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
Introversion vs Extroversion Part II: Genes, gender and leadership
What does neuroscience and psychology tell us about how these traits are developed?
00:30:00 |
Sun 28 Aug 2022
Introversion vs Extroversion
Are you outgoing or shy? there are pros and cons of each but is it possible to switch sides?
00:30:00 |
Sat 20 Aug 2022
Can we 'unlearn' chronic pain?
Few sensations are as primal, as fundamental to our very survival, as pain.
But for a fifth of Australian adults, that useful protective mechanism lingers as chronic pain — persistent aching, searin…
00:30:00 |
Sat 13 Aug 2022
The making of a magnificent memory
Anastasia Woolmer explains the techniques memory athletes use, and how you can apply them to everyday life.
00:29:44 |
Sat 06 Aug 2022
Misadventures in multitasking
How many times in a day are you doing just one thing?
Or is it more common that you’re multitasking – maybe texting and walking? Reading while listening to music?
We all multitask to some degree, b…
00:29:11 |
Sat 30 Jul 2022
Neuromarketing — how brands target your brain
Would you be able to tell the difference between a bargain bin red and a top drop? Or how about what separates a duck paté … from one made of dog food?
Perception is everything when it comes to mark…
00:29:12 |
Sat 23 Jul 2022
The 'hidden histories' of autistic adults
Over the past two decades, our cultural understanding of autism and what it means to be autistic has grown - though we have a long way to go. But there are entire generations of people who grew up wh…
00:29:29 |
Sat 16 Jul 2022
Taking back control of your time
Our brains are easily distracted or overwhelmed. And that can make getting stuff done harder than it needs to be.
This week, we look at methods and strategies for avoiding unnecessary stress by mana…
00:29:30 |
Sat 09 Jul 2022
Not broken, just wired differently: ADHD in adulthood
Imagine getting a diagnosis in adulthood that suddenly made so much of your life make sense.
It explains why you’ve always had trouble being on time, starting things you don’t finish, avoiding diffi…
00:29:05 |
Sat 02 Jul 2022
The secret life of secrets
Michael Slepian researches the psychology of secrets.
But what he didn't know — until about a decade ago — was that his family had a major secret they were keeping from him.
One they planned never …
00:29:02 |
Sat 25 Jun 2022
Does guilt have a silver lining?
Guilt and shame are often used interchangeably, but researchers in emotion and psychology say they are distinct – and often motivate people into very different paths of behaviour.
For the feeling of…
00:29:07 |
Sat 18 Jun 2022
How we make up our minds: Sydney Writers' Festival
In the uncertain times we live in, how exactly are we meant to make up our minds?
How do we weigh up pros, cons and risk factors, and how do stress and fear bear on our capacity for critical thinkin…
00:29:06 |
Sat 11 Jun 2022
You've got the music in you
Music is central to the human experience. We celebrate with it, commiserate through it - often some of our strongest memories are tied to it.
On All in the Mind this week, how music affects us from …
00:29:06 |
Sat 04 Jun 2022
'Refrigerator mothers' and the history of autism
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 on mothers, the fight to get adequate help and supp…
00:29:06 |
Sat 28 May 2022
Can you change your personality?
Have you ever wanted to change your personality?
Many people do - studies find we're keen to become more extroverted, more agreeable and more conscientious.
But what does the evidence say about whe…
00:29:03 |
Sat 21 May 2022
Natural disasters: how floods and fires shape the psyche
Two disasters, two years apart - the ongoing mental health impact on survivors and what the research can tell us about the different ways people respond to these life-changing events.
00:29:07 |
Sat 14 May 2022
The psychology of charitable giving
The quirks of psychology that influence when we give to charity … and when we don't.
00:29:08 |
Sat 07 May 2022
'I'm going to cook my baby'
Dolls can tell us a lot about how kids see the world – especially when it comes to race.
One American researcher spent months watching pre-schoolers play with dolls and what she observed shocked her…
00:29:21 |
Sat 30 Apr 2022
The vicious cycle of alcohol and anxiety
Anxiety and alcohol misuse are a common pairing. How do the two egg each other on and what can be done to halt the cycle?
Plus, the personality traits that shape our likelihood of harmful alcohol us…
00:29:07 |
Sat 23 Apr 2022
Grief and the pandemic
Grief is deeply painful but it's something the majority of us …eventually … find ways to live with.
But research is starting to emerge on how the pandemic may have changed the way we grieve - making…
00:29:43 |
Sat 16 Apr 2022
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