Podcast appearances and mentions of nathan dewall

Today we discuss the unusual story of how I woke up on the new year searching for something... but ultimately found myself. On New Year’s Day, before I got out of bed, I hopped on Facebook in search of a secondhand rower. But then I spotted something vaguely familiar: me. On the cover of a Psychology textbook. For sale locally on FB marketplace. The last 48 hours have been a delight, fielding thousands of comments and DM’s about this silly story. Join me today for a sidenote episode as I chat about how it came to be, why it made so many others laugh, and then hear me chat about face blindness with the author of Psychology himself, Dr. Nathan Dewall. Today, by the way, is Friday, January 3, 2019.  Today’s sponsor spotlight is Prep Dish. Get two weeks free with code TODAY.  Find the full show notes at TodayByTheWay.com/episodes and connect with me on Instagram at  @indianaadams.

The root cause of all our suffering that we do not take enough time, through mindful observation, prayer, and meditation to come to know ourselves -- our true, awakened nature. Our true nature is wisdom and great love and compassion. We contemplate death and impermanence as a way to relate to our true nature, which is more than this body and this life. We are a traveler, bound beyond this life. If we can relate to our deeper, spiritual self, we naturally want to care for it. How do we care for our true nature? Only through spiritual practice. Whether you believe in an afterlife, reincarnation or nothing beyond death, it’s still very valuable to live our lives with an awareness of our mortality. It helps us to prioritize our lives. When we come to the time of our dying, won’t most of us want to feel we have led a meaningful life? Will we not wonder, is the world is a better place because I was here? Realizing that we will someday die helps us discover--AND ACT ON--what is most important to us.  Today may be our last. There is no guarantee we will see tomorrow. This way of thinking can motivate us to live this day like it is our last! We hug our loved ones tighter and we are truly present with them. Is it any wonder that a University of Kentucky study found that “thinking about death fosters an orientation toward emotionally pleasant stimuli.” The researchers who conducted the study, C. Nathan DeWall and Roy F. Baumeister, said, “We have shown that the common response to contemplating death is a nonconscious orientation toward happy thoughts.” Awesome! Buddha was right :) If we believe that our spiritual awakening for the benefit of all living beings is the most meaningful function of our human life, then becoming mindful of death can lead to the conviction that we must practice today. Further, the realization that our true nature is unconditional compassion breaks through the feeling we are not enough. Like the acorn and the great oak tree, and the acorn becomes angry at itself because it can not yet provide shade or shelter like the giant oak. We can discover that the acorn is the same nature as the oak tree, even if it is still in the process of development. Likewise, we are in the nature of enlightenment, of great compassion and wisdom, even if we are still in the process of awakening. Why the laughter, why the joy,  When flames are ever burning?  Surrounded by darkness,  Shouldn’t you search for light? (146)    Look at this beautified body:  A mass of sores propped up,  Full of illness, [the object] of many plans,  With nothing stable or lasting. (147)*    This body is worn out—  So fragile, a nesting ground for disease.  When life ends in death,  This putrid body dissolves. (148)*    What is the delight In seeing these dull-white bones  Tossed away  Like white gourds in autumn? This city is built of bones,  Plastered with blood and flesh,  And filled with  Aging, death, conceit, and hypocrisy. (150)   Even the splendid chariots of the royalty wear out.  So too does the body decay.  But the Dharma of the virtuous doesn’t decay [For it is upheld when] the virtuous teach [it] to good people. (151) --Buddha, The Dhammapada References Baumeister, Roy F. and DeWall, C. Nathan. From Terror to Joy: Automatic Tuning to Positive Affective Information Following Mortality Salience. University of Kentucky, 2007.  Buddha.The Dhammapada. Translated by Gil Fronsdale. Shambala, Boston and London, 2011, pp. 38-39. Je Tsongkhapa. Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, Volume 1. Pages 143-159. Translated by the Lamrim Chenmo Translation Committee. Joshua Cutler, Editor-in-Chief, and Guy Newlan, Editor.  

Think about the last physical pain you experienced vs. how it felt when you broke up with an ex. On the surface, these two events are completely different. However, cultures around the world use the same language—words like “hurt” and “pain”—to describe both experiences. This month on Sound Science, we explore what is going on in your brain when you experience emotional pain and why social pain, is more than just a metaphor. We are joined by Professor Nathan DeWall, who explains why taking Tylenol can help soothe a broken heart not just a headache. Professor Nathan DeWall is a Professor of Psychology at the College of Arts & Sciences, University of Kentucky. His research interests include social exclusion and acceptance, aggression, social neuroscience and self-regulation. He is a contributor to the New York Times and has written a number of books and articles, including "Can marijuana reduce social pain?" for Social and Personality Psychological Science and "Can acetaminophen reduce the pain of decision-making?" for the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. Our second guest is Dr Sophie Mort, AKA Dr Soph. She will be explaining to us the various stages of heart ache, why we feel what we feel and what we can do to deal with those feelings. Dr Sophie Mort is a Clinical Psychologist, Life Coach and Yoga Teacher. She has a Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and a Masters in Neuroscience. She is on on a mission to get evidence based psychology out of the therapy room and into people's lives. She offers private psychological therapy and life coaching online to people allover the world. Find out more about her on Drsoph.com. About Dr. Yewande Pearse: Born and bred in North London, Dr. Yewande Pearse completed her PhD in Neuroscience at King's College London, in 2016. She is now based in Los Angeles, where she works as a Research Fellow, developing a stem cell therapy treatment for a rare childhood brain disease. Outside of the lab, Yewande is a collaborator of Science Gallery Detroit, sits on the Programming Committee Spring/Summer 2019 at Navel Los Angeles, and was a TEDMED Research Scholar for the 2018 Stage Program. Yewande also writes for Massive, an online science media platform. Sound Science Podcast is produced by dublab. Please visit dublab.com to find out more!

Nathan DeWall is Professor of Psychology at the University of Kentucky, an author of a best-selling Introduction to Psychology textbook series, a regular contributor to the New York Times and other national publications, and an avid ultramarathon runner. He has completed some of the most challenging ultramarathons on the planet, including the Last Annual Vol State 500k (314 mile) run, the 147-mile Marathon des Sables stage race in the Sahara Desert, and the Badwater 135 in Death Valley. He is happily married to Alice DeWall and a devoted dad to his two kids, Beverly "Bevy" (age 2) and Ellis (age 3 months). When he isn't writing or running, he tends his chickens on a small farm in Lexington, Kentucky. We dive into Nathan's time running Badwater and pick his brain regarding running and narcissism and is running an effective tool to battle depression and addiction. Nathan on the web: Website Instagram Heartland Running on the web Website Facebook Group Instagram Strava Club Save 20% on SWORD Performance Products by using discount code: HEARTLANDRUNNER at checkout Voicemail: 417-319-1060 A special thank you goes out to The Ozark Mountain Daredevils for allowing us to use their music on the show.

Nathan DeWall is a professor in the Psychology Department and has also served as one of the faculty co-directors of Wired since its start in 2011. He sat down with Wired alum - Louis Hahn - to talk about their experiences in the living learning program and how it has helped shaped their college experience.

Nathan DeWall is a professor in the Psychology Department and has also served as one of the faculty co-directors of Wired since its start in 2011. He sat down with Wired alum - Laura Greenfield and Icyana Abner - to talk about their experiences in the living learning program and how it has helped shaped their college experience.

The Voodoo Doll Task - (begins 5:30) Scientists have few ways to accurately measure agression.  How on Earth's Garth Sundem talks with University of Kentucky psychology professor, Nathan DeWall, about a new fix. It’s called the Voodoo Doll Task. DeWall’s recent studies include over thirteen hundred subjects, and an upcoming research paper shows his voodoo doll task works darn well. What does an angry person do when holding a voodoo doll and a handful of pins, or when presented with a computerized version of the doll? The answer could indicate that person’s desire to carry out the aggressive action in real life. Drones for Climate Science - (begins 15:00) These days they get a bad rap because of their use by the government to snoop on people, and even to kill terrorists. But unmanned aerial vehicles – often called  “drones” – are increasingly being used to save the planet, or at least to measure and understand a slice of it.  For more, How on Earth's Susan Moran talks with Doug Weibel  who is part of a CU-Boulder science and engineering team that designed an unmanned aerial vehicle , or UAV, that they’re about to take to Alaska’s Arctic Circle. The aircraft –called DataHawk -- is meant to help them better grasp how Arctic sea ice is melting, especially in the summer in areas where it used to persist for many years. Hosts: Susan Moran, Shelley Schlender Producer: Shelley Schlender Engineer: Shelley Schlender Executive Producer: Joel Parker Listen to the show: