Conversations with Mensa

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In today’s society, we tend to hone our expertise in a given field into what could be called "vertical intelligence." The Mensa Education & Research Foundation’s podcast series, Conversations with Mensa, gives us all the opportunity to expand our social intelligence by examining a multitude of topic…

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    • Aug 19, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 50m AVG DURATION
    • 12 EPISODES


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    Forensics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2014 59:59


    Forensic psychology is where psychology and the law interact. Forensic psychologists play an important role in the criminal justice system, and interest in the field has been fueled recently by popular movies, television programs and books. This Conversation will help listeners delve into the numerous aspects of the field, including legal principles, expert witness testimony, psychological assessment, mental healthcare and other court-ordered evaluations.

    Gifted Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2013 52:33


    This conversation begins to touch on the myriad facets of gifted education, including the design and development of curriculum and programming in line with the new common core, philosophical attitudes that may be hindering student growth, the differences and similarities in domestic and foreign education and the division in research goals between those gifted educators with education-specific and psychology-specific backgrounds.

    Futurism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2013 54:47


    Based on early-20th-century Italian movements in the arts and society, the field of futurism has grown to encompass an evolving number of spectrum-spanning concentrations. From design to sustainability, futurism highlights acclaimed themes associated with contemporary concepts of the future, including ecological conservation, technological growth and changes in industry. This conversation touches on the numerous facets, geo-politics, the arts and societal issues instrumental to growing civilizations.

    The Gaming Evolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2011 39:14


    As a follow-up to the February 2011 Colloquium -- and as a forerunner to the 2012 AG Colloquium titled "Social and Video Games" -- this Conversation explores the evolution of social games and the people who play them. Mensa member Gordon Walton, VP and Executive Producer at Playdom Austin, joins Dr. Mia Consalvo, Visiting Associate Professor of Comparative Studies at MIT, to discuss Dr. Consalvo’s research with regard to the development of social interaction and communities via online gaming.

    Understanding and Appreciating Introverted Advantages

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2011 57:44


    While the general population is made up of approximately 75 percent extroverts and 25 percent introverts, the membership of Mensa is the nearly the reverse: approximately 65 percent introverts and 35 percent extroverts. This Conversation will help listeners both within and outside Mensa understand and appreciate the wonderful gifts that introverts have to offer, and to make sense of the frequently confusing and uneasy feelings that introverts experience.

    Weather or Not

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2010 48:19


    In this Conversation, Warren Madden -- Weather Channel® meteorologist, "Hurricane Hunter" and Mensan -- discusses changing weather patterns and new technologies and concepts with Dr. Josh Wurman, creator of the Doppler on Wheels program and the founder of the Center for Severe Weather Research.

    The Music Genome Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2010 49:54


    The Music Genome Project™ is enjoyed by millions of users through Pandora® Internet Radio. In this Conversation, founder and Chief Strategy Officer Tim Westergren talks about the phenomenal scope, success and synergy of the twin projects with composer and pianist Aaron Dai.

    Reinventing Yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2009 48:15


    What a long, bright trip it's been for Richard Lederer, Mensa's best known "verbivore." From pre-med student to radio personality to internationally recognized author and punster, Richard has spent a lifetime evolving his interests and pursuits. Mensa member and child actor Myles Jeffrey, now an 18-year-old sophomore at UCLA, talked to Richard about "Reinventing Yourself" and about the success of Richard's evolutions.

    Revolution in Cosmology

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2009 49:11


    Following up on the 2006 Colloquium titled "Revolution in Cosmology," this Conversation tackles topics such as superstring theory and supersymmetry, black holes and dark energy, and what comes after the Large Hadron Collider. Heather Preston – a NASA researcher, astronomy instructor and Mensan – discusses all this and more with George Musser, editor for Scientific American magazine and author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to String Theory. Musser was the keynote speaker for the 2006 event.

    Taking Control of ADD

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2008 45:45


    Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is a major challenge for many families. The needs of children with ADD affect virtually every school in the nation, and many issues in the workplace have been linked to adult ADD. In this Conversation, Dr. Frank Lawlis and Robin Crawford examine ADD — its causes and what can be done to manage it at any age.

    Women and Creativity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2008 45:41


    Entrepreneur, writer and Mensan Tarek Saab converses with the Mensa Foundation's 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Dr. Jane Piirto, about the ramifications of her life's work in creativity and giftedness.

    The Art of the Bluff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2008 51:07


    Renowned actor and Mensan Alan Rachins discusses the area where psychology and poker intersect with internationally recognized poker professional Howard Lederer.

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