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The fiscal cliff, for all its grand theater, really comes down to people in a room trying to come to an agreement. People doing whatever it takes to get what they want from the other side.
On today’s show, three professional negotiators walk us through techniques that members of Congress may be using right now. They explain these techniques not with textbooks, but with examples from their everyday lives.
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Everything you know about running is wrong. At least, that’s the view right now according to some of the latest science in fitness and exercise. Think running is bad for your knees, that prescriptive running shoes tailored to your feet help avoid injury? That stretching is good for you before you run? New research is challenging some of our most trusted advice about running and exercise. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, re-thinking running. Also, the barefoot revolution.
In this podcast, we feature insights from three academic professionals on writing a winning academic conference proposal. Our interviewees have submitted successful proposals of their own and served as proposal reviewers at various conferences as well. They give their take on what they look for in a submission and advice on approaching the writing process.
Our interviews include:
Elizabeth Unger, Vice Provost for Academic Services and Technology, Dean of Continuing Education, and Professor of Computing and Information Sciences at Kansas State University
Jeff Bullington, Data Services and Government Information Librarian at the University of Kansas
Veronica Diaz, Instructional Technology Manager for Maricopa Community College District
Daniel H Pink tells us how we can embrace his innovative approach to the science of motivation.
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"Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity."
A very funny and thought-provoking talk. All parents should listen!
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Nobel Laureate Dr. Carl Wieman directs the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative at the University of British Columbia and the Colorado Science Education Initiative.
(Sep 22, 2008 at Cornell University)
Wieman emphasizes the importance of making science education effective and relevant for a large and diverse population. The approach, he says, is to transform how students understand and use science, and this calls for teaching them to actually think like scientists.
http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view
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