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Houston Matters

The Bigger Picture: What Scares Us (Or Doesn’t) About ‘Eli’ And Why We Love Horror

Joshua Zinn

Posted on October 31, 2019 · Houston Matters takes on horror with the new Netflix film Eli and looks at why we enjoy being scared for entertainment.

Tags Eli fear Horror houston matters movies Netflix psychology

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1769: Niels Finsen

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 28, 2019 · Episode: 1769 Niels Finsen: A Nobel Prize for Photo Therapy.  Today, light and healing.

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Health & Science

Ethnic Differences Matter When Talking About Suicide Prevention, UH Research Suggests

Florian Martin

Posted on September 18, 2019 · Suicide risk factors vary by ethnic group in the United States.

Tags mental health psychology Suicide university of houston

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1736: The Seashore Test

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on August 26, 2019 · Episode: 1736 The Seashore test and the long road to Public Radio.  Today, we hone our ears.

Tags acoustics audiology psychological testingl psychology public radio Seashore test sound

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1721: A New Look at Cooperation

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 22, 2019 · Episode: 1721 A new way to activate your pleasure center: Cooperate!  Today, let’s activate a pleasure center.

Tags cooperation dopamine human brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging mri pleasure psychology The Prisoner's Dilemma

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1704: Restorative Justice

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 17, 2019 · Episode: 1704 Restorative Justice: a rare inventive response to necessity.  Today, invention and crime.

Tags criminology ethics juvenile offenders penology psychology restorative justice sociology South Africa Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1701: Sewing Machine

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 12, 2019 · Episode: 1701 The sewing machine in American life.  Today, the sewing machine.

Tags acting actors actresses memorization memory memory palace psychology theater

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1642: Halley’s Comet

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 25, 2019 · Episode: 1642 Reflections upon Halley’s, and other, Comets.  Today, a comet approaches.

Tags astronomy astrophysics Battle of Hastings Edmund Halley elliptical orbits Linnaeus psychology Shakespeare

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1630: Creating Nature

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 28, 2019 · Episode: 1630 In which we ponder a very subjective notion of reality.  Today, nature changes before our eyes.

Tags internet perception philosophy psychology Romantic poets technological change Tintern Abbey Wordsworth

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1614: Advice for Living, 1836

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 17, 2018 · Episode: 1614 Advice on how to live our lives from 1836.  Today, we learn how to live our lives — in 1836.

Tags beaumont bran brown bread diet food health psychology sociology Sylvester Graham Ticknor tobacco well-being

Houston Matters

Study: Prosperity Gospel Leads To Risky Financial Behavior

Michael Hagerty

Posted on December 14, 2018 · Psychologists say it’s not just religious people who respond to those kinds of messages.

Tags Chris Valka Joel Osteen lakewood church Michael Hagerty Nick Hobson prosperity gospel psychology religion self-help University of St. Thomas University of Toronto

Houston Matters

How Might Harvey Affect Houstonians’ Thoughts On Future Storms?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on June 1, 2018 · Every storm is different. So, how will Harvey shape our perceptions and preparations for the next big storm?

Tags 2018 hurricane season ed emmett hurricane Hurricane Harvey Hurricanes Leslie Taylor McGovern Medical School at UTHealth psychologist psychology

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1519: Seeing Around the Corner

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 1, 2018 · Episode: 1519 Learning to acquire knowledge and create it at the same time.  Today, we wonder where knowledge comes from. 

Tags Aristotelian education einstein learning Meyers-Briggs test Platonist psychology teaching

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1471: Jamestown and Suicide

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on February 21, 2018 · Episode: 1471 Some thoughts about immigrants, depression, suicide & Jamestown.  Today, a story about Jamestown and self-destruction.  

Tags Colonial America law medicine psychology serotonin

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1454: Juxtaposition and Contradiction

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 10, 2018 · Episode: 1454 The sometimes astonishing results of juxtaposing contradictory ideas.  Today, a thought about juxtaposition and contradictions.   

Tags atomic theory caloric heat Huygens Newton light orion particles physics psychology religion waves

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