Brain Buzz

Brain Buzz Podcast
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Brain Buzz makes research accessible and engaging. Join Drake and Kyle as they host talented researchers, exploring new and exciting topics in ways that will make your brain buzz!

  1. 07.12.2021

    A peek into sex therapy and sex addiction with Dr. Jason Winters

    We are finally releasing a long awaited episode with Dr. Jason Winters! If you are interested in what it looks like to be in sex therapy, how sex therapists interact with their clients, how Jason treats and assesses sex addiction, or any other sex therapy related inquiries… you found the perfect episode. The episode starts with Dr. Jason discussing how he became a sex therapist (discussing his work in pedophilia, sex addiction, and other interesting study designs including penile plethysmography work), we then discuss sex/porn addiction, and then explore what it is like to be in a sex therapy session. Dr. Jason Winters is a registered psychologist and sex therapist. https://www.drjasonwinters.com/ Brain Buzz will be going on a break for the remainder of the year and hope to start up their next season sometime early in the New Year! Have a happy holidays, much love from the Brain Buzz team!

  2. 09.11.2021

    Couples coping during Covid with Dr. Ashley Randall and Gabe Leon

    On today's episode we are joined by Dr. Ashley Randall from Arizona State University and Gabe Leon (A PhD student from The University of Southern California). Ashley and Gabe are two researchers that recently published a paper examining how couples cope with COVID-19. In their paper they examined couples across a whopping 27 different countries to see how what impact COVID 19 has had on the way couples cope with the stress of the global pandemic. Make sure to check this episode out for tons of information on how stress and coping researchers examine such a massive sample and to learn more about dyadic coping research! Link to their newly published paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02654075211034236

  3. 20.10.2021

    Youth Peacebuilding with Alina Dixon

    Dive into the grey areas of global development and youth peacebuilding with our long awaited guest, Alina Dixon. Alina is a PhD student at Queens University, in Kingston, Ontario. She is interested in troubling the western, liberal traditions of the dominant peacebuilding lexicon by examining how peacebuilding knowledge is constructed and maintained, and what the implications of this are for youth-led, everyday peace efforts. We talk about her new work on how the show “Derry Girls” depicts youth peacebuilding in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. We explore what youth peacebuilding looks like now and what global development research aims to uncover. Want to connect with our guest? She is on Twitter @AlinaDixon and can be contacted via her Queen’s profile: https://www.queensu.ca/devs/graduate-program/student-profiles

  4. 21.09.2021

    Single and ready to mingle with Dr. Yuthika Girme

    Do single people really have it worse than couples??? Dr. Yuthika Girme joins Brain Buzz Podcast to talk about her work on Singlehood! Do people in relationship have better mental and physical health than single people? How many single people want to be single vs. want to be in relationships? We also talk about the unique gender differences that single people experience (Men are treated like sexy, eligible bachelors while women are often treated like they are running out of time). If you are currently single and interested in hearing what research says about singles or want to reminisce about your single days… this episode is for you! You can follow Yuthika on twitter: @YuthikaGirme or check her website out at: https://www.sfu.ca/psychology/about/people/profiles/ygirme.html

  5. 07.09.2021

    History and science of powerlifting / bodybuilding with Dr. Eric Helms

    Episode 76 has Dr. Eric Helms, host of Iron Culture, and research fellow for AUT at the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand talks all things POWERlifting and bodybuilding! Eric fills us in on how what the differences are between powerlifting and bodybuilding. Today’s episodes includes conversation on how traditional strength sports came to be and how competitive bodybuilding grew out of circus acts and expos. Why is it important to consume fats and carbs? Why are we so obsessed with protein? How can bodybuilding and powerlifting research improve how you workout and train, even if you’re just interested in reducing a little bit of belly fat or trying to be healthier in general. What do physical fitness reseachers do to measure fitness? Eric explains the work he does measuring professional and aspiring athletes. Lastly, we discuss the murky online fitness industry and what an obtainable body type really should look like! If you are a fan of Eric’s scientific approach to powerlifting and bodybuilding you need to check out his podcast: Iron Culture for more: https://ironculture.libsyn.com/

    1 ч. 22 мин.

  6. 24.08.2021

    Creating an alibi with Dr. Kureva Matuku

    Where were you from 4pm-10pm last Tuesday? Who did you speak with or see? Can anyone corroborate your whereabouts? True crime enthusiasts, science lovers, and crime psychology fans rejoice! Dr. Kureva Matuku is going to explain how to make the perfect alibi. On episode 75 we figure out what issues are related to providing ACCURATE alibis, the fallibility of our memory and recollections, and what you can do to improve your alibis if you are ever required to provide one. Dr. Matuku also explains how eye witness lineups and photo spreads work, how reliable eye witness testimonies are, and the impact that alibis and eye witness testimonies have on judicial outcomes. If you like this episode and want to check out more of our catalogue of over 75 episodes go to www.brainbuzzpod.com, Brain Buzz on Spotify or Apple Podcast. Don’t want to miss any new psychology/science content from us? Follow us on Twitter/instagram @BrainBuzzPod to stay in the loop!

    1 ч. 6 мин.

  7. 10.08.2021

    Mental Health Stigma with Dr. Petra Gronholm

    Shownotes: Check out Petra’s open access paper on how to reduce stigma: Gronholm, P. C., Nosé, M., Van Brakel, W. H., Eaton, J., Ebenso, B., Fiekert, K., ... & Thornicroft, G. (2021). Reducing stigma and discrimination associated with COVID-19: early stage pandemic rapid review and practical recommendations. Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences, 1-23. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7884669/  Want to learn more about what Petra’s group does on mental health stigma? Check out www.Indigo-group.org for more information on how to access stigma, information on low-income country data, etc. Follow Petra on Twitter @GronholmPetra

  8. 27.07.2021

    The Science of B******t with Dr. Petrocelli

    If you enjoyed the content of today’s show, make sure to pick up John’s new book, “The Life Changing Science of Detecting B******t” wherever you buy books!

    1 ч. 5 мин.
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Brain Buzz makes research accessible and engaging. Join Drake and Kyle as they host talented researchers, exploring new and exciting topics in ways that will make your brain buzz!

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  • Автор
    Brain Buzz Podcast
  • Годы выхода
    2018 - 2021
  • Выпуски
    80
  • Ограничения
    С ненормативной лексикой
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    Brain Buzz