Shrink Tank Podcast

Shrink Tank Podcast

Video may have killed the radio star, but have youtube and social media rendered the olden days of music video viewing obsolete? MTV continues to host the annual Video Music Awards, despite the channels digression from music to more of a reality TV focus.  Are viewers tuning in to see their favorite videos being recognized or for the potentially shocking demonstrations and performances by artists, which other award shows like the Grammy’s wouldn’t tolerate? We discuss our early memories of music videos, the relevance of the VMA’s, and whether music videos are still a viable art form. Also, we dissect the current research on how Tetris may help people fight addiction: http://www.businessinsider.com/researchers-think-tetris-may-be-able-to-help-people-fight-addiction-2015-8, and why the millennial generation may not be gettin’ it on like their baby boomer parents did: http://time.com/3852117/millennials-sex-parents-boomers/

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Would you want to be Ron Howard's kid or Kim Kardashian's? Or maybe you would prefer to be Obama's kids or Donald Drumpf's? Celebrity kids often go in two directions, becoming disasters or excellent human beings. The power of famous parents adds tremendous pressure but should we blame social media more? Also, on Psych Bytes we wonder if birth order really matters http://www.businessinsider.com/new-study-about-the-relationship-between-birth-order-and-personality-2015-7, and explore the possibility that cool kids grow up to have harder lives than their nerd victims http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/cool-kids-more-likely-to-face-difficulty-in-older-life-research-finds/story-fnq2oad4-1227466803098.

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Are we losing more of our celebrities to drugs and alcohol now as compared to the days of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe? Today it seems the list of loved and lost celebrities increases each year. From Bobbi Kristina and Heath Ledger to Chris Kelly and Corey Monteith, are drug and alcohol related deaths increasing or are we just more aware. And is it possible that the paparazzi along with social media are actually saving lives? Plus, in our Psych Bytes, we delve into two more "psychology in the news" segments including a scientist who discovered he actually is a psychopath (http://www.businessinsider.com/psychopath-who-studies-psychopaths-2015-7) and 10 ridiculous psychology studies that will make you crazy. (http://digest.bps.org.uk/2015/07/10-heavenly-psychology-studies-youll.html)

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