Susan Clayton

professor of psychology at The College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio

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The recent fires and record breaking heat wave have had a devastating impact on much of the west coast of America.

The implications of climate change on our health

The recent fires and record breaking heat wave have had a devastating impact on much of the west coast of America.

from Life Examined

“Solastalgia” is the anxiety and despair many people are currently feeling about the changing climate and the damage it’s causing.

‘Solastalgia’ and the psychological effects of natural disasters

“Solastalgia” is the anxiety and despair many people are currently feeling about the changing climate and the damage it’s causing.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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For those with worrisome symptoms the test might be useful, but it has problems when used to screen people for disease who have no symptoms

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This week, Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development and co-author of “The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness,” talks…

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Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and author Charles Duhigg delves into the art of effective communication and the innate human desire for connection.

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Friendships can be just as rewarding and messy as romantic relationships. This week, author Ann Friedman teams up with Myisha to answer your friendship dilemmas.

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How do you get through the summer without air conditioning if you hate to sweat? Is toilet paper bad for the environment, and if so, what are you supposed to do about it?

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

We are not helpless, and the situation is not hopeless. We can’t wipe out mental illness, but we can enact reasonable gun control to protect the public.

from Second Opinion

From mountain tops to the underworld, Robert Macfarlane explores the natural world through language, metaphor, and music.

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