Kaleidoscience: Conversations on Cognitive Science

Imogen Hüsing, Sophie Kühne, Sönke Lülf, Elisa Palme

Kaleidoscience is a podcast interviewing guests across the field of Cognitive Science. We explore questions such as what it means to be conscious, what AI might think, how the brain processes language - and much more. Find the answers to questions you may or may not have asked yourself. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaleidoscience_pod/ Produced by: Imogen Hüsing, Clara Kühne, Sophie Kühne, Sönke Lülf and Elisa Palme Logo by: Annika Richter Music by: Jan-Luca Schröder

  1. Oct 15

    S4 #50 How can we choose pro-environment and how does it improve our well-being? Brain-to-brain with Dr. Zoé Bollen.

    Paper about the carbon emission task: Berger, S., & Wyss, A. M. (2021). Measuring pro-environmental behavior using the carbon emission task. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 75, Article 101613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101613 Papers about the benefit of being in nature: Berman, M. G., Jonides, J., & Kaplan, S. (2008). The Cognitive Benefits of Interacting With Nature. Psychological Science, 19(12), 1207–1212. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02225.x Bratman, G. N., & Gross, J. J. (2026). Why nature contact is good for us. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 30(8), 738–751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2025.11.003 Rim, N., Schertz, K. E., & Berman, M. G. (2025). The affective, cognitive, and social benefits of interacting with nature. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 35(3), 495–510. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcpy.1456 Attention restoration theory: Kaplan, S. (1995). The restorative benefits of nature: Toward an integrative framework. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 15(3), 169–182. https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-4944(95)90001-2 Book recommendation by Zoé: Zoé’s Papers: Bollen, Z., Knoch, D., & Berger, S. (2026). How Do Vegetarians Make Pro-Environmental Decisions Unrelated to Food Choice? A MouselabWEB Study. Environment and Behavior, 58(3), 363-395. Bollen Z., Wyss A. M., Guizar-Rosales E. T., Le Houcq Corbi Z., Knoch D. (2025). The role of attitudes and attention in pro-environmental decision-making: An eye-tracking study. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 107, 102776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102776 Papers on Behavioral Psychology with real life consequences: Lange, F., Berger, S., Byrka, K., Brügger, A., Henn, L., Sparks, A. C., Nielsen, K. S., & Urban, J. (2023). Beyond self-reports: A call for more behavior in environmental psychology. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 86, Article 101965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.10196

See All Season 4 (1)

About

Kaleidoscience is a podcast interviewing guests across the field of Cognitive Science. We explore questions such as what it means to be conscious, what AI might think, how the brain processes language - and much more. Find the answers to questions you may or may not have asked yourself. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaleidoscience_pod/ Produced by: Imogen Hüsing, Clara Kühne, Sophie Kühne, Sönke Lülf and Elisa Palme Logo by: Annika Richter Music by: Jan-Luca Schröder

Information