Optimism (12:28)

Elizabeth Tenney, assistant Professor of Management at the David Eccles School of Business. She co-wrote the paper “(Too) Optimistic About Optimism: The Belief that Optimism Improves Performance,” which has been published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. She talks with Dr. Townsend here findings on if optimism improve performance.

Tips to Prevent Losing your Summer to Netflix Binging (59:10)

Hank Smith teaches in the Religious Education Department at BYU. He is the author of such books as: “Mothers are like…” and “Being Happy in an Unhappy World”, and “Wake Up from Your Phone”. Hanks Smith give us tips on how to help our kids have a great summer, and maybe not waste it all in front of the screen

Parent Previews (1:25:13)

Rod Gustafson from Parent Previews joins the show to look at what is new in theaters this week. Dr Matt and Rod talk about Mad Max: Fury Road and Pitch Perfect 2

What Do Your Earliest Memories Reveal About You? (1:44:35)

Dr. Krystine Batcho, Professor at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, says that, “What types of events persist into adult memory may well reflect characteristics of our childhood, as well representing what is integral to what matters to us.” As well as teaching at Le Moyne College, Dr. Batcho writes for psychologytoday.com and studies nostalgia. She is the inventor of the Nostalgia Inventory Test, which measures how often and how deeply people feel nostalgic.