Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3245: Memes
Posted on · Episode: 3245 Memes, Internet Challenges, and the Selfish Gene. Today, memes.
Tag: psychology
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.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3230: From Close-Up to Selfie
Posted on · Episode: 3230 How close-ups offer social and psychological benefits that selfies do not. Today, psychology of the close-up.