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STRANGE MIND PODCAST

by Dr. Amy Buesing and Liz Kroll
Explicit 社会科学ポッドキャスト科学

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  • AI Companions: Can You Really Love a Chatbot?

    October 22, 2026 · 26 min

    People are making friends with AI, falling in love with it, and sometimes grieving when their chatbot suddenly changes or disappears. In this episode, we explore the rapidly growing world of AI companionship, why our brains can form…

  • Hoarding Disorder: When You Can’t Let Go

    October 15, 2026 · 34 min

    When does saving things cross the line into hoarding disorder? In this episode, we get inside the psychology and neuroscience of hoarding, why people can become intensely attached to possessions, and how hoarding differs from OCD. From…

  • Alcohol Blackouts: What Really Happens to Your Memory?

    October 8, 2026 · 34 min

    You can be walking, talking, texting, and making terrible decisions, all while your brain has quietly stopped recording the night. In this episode, we explore the neuroscience of alcohol-related blackouts, the difference between…

  • From Mewing to Mogging: The Psychology of Looksmaxxing

    October 1, 2026 · 18 min

    Looksmaxxing has gone from an obscure internet term to a full-blown beauty obsession, complete with mewing, facial exercises, jawline hacks, ratings, and increasingly extreme ways to “improve” your appearance. In this episode, we break…

  • Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Psychosis

    September 17, 2026 · 31 min

    Postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis are often talked about as though they're interchangeable, but they're very different conditions. In this episode, we break down PPD versus PPP, what psychosis actually looks like, what's…

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  • Lobotomy: The Ice Pick, the Nobel Prize, and the Doctor Who Wouldn't Stop

    September 10, 2026 · 30 min

    A doctor with an ice pick, a Nobel Prize, and thousands of altered lives. In this episode, we explore the desperate conditions that made lobotomy seem like a miracle, the doctors who championed it, and how Walter Freeman turned a radical…

  • Amnesia: H.M., Clive Wearing & the Science of Memory

    September 3, 2026 · 26 min

    In this episode of Strange Mind, we dive into: William Scoville's infamous brain surgeries on both his wife, and H.M. (Henry Molaison); the devastating memory loss of Clive Wearing; and the different types of memory that make up who we…

  • AI Psychosis

    August 27, 2026 · 38 min

    AI psychosis sounds like science fiction, but increasingly, clinicians and researchers are examining what happens when intense chatbot interactions become tangled up with delusions, paranoia, and distorted beliefs. In this episode, we…

  • Muscle Dysmorphia & DIY Surgery

    August 20, 2026 · 21 min

    What happens when “I want to look better” turns into “I need to change my body at any cost”? In Part 2, we get into muscle dysmorphia, sometimes called “bigorexia,” and the disturbing ways body image obsession can push people toward…

  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder - What is BDD?

    August 13, 2026 · 16 min

    Everyone has something they don't like about their appearance, but when does insecurity become body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)? In Part 1, we explore how BDD differs from ordinary insecurity, why it is classified as an obsessive-compulsive…

  • Dissociative Identity Disorder - Part 2

    August 6, 2026 · 18 min

    This week and last, we're diving into Dissociative Identity Disorder—the psychology behind "multiple personalities," why the name changed, the truth behind famous cases like Sybil and Billy Milligan, and what modern science actually says…

  • Dissociative Identity Disorder - Part 1

    July 30, 2026 · 20 min

    This week and next, we're diving into Dissociative Identity Disorder—the psychology behind "multiple personalities," why the name changed, the truth behind famous cases like Sybil and Billy Milligan, and what modern science actually says…

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A psychologist explores the strangest corners of the human mind. Art by: Arturo Portillo Theme Music by: ThaLoops