Notes to Selves by Sarb Johal

Notes to Selves by Sarb Johal

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Notes to Selves by Sarb Johal episodes

  • What do we know about the nocebo effect and how it works?
    In this episode, I talk with Rebecca Webster who is based at King's College in the University of London, UK. In this conversation, we focus on Rebecca's work on s systematic review on the 'nocebo effect' - what it is and how it might work. We also talk about what researchers mean when they talk about a systematic review.

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    32 min
  • Is human language underpinned by gestures?
    In this episode, I talk with Emeritus Professor Michael Corballis, who is based at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Professor Corballis is an internationally acclaimed scholar and one of his most recent accolades is the ward of the Rutherford Medal by the Royal Society of New Zealand. In this conversation, we focus particular on Michael's ideas about how gestures may have been the precursors for spoken language development in humans.

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    44 min
  • Is there a link between dehydration and our experience of pain?
    In this episode, I talk with Dr Toby Mundel of the School of Sport and Exercise Science at Massey University in New Zealand. We talk about his recent work investigating the relationship between people's hydration levels and their experience of pain.

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    32 min
  • Does turning the clocks back for winter-time lead to a higher rate of depression?
    In this episode, I talk with Dr Bertel Teilfeldt Hansen of the Department of Political Science at Copenhagen University in Denmark. We talk about his involvement in this project looking at the impact of clock changes in winter-time on the incidence in depression, and how he got involved in the research.

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    25 min
  • How young women use food to make friends at school
    In this episode, I talk with Dr Eva Neely, Lecturer at the School of Public Health at Massey University, here in Wellington, New Zealand.

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    25 min
  • How to tell the difference between fact and fiction on a 'post-truth' internet
    We find it difficult to tell the difference between fake and real news. We create 'bubbles' and echo chambers on our computers and smartphones, which make it even more difficult. Listen to how we can start breaking that down so we can get less biased information, and become more aware of our blindspots.

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    40 min
  • Mapping the link between biodiversity and our wellbeing
    In this episode, I talk with Laurie Parma of The Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge in the UK. We talk about her involvement in development if the NatureBuzz app - a citizen science / crowdsourcing endeavor.

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    20 min
  • What do we know about sleep paralysis?
    In this episode, I talk with Associate Professor Brian Sharpless of the American School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University, Washington DC, USA. We talk about his recent work understanding and developing treatment recommendations for sleep paralysis - a surprisingly common but little-understood phenomenon

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    32 min
  • Emoji and emoticons: Do we mimic what we see?
    In this episode, I talk with Dr Michael Philipp of the School of Psychology, Massey University in New Zealand. We talk about his recent study on emoji and emoticons in computer-based communications.

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    34 min
  • What do we know about the idea of creepiness?
    In this episode, I talk with Professor Frank McAndrew of Knox College, a liberal arts college in Illinois, USA. We talk about his recent study trying to get a grip on how people understand the concept of creepiness.

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    28 min

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After 35+ years of psychology, I quit. Now my Gen-X journey continues through mid-life & beyond. Exploring modern life alongside who I have been, am now, and am becoming, finding calm, staying…