Psycomedia Network

Psycomedia Episode 58 – Our Greatest Episode Yet http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode58OurGreatestEpisodeYet/PsycomediaEpisode58-OurGreatestEpisodeYet.mp3 References: Chang, L. J., & Sanfey, A. G. (2011). Great expectations: neural computations underlying the use of social norms in decision-making. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. Geers, A. L., & Lassiter, G. D. (2003). Need for cognition and expectations as determinants of affective experience. Basic and applied social […]

Psycomedia Episode 57 – Statistics (And New Years Resolutions) Are Like Bikinis http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode57-StatisticsandNewYearsResolutionsAreLikeBikinis/PsycomediaEpisode57-StatisticsAreLikeBikinis.mp3 References: Bernstein, B. E. (1977). CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY OF SIXTH-GRADERS NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS: MIDDLE-CLASS VERSUS MENNONITE AND AMISH YOUTH. Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal, 5(2), 209-214. Marlatt, G. A., & Kaplan, B. E. (1972). Self-initiated attempts to change behavior: A study […]

Psycomedia Demi-Episode 56 and 28/56ths – An Introduction To All The Things Tim And Ben Find Funny In Psycomedia http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaDemi-episode56And2856ths-AnIntroductionToAllTheThingsTim/PsycomediaDemi-episode56And28_56ths-AnIntroductionToAllTheThingsTimAndBenFindFunnyInPsycomedia.mp3 Fröhliche Weihnachten to all our listeners! References: Canale, M., & Swain, M. (1980). Theoretical bases of com-municative approaches to second language teaching and testing. Applied linguistics, 1(1). Just one of the abandoned buildings on the […]

Psycomedia Episode 56 – The Revenge of Frankenpodcast http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode56TheRevengeOfFrankenpodcast/PsycomediaEpisode56-TheRevengeOfFrankenpodcast.mp3 References: Atran, S., & Norenzayan, A. (2004). Religion’s evolutionary landscape: Counterintuition, commitment, compassion, communion. Behavioral and brain sciences, 27(06), 713-730. Barrett, J. L. (2008). Coding and quantifying counterintuitiveness in religious concepts: Theoretical and methodological reflections. Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, 20(4), 308-338. Boyer, […]

Psycomedia Episode 55 – Touched By The Comic Book Gods – An Interview with V for Vendetta and Ace Weekly’s David Lloyd http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode55TouchedByTheComicBookGodsAnInterviewWith/PsycomediaEpisode55-TouchedByTheComicBookGods-AnInterviewWithVForVendettaAndAceWeeklysDavidLloyd.mp3 This week, Psycomedia presents an interview with co-creator of V for Vendetta, artist on such works as Hellblazer and War Stories, and head honcho of Aces Weekly, David Lloyd: (This is David […]

Psycomedia Episode 54 – As If Ferrero Rocher Was Made of Soylent Green http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode54-AsIfFerreroRocherWasMadeOfSoylentGreen/PsycomediaEpisode54-AsIfFerreroRocherWasMadeOfSoylentGreen.mp3 References: Deady, D. K., Smith, M. J., Sharp, M. A., & Al-Dujaili, E. A. S. (2006). Maternal personality and reproductive ambition in women is associated with salivary testosterone levels. Biological psychology, 71(1), 29-32. Gruber, J., & Johnson, S. L. (2009). Positive […]

Psycomedia Episode 53 – The Quantum Entanglement Between Me And Kieron Gillen http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode53TheQuantumEntanglementBetweenMeAndKieronGillen/PsycomediaEpisode53-TheQuantumEntanglementBetweenMeAndKieronGillen.mp3 References: Atran, S., & Norenzayan, A. (2004). Religion’s evolutionary landscape: Counterintuition, commitment, compassion, communion. Behavioral and brain sciences, 27(06), 713-730. Barrett, J. L. (2008). Coding and quantifying counterintuitiveness in religious concepts: Theoretical and methodological reflections. Method & Theory in the Study of […]

Psycomedia Episode 52 – Little Blue Penguin’s Autoerotic Asphyxiation vs Omnipresent Freddy Mercury http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode52-LittleBluePenguinsAutoeroticAsphyxiationVs/PsycomediaEpisode52-LittleBluePenguinsAutoeroticAsphyxiationVsOmnipresentFreddyMercury.mp3 References: Auslander, P. (1998). Seeing is believing: Live performance and the discourse of authenticity in rock culture. Literature and psychology, 44, 1-26. Ted Baumhauer, “Little Blue Penguins: Tales for Making the Transition to Leadership” Bond, C. F., & Titus, L. J. (1983). Social […]

Psycomedia Demi-Episode 51-and-a-bit – \m/ HEAVY METAL AND BEARS \m/ This week, Tim is away, so Ben goes METAL References: Arnett, J. (1991). Heavy metal music and reckless behavior among adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 20(6), 573-592 Gowensmith, W. N., & Bloom, L. J. (1997). The effects of heavy metal music on arousal and […]

Psycomedia Episode 51 – Less Ghostly, More Holy http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode51-LessGhostlyMoreHoly/PsycomediaEpisode51-LessGhostlyMoreHoly.mp3 References: Riekki, T., Lindeman, M., Aleneff, M., Halme, A., & Nuortimo, A. (2012). Paranormal and Religious Believers Are More Prone to Illusory Face Perception than Skeptics and Non‐believers. Applied Cognitive Psychology. Li, Y. J., Johnson, K. A., Cohen, A. B., Williams, M. J., Knowles, E. D., & […]

Psycomedia Demi-Episode 50ish – Laughs with Psychopaths http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaDemi-episode50ish-LaughsWithPsychopaths/PsycomediaDemi-episode50ish-LaughsWithPsychopaths.mp3 This week, Psycomedia becomes Psychopathicomedia! References: Kiehl, K. A., Smith, A. M., Hare, R. D., Mendrek, A., Forster, B. B., Brink, J., & Liddle, P. F. (2001). Limbic abnormalities in affective processing by criminal psychopaths as revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Biological psychiatry, 50(9), 677-684. Mahmut, […]

Psycomedia Episode 50 – Rambolic PsychologLIES http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode50-RambolicPsychologlies/PsycomediaEpisode50-RambolicPsychologlies.mp3 This week, all our material comes from Psychologies Magazine, found at http://www.psychologies.co.uk/ Tim’s Stand-Up Comedy Video: Media of the Week Afterman: Ascension http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Afterman:_Ascension Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! The Marshmallow Experiment: A vampire marshmallow: Bane Capital (picture by Mark Lee): The web doth provide! It’s Mecha-Audrey Hepburn: via the amazing […]

Psycomedia Episode 49 – Animals Part III – All Horses Are Robocop http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode49AnimalsPartIiiAllHorsesAreRobocop/PsycomediaEpisode49AnimalsPartIiiAllHorsesAreRobocop.mp3 Wondering where Animals Part I is? Look here, we did it a long time ago! https://psycomedia.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/psycomedia-episode-4-no-animals-were-harmed-in-the-making-of-this-podcast/ References: Fureix, C. (2012). Towards an ethological animal model of depression? A study on horses ONE Alerts, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039280 Gardiner, B., & Frewin, K. (2011). New age […]

Psycomedia Episode 48 – Animals Part II – The Real Squirrel Shady (Squirrelex Remix) http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode48AnimalsPartIiTheRealSquirrelShady/PsycomediaEpisode48AnimalsPartIiTheRealSquirrelShadysquirrelexRemix2.mp3 Wondering where Animals Part I is? Look here, we did it a long time ago! https://psycomedia.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/psycomedia-episode-4-no-animals-were-harmed-in-the-making-of-this-podcast/ References: JILL M. MATEO & ROBERT E. JOHNSTON, Retention of social recognition after hibernation in Belding’s ground squirrels, ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 2000, 59, 491–499 Itai […]

Psycomedia Episode 47 – The Curse of Frankenpodcast http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode47-TheCurseOfFrankenpodcast/PsycomediaEpisode47-TheCurseOfFrankenpodcast2.mp3 FIXED! I THINK! iTunes may lag References: http://www.colour-affects.co.uk/ Kir-Stimon, W. (1977). “Tempo-statis” as a factor in psychotherapy: Individual tempo and life rhythm, temporal territoriality, time planes and communication. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 14(3), 245 – 248. Vogt, B. A., & Laureys, S. (2005). Posterior cingulate, precuneal […]

Psycomedia Episode 46 – Welcome to the Science-Free Zone http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode46WelcomeToTheScience-freeZone/PsycomediaEpisode46-WelcomeToTheScience-freeZone.mp3 Happy Birthday to us! (Thanks to Meera who sent Tim the birthday brain pic for his last birthday) References: Lourel, M., & Pascual, A. (2012). When drivers see red: Car color frustrators and drivers’ aggressiveness Aggressive Behavior, 38(2), 166-169. Hurst, J. K. (1998). The good, […]

Psycomedia Episode 45 – Embodied Cognition Part II – Fish and Children http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode45EmbodiedCognitionPartIiFishAndChildren/PsycomediaEpisode45EmbodiedCognitionPartIiFishAndChildren.mp3 References: Lee, S. W., & Schwarz, N. (2012). Bidirectionality, mediation, and moderation of metaphorical effects: The embodiment of social suspicion and fishy smells Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,  Smith, L., & Gasser, M. (2005). The development of embodied cognition: Six lessons […]

Psycomedia Episode 44 – Embodied Cognition Part I – I Platonically Hug Cadavers http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode44EmbodiedCognitionPartIIPlatonicallyHug/PsycomediaEpisode44EmbodiedCognitionPartIIPlatonicallyHugCadavers.mp3 References: Slepian, M. L., Weisbuch, M., Rule, N. O., & Ambady, N. (2011). Tough and tender: Embodied categorization of gender Psychological Science, 22(1), 26-28. The probable name of my new car: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Princess_of_Blood Interesting car adverts: https://twitter.com/tetrarchangel/status/242565242834530304 https://twitter.com/tetrarchangel/status/242604623293194242 Aquila, with its most awesome […]

Psycomedia Episode 43 – Swann and Fell Meet Frankenpodcast http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode43SwannAndFellMeetFrankenpodcast/PsycomediaEpisode43-SwannAndFellMeetFrankenpodcast.mp3 A quotation regarding Abbott and Costello: “Initially, the similarities between their voices made it difficult for listeners (as opposed to stage audiences) to tell them apart due to their rapid-fire repartee. The problem was solved by having Costello affect a high-pitched childish voice.” Bits that […]

Psycomedia Episode 42 – Tim is an Illusion. Lunch-Tim Doubly So. http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode42TimIsAnIllusion.Lunch-timDoublySo/PsycomediaEpisode42-TimIsAnIllusion_lunch-timDoublySo2.mp3 References: Jones, B. & Huang, Y. L. (1982). Space-time dependencies in psychopyhsical judgment of extent and duration: algebraic models of the tau and kappa effects. ‘Psychological Bulletin,91(1), 128-142. I . Hodinott-Hill , K . Thilo , A . Cowey , V . Walsh […]