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Lessons from the Camden Coalition's Care Management RCT (Part 1 of 2)

The SIREN Podcast - July 17, 2024 15:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
This is the first of a two-part webinar series on implications of the Camden Coalition’s RCT results.    In 2020, a major article on “healthcare hotspotting” may have caught your eye. It did ours! The article described findings from a four-year, prospective, 800-person randomized eval...

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Currency v. Proficiency

The Human Behavior Podcast - July 16, 2024 04:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Are you in a profession where being up-to-date on your certifications isn’t enough to guarantee success in high-stakes situations? This week, we delve into the often-overlooked difference between currency and true proficiency in training. Inspired by a thought-provoking ...

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Organizational Dilemmas in Integrating Medical and Social Care to Improve Health Equity

The SIREN Podcast - July 10, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
On March 29, 2024, the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics convened a session of the Organizational Ethics Consortia Series on social care. Addressing health inequity generally requires attention to the most marginalized patients, whose health is often undermined by social, lega...

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Exposing Sources and Impacts of Election Disinformation Campaigns

Human Centered - July 08, 2024 17:48 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Legendary tech journalist John Markoff (CASBS fellow, 2017-18) chats with 2023-24 CASBS fellow Young Mie Kim on her groundbreaking efforts to identify how shadowy groups use algorithms and targeted disinformation campaigns during presidential election cycles; measure their real-world distorting ...

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New SIREN Social Care Conceptual Model

The SIREN Podcast - June 26, 2024 15:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
On Monday March 11th participants joined us for a conversation about the new SIREN Social Care Conceptual Model! Emerging evidence suggests that social care programs do not affect health solely by connecting patients with social services and reducing socioeconomic barriers. In a recent ...

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Cultivating Curiosity

The Human Behavior Podcast - June 25, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Send us a Text Message. This week we are talking about curiosity, and it isn't just for kids! Imagine how your life could change if you harnessed the power of curiosity in understanding human behavior. This episode explains how we cultivate curiosity amidst the distractions of our tech-driven w...

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What Should the Healthcare Sector’s Role Be in Addressing Adverse Social Drivers of Health?

The SIREN Podcast - June 19, 2024 15:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Although there is no question that adverse social circumstances negatively impact health and healthcare outcomes, it is not clear what the healthcare sector’s role should be in addressing these adverse social factors. On February 28, 2024, SIREN Co-Director Caroline Fichtenberg moderate...

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Zero Tolerance or Zero Thought?

The Human Behavior Podcast - June 18, 2024 15:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Today, we are dissecting the complexities and unintended consequences of zero tolerance policies through real-life examples, starting with the recent tragic shooting at Benito Juarez High School in Chicago. This incident exposes the bureaucratic hurdles and miscommunicat...

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#99 The Power of Random Roommates with Sarah Gaither and Analia Albuja

Opinion Science - June 17, 2024 04:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
Drs. Sarah Gaither and Analia Albuja study racial identity and how we can overcome racial biases. They just published an important new study on the effects of random roommate assignments on students’ ability to develop diverse social networks. Our conversation focuses on two key research papers...

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Difference, Diversity, and Intersectionality in Adult Education and Beyond: A Pride Month Special Episode

Humanities Matter by Brill - June 16, 2024 13:00 - 58 minutes
It’s pride month! In this episode, we discuss the importance of an intersectional approach to research, the role of adult educators in fostering inclusive learning environments, the power of pop culture in addressing gender and sexuality issues, the homogenisation of the heterogenous trans comm...

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Case Study: A Deep Dive on DEI with CVS Health

Your Brain at Work - June 12, 2024 14:53 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 183 ratings
On this episode of Your Brain at Work Live, Christy Pruitt-Haynes (Distinguished Faculty, Performance and Leadership; NLI) connects with CVS Health's Erneshia Pinder (VP of Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging). Together, they discuss the firm's journey to radically accelerate inclusion —...

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Communication: Men v. Women

The Human Behavior Podcast - June 11, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Send us a Text Message. This week we are discussing some of the common myths about gender differences in communication. From the misconception that women talk more than men to the reality of who interrupts more frequently, we sift through scientific studies and personal anecdotes to bring clari...

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How to Get Virtual Learning Right to Maximize Training Impact

Your Brain at Work - June 10, 2024 17:14 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 183 ratings
In today’s fast-changing work environment, the “skill half-life”—the time a skill remains relevant—is shrinking faster than ever. For leaders, this means continuous learning is essential. But the same old ways of training just won’t cut it anymore. Effective leadership training must align with h...

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The "Aha" Moment: How Insight Transforms Organizations

Your Brain at Work - June 04, 2024 15:02 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 183 ratings
Insights aren’t like butterflies that land by chance. They can be cultivated through specific skills, and these skills are crucial for leaders navigating today’s complex, rapidly advancing business landscape. The rise of AI underscores the urgency for organizations to master insight generation t...

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The Future of The Forgotten River with Dr. Maxine Cooper and Andy Lowes

Take me to the River - June 04, 2024 05:00 - 37 minutes
Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message! In 2019, the Upper Murrumbidgee River at Tharwa ran dry. Under a burning, smoky sky, flow stopped entirely, and the riverbed was visible except for a few algae-choked pools. This came as a shock for local residents who rely on the ri...

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Case Study: AI and a New Kind of Leader with DBS

Your Brain at Work - June 03, 2024 19:25 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 183 ratings
The only thing certain about 2024 is continued uncertainty.   2024 will be a breakthrough year for artificial intelligence, which has already started to transform marketing, sales, customer service, and many other functions.   It’ll be up to leaders to figure out how to leverage this powerfu...

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#98: Deep Canvassing with Dave Fleischer

Opinion Science - June 03, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
Dave Fleischer is a political organizer who led the team that pioneered “deep canvassing,” which is a particularly effective form of face-to-face persuasion. It was developed on the ground, but when political scientists put it to a rigorous test, they found that these brief conversations with vo...

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The Gold Standard of Economic Historians

Human Centered - May 31, 2024 15:15 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Stefan Link, a 2023-24 CASBS fellow, chats with Barry Eichengreen, a 1996-97 CASBS fellow and world renowned for his expertise at the nexus of international economics and economic history. They discuss some of Eichengreen's most prominent works — including "The European Economy Since 1945," whic...

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"Criminals Are Made, Not Born"

The Human Behavior Podcast - May 28, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Send us a Text Message. This week we are stepping into the shadows of the past as we uncover the chilling realities and patterns behind one of America's darkest days, the 1927 Bath Township School Massacre. But this isn't just a history lesson; it's an urgent call to foster vigilance and critic...

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Breaking Boundaries: Navigating Critical Pedagogy in Today's Educational Landscape

Humanities Matter by Brill - May 22, 2024 14:00 - 40 minutes
In this episode of Humanities Matter, we explore how partnerships among schools, communities, and higher education institutions can help disrupt inequitable social processes. We highlight the unique perspectives that Black educators bring to academic settings, talk about the power of a non-neutr...

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S5E25 Is Being a Professor the Right Fit for Me?

Quantitude - May 21, 2024 04:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 189 ratings
In this week’s episode, our 150th and the last of season 5, Greg and Patrick hear from five people at different stages of their academic journey, who share some of their concerns about a career in academia. Along the way we also mention: deathscrolling, Patrick’s fuzzy blanket, slow motion balle...

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#97: Opinions and Reputations with Christian Wheeler

Opinion Science - May 20, 2024 04:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
Christian Wheeler studies the intersection of opinions, communication, and personal identity. He’s a professor of management and marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In our conversation, we talk about the quirks of teaching in a business school, the promise of improv exercises ...

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Deception Detection

The Human Behavior Podcast - May 14, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Send us a Text Message. This week we are jumping into the world of everyday lie detection, where even seasoned professionals grapple with biases and contextual cues. Through a blend of anecdotes and psychological insights, we illuminate the complex interplay between deceivers and those in pursu...

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Episode 60: Adult Friendship (Pt.2) – Punching the Loneliness Epidemic in the Face

Pros & Concepts - May 12, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour
Please leave us a review on apple podcasts! (https://podcasts.apple.com/fm/podcast/concepts/id1555495791) For this episode's show notes, click here (https://conceptspodcast.com/?p=381) or go to https://conceptspodcast.com/ Reach out to us at [email protected]!

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When Instinct Meets Intuition

The Human Behavior Podcast - May 07, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Send us a Text Message. This week we are unpacking the mysterious forces of instinct and intuition and explaining how these twin navigators steer our survival strategies as well as our everyday choices. During the episode we reveal how primal behaviors and nuanced judgments not only coexist but...

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S5E24 Zombie Wheel of Distributions

Quantitude - May 07, 2024 04:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 189 ratings
In this week's episode Patrick and Greg somehow manage to tie together pretending to be sick with game shows with zombies with conspiracy boards to explore the remarkable inter-relations among probability distributions, starting with the Bernoulli and biting their way through the binomial, z, t,...

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Case Study: Organisational Growth Mindset at Work with Terumo

Your Brain at Work - May 07, 2024 02:51 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 183 ratings
Join our Co-founder and CEO, Dr. David Rock, and Probir Das, Group Executive Officer at Terumo APAC, to be inspired by the journey of this global leader in medical devices. Terumo has been in operation for over 100 years and in 2022, embarked on a global journey in partnership with the NeuroLeade...

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#96: Anti-Science Views with Aviva Philipp-Muller

Opinion Science - May 06, 2024 04:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
Aviva Philipp-Muller studies why people might pass on science. She’s an Assistant Professor of marketing at the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University. We talked about her research on people’s openness to science in consumer products and how they’re marketed. She also shared her pe...

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'Apply first, explain later': using a photo treasure hunt to draw out core academic concepts for student learning

Higher Ed Heroes - May 02, 2024 23:00 - 20 minutes
In this episode, we talk to Paul Treschman, who teaches in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences here at UQ. Paul makes his students learn according to the motto ‘apply first – explain later’ and he illustrates this through the example of a photo treasure hunt his students do on ca...

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A Scholar's Commitment to Workers' Economic Justice

Human Centered - April 30, 2024 14:29 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Labor historian & 2023-24 CASBS fellow Gabriel Winant in conversation with 2018-19 CASBS fellow Ruth Milkman, among the nation's most renowned sociologists of labor. In addition to interrogating divisions within and segmentation across labor markets in recent decades, Milkman also has remained a...