All In The Mind - Program podcast
By ABC Radio National
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Podcast Description
All In The Mind is Radio National's weekly foray into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour - everything from addiction to artificial intelligence.
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Remembering together | We feel we should be able to recall all sorts of things at will—but how often do our individual memories fail us? As part of a study on social memory, a group of cognitive psychologists and philosophers heard the shared histories of long term married couples to investigate how they combine their memories. The strategies they use could help people with dementia. | 27 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Creating Brain: reaching Xanadu | Is there anything different about the brains of extraordinary creative geniuses like Michelangelo, Coleridge or Mozart? World renowned psychiatrist and doctor of English Renaissance Literature Dr Nancy Andreasen unravels the 'creative brain' and explores how we can foster creativity in ourselves and throughout our society. | 20 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A history of memory | For centuries scientists have grappled with the concept of memory—what is it, how does it work and can we really rely on it? US historian Alison Winter traces the history of the way we have conceptualised memory—from the use of truth serums and hypnotism to the science of forgetting. She describes the way memory has been compared to filing cabinets, flashbulbs and motion pictures over the past century. | 13 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Our emotional brain | Pioneering neuroscientist Richard Davidson deepens our understanding of the mind-body connection. He’s identified six unique emotional styles and explains the brain chemistry underlying them. He explains that there are simple strategies and interventions which we can use to change our emotional styles. He believes one effective example is through mindfulness meditation, after studying the brain scans of people who practise it. | 6 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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I hurt myself: the secrecy of self harm | According to a large study on self injury conducted in 2008 by the University of Queensland, 220,000 Australians injured themselves deliberately, without meaning to suicide, in the month prior to the survey. For some people, hurting themselves is a way of coping with overwhelming psychological pain. In this program we hear about what mental processes go on behind this behaviour and we hear from a young woman who openly shares her experience of self injury in order to educate health workers about the best ways to treat people like her. | 29 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Orchids, dandelions and an intriguing set of genes | Are you a sensitive flower -- like a vulnerable orchid, or more like a hardy dandelion? We explore the intriguing orchid–dandelion hypothesis which suggests that the genes that underlie our greatest weakness may also be the basis for our most positive traits, given the right environment. | 22 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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All in the Mind 10th Anniversary Special 7: The Marco Polo of Neuroscience - V.S Ramachandran | Natasha Mitchell has interviewed many of the world’s most celebrated thinkers on the mind over the past decade, and one the most creative is acclaimed neuroscientist and polymath of the brain Professor V.S Ramachandran. Next week, All in the Mind swaps shows and slots for a season of an exciting new show The Body Sphere hosted by Amanda Smith. In April, All in the Mind returns for a season, presented by Lynne Malcolm. Body and mind hook up on ABC Radio National! 5pm Sundays, 1pm Mondays. Natasha Mitchell will now be hosting our national daily program Life Matters each weekday morning. | 20 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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All in the Mind 10th Anniversary Special 6: The Power of Forgiveness | Psychologist Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela was on South Africa's historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission, chairing many of its tortuous public hearings about atrocities committed in the apartheid era. In an unprecedented dialogue she met with one of apartheid's most abhorrent killers, in jail, to explore forgiveness, psychological redemption and the symbolic language of trauma. | 13 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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All in the Mind 10th Anniversary Special 5: The Banyan | All in the Mind is turning 10, and over the decade we've taken you across the globe to discover how the mind and its discontents are profoundly shaped by culture. A chance to meet again the incredible women of The Banyan in India - with stories of triumph amongst the deepest despair. | 6 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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All in the Mind 10th Anniversary Special 4: Brave New Brain | Celebrate All in the Mind's tenth birthday! Over the decade the show has tracked some of the provocative technological developments and ethical debates about our state of mind. From stem cell therapy to the spectre of animal-human chimeras or cyborgian selves...we love to get heady and technical! | 30 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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All in the Mind 10th Anniversary Special 3: Getting Personal | As All in the Mind turns 10, we're digging into the archives to get personal. It's a celebration of the neuro-narrative. Meet Electroboy, poet Sandy Jeffs...encounter a brain surgery and be moved by stories of life, loss and love. | 23 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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All in the Mind 10th Anniversary Special 2: Are You Conscious? | All in the Mind started with Zombies back in 2002...not of the Day of the Living Dead kind, but the philosophical variety! Celebrate All in the Mind's 10th birthday with us. This week, Natasha revisits the great conundrum of human consciousness with leading thinkers - it's a problem that continues to stump the brightest minds. | 16 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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All in the Mind 10th Anniversary Special 1: Getting Sexy | It's 10 years since Natasha Mitchell started All in the Mind and we're digging into the archives for you! This week, getting sexy in true adolescent spirit - the perplexing case of the female orgasm, getting your kicks in a brain scanner, and is the sex between your ears more important than the sex between your legs!? | 9 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mind the gap! The seduction of the synapse | Bah! All that talk about brain cells and grey matter! Let’s focus on where the real interesting action is inside your head: the connections between your brain cells—synapses. From the ancient past to the frenzied future—it's all about making connections. | 2 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A personal tour: Sigmund Freud's Vienna | In the 50 years before he emigrated to escape the Nazis, Sigmund Freud, his wife Martha and six children lived and worked in the house at Berggasse 19 in Vienna. His most famous works were penned there, his most famous patients bared their 'souls' there. Join Natasha Mitchell for a personal tour through the archives of the Fin de Siecle mind. | 25 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The case for moral enhancement - 2011 Adelaide Festival of Ideas | Oxford-based, Australian bioethicist Julian Savulescu is a provocateur. He's argued the case for a 'new eugenics' and that we have a moral obligation to pursue human perfection. Now he thinks we should be using science and technology for moral enhancement itself. Could the future of humanity depend on it? | 18 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Loneliness: breaking the taboo | Loneliness has been with Emily White for as long as she can remember. Smart, savvy, popular - none of this has inoculated her against 'the ghost in her life'. Her memoir is an encounter with the emerging, powerful science of loneliness, and a taboo like few. | 11 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Practice makes perfect? | The virtuoso violinist, star surgeon and super sportswoman - could any of us become the best of the best? Daniel Coyle toured the world's famous talent 'hotbeds' in search of secrets. Psychologist K. Anders Ericsson says with enough 'deliberate practice' - 10,000 hours of it, he argues - anything's possible. But does that trump 'natural talent'? | 4 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Truly marvellous!
I have been listening to the ABC Radio National’s for some time now. An academic recommended the programme whilst I was visiting Australia. I live in Scotland and our Radio National; BBC Radio Scotland doesn’t have such programmes. I can still enjoy the programme through Radio National's free podcast service (I hope this continues). All in the Mind is wonderfully unique as the subject matter is moving and intense, bringing challenging material to a wider public without diluting the content. The presenter is unequivocally impartial but able to relate both to the subject matter or subject and the listener. Top marks Radio National, please keep up the excellent work!
In depth psychology/neurobiology
This in-depth high-quality science show focuses on all aspects of the brain. The programs can be a little long and heavy, but it is all worthwhile.
Compelling listening
All in the Mind is by far the most interesting and informative podcast I have come across. Essential listening for anyone with an interest in what makes us human.
- Free
- Category: Science & Medicine
- Language: English
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