Town Square
Mental Health Check-up with Dr. Jeff Temple; Plus, the Alley Theatre Announces It’s 2023-2024 Season
Posted on · Our expert psychologist discusses mental health issues in the news and answers audience calls and questions.
Tag: psychology
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2508: Asymmetry
Posted on · Episode: 2508 The paradox of asymmetry — in faces, airplanes, and tigers. Today, dare we look upon asymmetry?
Town Square
Jeffrey Dahmer Fact vs. Fiction
Posted on · Discussion of the criticisms of the controversial Netflix series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, and the dramatizing of tragedies for entertainment.
Houston Matters
The Bigger Picture: ‘Look Both Ways’ explores the road not taken
Posted on · Houston Matters considers how we cope with the lives we didn't lead through the lens of a new Netflix movie.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2280: Onoda and Yokoi
Posted on · Episode: 2280 In which Hiroo Onoda and Shoichi Yokoi cannot figure out that the war has ended. Today, the strange tales of Onoda and Yokoi.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2229: Children and Science
Posted on · Episode: 2229 Hurdles that children must leap to learn science. Today, children and science.
Houston Matters
The Bigger Picture: ‘MEN’ and the psychology of masculinity
Posted on · Houston Matters considers what Alex Garland's new horror film says about men.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2205: A New View
Posted on · Episode: 2205 The view from above: Another way of seeing. Today, a new look — at seeing things.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2182: Believing in Magic
Posted on · Episode: 2182 Wondering why we believe in so much magic. Today, we believe magic.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2167: Proof
Posted on · Episode: 2167 Proof and Belief: Are they related? Today, proof and belief.
Town Square
What is behind our love of horror films and the psychology of fear?
Posted on · Experts in fear, both on and off-screen, weigh in on the reasons why filmgoers flock to slasher, spooky, and suspenseful movies.
Town Square
Self-Care Awareness Month Highlights The Causes And Solutions To Stress
Posted on · Mental health experts examine ways to reduce stress and why the term "self-care" is misunderstood.
Houston Matters
Special Edition: COVID-19, How To Talk To Kids About Racism, Reflection on George Floyd March (June 4, 2020)
Posted on · An epidemiologist shares updates on COVID-19; a psychologist discusses how to talk to kids about racism; and a Houstonian recalls a moment of unity between protesters and police.
Houston Matters
As More Texas Businesses Reopen, Are We Prepared For A Potential Second Wave of COVID-19?
Posted on · Experts weigh in on the possible medical, economic, and psychological ramifications of another potential surge of coronavirus infections.
Houston Matters
Tuesday’s Show: Quarantine Fatigue, And City Finances Take A Hit (April 28, 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Battling quarantine fatigue, City Controller Chris Brown, Texas farmers and COVID-19, and the life and work of Nobel Prize-winning Houston cancer researcher, Jim Allison.