Podchaser Logo
Home
Dishonesty researcher accused of fraud; hypocrisy; suicide prevention; awe

Dishonesty researcher accused of fraud; hypocrisy; suicide prevention; awe

Released Tuesday, 14th May 2024
Good episode? Give it some love!
Dishonesty researcher accused of fraud; hypocrisy; suicide prevention; awe

Dishonesty researcher accused of fraud; hypocrisy; suicide prevention; awe

Dishonesty researcher accused of fraud; hypocrisy; suicide prevention; awe

Dishonesty researcher accused of fraud; hypocrisy; suicide prevention; awe

Tuesday, 14th May 2024
Good episode? Give it some love!
Rate Episode

First today, a story of alleged academic fraud. The allegations against Professor Francesca Gino might seem unremarkable at first sight. After all, we’ve covered allegations of fraud in psychology on All in the Mind before and the field has been doing all sorts to try to fix the problems. But what is unusual about this eminent Harvard researcher is that her research topic is dishonesty. Yes, a dishonesty researcher accused of the doing the very thing she studies. Cathleen O’Grady reports on a tale of data sleuths and multi-million dollar law suits.

Of course there’s no reason why a dishonesty researcher should be any more honest than anyone else. But somehow we feel as though you should have extra high standards if this is the topic you study, otherwise you could be accused of hypocrisy. Which got us wondering what it is about hypocrisy that interests, and sometimes infuriates, us so much? Professor Catherine Loveday, from the University of Westminster, is in the studio with Claudia to take a look at the evidence.

And we hear from Professor Rory O’Connor, at the University of Glasgow, about a generation of men whose suicide risk appears to have followed them through life. We talk about what that generation can tell us, as well as about the latest suicide statistics for England, and about what you can do to help someone in your life who you think might be having suicidal thoughts. And if you are suffering distress or despair, details of help and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

And finally, were you lucky ones enough to see the Northern Lights this weekend? Claudia and Catherine Loveday unpack the psychology of awe.

Presenter: Claudia HammondProducer: Lorna StewartContent Editor: Holly SquireProduction Coordinator: Siobhan Maguire

Show More
Rate

Join Podchaser to...

  • Rate podcasts and episodes
  • Follow podcasts and creators
  • Create podcast and episode lists
  • & much more

Episode Tags

Do you host or manage this podcast?
Claim and edit this page to your liking.
,

Unlock more with Podchaser Pro

  • Audience Insights
  • Contact Information
  • Demographics
  • Charts
  • Sponsor History
  • and More!
Pro Features