Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3247: The Proust Questionnaire
Posted on · Episode: 3247 Proust, Turing, and the Measure of Humanity. Today, we go from Turing to Proust.
Tag: psychology
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3245: Memes
Posted on · Episode: 3245 Memes, Internet Challenges, and the Selfish Gene. Today, memes.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1103: How We Die
Posted on · Episode: 1103 How We Die: A surgeon comes to terms with death. Today, a doctor reflects on death and the machinery of sustaining life.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1752: A Diagnostic Tool for Art and Life
Posted on · Episode: 1752 The theater gives us a diagnostic tool for art and life. Today, our guest, Seattle actor Megan Cole, talks about an acting technique that has surprising uses.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1141: The Tipping Point
Posted on · Episode: 1141 Tipping points in human affairs: in disease, crime, and education. Today, a thought about math education, parents, and the camel’s back.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3060: Radical Behaviorism
Posted on · Episode: 3060 B.F. Skinner and Radical Behaviorism. Today, cultural engineering.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1786: Circumstantial Evidence
Posted on · Episode: 1786 Acting and reality: in which the story is formed by circumstances unseen. Today, our guest, Seattle actor Megan Cole, has an acting technique for understanding behavior.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1899: Kurt Gödel
Posted on · Episode: 1899 Kurt Gödel: A mathematician brings us down to earth. Today, a mathematician brings us down to earth.
Houston Matters
Special Edition: COVID-19, How To Talk To Kids About Racism, Reflection on George Floyd March (June 4, 2020)
Posted on · An epidemiologist shares updates on COVID-19; a psychologist discusses how to talk to kids about racism; and a Houstonian recalls a moment of unity between protesters and police.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1882: Quieting the Conversation
Posted on · Episode: 1882 In which we need just enough noise to drown out the conversation. Today, we try to quiet a conversation.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1879: Right Now
Posted on · Episode: 1879 Living in the present: an impossible goal. Today, we look for Right Now.
Houston Matters
As More Texas Businesses Reopen, Are We Prepared For A Potential Second Wave of COVID-19?
Posted on · Experts weigh in on the possible medical, economic, and psychological ramifications of another potential surge of coronavirus infections.
Houston Matters
Tuesday’s Show: Quarantine Fatigue, And City Finances Take A Hit (April 28, 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Battling quarantine fatigue, City Controller Chris Brown, Texas farmers and COVID-19, and the life and work of Nobel Prize-winning Houston cancer researcher, Jim Allison.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1702: Tricks of Memory
Posted on · Episode: 1702 Memory and meaning: How actors remember all those lines. Today, our guest, Seattle actor Megan Cole, talks about memory and meaning.
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Show: Helping The Elderly Amid COVID-19, And The Psychological Effects Of Quarantine (March 19, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Helping the elderly during the COVID-19 crisis, the psychological effects of quarantine, our annual Houston Matters Spelling Bee, and how painting skills landed John Douglas on stage with ZZ Top and Aerosmith.