Brains R Us: The Science of Educating 2008March 3, 2008
This morning, just like any other day in America, more than a quarter of the population of this nation is in classrooms of some kind, going about the business of educating. The business, perhaps – but is there yet a science of educating? Brains R Us brings together researchers, educators, policymakers, parents, and students in a town h... |
Ultimate Block Party and The Science of EducatingOctober 3, 2010
These conversations with scientists and educators from the NSF-funded Science of Learning Centers, and the organizers of the Ultimate Block Party (which took place in Central Park, New York City on October 3, 2010) were recorded at the Children's Museum of Manhattan and Rutgers University, Newark. |
Education, Politics, Einstein and Charma conversation with Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman.March 4, 2008Topics: Speakers: Leon Lederman Run Time: 1 hours 23 minutes Leon M. Lederman is Director Emeritus of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Illinois and Professor of Science at Illinois... |
Brains R Us: The Science of Educating 2008: Highlights VideoMarch 3, 2008Topics:
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TDLC All Hands Meeting 2008: Discussionmoderated by Roger BinghamJanuary 6, 2008Topics: Speakers: Roger Bingham Run Time: 1 hours 46 minutes
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On preaching and teachingwith philosopher Daniel DennettNovember 2, 2007Topics: Speakers: Daniel Dennett Run Time: 1 hours 19 minutes Daniel C. Dennett, the author of Breaking the Spell; Freedom Evolves; and Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, is University Professor and Austin B.... |
How to avoid boring peoplewith Nobel Laureate James D. WatsonSeptember 24, 2007Topics: Speakers: James D. Watson Run Time: 1 hours 10 minutes James D. Watson is a molecular biologist celebrated for his discovery of the structure of DNA with Francis Crick for which he received the Nobel... |
Take the Neuron Express for a brief tour of consciousnesswith neuroscientist V.S. RamachandranJune 10, 2006Topics: Speakers: V.S. Ramachandran Run Time: 1 hours 53 minutes V.S. Ramachandran is Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition and Professor with the Psychology Department and the Neurosciences Program at the... |
From the engine of reason to the seat of the soul: A brain-wise conversationwith neurophilosophers Pat and Paul ChurchlandJune 10, 2006Topics: Speakers: Patricia Churchland, Paul Churchland Run Time: 1 hours 45 minutes Patricia Smith Churchland, UC President’s Professor of Philosophy at UC San Diego, focuses on neuroethics and attempts to understand choice,... |
Brains R Us: The Science of Educating 2008: BrainsMarch 3, 2008Topics: Speakers: Roger Bingham, Gary Cottrell, Fred Gage, Terrence Sejnowski, Andrea Chiba, Jay Giedd, Terry Jernigan, Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek, Mike Merzenich, Urs Ribary Run Time: 1 hours 42 minutes Books by Terrence Sejnowski: Liars, Lovers, and Heroes: What the New Brain Science Reveals About How We Become Who We Are,... |
Leon LedermanThis is Your Brain on Politics, continuedOctober 5, 2008Topics: Speakers: Leon Lederman Run Time: 26 minutes Leon Lederman is Director Emeritus of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Illinois and Professor of Science at Illinois... |
TDLC All Hands Meeting 2009: Javier MovellanSocial InteractionFebruary 21, 2009Topics: Speakers: Javier Movellan Run Time: 27 minutes Javier Movellan from UC San Diego: Learning to teach: Updates on adaptive tutoring systems and social robots |
Developmental Changes in the Cortical Dynamics of Lexical Semantic ProcessingTim BrownMay 2, 2009Topics: Speakers: Tim Brown Run Time: 06 minutes
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School-age Development of the Cortical Dynamics of Lexical SemanticsTim BrownMay 2, 2009Topics: Speakers: Tim Brown Run Time: 16 minutes
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Ice, Snow, Water and the End the World as We Know ItA conversation with Lord Julian HuntMay 7, 2009Topics: Speakers: Julian Hunt Run Time: 1 hours 00 minutes Filmed at Calit2 Studios at UC San Diego. *Do not adjust your set! Due to technical difficulties some of the coloring is off in this video -... |
TDLC Trainee Boot Camp 2009: Social InteractionAugust 22, 2009Topics: Speakers: Kaya de Barbaro, Cory Reith Run Time: 37 minutes Kaya de Barbaro (UC San Diego, Cognitive Science Department) Cory Reith (UC San Diego, Psychology Department) |
Called by the UniverseA conversation with
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Designing woman and women in scienceA conversation with Cynthia BreazealNovember 3, 2009Topics: Speakers: Cynthia Breazeal Run Time: 1 hours 09 minutes Cynthia Breazeal is an Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is founder and Director of... |
To sleep, perchance to napA conversation with Sara MednickTopics: Speakers: Sara Mednick Run Time: 33 minutes Sara Mednick is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. Her research is focused on... |
David DingesTopics: Speakers: David Dinges Run Time: 1 hours 00 minutes David Dinges is a Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry and Chief of the Division of Sleep and Chronobiology at the University of Pennsylvania School... |
Charles CzeislerTopics: Speakers: Charles Czeisler Charles Czeisler is the Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chief and Senior Physician in the Division of Sleep Medicine... |
Sleepless in SeattleA conversation with Amita SehgalTopics: Speakers: Amita Sehgal Run Time: 43 minutes For a continuation of this discussion see Sleepless at the Salk.Amita Sehgal is a professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of... |
Allan PackTopics: Speakers: Allan Pack Run Time: 37 minutes Allan Pack is the John Miclot Professor in the Department of Medicine and Director of the Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology at the... |
The science of educatingA conversation with Terry SejnowskiTopics: Speakers: Terrence Sejnowski Run Time: 1 hours 27 minutes Congratulations Terry!Terrence J. Sejnowski has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the nation’s most prestigious... |
Harold MorowitzSanta Fe InstituteTopics: Speakers: Harold Morowitz Run Time: 42 minutes Harold Morowitz was a physicist at the National Bureau of Standards from 1951 to 1953, on the staff of the National Heart Institute from 1953 to... |
The Education Prize Advisory MeetingMarch 22, 2010Topics: Speakers: Roger Bingham, Paula Tallal, Sally Ride, Terry Sejnowski, Leslie Winner, Gerald W. McElvy Brains R Us brings together researchers, educators, policymakers, parents, and students in a town hall forum to discuss the state of the science of... |
A Continuation of The Education Prize Advisory MeetingMarch 21, 2010Topics: Speakers: Paula Tallal, Matt Chapman, Terry Sejnowski Brains R Us brings together researchers, educators, policymakers, parents, and students in a town hall forum to discuss the state of the science of... |
A Third Installment of The Education Prize Advisory MeetingMarch 22, 2010Topics: Speakers: Paula Tallal, Michael Horn, Robert C. Bowen, Eileen Bartholomew, Roger Bingham, Leslie Winner Brains R Us brings together researchers, educators, policymakers, parents, and students in a town hall forum to discuss the state of the science of... |
Camilla BenbowPeabody College Vanderbilt UniversityTopics: Speakers: Camilla Benbow Camilla Benbow is the Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development of Peabody College at Vanderbilt Universtiy. Her research is... |
Bruce McCandlissVanderbilt UniversityTopics: Speakers: Bruce McCandliss Bruce McCandliss is a Sackler Scholar and Professor of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt University. His research is focused applying... |
Michael CrowArizona State UniversityTopics: Speakers: Michael Crow Michael Crow is the 16th President of Arizona State University. During his term, ASU has had a number of important milestones, including the... |
Nelson BromsArizona State UniversityTopics: Speakers: Nelson Broms Nelson Broms is the Principal and Co-Chairman of the Crescent Group. He is also the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The... |
Michael HornInnosight InstituteTopics: Speakers: Michael Horn Michael Horn is the co-founder and Executive Director of Education of the Innosight Institute. He is also the coauthor of Distrupting Class: How... |
Dan FeldmanUniversity of California, BerkeleyTopics: Speakers: Dan Feldman Dan Feldman is an Associate Professor of Neurobiology in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. His... |
Andrea ChibaUniversity of California, San DiegoTopics: Speakers: Andrea Chiba Andrea Chiba is a Professor in the Department of Cognitive Science and an affiliate of the Graduate Program in Neurosciences at the University of... |
Gary CottrellUniversity of California, San DiegoTopics: Speakers: Gary Cottrell Gary Cottrell is a Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of California, San DIego. His research is focused... |
Javier MovellanUniversity of California, San DiegoTopics: Speakers: Javier Movellan Javier Movellan is a research scientist at the University of California, San Diego Institute for Neural Computation. He also founded UCSD's Machine... |
Marni Stewart BartlettUniversity of California, San DiegoApril 22, 2010Topics: Speakers: Marni Stewart Bartlett Marni Stewart-Bartlett is an Associate Research Professor at the Insitute for Neural Computation at the University of California, San Diego and... |
TDLC Panel 2010University of California, San DiegoTopics: Speakers: Paula Tallal, Javier Movellan, Marni Stewart Bartlett, Zewelanji Serpell Javier Movellan is a research scientist at the University of California, San Diego Institute for Neural Computation. He also founded UCSD's Machine... |
Paula TallalRutgers UniversityTopics: Speakers: Paula Tallal Paula Tallal is the Board of Governor's Professor of Neuroscience and Co-Director of the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience at Rutger's... |
Andrea Chiba Educator Network PresentationUniversity of California, San DiegoTopics: Speakers: Andrea Chiba Andrea Chiba is a Professor in the Department of Cognitive Science and an affiliate of the Graduate Program in Neurosciences at the University of... |
René Marois and Isabel GauthierVanderbilt UniversityTopics: Speakers: Rene Marois and Isabel Gauthier René Marois is an Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Neuroscience, Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience at Vanderbilt ... |
Naveen JainInteliusAugust 3, 2010Topics: Speakers: Naveen Jain Naveen Jain is Co-Founder and CEO of Intelius, Co-Chairman of Education and Global Development at the X Prize Foundation where he is focused on... |
Meghan GroomeThe New York Academy of SciencesJanuary 18, 2011Topics: Speakers: Meghan Groome Run Time: 53 minutes Meghan Groome attended Colorado College and graduated from the Teachers College of Columbia University. She served as Senior Policy Analyst at the... |
Ellis RubinsteinPresident and CEO of The New York Academy of SciencesJanuary 18, 2011Topics: Speakers: Ellis Rubinstein Run Time: 58 minutes Ellis Rubinstein has been President and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) since 2002. He came to the Academy after more than 13 years... |
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