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Episode Show Notes

Check out our past episodes here, including literature we discussed and further reading.

SEASON 4

Episode 8: Your Mind on Agency & Decision Making with Dr. Hayley Dorfman

Episode 7: A conversation about AI with an artist and researcher Dr. Nina Rajcic

Episode 6: Your Mind on Optimism with Beth Fisher

Episode 5: Your Mind on Identity & Meaning-Making with Dr. Pauline Ho

Episode 4: Your Mind on Climate Inaction with Dr. Rachit Dubey

Episode 3: Your Mind on Religious and Scientific Explanations with Dr. Telli Davoodi

Episode 2: Your Mind on Disgust with Dr. Indra Bishnoi

Episode 1: A conversation about Civic Science with Andrew Gray

SEASON 3

Episode 21: Your Mind on Political Humor & Satire with Dr. Prateekshit "Kanu" Pandey

Episode 20: Your Mind on Artificial Intelligence with Dr. Abhilasha Ravichander

Episode 19: Your Mind on Addiction with Dr. Andrew Kim

Episode 18: Your Mind on Adolescent Risky Decision-Making with Dr. Nina Lauharatanahirun

Episode 17: Your Mind on Neurobiology with Dr. Claire O'Callaghan

Episode 16: Your Mind on Inequality & Social Change with Dr. Riana Brown

Episode 15: Your Mind on Great Ape Social Cognition with Dr. Laura Lewis

Episode 14: Your Mind on Learning and Memory with Dr. Oded Bein

Episode 13: Your Mind on Emotion Regulation & Conflict with Dr. Rachel Low

Episode 12: Your Mind on Sex and Relationships with Dr. Jessica Maxwell

Episode 11: Your Mind on Rumination with Dr. Rachel Bedder

Episode 10: Your Mind & Actions on Culture and Social Class with Dr. Kimin Eom

Episode 9: Your Mind on (Good) Conversation with Dr. Emma Templeton

Episode 8: Your Mind on the Gut Microbiome with Dr Aya Osman

Episode 7: Your Mind on Consciousness with Dr. Anil Seth
Episode 6: Your Mind & Memory on Aging with Dr. Tarek Amer

Episode 5: Your Mind on Cognitive Effort with Dr. Laura Ana Bustamante

Episode 4: Your Mind on Guilt with Dr. Hongbo Yu

Episode 3: A Conversation about Women's Health with a Patient-Researcher, with Elle Murata

Episode 2: Your Mind on Reality and Imagination with Dr Nadine Dijkstra

Episode 1: Your Mind on Compassion with Dr. Julian Scheffer

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SEASON 2

Episode 18: Your Mind on Medical Mistrust: Exploring Experiences of Minoritized Individuals with Dr. Kimberly Martin

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Episode 17: Your Mind on Deception with Dr. David Markowitz

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Episode 16:  Minds Matter Bonus Episode,  Questions for a Literary Theorist on Consciousness Research with Dr. Mette Høeg

Episode 15: Your Mind on Changing Stereotypes & Prejudices , with Dr. Tessa Charlesworth

Episode 14: Your Mind on First Nations Methodologies, with Dr. Cammi Murrup-Stewart 

Episode 13: Your Mind on Dance, with Dr. Emily Cross 

Episode 12: Your Mind on Meditation & Mindfulness, with Dr. Sarah Strohmaier

Episode 11: Your Mind on Moral Curiosity, with Dr. Jordan Wylie

Episode 10: Minds Matter Bonus Episode, Questions for a Buddhist Monk

Episode 9: Your Mind on Hierarchy, with Dr. Sa-Kiera Hudson

Episode 8: Your Mind on Modeling & Active Inference, with Noor Sajid

Episode 7: Your Mind on Good & Bad Sleep, with Dr. Lauren Whitehurst
Episode 6: Your Mind on Resilience & Grief, with Dr. Lucy Hone

Episode 5: Your Mind on Motivation, Perception & Biases, with Dr. Yuan Chang Leong

Episode 4: Your Mind on History, Guns & Racism, with Dr. Gerald Higginbotham

Episode 3: Your Mind on Loneliness & Social Connection, with Dr. Elisa Baek

Episode 2: Your Mind on Language & Emotion, with Dr. Ajay Satpute

Episode 1: Your Mind on the Self, with Dr. Kelsey Perrykkad

SEASON 1

Episode 11: Your Mind on Boredom

Episode 10: Your Mind on Art & Beauty

Episode 9: Your Mind on Curiosity

Episode 8: Your Mind on Empathy

Episode 7: Your Mind on Dreams

Episode 6: Your Mind on Conspiracy Theories

Episode 5: Your Mind on Mindfulness

Episode 4: Your Mind on Music

Episode 3: Your Mind on Love

Episode 2: Your Mind on Nostalgia

Episode 1: Your Mind on Nature

ABOUT US 

Beth Fisher and Ava Ma de Sousa are Ph.D. students studying psychology, philosophy and neuroscience. 

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On Minds Matter, we discuss a range of subjects, from conspiracy theories to falling in love, to nostalgia. We explore the neuroscientific and psychological research behind these issues while talking through our own personal experiences.

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