Health Psychology and Human Nature
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
#50: Happiness: More than just feeling good? - Eudaimonic wellbeing – Professor Joar Vittersø
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is Happiness? Is happiness more than just feeling good? What do different people mean when they use the word happiness? What did ancient philosop...
#49: Stress and Stress Management – Psychotherapist Giorgio Grossi
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Too much demand? Too little recovery? Stress is something that affects all of us to some degree. But what is Stress? How could a scenario look like fr...
#48: mTOR, Aging and Longevity – Professor David Sabatini
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do we sense if we have eaten or not and how is that linked to how long an organism lives? In today's interesting episode David tells us about the ...
#47: The Microbiome and a Long Healthy Life - Ph.D. Filipe Cabreiro
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How does our Microbiome affect our health and how long we live? How does drugs like Metformin and others affect us through the Microbiome? In today's ...
#46: How Exercise Affects Mitochondria – Professor David Bishop
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mitochondria are often referred to as the powerhouse of the cell. They are important as they create energy which enables us to live our daily lives. M...
#45: Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change – Professor Dawn Clifford
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Making and maintaining a change can be hard. Thankfully something exists called Motivational Interviewing which is a powerful approach to facilitate c...
#44: Growth Mindset: Believing that you can Learn and Grow – Ph.D. Kali Trzesniewski
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How does our beliefs affect us and our lives? Does it matter if we believe we can or can't learn and grow? In today's episode me and Kali talk about T...
#43: How Music affects Exercise Enjoyment and Performance – PhD Matthew Stork
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What role does Music play when it comes to Exercise? According to new fascinating research, music seems to be one important element of a good workout....
#42: The Placebo Effect – Associate Professor Karin Jensen
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can what we believe affect the outcome of a drug and change the neurochemistry of our brain? What happens when we connect with and believe in our doct...
#41: Genomics: Affects of Life and Wellbeing on Genes and Health – Professor Steve Cole
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How does our Life affect our genes and in turn our health? Can our wellbeing make us more resilient? How does threat and uncertainty affect our Health...
#40: Epicureanism & Epicurus: How to Live a Good Life – Dr. Catherine Wilson
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How ought one to live? Epicureanism is a Philosophy created by Epicurus who lived 341-270 BC. It is famous for it's thoughts about the meaning of life...
#39: The Path To Longevity and a Healthy Life – Professor Luigi Fontana
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible to affect how long we live and our long term health? Can you live until you become 100 with the health of a 60 year old? Luigi Fontana ...
#38: The Forever Growing Brain and Brain Training – Professor Emeritus Michael Merzenich
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can the adult brain change for the better? In todays episode the friendly and knowledgeable Michael Merzenich tells us all about Neuroplasticity (the ...
#37: The One Minute Workout – Professor Martin Gibala
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How does a week of exercise optimized for health and longevity look like? How does a one minute workout at high intensity compare to a 50 minute worko...
#36: Understanding Emotions – Psychologist Kristoffer Pettersson
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are emotions? What problems can one get from emotions? How can you handle your emotions in a better way? These questions and other will be answer...
#35: How to Stay Healthy and Live Longer – Professor Brian Kennedy
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How does calorie restriction, intermittent fasting, exercise, stress, drugs and supplements affect our ageing and health? You'll learn all about it in...
#34: Scientific Benefits of the Microbiome on Ageing – Ph.D. Dario Valenzano
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can we live longer due to a healthy microbiome? Dario have done some fascinating work when it comes to how fish age due to it's microbiome. How much l...
#33: Reversing MS, Mitochondria and Health – Clinical Professor Terry Wahls
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Health really begins at the cellular level according to professor Terry Wahls. Terry is a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, which...
#32: How To Practice Stoicism – Professor Massimo Pigliucci
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Interested in improving your life? In todays Episode Massimo tells us about how to practice stoicism, a practical philosophy of life; how to improve u...
#31: Brain Training, Improvement of Cognition & Consciousness – Adjunct Research Professor Bobby Stojanoski
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Does brain training work? What can you do to improve your cognition and why do we have consciousness? In todays episode we get into all of this good s...
#30: ADHD in Adults and Children
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 diag...
Episodes Once a Week on Tuesdays, Good Bye Fridays.
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
#29: Natural Selection, Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Beauty
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Sele...
Episodes Once a Week on Tuesdays, Good Bye Fridays.
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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, nic...
#28: How we got our Human Brain - Associate Professor Suzana Herculano-Houzel
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 S...
#27: Effects from Video Games on Wellbeing and Skills – Ph.D. Rachel Kowert
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How does videogames affect our wellbeing? In todays episode Rachel Ph.D. tells us about how Video Games (on computer, console, phone etc.) affect our ...
#26: Scientific Benefits of Intermittent Fasting – Professor Mark Mattson
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Not so according to Professor Mark Mattson who is a leading expert when it comes to intermittent fast...
#25: Gentle Touch for Development and Health – Professor Francis McGlone
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gentle touch is fundamental to human development and have a great effect on health according to Professor Francis McGlone. In today's episode discuss ...
#24: Stoicism: A Practical Philosophy About Life - Professor Massimo Pigliucci
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How should you live your life? Stoicism is a practically oriented philosophy which focus on how to live a good life and how to improve upon yourself. ...
#23: Stress Appraisals and Mindsets - Associate Professor Jeremy Jamieson
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A very interesting conversation about stress appraisals and mindsets. It is highly interesting how what we think and how we evaluate a situation can a...
#22: Personalised Integrative Therapy - Clinical Psychologist Adrian Lopresti
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have an interesting conversation about personalised integrative therapy which is a holistic individualized approach to mental health. Includi...
#21: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - Professor Emeritus David A. Clark
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In todays episode you will learn a lot about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the most effective treatment named Exposure and Response Preventi...
#20: Why We Lie and Liespotting - Assistant Professor Erik Mac Giolla
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you lie often? Everything you need to know about lies and lie detection. How often we lie, why we lie, how good we are at telling if someone else...
#19: The Empathic Screen - Professor Vittorio Galese
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Friends. In todays episode Professor Vittorio Galese explains why we like to go to the movies, what happens with us when we look at a movie, what the ...
#18: Omega-3s Effect On Heart and Health - Drs. Bill Harris and Kristina Harris Jackson
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Omega-3 seems to be one of most important supplements when it comes to health. It is also one of the most studied supplements. In todays episode we di...
#17: Physical Intelligence - Professor Scott Grafton
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is physical intelligence? Sometimes, you need to do it to know it. Your hands have to be on the steering wheel to learn the feel of slipping tire...
#16: How DNA Affects Who We Become - Professor Robert Plomin
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Does DNA affect who we become? If you have siblings or children you can probably tell that we as humans are both similar and dissimilar. In todays epi...
#15: First Modern Europeans - Professor Emeritus Brian Fagan
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's interesting episode me and the great storyteller, professor emeritus Brian Fagan, do a deep dive into our history. We talked about the firs...
#14: Outsmart Your Smartphone - Ph.D. Tchiki Davis
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Looking at your smartphone too much? It is time to outsmart your smartphone. In todays episode Tchiki Davis Ph.D. tells us about how to decrease our s...
#13: The Adonis Complex, Muscle and Body Dysmorphia - Clinical Psychologist Roberto Olivardia
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know someone who does not like how they look? Both women and men have thoughts about their looks which can go to the extreme. In Muscle Dysmorp...
#12: The Wim Hof Method - Professor Emeritus Pierre Capel
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Science of the Wim Hof Method. Everything you need to know about the science of the Wim Hof Method. Who Wim is, how his method of the breathing, cold ...
#11: The Good Life According to Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas - Professor Thomas Spalding
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How ought one to live? What is human nature? Why are habits important? Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas was thinking about these topics thousands of years...
#10: Why We're Wrong About Nearly Everything - Professor Bobby Duffy
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode Professor Bobby Duffy explains why we are wrong about a lot of things like murder rate and the number of teenage moms. We talk abou...
#9: A Brain for Numbers - Professor Andreas Nieder
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are we born with an intuitive understanding of numbers or is it something we learn later in life? In today's fascinating episode we discuss the number...
#8: Aging, Rapamycin and Dogs - Professor Matt Kaeberlein
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can you influence how long you live and is there any molecules that extend lifespan? In today's episode Professor Matt Kaeberlein teach us about aging...
#7: Evolutionary Psychology - Adjunct Professor Katja Valli
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered why we do what we do? E.g. Why we crave unhealthy food or tend for our young? In today's interesting episode we discussed what ...
#6: The Science of Friendships - Science Journalist Lydia Denworth
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Friends. Friendships are essential and more important than we think. In today's episode Science Journalist Lydia explains how friendships affect our b...
#5: The Delightful Vitamin D - Professor Michael F. Holick
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everything you need to know about Vitamin D: What it is, what to measure, various effects on: health, mental health, cognition, autoimmune disease, th...
#4: The Evolution of Gratitude - Associate Professor Debra Lieberman
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why are we nice to each other? Why do we show appreciation when someone is nice to us in evolutionary terms? A very interesting conversation about wha...
#3: Personality: The Five Factor Model aka Big Five Personality - Associate Professor Petri Kajonius
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Who are you? What is your personality? Over 100 years of research have been summarized in a model called the five factor model aka Big Five Personalit...
#2: Link Between Exercise and Depression - Assistant Professor Mats Hallgren
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can we change how we feel by moving? Today we discuss the very interesting effect of exercise on mental health. Exercise is as effective as both antid...
#1: Podcast Information - Podcast Host André Sturesson
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Health Psychology and Human Nature is a science-focused podcast containing interviews with leading scientists within their fields. Released every Tues...