In this TED Talk, psychologist Susan Pinker discusses "super longevity" in Sardinia, Italy and how close personal relationships and face-to-face interactions positively shape the health of the residents. References research from Pinker; Holt-Lunstad; and Redclay amongst others.

15 minutes 53 seconds

Susan Pinker: The secret to living longer is your social life

In this Academic Minute podcast clip, graduate student Shadrzad Goudarzi discusses a recent multi-part psychological study which examines Americans responses to and opinions of economic inequality. Goudarzi and collaborators found that for participants who endorsed "system-justifying ideology" had a "less negative" emotional response to a video of a houseless person describing their struggles.

Shahrzad Goudarzi, New York University – Economic Inequality