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Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain explores the psychology behind everyday behavior, decisions, emotions, and relationships, using conversations with researchers and real-world stories to make the ideas relatable. Rather than teaching psychology in a set order, it starts with questions about ordinary life and follows the research behind them. Listeners often described it as unusually approachable and engaging, though some feel it occasionally simplifies ideas or stretches them into broader conclusions.

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Episode — “Where Happiness Hides.”

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Podcast: Speaking of Psychology

Speaking of Psychology, produced by the American Psychological Association, explores current psychology research through conversations with researchers and experts on topics ranging from relationships and sleep to decision-making and mental health. Each episode stands on its own and usually connects research to questions from everyday life. Listeners often found it interesting, trustworthy, and accessible even without much background in psychology, though some guests are more conversational than others.

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Episode 339 — “How to Be Happier.”

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PODCAST: The Happiness Lab

The Happiness Lab is a podcast from Yale psychologist Laurie Santos, whose Psychology and the Good Life became Yale's most popular course. She talks with researchers and uses real stories to explore happiness, common misconceptions, and why some things we expect to make us happy often do not. Listeners often liked that it is grounded in research without feeling academic, and some said the episodes leave them hopeful or give them a lot to think about.

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Episode — “You Can Change.”

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The Science of Happiness — Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley

The Science of Happiness is a UC Berkeley course about happiness and what seems to matter for it, including social connection, gratitude, compassion, mindfulness, and purpose. Along with the lessons, learners try different exercises and keep track of their own experience. People who took the course often liked this practical side, though some found the course long or felt parts were a little too simple.

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The Science of Well-Being

The Science of Well-Being is an online Yale course based on Laurie Santos's popular class Psychology and the Good Life. It covers happiness, habits, gratitude, social connection, sleep, exercise, and some of the common mistakes people make when judging what will make them feel better. Learners often said the course is easy to follow and practical, especially because it includes weekly exercises alongside the research.