Month: July 2016
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Eric Taylor, University of Toronto – Human Perception
Selective attention is a key practice to help us process our busy world. Today on The Academic Minute: Eric Taylor, post-doctoral research fellow in the department of psychology at the University of Toronto, discusses the two modes of information selecting we use and whether they’re automatic. Eric is a post-doctoral research fellow in the department…
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Jeff Nesteruk, Franklin & Marshall College – Humanities and Business
What do the humanities have to teach the business sector? Jeff Nesteruk, Professor of Legal Studies at Franklin & Marshall College, describes the power of stories and why businesses need to tell better ones to survive in today’s environment. Jeffrey Nesteruk is a Professor of Legal Studies at Franklin & Marshall College. A graduate of…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.07.04)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.7.04 Monday, July 4 Jeff Nesteruk of Franklin & Marshall College discusses how businesses can benefit from the humanities. Tuesday, July 5 Eric Taylor of the University of Toronto delves into human perception. Wednesday, July 6 James Waller of Keene State College explores how to stop genocide. Thursday, July…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.06.27-07.01
Academic Minute from 6.27 – 7.01 Monday, June 27 Fred Butcher – Case Western Reserve University Trauma in Youth Fredrick Butcher, Ph.D is a Research Associate with the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Dr. Butcher’s research areas…
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Leanne ten Brinke, University of California Berkeley – Virtues, Vices and Political Influence
Do virtues or vices make for a more influential politician? Leanne ten Brinke, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in the Haas School of Business and Department of Psychology at the University of California Berkeley, describes how these different factors affect the political elite. Leanne ten Brinke, Ph.D. is a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in the Haas School of…