Emotions

Do animals experience emotions? And how can we know when we can't ask them? We should focus on what the positive emotions of our fellow animals reveal - rather than the negative, says animal behaviour… Audio

Which comes first – happiness or success? In other words, does success at work make you happy or does happiness make you more likely to succeed? After five years studying 1 million US Department of… Audio

Kathryn chats with Clinical Psychologist Jacqui Maguire about how to help highly sensitive children manage their emotions. These might be children who have large empathy for others, who are deeply… Audio

Right now, there's probably a uncomfortable conversation you've been meaning to have with someone, but you've been avoiding it. Perhaps you fear saying the wrong thing, or the person getting… Audio

Claire Concannon learns about experiments aimed at slowing Parkinson's Disease progression. Sonia Yee explores research into our perception of emotions in a mask-filled world. Audio

You might be at the stage of your life where you think you peaked in your 20's and are now enduring a decline, but science journalist David Robson explains the Seven Primes of Life and why turning 40… Audio

We have known for decades that mothers' bodies and brains are transformed by pregnancy and childbirth, but new research is showing that men are also biologically transformed by the experience of… Audio

When Dr Carrie Barber had her first child she went into labour pre-term ... the trauma of that coming after two miscarriages. She felt like a failed mother at the time, and blamed herself. Thirteen… Audio

A new study out of McGill University shows that people in societies where money plays a minimal role can have a level of happiness comparable to Scandinavian countries which typically rate highest in… Audio

Rappers are at the forefront of opening up the mental health conversation, with a new study showing that over the past 20 years, the lyrics of the most popular rap songs have been increasingly hitting… Video, Audio

For far too long, a warped idea of professionalism has tainted the workplace, say Liz and Mollie, two friends who  encourage employees to bring their emotions to the office. Audio

Moving your facial muscles in a way that mimics a smile can trick your brain into a more positive state, according to a new study. Lead researcher Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos says that even though the… Audio

The idea that the lunar cycle can influence our behaviour and wellbeing dates back thousands of years. In her new book, The Human Cosmos, science writer Jo Marchant re-examines the effects that the… Audio

 Alain de Botton says that while it is natural  to worry, the truth is that Homo sapiens are a resilient species that have been through extraordinary cycles of suffering and joy. He says one of the… Audio

Researchers at the University of Exeter analysed the lyrics of more than 15,000  songs published between 1965 and 2015 and found that popular songs are getting sadder. Dr. Charlotte Brand was one of… Audio

Filmmaker Sharon Hyman has lived just down the road from the love of her life, David, for 20 years. The couple live happily apart as 'apartners'. Sharon's second film, Apartners: Living Happily Ever… Audio

We all know that people with good social interactions are happier with their lives, but what if you could put a monetary value on having a best friend? Well, that's exactly what research author and… Audio

Dilip Jeste is a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at UC San Diego and director of the UCSD Center for Healthy Aging, and he's challenging people to take another look at their perceptions of… Audio