Sep 26, 2023

In this episode Garth and Jane Halonen (University of West Florida) interview Dan Willingham from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA as part of the 2023 East Coast Tour.  They begin with a discussion of Dan's new book, Outsmarting Your Brain.  When they trace back his interest in the topic, it may have...

Sep 12, 2023

In this episode Garth and Jane Halonen (University of West Florida) interview Roy Hopkins (Professor Emeritus) from the St. Mary's College of Maryland in St. Mary's City, MD.  This interview was part of the East Coast Tour 2023, in which Garth and Jane interviewed Roy in his hometown of Charlottesville, VA. Roy can look...

Sep 5, 2023

In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne chats with Dr. Shivon Robinson from Williams College about teaching more than neuroscience in neuroscience courses, specifically in her course...

Aug 29, 2023

In this episode Garth interviews Ellen Langer from Harvard University in Cambridge, MA.  Early in September, look for the release of Ellen's new book, The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health. Garth and Ellen share a lovely and far-reaching conversation; she has been studying mindfulness for 45 years, with...

Aug 22, 2023

In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne talks with Dr. Jeni Kubota from the University of Delaware about how to effectively teach courses that involve classroom conversations around sensitive topics, including stereotypes, extremism,...