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  • 21 Aug 2018
    Robert W. Heimburger

    What our outrage over child separation tells us

    Hundreds of children still haven’t been reunited with their parents after being separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Many of us are outraged. This sense of outrage tells us that something is wrong. And what is wrong is not just the Trump administration’s 2018 policy. It’s a problem with how federal U.S. authority over immigration was […]

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  • 13 Aug 2018
    Wendy Heath

    Play Ball! A Look at the Relationship Between Perception and Performance

    Baseball season is here! I’ve always enjoyed watching baseball; I even tried playing softball a few times in graduate school. But something always struck me as odd. No matter what, every time it was my turn at bat, I never saw the ball coming at me. Perhaps I closed my eyes. Perhaps I couldn’t track […]

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  • 8 Aug 2018
    Eugene J. Johnson

    Inventing the Opera House

    The opera house is one of the most successful new building types of modern times. Found all over the world, opera houses usually have three major features: private boxes stacked vertically around an open, central space; an orchestra pit; and a deep stage to hold elaborate scenery. Each of these features has its own history. […]

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  • 2 Aug 2018
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    Mardi Horowitz

    Acceptance of Complexity in Psychotherapy

    Dr. Mardi Horowitz discusses the concepts in his book Adult Personality Growth in Psychotherapy

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  • 2 Aug 2018
    Will Allen, Kent Messer

    Why Is Strategic Conservation Important?

    Why Is Strategic Conservation Important? In an Interview, Robin Murphy, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, The Conservation Fund asks Will Allen & Kent Messer, Authors of The Science of Strategic Conservation, why strategic conservation is so important.   What is Strategic Conservation? Strategic Conservation helps communities identify their conservation priorities and goals; recommends high impact, […]

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  • 31 Jul 2018
    Katherine West Scheil

    Imagining Shakespeare’s Wife: The Afterlife of Anne Hathaway

    Cambridge University Press Commisioning Editor Emily Hockley joins Imagining Shakespeare's Wife author Katherine West Scheil before her book launch at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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  • 27 Jul 2018
    Elizabeth Daniels, Meghan Gillen, Charlotte Markey

    Body Positive: What We Wish We Knew Back Then

    When we started studying body image, between 14 and 20 years ago, we had a personal interest in the topic.  In some ways, the work has become less personal across time and in some ways it has become more personal.  When middle age is just around the corner, it feels easier to care less about […]

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  • 19 Jul 2018
    Wendy Heath

    Research Reveals Benefits of Experiencing Nature

    As the temperature rises and the days get longer, I am reminded that many researchers have demonstrated the advantages of experiencing the outdoors. For example, Bratman, Daily, Levy, and Gross (2015) considered how interacting with nature might affect young adults. They randomly assigned university students and community members to either take a 50-minute walk in […]

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