The psychology of hope
Claudia is joined by a panel of experts at the Northern Ireland Science Festival to explore the research around hope, how to be hopeful, and what to do when it disappears.
In this episode of All in the Mind, we’re at the 2024 Northern Ireland Science Festival where we’re discussing the psychology of hope.
With a live audience in Belfast’s Metropolitan Arts Centre, Claudia Hammond is joined by a panel of experts well-versed in the topic of hope: Dr Karen Kirby, senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Ulster; Dr Kevin Mitchell, associate professor of genetics and neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin; and author Sinéad Moriarty.
We take a look at the role of hope in medical scenarios, if we can learn to be hopeful, and how we can hold onto hope in the modern world. And we take questions from our audience – including whether or not we should all just lower our expectations.
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producers: Lucy Taylor and Sophie Ormiston
Audio supervisors: Andrew Saunderson and Bill Maul
Production coordinator: Siobhan Maguire
Editor: Holly Squire
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- Tue 26 Mar 2024 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Wed 27 Mar 2024 15:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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