Coming of Age: The Science of Adolescence
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Are Today's Teenagers in the Midst of a Mental Health Crisis?
September 22, 2026 · 51 minTeenagers today are talking about their mental health more openly than ever. At the same time, rates of reported anxiety, depression and other mental health problems have risen. So are today’s teenagers really in the midst of a mental…
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Why Do Teenagers Do Stupid Things?
September 15, 2026 · 41 minWhy do teenagers do things that seem completely reckless, even when they know the risks? In this episode of Coming of Age: The Science of Adolescence, psychologists Lucy Foulkes and Jack Andrews explore what’s really happening when…
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Why Do Teenagers Copy Each Other?
September 8, 2026 · 38 minWhy does your teenager suddenly need a very specific pair of trainers, copy their friends’ opinions, or lose interest in family traditions they once loved? In this episode, Lucy and Jack unpack the psychology of peer influence and why…
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Why Is the Social World of Adolescence So Intense?
September 1, 2026 · 41 minLucy Foulkes and Jack Andrews are research psychologists at the University of Oxford, and in the very first episode of Coming of Age they explore what adolescence really is, and why it's one of the most misunderstood stages of our lives…
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Trailer: Coming of Age
August 24, 2026 · 1 minComing of Age is coming. Oxford psychologists Lucy Foulkes and Jack Andrews are lifting the lid on why teenagers really do what they do — the science behind friendships, peer pressure, risk-taking and the truth about the "mental health…