Which countries are happiest and why? With Lara Aknin, PhD

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‘Bossware’ and burnout: The psychology of workplace surveillance, with Tara Behrend, PhD

From keystroke trackers and webcam monitoring to GPS devices, an increasing number of us -- across a wide range of jobs -- are being monitored while we work. Tara Behrend, PhD, discusses why employers use these tools; how constant monitoring changes workers’ behavior and attentio ...  Show more

Debunking psychology myths and misconceptions, with Erin Smith, PhD

From the idea that we only use 10% of our brains to the belief that each of us has an optimal learning style that helps us learn best, many popular “facts” about human behavior aren’t actually true. Yet they persist, even among students who have studied psychology. Erin Smith, Ph ...  Show more

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