All In The Mind
All In The Mind is ABC RN's weekly podcast looking into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour — everything from addiction to artificial intelligence.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 257
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
'Refrigerator mothers' and the history of autism
This episode was first broadcast in May 2022.
On All in the Mind this week, the early history of autism.
With historian of science Professor Marga Vicedo we learn about the blame that was cast …
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Sun 15 Jan 2023
Humour me: why we laugh and what counts as funny
This episode was first broadcast in March 2022.
Why do we laugh, and what makes something funny? A psychologist, a neuroscientist and satirist Mark Humphries weigh in on humour and the brain.
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Sun 08 Jan 2023
The vicious cycle of alcohol and anxiety
Over summer, we're sharing some of our favourite episodes of the year. This one was first broadcast in April 2022.
Anxiety and alcohol misuse are a common pairing. How do the two egg each other on …
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Sun 01 Jan 2023
What happens when our minds wander?
This summer, we're sharing some of our favourite episodes of the year. This episode was first broadcast in April.
What are the constructive things our minds do when they wander?
And when does mind…
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Sun 25 Dec 2022
A kid can't be diagnosed as a psychopath. Why?
As a toddler, Nicole's son was extremely aggressive.
As he got older, his behaviour worsened.
In our final episode of the year, we examine 'callous unemotional traits' — the early warning signs of …
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Fri 16 Dec 2022
The toxic effects of rudeness
This episode was first broadcast in November 2021.
Are your colleagues rude?
Do people regularly ignore each other or dismiss opinions in meetings? Ever gotten an all caps email?
On All in the Mi…
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Fri 09 Dec 2022
#TraumaTok: How trauma took over the internet
If you open any social media app, you're likely to eventually come across videos of people discussing trauma.
The hashtag TraumaTok has billions of views...
So how did trauma take over the inter…
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Fri 02 Dec 2022
Treating IBS with... Hypnotherapy?
When you get nervous, can you feel it in your stomach?
The gut-brain connection is something many of us have experienced but probably not given much thought to.
Research into this connection has …
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Fri 25 Nov 2022
The Certainty Myth
If the only certainty is uncertainty, how do we manage our anxieties about the unknown?
Today we explore why the mind struggles with uncertainty and what we can do to manage it.
Thu 17 Nov 2022
Trauma, OCD and a PhD
Before she was Dr Alix Woolard, Alix was a teenager grappling with a traumatic event in her family.
It would affect her mental health dramatically, leaving her unsure of her path ahead.
Now, Dr Ali…
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Sat 12 Nov 2022
The dark side of fame and what it does to the brain
Have you ever thought, I wonder what it's like being famous?
Maybe it's something you've always dreamed of, or maybe it's your worst nightmare.
Being famous is something many people aspire to, but …
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Sat 05 Nov 2022
Milgram Shock and Stanford Prison — what we misunderstand about the most infamous experiments in psychology
What makes people do evil things?
Psychologist Stanley Milgram wanted to understand if people could be led to do awful things, just by being told to do them.
The experiment he would devise to test …
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Sat 29 Oct 2022
Childhood attachment, animal rights and the 'pit of despair': Harry Harlow's unethical experiments
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Sat 22 Oct 2022
Why being a beginner is good for you
Learning chess with his young daughter kickstarted a life-long journey of learning for Tom Vanderbilt. Here's what he discovered about being an adult beginner, its benefits, and how kids and adults l…
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Sat 15 Oct 2022
Unethical experiments: the Monster Study
With relatively benign intentions, Wendell Johnson devised an experiment that would go on to be dubbed the Monster Study, inflicting terrible harm on a group of vulnerable and unsuspecting children.
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Sat 08 Oct 2022
The psychological tricks that make cults so dangerous
Popular culture is endlessly fascinated with cults, and they have to capacity to make ordinary people do unthinkable things.
So how do cults reel people in and what does it take to leave?
Sun 02 Oct 2022
Language and loss
What goes on in the multilingual mind? And what does it mean to 'lose' your language?
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Sat 24 Sep 2022
The Art of Negotiation: mind games and emotional intelligence
You might not think of yourself as a negotiator but big or small we all negotiate daily and getting better at it could make your life easier.
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Sat 17 Sep 2022
Pleasure, pain, dopamine and the brain
Addiction has long been a problem for humans, but smart phones and the internet have changed the game. So how can we find balance in a dopamine overloaded world?
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Sat 10 Sep 2022
Busting bias: what works and what doesn't
You've probably heard of unconscious bias but how are they formed and what can we do to stop the damage they can cause?
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Sat 03 Sep 2022
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