Psychology Yale School of Medicine
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Yale Faculty and distinguished guests speak on psychology research and latest studies happening at Yale.
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Racism's Shades of Gray
Yale's John Dovidio finds that people tolerate racism more than they say they will.
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Food on the Brain
Ralph DiLeone discusses how our brains can make losing weight very difficult.
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Hot Coffee, Warm heart
John A Bargh discusses research into origins of interpersonal warmth from a Yale study in which Yale researchers find touching a warm beverage leads to warm feelings towards others.
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Lack of Sleep Leads to Health Problems Like Obesity
We spend fewer hours sleeping than our ancestors. Drs. Tamas Horvath and Xiao-Bing Gao, professors in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences explore health problems linked to lack of sleep, such as obesity.
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Building Self Control to Fight Addiction
Dr. Roy Baumeister discusses self-control, the factors that deplete it, and the ways we can increase it.
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Teen Brains Wired to Take Risks
Teenagers are hard wired to experiment and seek out excitement. Dr. Linda Mayes discusses the state of the science on adolescent brain development and ways that adults can encourage good decision making.