Tag: professor
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316: Nancy Sherman | Understanding Stoic Philosophers Of The Past In “Stoic Wisdom”
What can the lessons of the stoics do for us in 2021? What did these philosophers and thinkers know that could guide us in managing our emotions for a better outcome? Has stoicism become popularized in recent years, and what can we take from this change of pace? Professor Nancy Sherman of Georgetown University joins…
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313: Daniel Markovits | The Impact Of The Meritocratic System On Society In “The Meritocracy Trap”
What is meritocracy, and how are the dynamics associated with its proliferation affecting equality and culture? Professor Daniel Markovits of Yale Law School joins on episode 313 of the show, and we discuss these concepts from his book The Meritocracy Trap: How America’s Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite.…
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293: Richard Coss | Behavioral Ecology, Predator Recognition, And Perceptual System Development
Welcome to episode 293 of the show, with Professor Richard Coss of the University of California, Davis. From his educational transitions to life transitions, he has covered a variety of disciplines, and looks at key elements of animal behavior and predator activity. Of his biography, “Dr. Coss is an emeritus professor of psychology at the…
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257: Peter T. Coleman | Social Psychologist Navigating Conflict Resolution Dynamics Toward Sustainable Peace
Social psychologist and Professor of Psychology and Education at Columbia University Dr. Peter T. Coleman joins on episode 257 of the show, bringing forth his expertise on conflicts and their peaceful and productive resolution. He has been the director of Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution for over 20 years, and is author…
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239: Michael Graziano | Attention Schema Theory And Subjective Awareness In “Rethinking Consciousness”
How does our focused attention relate to what we call “consciousness”? What types of attention are out there, and what are the functions of each type? Professor Michael Graziano explores this and more in his book Rethinking Consciousness: A Scientific Theory of Subjective Experience. Author Michael Graziano is Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Princeton…
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205: Charles S. Cockell | Astrobiology, And How Physics Shapes Evolution, In “The Equations of Life”
Biology will reach out to the endless openness, but it will be limited and managed by physics and the equations that govern our universe. In this episode, we discuss with Professor Charles S. Cockell of the University of Edinburgh about topics in his book The Equations of Life. Before Professor Cockell taught in the School of Physics and…
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200: Scott E. Page | Modeling, Complex Systems, And Applications In “The Model Thinker”
welcome Professor Scott. E Page, Ph. D., of the University of Michigan, to episode 200 of the show he currently teaches complex systems, computer science, and economics also has taught an online course to initially 60000 people, and then a million people in its second iteration on this episode, we discussed his career, many of…