Episode suggestion: The neuroscience of associations
"Association" often comes up as a possible reason in different psychological topics. Examples - Keeping the association between bed and sleep/sex in sleep hygiene and insomnia treatment - Keeping the proper separation of work and non-work-related environments based on association - Entrainging new habits by associating cues to specific behaviors - Operant conditioning Would be interesting to learn about the biological mechanisms of how associations work (e.g. on the level of neurological and hormonal systems) and whether there are protocols we can use.
Episode suggestion: The biology of fairness and justice
Fairness and justice are important values underlying our social behavior. We rarely discuss their underlying biology, however. Would be interesting to learn about the biological mechanisms of justice and fairness (also in animals and from an evolutionary perspective). Also, what triggers the feeling of injustice, why some people might have more of it? Why do we feel bad when we think we are not treated fairly (and what does that mean)?
Mineral sunscreen with nano-particles
Could you please explore a bit more on titanium dioxide and zinc oxide as nanoparticles in mineral sunscreens and could they be problematic, due to such a small particles can reportedly cross blood-brain barrier, are used in many product and seem to be carcinogenic? I was so happy to hear positive things about mineral sunscreen as being a good option, then I see those to as nano in products I bought, and read a number of negative things on nano particles.