All in the Mind

2010-05-01 The Protest Psychosis

Psychiatrist Jonathan Metzl treats people in the clinic whose lives are afflicted by severe psychosis. But he also documents an explosive 'other' history of schizophrenia, and what he sees as its transformation from a diagnosis of feminine docility or creative eccentricity, to one given to angry black men during the civil rights era. You´ll never see medicine and the mind in quite the same light again.

http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2010/05/aim_20100501.mp3

2010-04-24 The Brain on Trial

The brain is on trial, and you be the judge. In a hypothetical murder case featuring a real judge, real neuroscientists and real lawyers - a brain scan image is presented as evidence. What unfolds could be coming to a courtroom near you. Stanford law professor Hank Greely is concerned neuroscience is being exploited by the law before it´s fully baked.

http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2010/04/aim_20100424.mp3

2010-04-17 Nature Deficit Disorder: the mind in urban combat

Richard Louv argues we and our children are suffering a kind of cultural autism, a sensory deprivation which he provocatively calls 'Nature Deficit Disorder'. And with that, he's seeded a small revolution for change. Also, secret places - remember them when you were a kid? NB: The downloadable version features an extended interview this week.

http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2010/04/aim_20100417.mp3

2010-04-10 You, the Scientist! Personal Construct Psychology

What makes you 'You'? Personal Construct Psychology argues everyone constructs and tests their own internal models of reality, and that therapists shouldn´t cast themselves as the all-knowing `expert´. We are all scientists of the self. This week, confrontations with a shocking serial killer, the philosophical heritage of psychology and the moral limits of acceptance.

http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2010/04/aim_20100410.mp3