Psycomedia Network

Psycomedia Episode 76 – Frankenpodcast and the Friends from Hell http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode76-FrankenpodcastAndTheFriendsFromHell/Psycomedia76.mp3 References: Feld, S. L. (1991). Why your friends have more friends than you do. American Journal of Sociology, 1464-1477. Halatsis, P., & Christakis, N. (2009). The challenge of sexual attraction within heterosexuals’ cross-sex friendship. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 26(6-7), 919-937. Cat Parasites: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/03/how-your-cat-is-making-you-crazy/308873/ Media of the […]

It’s a video episode! It has our faces in and is also all about faces! http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode75-SpecialEnfacedAnniversaryEdition/Psycomedia75.mp3 References: Bartneck, C., Obaid, M., & Zawieska, K. Agents With Faces-What Can We Learn From LEGO Minifigures?. Maister, L., Tsiakkas, E., & Tsakiris, M. (2013). I feel your fear: Shared touch between faces facilitates recognition of fearful facial expressions. […]

Psycomedia Episode 74 – Pet Theory http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode74-PetTheory/Psycomedia74.mp3 Psycomedia is now fortnightly for the foreseeable future. Or is it? Yes. Yes it is. References: Iglesias, T. L., McElreath, R., & Patricelli, G. L. (2012). Western scrub-jay funerals: cacophonous aggregations in response to dead conspecifics. Animal Behaviour. Morgan, D., Grant, K. A., Gage, H. D., Mach, R. H., […]

Psycomedia is now fortnightly for the foreseeable future. Or is it? Yes. Psycomedia Episode 73 – Transgroinal Shagnetic Stimulation http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode73-TransgroinalShagneticStimulation/Psycomedia73.mp3 References: Moss, M. C., & Scholey, A. B. (1996). Oxygen administration enhances memory formation in healthy young adults. Psychopharmacology, 124(3), 255-260. Nittono, H., Fukushima, M., Yano, A., & Moriya, H. (2012). The power of kawaii: viewing cute […]

Psycomedia is now fortnightly for the foreseeable future. Or is it? Psycomedia Episode 72 – The Deeds We Do In Life Echo In The Internet http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode72TheDeedsWeDoInLifeEchoInTheInternet_349/Psycomedia72.mp3 References: Lempers, J. D., & Clark-Lempers, D. S. (1993). A functional comparison of same-sex and opposite-sex friendships during adolescence. Journal of Adolescent Research, 8(1), 89-108. Roberts, S. G., Dunbar, R. I., […]

Psycomedia is now fortnightly for the foreseeable future. Psycomedia Episode 71 – Successfully Drinking Vodka Jellies Off A Friend’s Back As Part Of A Sex http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode71-SuccessfullyDrinkingVodkaJelliesOffAFriends/Psycomedia71.mp3 References: Argyle, M. (2003). 18 Causes and Correlates of Happiness. Well-being: The foundations of hedonic psychology, 353. Bastian, B., Kuppens, P., Hornsey, M. J., Park, J., Koval, P., & Uchida, […]

Psycomedia Episode 70 – Not Like That http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode70NotLikeThat/Psycomedia70.mp3 References: Mar, R. A., Oatley, K., & Peterson, J. B. (2009). Exploring the link between reading fiction and empathy: Ruling out individual differences and examining outcomes. Communications, 34(4), 407-428. Oatley, K. (2012). The cognitive science of fiction. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 3(4), 425-430. Salmon, C., & […]

Psycomedia Episode 69 – The Horror of Frankenpodcast http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode69TheHorrorOfFrankenpodcast/Psycomedia69.mp3 References: Hough, L. M. (1992). The’Big Five’personality variables–construct confusion: Description versus prediction. Human Performance,5(1-2), 139-155. McAndrew, F. T., & Milenkovic, M. A. (2002). Of Tabloids and Family Secrets: The Evolutionary Psychology of Gossip1. Journal of Applied Social Psychology,32(5), 1064-1082. Piedmont, R. L. (1999). Does Spirituality Represent the […]

Psycomedia Episode 68 – They Say An Army Marches On Its Stomach – When It Comes To Babies That’s Literally True http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode68TheySayAnArmyMarchesOnItsStomachInThe/Psycomedia68.mp3 References: Baillargeon, R. (2004). Infants’ reasoning about hidden objects: evidence for event‐general and event‐specific expectations. Developmental Science, 7(4), 391-414. Berthier, N. E., DeBlois, S., Poirier, C. R., Novak, M. A., & Clifton, R. K. (2000). […]

Psycomedia Episode 67 – Shoe Clues http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode65ShoeClues/Psycomedia67.mp3 References: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/brain-flapping/2013/mar/19/myers-briggs-test-unscientific Gillath, O., & Bahns, A. J. (2012). Shoes as a source of first impressions.Journal of Research in Personality. Naumann, L. P., Vazire, S., Rentfrow, P. J., & Gosling, S. D. (2009). Personality judgments based on physical appearance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35(12), 1661-1671. Smith, B. D., Rypma, […]

http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaDemi-episode66AndOneSixth-YouCantAlwaysGetWhatYou/Psycomedia66and1sixth.mp3       Kahneman: Timothy Swann is this week played by: Ben Fell is this week played by: References: LaBier, D. (1983). Bureaucracy and psychopathology. Political Psychology, 223-243. Weimann, G. (1982). Dealing with bureaucracy: the effectiveness of different persuasive appeals. Social Psychology Quarterly, 136-144. Species found in the Greater Manchester area include: The Common Starling The […]

Psycomedia Episode 66 – Um-Hum http://archive.org/download/Psycomedia66/Psycomedia66.mp3 References: Clark, H. H., & Fox Tree, J. E. (2002). Using uh and um in spontaneous speaking. Cognition, 84(1), 73-111. Linneman, T. J. (2012). Gender in Jeopardy! Intonation Variation on a Television Game Show. Gender & Society. Pais-Vieira, M., Lebedev, M., Kunicki, C., Wang, J., & Nicolelis, M. A. (2013). A Brain-to-Brain […]

Psycomedia Episode 65 – Frankenpodcast Created Woman http://dl.dropbox.com/s/2qnw8h8meqi83xt/Psycomedia_Episode_65-Frankenpodcast_Created_Woman.mp3 We return in an International Women’s Day Special (not really  – just where we’ve got to in the idiosyncratic naming process) References: Auslander, P. (1998). Seeing is believing: Live performance and the discourse of authenticity in rock culture. Literature and psychology, 44, 1-26. Dembo, M. H., & McAuliffe, T. […]

Psycomedia Episode 64 – That Was Beautiful Piano Playing (Aside: The Playing Was Terrible) http://ia601609.us.archive.org/9/items/PsycomediaEpisode64-ThatWasBeautifulPianoPlayingAsideThePlayingWasTerrible/Psycomedia_Episode_64_That_Was_Beautiful_Piano_Playing_Aside_The_Playing_Was_Terrible.mp3 References: Evans, A. D., & Lee, K. (2013). Emergence of Lying in Very Young Children. Hancock, J. T., Thom-Santelli, J., & Ritchie, T. (2004, April). Deception and design: The impact of communication technology on lying behavior. InProceedings of the SIGCHI […]

Psycomedia Episode 63 – You Winson, You Loseson http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode63YouWinsonYouLoseson/PsycomediaEpisode63-YouWinsonYouLoseson.mp3 References: Bulkeley, K. (2002). Dream content and political ideology. Dreaming, 12(2), 61-77. Bulkeley, K. (2006). Sleep and dream patterns of political liberals and conservatives. Dreaming, 16(3), 223. Cicogna, P., & Bosinelli, M. (2001). Consciousness during dreams.Consciousness and Cognition, 10(1), 26-41. Gackenbach, J. (2006). Video game play and lucid dreams: Implications for […]

http://ia601202.us.archive.org/10/items/PsycomediaEpisode62InSearchOfLostTim/PsycomediaEpisode62-InSearchOfLostTim.mp3   References: Aggleton, J. P., & Waskett, L. (1999). The ability of odours to serve as state‐dependent cues for real‐world memories: Can Viking smells aid the recall of Viking experiences?. British Journal of Psychology, 90(1), 1-7. Albrecht, J., Demmel, M., Schöpf, V., Kleemann, A. M., Kopietz, R., May, J., … & Wiesmann, M. (2011). Smelling chemosensory […]

Psycomedia Episode 61 – The Canary’s Tusks http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode61-TheCanarysTusks/PsycomediaEpisode61-TheCanarysTusks.mp3 References: Amiel, J. J. and Shine, R. (2012). Hotter nests produce smarter young lizards. Biol. Lett., 8, 372-374. Hall, K. R. L., & Schaller, G. B. (1964). Tool-using behavior of the California sea otter. Journal of Mammalogy, 287-298. Jacobs, L. F., & Liman, E. R. (1991). Grey squirrels […]

Psycomedia Episode 60 – The Evil of Frankenpodcast http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode60-TheEvilOfFrankenpodcast/Frankenepisode60.mp3 Elis James’ Pantheon of Heroes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p013n4kb   Frank Turner:     Learn some Welsh!   But do not Google “african in welsh”  http://robt.shepherd.tripod.com/welsh.html   I know this isn’t the same as a proper podcast, and I know I’m not as good at shownotes as Timburlake, but […]

Psycomedia Episode 59 – Facehuggers Tend To Be Extroverts http://archive.org/download/PsycomediaEpisode59FacehuggersTendToBeExtroverts/PsycomediaEpisode59-FacehuggersTendToBeExtroverts.mp3 References: Back, M. D., Stopfer, J. M., Vazire, S., Gaddis, S., Schmukle, S. C., Egloff, B., & Gosling, S. D. (2010). Facebook profiles reflect actual personality, not self-idealization. Psychological Science, 21(3), 372-374. Brossard, D., & Scheufele, D. A. (2013). Science, New Media, and the Public.Science, 339(6115), 40-41. Wagner, […]