Recommendations
There are so many good books and movies about psych related issues. Here are some that we recommend!
Books
Read about books that explore different psychology-related concepts in depth. You can find them on Amazon or access free copies of these books through free online platforms such as the Sunflower eLibrary. https://www.mhklibrary.org/home/digital-library/
Movies & Documentaries
Free Online Courses
Fun lectures and talks!
Decisions, Decisions: How Superstitions Drive Choice
Have you been knocking on wood more than usual during this wild year in hopes that something good will come out of it? Then this event is for you! Watch Psychology Professor Katherine Fox-Glassman and Philosophy Professor Melissa Fusco talk about the science behind superstitions and just what makes human decision-making so complex.
Rethinking Positive Thinking
Gabriele Oettingen is a Professor of Psychology at New York University and at the University of Hamburg. She is the author of more than 100 articles and book chapters on thinking about the future and the control of cognition, emotion, and behavior. In this talk, she discusses her research in understanding the drives that motivate goal achievement.
Emotional Brain Development
Compared to the minds of other species, young human brains are remarkably plastic and adaptable: Over the course of our prolonged childhoods, over one million new neural connections form every second, as we acquire language, play, and interact with parents and caregivers. In this Dana Foundation Brain Lecture, hosted by Secret Science Club, neuroscientist Nim Tottenham, Ph.D., explores human brain development and its relationship to emotional behavior, stress, and well-being.