PsyberSpace® is a weekly psychology podcast for curious people who want to understand why the world feels the way it does—online and offline.https://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mjff6htoi22bThis week I’m talking about the ethics and psychology of TV shows that depend on deception, humiliation, manipulation, or engineered conflict to work. https://psyber.space/episodes/when-tv-makes-harm-look-normal-why-we-keep-watching13 Apr 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjff6htoi22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mjdtjoqwwe2pJust posted "When TV Makes Harm Look Normal: Why We Keep Watching" on PsyberSpace® 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/2b8467ce13 Apr 2026 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdtjoqwwe2phttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mizc6lk64n2lWe're nominated for a 2026 Women in Podcasting award! Vote for us here: https://www.womenpodcasters.com/awards-science-nominees08 Apr 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizc6lk64n2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mituoe2qvh2bJust posted "The Psychology of AI Slop: How Synthetic Junk Erodes Attention, Trust, and Meaning" on PsyberSpace® 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/eb07512e06 Apr 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mituoe2qvh2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3miaczbhwxg2sJust posted "Meta Lost. Now What?" on PsyberSpace® 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/8ba8e3b629 Mar 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miaczbhwxg2shttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mhpht6zja22yJust posted "The 100% Myth: Why Giving Everything Is Costing You Everything" on PsyberSpace® 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/a9a3c3fa23 Mar 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpht6zja22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mh5qugvdzy2fJust posted "Why Common Sense Isn't Common" on PsyberSpace® 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/9fd935e816 Mar 2026 05:44 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5qugvdzy2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mgmecy3hoy2zJust posted "Your AI Best Friend Is Lying To You" on PsyberSpace® 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/5cd74e9a09 Mar 2026 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmecy3hoy2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mg433jjfoa2zJust posted "Forever Wars Shrink the Future: What Endless War Does to the Human Mind" on PsyberSpace® 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/6514449202 Mar 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg433jjfoa2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mfizg6fqqw2hJust posted "What the Epstein Network Tells Us About Power, Complicity, and the Psychology of Betrayal" on PsyberSpace® 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/381d444a23 Feb 2026 06:26 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfizg6fqqw2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mez5eib2zj2bJust posted "Courage is Contagious: The Psychology of Collective Efficacy" on PsyberSpace® 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/950d397016 Feb 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mez5eib2zj2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3meg55f4ukx23Just posted "The War on What You Saw: The Psychology of Gaslighting at Scale" on PsyberSpace™ 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/8b81e15909 Feb 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3meg55f4ukx23https://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mduf4vplqq2yJust posted "When They Come For You: The Psychology of Expanding Violence" on PsyberSpace™ 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/5c5f0ab802 Feb 2026 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mduf4vplqq2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mdgqred3k424Parents are working 3 jobs, drowning in childcare costs, have no support network, then get told their kid's anxiety is because of social media. That's not analysis, that's scapegoating. New PsyberSpace episode on why we keep choosing surveillance over actual solutions. https://psyber.space/episodes/your-data-is-already-breached-why-age-verification-makes-it-worse27 Jan 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgqred3k424https://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mdey3eg5pm2pJust posted "Your Data Is Already Breached: Why Age Verification Makes It Worse" on PsyberSpace™ 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/2ae33be627 Jan 2026 05:01 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdey3eg5pm2phttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mcrbkk3zod22Just posted "Why Does Debating Bad Ideas Make Them Stronger?" on PsyberSpace™ 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/52c57adb19 Jan 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcrbkk3zod22https://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mc7rsg2hxm2yJust posted "When "No" Stops Mattering: The Psychology of Stolen Consent" on PsyberSpace™ 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/19ec2fb412 Jan 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7rsg2hxm2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mbo4aijhh22cJust posted "Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, EMDR, and Beyond: Real Talk on Mental Health Modalities" on PsyberSpace™ 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/e43eeb5d05 Jan 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbo4aijhh22chttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mbo4aijhh22cJust posted "Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, EMDR, and Beyond: Real Talk on Mental Health Modalities" on PsyberSpace™ 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/e43eeb5d05 Jan 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbo4aijhh22chttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mbf5ka3a7c2kSeason THREE drops Monday! This liminal week between last year and this year is a great time to catch up on the pod if you got too busy during Season 2 (or to start, if you haven't listened to Season 1 yet!) We have another surprise about where to listen coming, but why wait? Start here psyber.space https://psyber.space01 Jan 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbf5ka3a7c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mb5csildpf2kAs 2025 closes and 2026 looms, it seems like a great time to re-share this episode about the psychology of New Year's resolutions, since your brain doesn't care about an arbitrary date. Listen here: bit.ly/4gt3pBT https://psyber.space/episodes/the-resolution-revolution-why-your-brain-doesnt-care-about-january-1st29 Dec 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb5csildpf2khttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3mamq7v5yl32mJust posted "Going No Contact: Why Adult Children Are Choosing Their Mental Health Over Family" on PsyberSpace™ 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/09f487da23 Dec 2025 02:46 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mamq7v5yl32mhttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3ma7fh2hezw23Trying different formats for the podcast, different platforms for sharing. Long form post on LinkedIn today for the episode on trust in research: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-engineered-doubt-language-restrictions-undermine-public-kqtzc/?trackingId=KK7XjuGBJKV%2FY0uRfZZ33w%3D%3D17 Dec 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7fh2hezw23https://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3ma2yypzscb25Just posted "When Trust in Research Breaks: How Engineered Doubt Unravels Our Sense of What’s Real" on PsyberSpace™ 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/de0cd08a16 Dec 2025 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma2yypzscb25https://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3m7jgylho2p2iJust posted "Stop Thinking: How Clever Phrases Hijack Your Brain" on PsyberSpace™ 🎙️ Have a listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/8baab0b109 Dec 2025 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7jgylho2p2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3m74gqd3orf2q#DigitalLiteracy Check out the full episode here: https://psyber.space/episodes/truth-in-the-digital-age-mastering-4-essential-literacy-skills03 Dec 2025 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:5rnkvswrtxon3k5ughdeecuw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74gqd3orf2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/psyberspace.bsky.social/post/3m74bgx3yo22aSeveral of our podcast episodes on AI highlight many reasons why we would NOT want AI doing peer reviews (or grading papers, or teaching). 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