Psychology & Mind

The Psychology of People

Hosted by The Observer

Research-backed insights into why people think, feel, and behave the way they do.

32 Episodes

Episode Date Duration
Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: Why You Sabotage Your Sleep to Feel Free Apr 8, 2026 10 min The Scroll That Steals: Why Passive Social Media Use Drains Us While Active Engagement Heals Apr 3, 2026 12 min Empathy Atrophy: What AI Companions Are Doing to Human Connection Apr 2, 2026 11 min The Dating Recession: Why Gen Z Is Opting Out of Romance Apr 1, 2026 11 min It's Not Practice That Makes Perfect—It's Patience: How Timing Trumps Repetition in Learning Mar 31, 2026 10 min Your Gut Remembers What You Forgot: How Childhood Stress Programs Lifelong Digestive Problems Mar 30, 2026 11 min Friction-Maxxing: The Psychology Behind 2026's Deliberate Inconvenience Movement Mar 29, 2026 11 min Your Brain on Words: How Language Hijacks the Same Chemicals That Keep You Alive Mar 28, 2026 14 min The Fractured Mind: How Digital Overload Is Creating New Psychological Disorders Mar 28, 2026 11 min Why You Still Believe the Deepfake: The Failure of Transparency Warnings Mar 24, 2026 13 min The Psychopath's Learning Problem: How Different Dark Traits Disrupt the Brain's Ability to Adapt Mar 24, 2026 13 min The Emotional Recession: Why We're Losing Our Ability to Feel Our Way Through Life Mar 22, 2026 9 min FOBO: The New Workplace Anxiety You Haven't Named Yet Mar 21, 2026 10 min The Loneliness Paradox: Why Connection Is Hardest When We Need It Most Mar 20, 2026 12 min Cannabis and the Memories That Never Happened Mar 19, 2026 11 min Psychology's Redemption Arc: How a Crisis Made Science Stronger Mar 17, 2026 11 min The Overconfidence Problem: Why Knowing More Can Make You Less Accurate Mar 16, 2026 12 min Why Your Brain Wants to Believe AI Has Feelings Mar 12, 2026 11 min Wisdom as Moral Compass: Why Creativity Without Wisdom Turns Self-Serving Mar 11, 2026 11 min Nostalgia as Medicine: The Surprising Science of Why Looking Back Helps You Move Forward Mar 10, 2026 10 min Are We Falling in Love with Machines? The Psychology of Human-AI Attachment Mar 6, 2026 11 min Why Some People Can't Stop Making the Same Bad Decisions Mar 4, 2026 11 min One Hundred Deaths an Hour: The Science of Why Loneliness Is Killing Us Mar 4, 2026 11 min The Moral Math We Do Without Knowing It: When Good Deeds License Bad Behavior Mar 3, 2026 10 min The Weekend Sleep-In Defense: Why Catching Up on Sleep Actually Protects Teen Mental Health Feb 18, 2026 13 min Exercise as Antidepressant: What the Largest Review Ever Tells Us Feb 8, 2026 13 min The Negativity Bias: Why One Insult Outweighs a Hundred Compliments Feb 8, 2026 13 min The Social Investment Account: How Lifelong Relationships Slow Biological Aging Feb 7, 2026 12 min The Night Owl Penalty: Why Staying Up Late Hurts Your Mental Health (Even If You're Wired That Way) Feb 7, 2026 12 min The AI Intimacy Trap: When Your Digital Companion Becomes Your Only Friend Feb 7, 2026 11 min The Trust Paradox: Why Believing in Strangers Makes You Happier Feb 6, 2026 12 min Your Brain at Fifteen: The Hidden Synapse Revolution We Never Knew About Feb 6, 2026 17 min