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Probing the Ocean Depths
Marine biologist Edie Widder at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association describes how she developed an innovative undersea camera that significantly contributed to our understanding of marine life.
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The Sociology of Mindsets
Psychologist Carol Dweck (Stanford) discusses the effect of community values on mindsets.
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Situational Popularity
Stanford University psychologist Philip Zimbardo describes a formative influence he had as a teenager that tangibly demonstrated the strong impact situational factors have on group behavior.
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Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Cognitive scientist Victor Ferreira (UC San Diego) describes a core question in linguistics concerning how language and thought are related.
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Meaning vs. Grammar
Cognitive scientist Victor Ferreira (UC San Diego) sketches out an intriguing future experiment he'd like to conduct to probe the difference between meaning-level and grammar-level effects.
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Hearing Differently
Award-winning violinmaker and acoustician Joseph Curtin describes how many musicians would benefit from learning to listen like recording engineers.
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Born or Made?
Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck describes how we can be routinely deceived into concluding that highly accomplished people are just “naturally gifted” at what they do, ignoring all the effort they put in and challenges they overcame.
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Between Two Extremes
Cognitive scientist Victor Ferreira (UC San Diego) discusses the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, while admitting that most cognitive scientists opt for the middle road between the two intellectual poles.
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Anatomical Discoveries
Neuroscientist Kalanit Grill-Spector (Stanford) describes a discovery she made with her graduate student of a certain region of the brain.
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Abusing Abuse
Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) speculates on the sudden boom in so-called "repressed memory therapy" that led to a spate of accusations of past abuses.
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A Brief History of ADHD
Psychologist Stephen Hinshaw (UC Berkeley) traces our understanding of ADHD from the great influenza epidemic of the early 20th century to the present day.
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The Sociology of String Theory
Mathematical physicist and polymath Freeman Dyson (Institute for Advanced Study) describes how the affordability of superstring theory is related to its global popularity.
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Situational Seeds
Psychologist Philip Zimbardo (Stanford) describes how his early experiences primed him for appreciating situational factors.
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Natural and Unnatural Sleep
UC Berkeley sleep scientist Matthew Walker distinguishes between pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to inducing sleep.
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Dr. Sawsan Jaber is a global educator of 20+ years. She has held a variety of leadership positions both in the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Jaber is currently a high school English teacher at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park. She founded...
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Rachelle Dené Poth - Teachers Make a Difference - Bruce Antkowiak
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