Will Baum, LCSW

Not sure why AnswersTV let you embed these, but they do.  Here’s “Depression Treatment – Therapy”:

Robert Sapolsky–spotlighted in the previous post’s link–talks humanness (beginning at 5:00).

Jon Kabat-Zinn talks mindfulness at Google (2007):

From TED2004–an oldie–Positive Psychology founder, Martin Seligman, talking his talk.

A TED talk from Dan Gilbert.

A new post at a new favorite, You Are Not So Smart, about behaviorism, B.F. Skinner, and the extinction burst.  The post includes this pigeon video, embedded here for those in a video-only mood:

Emotional Intelligence author Daniel Goleman holds forth about compassion.

More TED Psychology here.

Mindfulness on YouTube timelined courtesy of Dipity:

In case you missed it:  Ron Artest Thanks Psychiatrist After Lakers Win.

“Breathing, talking to yourself, and having key words – some word you train your mind and body to stay under control,” [says Dr. Nicole Miller.]  ”Athletes come to us to increase performance. It’s one of the last legal drugs.”

UPDATE: She’s a psychologist.

Another from the Google lecture series.

Richard J. Davidson [explores] recent scientific research on the neuroscience of positive human qualities and how they can be cultivated through contemplative practice.