Nov 18, 2014
In conversation with Ummni Khan - Sado-Masochism in popular culture and the law.
Ummni is the author of a new book entitled 'Vicarious Kinks - S/M in the socio-legal imaginary'
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS WEBSITE:
Who decides where “normal” stops and “perverse” begins? In Vicarious Kinks, Ummni Khan...
Nov 15, 2014
In conversation with Rebecca Mcguire-Snieckus - what is optimism - is it good for you? A lecturer in Psychology at Bath Spa University, she talks about a recent paper Rebecca has published in Psychiatric Bulletin on the Psychology of Optimism.
Nov 14, 2014
Can neuroscience prove the existence of the Unconsious?
Dr Raj Persaud in conversation with Institute of Psychiatry neuropsychiatrist Professor Tony David: Does the latest neuroscience research support Freud?
This podcast is based on a paper recently published entitled:
Neural correlates of recall of life events in...
Nov 13, 2014
Did 10,000 people kill themselves because of the last recession?
Raj Persaud in conversation with Oxford University Sociologist Aaron Reeves - how did the recession lead to 10,000 excess suicides?
Aaron Reeves is a post-doctoral researcher and an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University...
Nov 12, 2014
Latest research on whether meditation works with surprising findings
Dr Raj Persaud in conversation with Dr Madhav Goyal from Johns Hopkins University USA on scientific research investigating whether meditation has psychological benefits
A recent review of research on meditation comes to surprising conclusions about...