Minding the Brain

Kim and Jim discuss how sleep relates to the mind and the brain. Why did sleep evolve? What is the function of dreaming? How do [...]

Kim interviews Jim about imagination and imagines a future podcast all about star nosed moles. Can imagination make us miserable? Does fantasizing about future events [...]

Jim interviews Kim about the important topic of student mental health. What is the impact of substances of like alcohol and marijuana, on mental health? [...]

Jim, Kim and special guest, Florence Daviet, CPAWS’ National Forest Program Director, discuss the important topic of climate change. What is the best way to [...]

Kim and Jim help are here to help you wrap your brain around the Coronavirus. Why are people drawn to Coronavirus conspiracy theories? What is [...]

Dr. Davies interviews Gerald Cupchik about emotions. What do people misunderstand about emotions? How does emotional expression differ between cultures? Do childhood events have ramifications [...]

Kim interviews Jim about imaginary people. Why do people we meet in our dreams seem to have a mind of their own? Why do authors [...]

Kim and Jim sit down with Gareth Rurak and Matt Al-Anizy to talk about gender and the brain. What is the difference between sex and gender? Why are there more trans women than trans men? Is gender a social construction? What challenges do trans people face? Find out about these topics and much more on this episode!

Explore Further:

The Trans PULSE Project

http://transpulseproject.ca/

The ABC’s of LGBT+

Music from https://filmmusic.io

“Towardthehorizon” by Lilo Sound (https://electronicmoods.com/)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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