Unemployment Personality Change, Super Bugs, Obesity

Unemployment and Personality Change (10:50)  Dr. Christopher Boyce is a Research Fellow from the Behavioral Science Center at Stirling Management School in Scotland. He views himself as a “Wellbeing researcher” as he uses ideas from psychology and economics to understand life events like promotions at work, income changes or unemployment and how they might influence our level of happiness. Dr. Boyce discuss his research in to long term unemployment and how it can change the personality of the individual. He also shares some ideas on how we as a society can help to mitigate the adverse psychological effects of unemployment.  Super Bugs: What Are They Anyway? (57:05)  Dr. Arjun Srinivasan works with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. He talks with Dr. Matt about the recent outbreak of Superbugs, which are virus that are drug resistant and are usually found in hospitals. The infections are tough to treat and can be fatal. Dr. Srinivasan gives us detail about what is being done to fight Superbugs.  Managing Obesity in Children (1:42:27)  Dr. Wurtman is the founder of TRIAD, a Harvard Hospital weight loss center and has written 5 books, including Eating Your Way through Life, The Serotonin Solution, and Managing your Mind and Mood Through Food. She joins Dr. Matt to talk about how to help manage our weight in a responsible way and deal with the challenges of obesity.