Program: All In the Mind

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Sana Qadar

All in the Mind is an exploration of the mental: the mind, brain and behaviour — everything from addiction to artificial intelligence.

Airs Sunday 1pm, Monday 11am , Friday 2:30am

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The baby decision — how to decide when you can't decide

There are some decisions in life that can be trickier to navigate. Do you want to get married? Should you change careers? Do you want a baby?

Published: SatSat 8 Feb 2025 at 5:00pmwith Sana Qadar

A baby lying on a blue background surrounded by question marks.

Duration: 29 minutes 51 seconds

'My brain snapped': Harry's sudden psychosis

Harry had been lucky. He'd never struggled with his mental health. Then, when he was 18, seemingly out of nowhere — he had his first psychotic episode. It was an abrupt change, with ripple effects across his family.

Published: 1 Feb 2025Sat 1 Feb 2025 at 5:00pmwith Sana Qadar

Illustration of a person who's face is entirely covered by a black tangle of strings.

Duration: 29 minutes 7 seconds

Age of rage: the psychology behind our moral outrage

Politics, war, abortion, gun control — why do some topics make us so outraged? One theory is that our preoccupation with preventing harm is to blame.

Published: 25 Jan 2025Sat 25 Jan 2025 at 5:00pmwith Sana Qadar

Digital artwork of two faces looking each other in the eye. There is a red band across both their eyes.

Duration: 29 minutes 6 seconds

The promise and perils of manifesting

If you could manifest anything into your life, what would it be? A perfect partner, your dream house, winning the lottery? Manifesting promises a limitless potential of dreams to achieve — through methods like vision boards and affirmations.

Published: 18 Jan 2025Sat 18 Jan 2025 at 5:00pmwith Sana Qadar

A small white cloud with coins falling from it like rain.

Duration: 29 minutes 6 seconds

"Scarier than killer robots": why your brain isn't ready for AI

The AI revolution is coming. Your mind isn't ready for it. Cognitive neuroscientist Joel Pearson walks us through the many ways artificial intelligence is messing — and will mess — with our psychology.

Published: 11 Jan 2025Sat 11 Jan 2025 at 5:00pmwith Sana Qadar

Digital artwork of a robot woman. You can see her robot shoulders and neck, with a human face, covered by a VR headset.

Duration: 29 minutes 6 seconds

What influences your inner voice?

That voice inside your head - where does it come from? We bring back a topic that was one of our most popular for a long awaited part two. Today, what shapes your internal chatter. This episode was first released in March 2024.

Published: 4 Jan 2025Sat 4 Jan 2025 at 5:00pmwith Sana Qadar

Artwork of colourful layered speech bubbles getting smaller and smaller.

Duration: 29 minutes 5 seconds

Inside a sociopath's mind: "I'm capable of almost anything"

Patric Gagne is a sociopath, but she doesn’t fit the stereotype. From a violent kid, to a PhD and author - we track the unusual story of a sociopath who learned to be 'good'.

Published: 28 Dec 2024Sat 28 Dec 2024 at 5:00pmwith Sana Qadar

Patric Gagne - Author of Sociopath: A Memoir.

Duration: 29 minutes 6 seconds

The skills supercommunicators use (and how you can learn them)

What do working for the CIA, navigating hot button topics and talking to teenagers all have in common? They're all situations that supercommunicators excel at. Today, we explore how you can become a supercommunicator too.

Published: 21 Dec 2024Sat 21 Dec 2024 at 5:00pmwith Sana Qadar

Two paper cups on a pink background. They are connected by yellow string at their bases.

Duration: 29 minutes 5 seconds

The design tricks brands use to get you to buy

What influences your shopping behaviour? Well, it's likely a mix of what you need, what's presented to you in store and probably some neuromarketing (which we've covered on our program before). But what about the role of product designers?

Published: 14 Dec 2024Sat 14 Dec 2024 at 5:00pmwith Sana Qadar

Duration: 29 minutes 36 seconds

When life is too loud: what are sound sensitivities?

How do you feel as you move through a busy space — like an airport, a city street or a crowded shopping centre?

Published: 7 Dec 2024Sat 7 Dec 2024 at 5:00pmwith Sana Qadar

Image of someone sitting in front of a window overlooking a city at night. They're wearing headphones.

Duration: 29 minutes 36 seconds

Feature Articles

Psychologists warn against overuse of labels for mental health disorders

Using diagnostic labels for people with mental health issues is on the rise, but this can sometimes hinder rather than help, psychologists warn.

Colourful mental health graphic showing people with different thoughts.

Published: 29 Jan 2025Wed 29 Jan 2025 at 10:20pmby Anna Salleh, Sana Qadar, James Bullen and Rose Kerr

An autism diagnosis at 18 made me understand why I'm so sensitive to sound

Sensitivity to everyday sounds is a common disorder, especially among autistic people such as Amelia Geiss. But what causes it and how can we help manage it?

Amelia, wearing headphones and facing towards a moving train away from the camera.

Published: 6 Jan 2025Mon 6 Jan 2025 at 8:00pm

'Digital minimalists' are weaning themselves from apps, but that's not easy

You've had a break from social media over the holidays, but what about a more permanent reset of your relationship with your devices? These digital minimalists did just that.

A young woman with short brown hair smiling at the camera holding up an old style flip phone.

Published: 5 Jan 2025Sun 5 Jan 2025 at 7:00pmby Anna Salleh, Sana Qadar and James Bullen

'Idiocy at its finest': How TikTok gets it wrong about relationship attachment styles

You might have got the impression from social media that attachment styles can predict your love life. This take on relationships twists science into "unhelpful nonsense," say psychologists.

A man and a woman sit looking in opposite directions appearing troubled.

Published: 1 Sep 2024Sun 1 Sep 2024 at 1:37amby Anna Salleh, Sana Qadar, James Bullen and Rose Kerr

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Program: All In the Mind

The baby decision — how to decide when you can't decide

'My brain snapped': Harry's sudden psychosis

Age of rage: the psychology behind our moral outrage

The promise and perils of manifesting

"Scarier than killer robots": why your brain isn't ready for AI

What influences your inner voice?

Inside a sociopath's mind: "I'm capable of almost anything"

The skills supercommunicators use (and how you can learn them)

The design tricks brands use to get you to buy

When life is too loud: what are sound sensitivities?

Psychologists warn against overuse of labels for mental health disorders

An autism diagnosis at 18 made me understand why I'm so sensitive to sound

'Digital minimalists' are weaning themselves from apps, but that's not easy

'Idiocy at its finest': How TikTok gets it wrong about relationship attachment styles

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