Ep: 166: The Secret Life of Pronouns – an Interview with James Pennebaker
What do you reveal about yourself in the way you use the smallest and seemingly most insignificant words you use every minute? That’s the focus of Dr. James Pennebaker‘s fascinating book and one of...
View ArticleEp 179: Lipstick Effect, Stereotype Threat and other Gender Matters
photo credit: beast love via photo pin cc Do women who work in typically male dominated jobs “play down” their femininity in order to be gain more respect from their male co-workers? In this episode...
View ArticleEp 196: What Men Need to Do to End Violence Against Others
Are jail time and new laws the only answers to men’s violence against women, children, and other men? Or is there something every man can do to end these tragedies? In an earlier episode of The Psych...
View ArticleEp 197: Using the Word Guys for Women, Robots Helping the Elderly and...
Should we stop using “Guys” to refer to groups of women and mixed sex groups? Why do we (particularly men) refer to many objects – like cars and boats – as “she”? Are everyday foods actually...
View ArticleEp 234: Transvestism – Is It Normal? What Is Normal Anyway?
A small number of men cross dress and many movies and broadway shows feature cross dressers (often referred to as tansvestism), so obviously many people find it fascinating and those who cross dress...
View ArticleEp 236: My Cross-Dressing Experience in La Cage Aux Folles
I was recently cast as “Albin” in the musical La Cage Aux Folles and it has given me the unique opportunity to have to learn how to act more effeminate and to cross dress. As a psychologist who...
View ArticleEp: 238: A Robot’s Gender, Act Like A Girl and Be A Man
Does it matter if a robot looks male or female? You might not think so, but are we perpetuating stereotypes if if we create a robot that looks “feminine” to help the elderly aren’t we continuing the...
View ArticleEp 242: The Psychology of Attractiveness: An Interview with Rob Burriss
One of the most popular topics in Psychology is attraction: why are we romantically attracted (or not) to each other? Whenever anyone asks me about this topic, or they ask me for other psychology...
View ArticleEp 292: Yes, Computers Can Guess Your Sexual Orientation
On this episode I talk about a several psych topics, including what computer programs look at when they try to guess your sexual orientation – and they are really accurate at doing so. Also: anxiety...
View ArticleEp 304: Guess What? Testosterone Doesn’t Necessarily Cause Men to be Aggressive
Most of us assume that one of the reasons men tend to act aggressively is that men have higher levels of testosterone. Let’s take a look at this “testosterone myth” because this isn’t always the...
View ArticleEp 305: In the Movies, Why Does the Woman Always Have to Die? And Other...
What can we learn from an old, dusty book I found in the basement? Well, if that book is about gender role stereotypes then there’s a lot of things to uncover that explain why boys and girls act the...
View ArticleEp 311: The Ape That Understood the Universe
How are men and women different – really? There’s plenty of debate over this, but let’s take a look at the differences between males and females across a wide variety of species. What are the reliable...
View ArticleEp 326: Giving Voice To Our Digital Assistants
Why do our digital assistants such as Alexa, Google Home, Siri and Cortana have “feminized” voices and what are the effects of this trend? That’s what I explore in this episode. Are there negative...
View ArticleEp 327: The Team Behind Q – World’s First Genderless Digital Voice
In the last episode I talked about the potential downside to having most of our digital assistants speak to us using a female voice. “Q” – will give us an option. Here’s my interview with Emil...
View ArticleEp 329: Beauty and the Beast: Psychological Themes
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View ArticleEp 334: The Psychology of the Fantasticks
Have you seen the musical The Fantasticks? Not only does it have wonderful music but it also has pearls of wisdom. Oh yea, and gender issues. In this episode I talk about the psychology inside this...
View ArticleEp 336: Why is it Usually Men Who Commit Violent Acts?
Another violent act in America. Another man who committed it. Why do men in our society seem to always be the ones who carry out violent acts? Is it how we bring up boys? Or is there another...
View ArticleEp 337: Why Do We Think Women Aren’t Funny?
Have you ever heard someone say that they don’t think that women can be funny? I have to admit that I didn’t hear that until recently, so I looked at some of the research on gender and perceptions of...
View ArticleEp 338: What Role Are Women Really Playing? The Bechdel Test
In movies and TV, women are understandably tired of playing roles like the “Wife” or the “Girlfriend”. Nowadays we’re seeing more women in film and TV but has their role in the production really...
View ArticleThe Chore of Getting Men to Do Housework
Gender Roles and Housework The Stereotype in Comedy The perception of gender roles in household chores has been long-established. Television shows, like a particular skit from Saturday Night Live,...
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