways fans interact with each other and their team, the good and the ...  Afficher plus

In this episode, Dr Pete Olusoga & Hugh Gilmore talk to Dr Jonathan Fader, a clinical and performance psychologist, best known for his work in Major League Baseball and the NFL. We discuss what sport psychology is (and what it isn't), and some of the ways that psychology might he ...  Afficher plus