Minds Matter
by Beth Fisher and Ava Ma de Sousa
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S5 E04: Critical Race Psychology (Live!)
S5 E04: Critical Race Psychology (Live!)
About this podcast
Learn from cutting edge researchers in neuroscience and psychology with PhD students Beth Fisher and Ava Ma de Sousa. On Minds Matter, we explore a range of subjects, from conspiracy theories to falling in love, to nostalgia. We discuss the neuroscientific and psychological research behind these issues while talking through our own personal experiences.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 71 episodes
- S5 E04: Critical Race Psychology (Live!) · 49 min · Season 5 Episode 4What does psychology miss when it treats racism as only an individual bias? In this special live episode, Dr. Phia Salter and Dr. Glenn Adams join us to discuss critical race…
- S5 E03: Your Mind on the Multi-Scale Brain with Dr. Giulia Baracchini · 46 min · Season 5 Episode 3How can we better understand the brain as a dynamic, multi-scale system? Dr. Giulia Baracchini shares her work using fMRI to study the brain’s fluctuations, and what measures of…
- S5 E02: Your Mind on Origins of Social Bias · 53 min · Season 5 Episode 2How do babies learn to navigate diversity in their social worlds? Dr. Hyesung Grace Hwang shares her infant neuroscience (EEG) work showing that early “bias” might be less about…
- S5 E01: Your Mind on Conversation · 53 min · Season 5 Episode 1What makes for a great conversation? Dr. Sebastian Spear shares his research using hyperscanning (neuroimaging on multiple brains at once) to study people's brains during real…
- S4 Ep16: Your Mind on Dissociation with Dr. Anikó Kusztor · 46 min · Season 4 Episode 16How can dissociation lead to positive and negative outcomes, and how does it affect an individual? Dr. Anikó Kusztor joins us this week to discuss the results of dissociation…
- S4 Ep15: Your Mind on Beauty with Dr. Aenne Brielman · 47 min · Season 4 Episode 15What is beauty, and just how subjective is it? Dr. Aenne Brielmann joins us this week to discuss how our minds react when we see or find something beautiful. Ava and Beth discuss…
- S4 Ep14: Your Mind on Social Emotion Regulation with Dr. Razia Sahi · 57 min · Season 4 Episode 14How do you handle tough emotions? Do you deal with things on your own or with support from others? Dr. Razia Sahi joins us to explore why leaning on others might be more powerful…
- S4 Ep13: Your Mind on Substance Abuse with Dr. Keanan Joyner · 1 h 10 min · Season 4 Episode 13What really is addiction—and can we actually get addicted to our phones? Dr. Keanan Joyner joins us to discuss how addiction works from both a biological and social lens. He…
- S4 Ep12: Your Mind on the Uncanny Valley with Dr. Julija Vaitonytė · 41 min · Season 4 Episode 12Have you ever seen a robot that looks almost human, but something feels a bit off? Did it make you feel unsettled, and maybe a bit creeped out? Dr. Yulia Vaitonytė joins us to…
- S4 EP11 Your Mind on Deep Brain Stimulation with Dr Saurabh Sonkusare · 48 min · Season 4 Episode 11Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a ground-breaking technique that uses electrical impulses to treat conditions like epilepsy and depression through electrodes implanted in the…
- S4 Ep10: Your Mind on Criminal Justice with Dr. Mikaela Spruill · 56 min · Season 4 Episode 10What comes to mind when you hear the term “objectively reasonable”? In this episode, Dr. Mikaela Spruill joins us to discuss how legal standards in criminal justice aren't as…
- S4 Ep9: Your Mind on the Built Environment with Dr. Isabella Bower · 44 min · Season 4 Episode 9Have you ever wondered how the built environment effects your mood? Is it true that red rooms make you angry? This week we sit down with Dr. Isabella Bower to discuss her on…
- S4 Ep8: Your Mind on Agency and Decision-Making with Dr. Hayley Dorfman · 53 min · Season 4 Episode 8How do our beliefs about ourselves and the world influence the way we learn and make decisions? Dr. Hayley Dorfman joins us to discuss how internal representations like sense of…
- S4 EP7: A conversation about AI with an artist and researcher, Dr. Nina Rajcic · 45 min · Season 4 Episode 7This week on Minds Matter both Ava and Beth chat with Dr. Nina Rajcic about her work using LLMs in her art practice giving us a new perspectives for thinking about AI. Dr. Rajcic…
- S4 Ep6: Your Mind on Optimism with Beth Fisher · 52 min · Season 4 Episode 6In a very special episode, our very own Beth Fisher tells us all about optimism! Beth shares what optimism is, how her recent research shows psilocybin can boost optimism in…
- S4 Ep5: Your Mind on Identity & Meaning-Making with Dr. Pauline Ho · 56 min · Season 4 Episode 5How do our identities shift and change over our lifetimes? Dr. Pauline Ho joins us to explore three pathways of identity formation—consolidating, cumulative, and…
- S4 EP4 Your Mind on Climate Inaction with Dr. Rachit Dubey · 1 h 1 min · Season 4 Episode 4The climate crisis demands urgent action, yet many people struggle to make meaningful changes. This week, we’re joined by Dr. Rachit Dubey to hear about the the psychology behind…
- S4 EP4 Your Mind on Climate Inaction with Dr. Rachit Dubey · 1 h 1 minThe climate crisis demands urgent action, yet many people struggle to make meaningful changes. This week, we’re joined by Dr. Rachit Dubey to hear about the the psychology behind…
- S4 Ep 3: Your Mind on Religious and Scientific Explanations with Dr. Telli Davoodi · 1 h 2 min · Season 4 Episode 3How often do you find yourself pondering existential questions—like the meaning of life or what happens after we die? This week, we're joined by Dr. Telli Davoodi, to speak about…
- S4 EP2 Your Mind on Disgust with Dr. Indra Bishnoi · 51 min · Season 4 Episode 2Have you ever felt disgusted? Have you wondered what caused that feeling? This week Dr. Indra Bishnoi explains to us the science behind disgust and its relationship to nausea…
