What is vulnerability and how does it affect people differently? How should consumer organisations, such as banks be catering for people with characteristics of vulnerability?I chat with Dr Chris Fitch from the Money Advice Trust about the impact of being vulnerable and some of the innovative ways organisations are changing to be inclusive and accessible.Find out more about the Money Advice Trust hereListen to Chris's podcast ‘Vulnerability Matters’ on Soundcloud or search for Vulnerability Matters wherever you listen to your podcasts.Send us a textYou can watch the video of this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingsPsychology
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Kink & Fetish
I'm joined by Dr Lori Beth Bisbey, a psychologist, a sex & intimacy coach, host of the A to Z of Sex podcast and star of Open House: The Great Sex Experiment on Channel 4. We talk about the psychology behind people's sexual kinks and fetishes, if engaging in kinky behaviour is healthy for relationships, and if such behaviour should be seen as ‘normal’.You can find out more about Lori Beth at her website www.drloribethbisbey.comYou can listen to the A to Z of Sex podcast hereSend us a textYou can watch the video of this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingsPsychology
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Cycling & Behaviour Change
Professor Ian Walker, Professor of Psychology and Head of the School of Psychology at Swansea University, talks to me about the psychology of cycling. We also discuss how you can change people's transport behaviour, what it means to be a ‘mindful traveller’, and if it's actually safer not to wear a helmet when cycling.Find out more about Professor Walker's work at www.drianwalker.comSend us a textYou can watch the video of this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingsPsychology
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Search Engines with Prof. Robert Epstein
I chat with renowned psychologist Professor Robert Epstein about how search engines are modern Skinner boxes, manipulating our choices and even our beliefs. Hear about how his research over the last 12 years shows how tech corporations such as Google and Facebook are employing techniques from behaviourism to manipulate our beliefs and opinions to influence global politics and beyond.In the show, Robert mentions the following websites:http://myprivacytips.com/https://aibrt.org/https://americasdigitalshield.com/Robert's choice of browser: https://brave.com/Robert's choice of email: https://proton.me/mailSend us a textYou can watch the video of this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingsPsychology
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Everything's Psychology Trailer
Dive into the science that shapes our lives as I chat to experts to uncover unexpected areas where psychology influences us.Are search engines manipulating your beliefs? Could getting kinky improve your relationship? And why do people become obsessed with cycling?From vulnerability to vampires, and from cats to craft beer, subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts to explore if actually, Everything’s Psychology.Send us a textYou can watch the video of this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingsPsychology
Chatting with incredible minds about the psychology of our everyday world. Join Paul Davies, behavioural psychologist, as chats with guests about the mechanisms of human behaviour and the motivations behind people’s actions.
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