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In this special episode of season 4, guest host Dr. Cara English, DBH, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Academic Officer of Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies (CGI), discusses the implications of recent legislative moves on mental health policy, access to care, and patient rights. Our special guest shares how the Biodyne Model can be leveraged as a framework for ethical and evidence-based treatment, examines the risks of abrupt medication discontinuation, and highlights the urgent need for mental health professionals to advocate for science-driven policy.About the Special Host:Dr. Cara English, DBH is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Academic Officer of Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies (CGI) and Founder of Terra's Tribe, a maternal mental health advocacy organization in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. English spearheaded a perinatal behavioral health integration project at Willow Birth Center from 2016 to 2020 that received international acclaim through the publication of outcomes in the International Journal of Integrated Care. Dr. English served as Vice-President of the Postpartum Support International – Arizona Chapter Founding Board of Directors and co-chaired the Education and Legislative Advocacy Committees. She currently serves on the Maternal Mortality Review Program and the Maternal Health Taskforce for the State of Arizona. She served as one of three Arizonan 2020 Mom Nonprofit Policy Fellows in 2021. For her work to establish Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies, Cara was awarded the Psyche Award from the Nicholas & Dorothy Cummings Foundation in 2018 and is more recently the recipient of the 2022 Sierra Tucson Compassion Recognition for her work to improve perinatal mental health integration in Arizona.About the Guest:Dr. Janet Cummings, Psy. D., is the daughter of Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings, an internationally-recognized psychologist and a clinical social worker. Determined not to be a mental health professional, she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Pre-med (with a minor in Genetics/Molecular Biology) and Linguistics (with a Classical Greek minor). She went on to earn a Master's Degree in Linguistics, with a Psycholinguistics emphasis, before deciding to earn a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the School of Professional Psychology at Wright State University, which she completed in 1992. Janet completed her internship and post-doctoral residency at Arizona Biodyne, and remained as a staff psychologist there for several years. With supervision from some top Biodyne psychotherapists, she became a master psychotherapist and expert in the Biodyne Model. She has continued to utilize the Biodyne Model exclusively in her private practice and other work settings. In 2010, Janet moved from Scottsdale, Arizona to Reno, Nevada in order to be close to the headquarters of The Nicholas & Dorothy Cummings Foundation, which she has served as its President since its inception in 1995. Under Janet's direction, The Nicholas & Dorothy Cummings Foundation has sponsored many projects aimed at furthering the integration of behavioral health into primary care medicine, including The Cummings Psyche Award and the launching of the first Doctor of Behavioral Health (DBH) Program at Arizona State University.Janet is the author of over two dozen journal articles and book chapters, and she has co-authored or co-edited ten books with her father. She served as adjunct professor at both the University of Nevada, Reno and The Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, MO. She was Co-founding Associate Director of the Doctor of Behavioral Health Program at Arizona State University, and served as a Professor and Co-founding Sponsor until 2014 when she decided to move the DBH Program to a different venue.
Guest Elizabeth Keating, Ph.D., is a professor of anthropology at the University of Texas, Austin. A linguistic anthropologist who studies culture and communication, she has been a Fulbright Scholar in Ireland and a visiting scholar at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies in Germany and the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in the Netherlands. Summary In this episode, I chat with Elizabeth Keating, Ph.D., author of The Essential Questions, about the power of curiosity in preserving family history and understanding generational perspectives. Dr. Keating discusses how asking meaningful, anthropologically inspired questions can help uncover the rich stories and cultural insights of parents and grandparents, transforming familial relationships. She emphasizes the importance of capturing these stories before they are lost, as time and cognitive ability are fleeting. The discussion also highlights how cultural transmission occurs in everyday interactions and the impact of generational conflict on how values and beliefs are passed down. Dr. Keating shares her experiences as an anthropologist and teacher, using her framework to encourage deeper connections and a greater appreciation for the complexities of family history. Three Takeaways The Urgency of Storytelling: Capturing family stories is vital before they are lost, as time and cognitive ability are finite. Cultural Transmission Through Everyday Life: Understanding how values and beliefs are passed down helps bridge generational differences. Anthropology-Inspired Questions: Using open-ended, meaningful questions fosters deeper connections and unearths untold family histories. Social Media LinkedIn Website Referenced The Atlantic article: The Questions We Don't Ask Our Families but Should
In this special episode of season 3, Dr. U. Grant Baldwin, Jr., DBH, Director of the Doctor of Behavioral Health program at Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies, reflects on the last decade, discussing how CGI has addressed the unmet educational needs in behavioral health and the impact this has had on transforming healthcare outcomes. Our special guests look to the future exciting plans for the next 10 years as CGI continues to lead the way in training integrated care professionals. Special Guests: Dr. Janet Cummings, Psy. D., is the daughter of Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings, an internationally-recognized psychologist and a clinical social worker. Determined not to be a mental health professional, she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Pre-med (with a minor in Genetics/Molecular Biology) and Linguistics (with a Classical Greek minor). She went on to earn a Master's Degree in Linguistics, with a Psycholinguistics emphasis, before deciding to earn a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the School of Professional Psychology at Wright State University, which she completed in 1992. During her Bachelor's and Master's studies, Janet owned and operated a sewing business and taught English as a Second Language.While at the School of Professional Psychology, Janet participated in an experimental program aimed at preparing students for the possibility of prescription privileges for psychologists. In this experimental program, she took the same Pharmacology and Psychopharmacology classes as students in Wright State University's medical school. Because of her Pre-med background, she excelled in her Pharmacology studies, as well as in Biological Psychology and Neuranatomy/Neurology. Janet completed her internship and post-doctoral residency at Arizona Biodyne, and remained as a staff psychologist there for several years. With supervision from some top Biodyne psychotherapists, she became a master psychotherapist and expert in the Biodyne Model. She has continued to utilize the Biodyne Model exclusively in her private practice and other work settings. In 2010, Janet moved from Scottsdale, Arizona to Reno, Nevada in order to be close to the headquarters of The Nicholas & Dorothy Cummings Foundation, which she has served as its President since its inception in 1995. Under Janet's direction, The Nicholas & Dorothy Cummings Foundation has sponsored many projects aimed at furthering the integration of behavioral health into primary care medicine, including The Cummings Psyche Award (the premier scientific award in the mental health field, with a $50,000 prize) and the launching of the first Doctor of Behavioral Health (DBH) Program at Arizona State University. Dr. Cara English, DBH is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Academic Officer of Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies (CGI) and Founder of Terra's Tribe, a maternal mental health advocacy organization in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. English spearheaded a perinatal behavioral health integration project at Willow Birth Center from 2016 to 2020 that received international acclaim through the publication of outcomes in the International Journal of Integrated Care. Dr. English served as Vice-President of the Postpartum Support International – Arizona Chapter Founding Board of Directors and co-chaired the Education and Legislative Advocacy Committees. She currently serves on the Maternal Mortality Review Program and the Maternal Health Taskforce for the State of Arizona. She served as one of three Arizonan 2020 Mom Nonprofit Policy Fellows in 2021. For her work to establish Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies, Cara was awarded the Psyche Award from the Nicholas & Dorothy Cummings Foundation in 2018 and is more recently the recipient of the 2022 Sierra Tucson Compassion Recognition for her work to improve perinatal mental health integration in Arizona. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disruptors-at-work/support
Diddy's $100M Nightmare: The Shocking Indictment Unveiled - Check out this week's episode of the 280 Plus Podcast, where we dive deep into the explosive news surrounding Diddy's shocking indictment. Join us as we explore the allegations of racketeering, sex trafficking, and more, unpacking the complexities of this high-profile case.
Shelia M. Kennison is Professor of Psychology. She earned her Ph.D. in Psycholinguistics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and bachelor's degree in linguistics and psychology from Harvard University. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Psychonomic Society. She has authored numerous works including academic journal articles and a textbook on the development of language. Her psycholinguistic research has focused on sentence processing in English as well as a variety of other languages, including Arabic, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese, and Finnish. Buy her book on Amazon https://amzn.to/3X4Ytwg More about Shelia https://experts.okstate.edu/shelia.kennison
Thanks to our Partner, NAPA Auto Care Michael Smith discusses the need for a language and mindset shift to elevate the perception of automotive professionals. The conversation highlights the transition from viewing independent shops as "mom and pop" operations to recognizing them as sophisticated businesses led by "solopreneurs" or "mechanical and technology specialists." Michael also introduces the concept of psycholinguistics, explaining how the words we use shape our beliefs and self-perception. For instance, identifying oneself as a "mechanic" can reinforce a limited self-image, trapping individuals in a cycle that hinders growth and innovation. To break free from this cycle, there must be a conscious effort to change the language used within the industry. Michael Smith, The Institute. Michael Smith's previous episodes HERE Show Notes Watch Full Video Episode The Rise of the Mechanical and Technology Specialist: https://remarkableresults.biz/rise/ Discussion on Leadership and Inspiration (00:01:32) Carm discusses a leadership course Michael conducted that inspired daughter Tracy to take initiative. https://www.wearetheinstitute.com/upcoming-events The Rise of the Mechanical and Technology Specialist (00:03:06) Carm introduces his declaration on evolving industry language and its impact on professionalism. Mindset Shift in the Automotive Industry (00:04:53) Michael emphasizes the need for a mindset shift to elevate the automotive industry's perception. Changing the Narrative (00:06:39) Carm and Michael discuss the importance of changing internal and external narratives about the industry. Language Shift from Mom and Pop (00:08:54) Carm critiques the term "mom and pop" and advocates for a more respectful language. The Evolution of Industry Perception (00:10:00) Michael discusses how industry language reflects the evolution of independent shops. Value Beyond Fixing Cars (00:11:30) Michael stresses the broader contributions of automotive professionals to society and safety. Introducing the Term 'Solopreneur' (00:12:02) The term "solopreneur" to better represent independent shop owners. Challenges for New Owners (00:13:14) Michael explains the transition challenges faced by new shop owners from technician roles. Preparing for Industry Changes (00:14:02) Michael emphasizes the importance of readiness for upcoming industry changes and challenges. Carm's Keynote on Language Shift (00:14:52) Carm shares his experiences delivering keynotes on the importance of language in the industry. Psycholinguistics and Language Impact (00:16:12) Discussion on how language shapes self-perception in the automotive repair industry. Intentional Language Change (00:17:52) Emphasis on the need for a conscious effort to shift industry language. Language and Industry Perception (00:19:34) The importance of using industry-specific language to elevate professional perception. Cultural Shift in Automotive Industry...
Good riddance to George Lakoff's Moral Politics! In this season finale, we discuss the last section of Lakoff's book, in which he lays out his reasons for being a liberal. His reasons are of course based on his book-long characterization of conservatives as being stupid, crazy, and evil, so his stance is not exactly one we agree with. We also discuss what pieces of value we gained from reading this book and lessons for the future as we move on to Season 9!Follow us on Twitter, and send us some book suggestions for Season 9! https://twitter.com/UlmtdOpinionsGive us your opinions here!
This guy doesn't even know about federalism! Join us as we discuss George Lakoff's magnificent discussion on how he is confused by the concept of federalism, and how he divides up other varieties of liberals and conservatives. We also discuss how Lakoff fundamentally refutes his entire book, insinuates that conservatives are one step away from being violent extremists, and doesn't seem to know much of anything at all. We also diss libertarians and talk about all of the problems with the modern Classics field! Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UlmtdOpinionsGive us your opinions here!
At this point, our criticisms of Lakoff have even started boring even us, so in this episode, we use his brief (and incorrect) descriptions of liberal and conservative approaches to Christianity and abortion as jumping-off points for our own ideas. We discuss the necessity of a hierarchy within religion (such as in Catholicism), why separation of church and state does not mean what most people think it does, the importance of religious elected officials, and much more! Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UlmtdOpinionsGive us your opinions here!
Is this our angriest episode yet? Possibly! Join us as we discuss George Lakoff's thoughts on some of the most controversial topics: affirmative action, gay rights, education, the environment, and much more! As always, we point out the issues with an overly simplistic description of the conservative point of view and try to describe the much deeper ideals behind conservative thought. By this point, we're pretty fed up with George Lakoff and are committing to a new goal: MLGA - Make Linguistics Great Again!Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UlmtdOpinionsGive us your opinions here!
As we all know, conservatives simply view the legal system in a very simple formula: more punishment = more good. Conservatives are certainly not concerned with a millenia-old theological, philosophical, legal, and moral tradition that argues for the responsibility of an individual's free will or anything like that. Join us as we discuss George Lakoff's theories on how conservatives and liberals view crime, covering topics such as the death penalty, societal factors, and nature vs. nurture.Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UlmtdOpinionsGive us your opinions here!
Ignoring his horrible takes on conservatism, George Lakoff actually does a decent job of explaining the liberal worldview on social programs and taxes. Maybe this shouldn't be surprising - he definitely agrees with the liberals on everything. Join us as we discuss his analysis of liberal and conservative approaches to economic and social problems, ranging from immigration to military spending to charitable organizations!Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UlmtdOpinionsGive us your opinions here!
George Lakoff is right about one thing: conservatives do not like Hillary Clinton. In this episode, we look at Lakoff's descriptions of how liberals and conservatives categorize the ideal and worst citizens. Do conservatives really just care about upholding the current authority? Are liberals the only ones who believe in virtues? Lakoff seems to think so, and we criticize him heavily! Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UlmtdOpinionsGive us your opinions here!
Send us a Text Message.In this episode, we actually give Lakoff some credit! He is embarking on a good project: analyzing liberal and conservative speech into a cohesive cognitive worldview. Unfortunately, he still can't seem to understand conservatives. We look at his descriptions of how liberals misunderstand conservatives (and his simplistic counters to those misunderstandings), how conservatives misunderstand conservatives, and how exactly he plans to create his model.Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UlmtdOpinions
Send us a Text Message.Despite not really understanding morality, Lakoff does accurately describe the views of the nurturant parent! Join us as we discuss his description of this moral system that believes that people who need help should be treated like children, that promoting your self-interest is a moral good, and sensuality is a virtue! We discuss what we think is wrong (and very briefly what is right) about this moral system and how Lakoff describes it somewhat effectively!Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UlmtdOpinions
Does George Lakoff understand nothing about conservative morality? Maybe! Join us as we discuss his idea of Strict Father Morality, a system that he thinks conservatives believe in, with respect only for authority and strict punishments for those who do wrong. Somehow, Lakoff misses the fact that conservatives tend to believe in an objective morality that exists beyond worldly authority, but that does not stop him from professing his ideas, nor does it stop us from heavily criticizing this chapter of Moral Politics!Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UlmtdOpinions
Our very first episode with a live studio audience! Join us as we discuss what linguist George Lakoff views as the worldviews of liberals and conservatives. In this episode, we examine what Lakoff thinks confuses liberals about conservative views (while also just attempting to refute the conservative opinion), the different words that people on the right and left use, and what he sees as the goal for studying these worldviews. Despite his accurate assessment of what each worldview is, we find a lot to criticize in this chapter, and go on many, many tangents!Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UlmtdOpinions
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In this episode, we discuss George Lakoff's completely analytical, opinion-free, 100% objective explanation of what he views as the role of cognitive linguists in examining liberal and conservative worldviews. We discuss whether or not unconscious thoughts truly exist, the importance of categories, and Lakoff's ever-present idea of conservatives being a mysterious "gorilla in the mist!" We also discuss what he gets severely wrong about the relation of political opinions to moral philosophy, and why your moral beliefs truly matter in political conversation.Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UlmtdOpinions
In this first episode of Season 8, we look at the preface to our new book: George Lakoff's Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think, which examines the different linguistic metaphors that liberals and conservatives use to shape their worldview. We discuss Lakoff's plan for the book, how he draws his conclusions, and the immense amount of biases that he presents just in the introduction. We also go on many rants, including one about an Easter egg hunt that is spurred by the acknowledgements!Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UlmtdOpinions
'What is "British Culture?” I was born in the UK and have lived here for 40 years, and yet, as a British Asian person, I am constantly told “we are not integrating”. Not integrating into what culture exactly?' Bushra Shaikh runs a charity, is a business-owner and is also a writer and commentator. When she posted this question on social media, two million people viewed it, she received thousands of replies, but no clear definition of British Culture. Some respondents mentioned the food, while others defined it by quoting literature or history. But those answers were often just lists; of meals. books, names and dates. Is "culture" a synonym for race? How can British people of colour integrate, and what does that mean? Americans put their hands on their hearts, gaze at the stars and stripes and identify with freedom, while the French look to liberty, equality, and fraternity, but is there a British equivalent? Bushra speaks to Historians, cultural commentators, as well as both the UK's newest citizens, and people who can trace their British family roots back hundreds of years, to try to find out what British culture means to them. Presenter: Bushra Shaikh Producers: Ravi Naik and Sean Johnson Editor: Clare Fordham.Contributors: Robert Colls, emeritus professor of history at De Montfort University Lionel Shriver, novelist and journalist Pen Vogler, food historian and writer Dr Bernard Trafford, retired headteacher and former member of the citizenship advisory group Anton Dani, Conservative councillor and former mayor of Boston Robert Owen, Vice Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside Professor Alice Foucart, Principal Investigator, Psycholinguistics, Universidad Nebrija, Madrid Dr Tessa Dunlop, historian and broadcaster Keith Richardson, Author
Luke McCarthy is a linguist who speaks six languages. Luke was born in the United States, lived in Russia and is currently based in Barcelona. He teaches people languages through his own effective and useful techniques and programs which help them learn languages faster than through regular programs and courses. Having lived in different countries, Luke believes that understanding and speaking a language has a huge impact on experiencing a culture more fully. Luke's IG: https://www.instagram.com/luke.and.english/?hl=en 0:00 - Introduction 2:22 - Luke's background 4:14 - Life in Barcelona 8:00 - Life in Murmansk - a city with no sun for 6 months 10:11 - Luke's life in Russia 23:40 - Dating culture, chivalry & etiquette 46:00 - How knowing a language affects the cultural experience 49:45 - Speaking six languages 55:40 - Is Russian hard to learn? 60:00 - Psycholinguistics & confidence 60:07 - Alter ego when learning languages 60:13 - Luke's techniques and contact info
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In episode 93 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Professor Tal Linzen.Professor Linzen is an Associate Professor of Linguistics and Data Science at New York University and a Research Scientist at Google. He directs the Computation and Psycholinguistics Lab, where he and his collaborators use behavioral experiments and computational methods to study how people learn and understand language. They also develop methods for evaluating, understanding, and improving computational systems for language processing.Have suggestions for future podcast guests (or other feedback)? Let us know here or reach us at editor@thegradient.pubSubscribe to The Gradient Podcast: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pocket Casts | RSSFollow The Gradient on TwitterOutline:* (00:00) Intro* (02:25) Prof. Linzen's background* (05:37) Back and forth between psycholinguistics and deep learning research, LM evaluation* (08:40) How can deep learning successes/failures help us understand human language use, methodological concerns, comparing human representations to LM representations* (14:22) Behavioral capacities and degrees of freedom in representations* (16:40) How LMs are becoming less and less like humans* (19:25) Assessing LSTMs' ability to learn syntax-sensitive dependencies* (22:48) Similarities between structure-sensitive dependencies, sophistication of syntactic representations* (25:30) RNNs implicitly implement tensor-product representations—vector representations of symbolic structures* (29:45) Representations required to solve certain tasks, difficulty of natural language* (33:25) Accelerating progress towards human-like linguistic generalization* (34:30) The pre-training agnostic identically distributed evaluation paradigm* (39:50) Ways to mitigate differences in evaluation* (44:20) Surprisal does not explain syntactic disambiguation difficulty* (45:00) How to measure processing difficulty, predictability and processing difficulty* (49:20) What other factors influence processing difficulty?* (53:10) How to plant trees in language models* (55:45) Architectural influences on generalizing knowledge of linguistic structure* (58:20) “Cognitively relevant regimes” and speed of generalization* (1:00:45) Acquisition of syntax and sampling simpler vs. more complex sentences* (1:04:03) Curriculum learning for progressively more complicated syntax* (1:05:35) Hypothesizing tree-structured representations* (1:08:00) Reflecting on a prediction from the past* (1:10:15) Goals and “the correct direction” in AI research* (1:14:04) OutroLinks:* Prof. Linzen's Twitter and homepage* Papers* Assessing the Ability of LSTMs to Learn Syntax-Sensitive Dependencies* RNNS Implicitly Implement Tensor-Product Representations* How Can We Accelerate Progress Towards Human-like Linguistic Generalization?* Surprisal does not explain syntactic disambiguation difficulty: evidence from a large-scale benchmark* How to Plant Trees in LMs: Data and Architectural Effects on the Emergence of Syntactic Inductive Biases Get full access to The Gradient at thegradientpub.substack.com/subscribe
Formed by trillions of photons produced by fractions of seconds by the sun, light travels through the atmosphere destined either for collision or if lucky, an encounter with the retina. There, millions of red, green, and blue sensing -cones will dress her in colors while they open the doors to the human brain. But what about freedom or love? concepts whose silhouette cannot be discerned by the sense of sight? And what happens when we are given reference by what our eyes can see but nevertheless color concepts keep unfolding in infinite layers, each with a meaning of its own? How is it possible for born blind people to “see” color? What is Cognitive Neuropsychology? And what is it for? Meet our closing episode's star scientist, Alfonso Caramazza, Daniel and Amy Starch Professor of Psychology and Director of the Cognitive Neuropsychology Lab at Harvard University's Department of Psychology. Dare to jump in a fascinating journey inside the human brain. Prof. Caramazza will guide us as a soft light- lantern through a universe of flexible living pathways of hills and valleys connected by nudges of sensorial and intellectual experiences. Echoing its way with vibrant impulse, hiding blindfolded between labyrinthine walls, Color awaits to be discovered.
TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 In this episode 01:13 Intro 02:11 What is Antojai?/Axel's Awakening 12:07 Antojai & Special Abilities 14:04 Potential Evolutions of Humanity 19:35 Identity, Reality Transurfing, & Axel's Natural Gifts 26:26 Fate vs. Destiny, Psycholinguistics, How to Create Your Reality 32:43 Common Money Manifestation Mistakes 45:09 Occult vs. Esoteric Magic, Hatred, and Egyptian Alchemy 54:09 Earth Magic, Different forms of Shamanism, Diet/Consumption 1:08:06 Collective Consciousness, Guidance, Virtue & Truth 1:18:24 Aliens from a Shamanic Perspective 1:25:00 Moving through Dimensions, The Healer Trap, Unity vs. Unconditional Love 1:34:34 Is the Universe a Game? + Cheat Codes! 1:40:46 The Roles of Deities, Self-Deification, The Current State of Humanity 1:49:49 Alternate Earths & Communicating with Your Alternate Selves 1:58:42 How to Find Your Direction 2:03:41 Totem Animals, Synchronicity vs. Coincidence 2:06:50 Axel's Ultimate Message to Humanity What is magic? What is the occult? What are the occult sciences? How does shamanism work? What is the language of the ascended masters? Axel, who goes by Antojai online, is a lifelong shaman and in today's episode, we dive deep into many aspects of the unseen realms. This podcast is designed to give you a sense of what could be, so I suggest you open your mind, and we get into some very esoteric topics. You can find Axel's FREE workshop here: https://energy.antojaiquantumalchemy.com/soulalchemy1 Axel's Website: https://Quantumreiki.org Axel's IG: https://instagram.com/antojaiFind Nick, The Patreon, and Everything he does here: https://linktr.ee/nick.zei
In this episode of Chasing Leviathan, PJ and Dr. Matt Traxler discuss the interdisciplinary field of language science. Dr. Traxler explores significant experiments in the study of language and cognition, both failed and successful, as well as the limitations of our understanding of language formation and how language science can help us find new appreciation for our humanity.For a deep dive into Dr. Matt Traxler's work, check out his book: Introduction to Psycholinguistics: Understanding Language Science
As an interdisciplinary researcher in the psycholinguistics and computer science field, Assistant Professor Allyson Ettinger from the Departments of Linguistics and Computer Science talks about how she finds herself intrigued by languages (both natural human languages and programming languages) and the processing of it in human and computer brains. Listen to her comments on the recent development of public interest in Artificial Intelligence and her story of becoming a professor at the University of Chicago.
When Prof. Coleman was in college, she got to know a close friend's parents, who were University Professors. She really liked the life they were leading. She wanted to emulate them. They advised her to find a “rock star” Professor whose class she really liked, and ask to do research in their lab. She did. That UG Research started her off into a decades-long journey into academia and research. Prof. Coleman joins us on our podcast to talk about UG Research at Western New Mexico University, CUR's Role, Enabling Research Online, Impact of Research, Success Stories, and Advice for High Schoolers. In particular, we discuss the following with her: Prof. Jennifer Coleman's Background UG Research at WNMU Doing Research Online Student Success Stories Advice for High Schoolers Topics discussed in this episode: Introducing Prof. Jennifer Coleman, WNMU [] Hi Fives - Podcast Highlights [] Professional Background [] UG Research in College [] UG Research For All [] Prof. Coleman's UG Research Role [] CUR's Role [] Resources for Students [] Matching Funds [] Why Virtual Research [] Impact of UGR [] Student Participation [] Success Stories [] Advice for High Schoolers [] Our Guest: Prof. Jennifer Coleman is a Professor of Psychology at Western New Mexico University. Prof. Coleman received the Bachelor's Degrees in Psychology from SUNY Geneseo. She received her Master's degree in College Teaching, and PhD in Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics from the University of New Hampshire. Memorable Quote: “...if you find the school that's right for you, then that school is awesome! That school is fantastic. So whether or not it's big, or small, whether or not it's you know, online or in person, when you find what's right for you, create the opportunities that you want to have. And I think, they will be there for you.” Prof. Jennifer Coleman. Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode's Transcript. Similar Episodes: UG Research Calls-to-action: Subscribe to our Weekly Podcast Newsletter. Follow us on Instagram. To Ask the Guest a question, or to comment on this episode, email podcast@almamatters.io. Subscribe or Follow our podcasts wherever you get your podcasts.
What would the alien language look like? What science fiction movies can tell us about the limits of our perception? What will happen to human language with the development of neurotechnologies? Tune into our conversation with Marco Mazzanti - a linguist with a special interest in psycholinguistics! In Part 1 of this podcast episode, Marco will discuss the interrelation between language and the brain. He will immerse you in the discussion about the limits of our perception of the world around us by looking at examples of sci-fi movies. Marco will also talk about the future of language when humans and computers merge. Stay tuned for Part 2 of this podcast episode with Marco Mazzanti, where he will share his perspective on what you can do to succeed in learning foreign languages and much more! During this episode, you will learn the following: [00:00] Episode intro and what's in for you in today's episode [01:06] Meet Marco Mazzanti, a Lingus interested in psycholinguistics who speaks multiple languages, teaches languages, and addresses linguistic aspects of Sci-Fi movies. [02:59] Macro remembers his attempts to create his language as a child and discusses what necessitates creating a new language in people. [05:59] The most challenging thing for Marco when studying languages and psycholinguistics. [08:53] Why are some people better than others at learning languages? [21:31] What can we expect in language development in the future with the changes in human knowledge and machines? [24:28] The future where we can comprehend what happens inside our brain among our neuro cells during pronunciation as the faculty of languages changes with technology. [29:29] Writing and drawing with a pencil Vs. writing with a keyboard, and how they impact the neuro cells of the brain. [31:54] What inspired Marco's interest in many Sci-Fi movies, and how he addresses them from a psycholinguistic perspective? [42:07] Marco's article and how we can tap into different types of languages and faculties of language. [47:16] Ending the show and call to action. Tune In For Part 2! About the Podcast Guest You can connect with Marco Mazzanti and learn more about what he does through LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-mazzanti-linguistique/ Notable Quotes Linguistics is deeply connected to psychology and biology, and language has changed over time. Language is strictly related to our perception of ourselves and the differences in the individual representation of what a language is, must be, or ought to be. Everything starts from our brain; everything in our brain is very important and interconnected. We're our brains. Writing with our hands is useful for developing neural cells and allowing us to use our brain. Technology ought to be a friend of mankind, and the impact of technology should be positive, not invasive. It should help us understand what happens in our brain. Our ability to write and draw with a pencil should remain an activity daily; it's very important for our neuro cells development. Languages can be written, signed, or spoken; as humans, we have a limited view of what language should be. About the Podcast and Its Host The Neurocareers podcast is brought to you by The Institute of Neuroapproaches and its founder - Milena Korostenskaja, Ph.D. (Dr. K) - a neuroscience educator, neuroscience research consultant, and career coach for students and recent graduates in neuroscience and neurotechnologies: https://www.neuroapproaches.org/
Much like their 80s pop namesake, seals apparently know a killer beat when they hear one. In a world first, researchers have found evidence of seals as the first mammal, aside from humans, able to distinguish different rhythmic patterns. Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics researcher and study author Dr Laura Verga spoke to Māni Dunlop.
Much like their 80s pop namesake, seals apparently know a killer beat when they hear one. In a world first, researchers have found evidence of seals as the first mammal, aside from humans, able to distinguish different rhythmic patterns. Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics researcher and study author Dr Laura Verga spoke to Māni Dunlop.
Ever wonder how a dog sees the world? Find out by reading the story of Shadow, and his owner and very own “superhero”, Charlotte. Their adventure takes them many places in one day as Shadow goes with Charlotte throughout their town to mail a letter, cross a busy street, water flowers at Nana's house and return a library book. While at the library, Charlotte meets a curious boy named Nathan who wonders why he can't bring his dog to the library. That's when Shadow learns about his power and how he helps Charlotte. Shadow also learns to appreciate his name as he goes wherever Charlotte goes. Christine Quaglia is a full-time Social Worker and a part-time Writer. She loves to write about what affects all of our lives. She has done a TedX talk on language and the perception of disability as well as written about her own personal experience of being born with a congenital neuromuscular disorder that requires her to use a wheelchair and receive various forms of assistance. Anne-Marie DePape is a Developmental Psychologist, specializing in disability studies across the lifespan. Anne-Marie received her PhD from McMaster University and trained at world renowned institutions including Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Hospital and Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. Anne-Marie has worked in healthcare and education settings over the years, with her most recent position at Mohawk College where she is a full-time faculty member in the Department of Community Studies. Anne-Marie is passionate about creating early learning opportunities for children, whether it be through STEM activities or teaching children about the brain or emotion regulation. Christine has light brown hair with bangs and black glasses. Anne-Marie has long blonde hair and is wearing a black and white striped long sleeve shirt. Charlotte's Shadow on Amazon Instagram My Life Without Limits is a podcast from Cerebral Palsy Alberta. Music: Positive Fuse by French Fuse Carlos is a Hispanic male with cerebral palsy. He has short dark hair, dark eyes, some facial goatee hair, and uses crutches/canes to help him walk. In this episode he was wearing a blue and white checked zip up with a light blue shirt and green headphones. Leah is a white female with chin length red hair, freckles, green eyes, wears glasses and is able bodied. In this episode she was wearing a blue coloured shirt. Follow us on Instagram @mylifewithoutlimitspodcast Support our podcast by buying us a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mlwlpodcast lison@cpalberta.com for any questions! We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T'ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.
English Language Teachers (ELT): Under The Covers - Interview Series
ELT Under The Covers Podcast Interview #21 with Bruno Leys. Bruno has been an English teacher and teacher trainer for over 25 years. He trains teachers at Katholieke Hogeschool VIVES in Belgium where he does research in Teaching Methods, Language Education and Didactics. He has published several EFL coursebook series for Van In publishers: Breakaway, Takeaway and High Five. He also writes articles, tweets (@BrunoLeys), and blogs (https://blog.associatie.kuleuven.be/brunoleys/) about EFL, provides in-service training sessions and is a speaker on conferences in Belgium and abroad. #TEFL #TESOL #ELT
From genes to memes, evidence in linguistics, central questions of computational psycholinguistics, academic publishing woes, and the benefits of urban density. Transcript: https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs224u/podcast/levy/ Roger's website Roger on Twitter Roger's courses The Selfish Gene Joan Bresnan John Rickford Chris Manning Noah Goodman Thomas Clark Ted Gibson Ethan Wilcox Critical period Yevgeni Berzak Heritage language How many words do kids hear each year? See footnote 10. W.E.I.R.D Kristina Gulordava Poverty of stimulus hypothesis Formal grammar and information theory: together again? Expectation-based syntactic comprehension Google Ngram viewer Google Ngram data files Geoff Hinton's 2001 Rummelhart Prize from the Cognitive Science Society Center embedding Mark Johnson Stuart Shieber Ivan Sag Cognitive constraints and island effects The Chicken or the Egg? A Probabilistic Analysis of English Binomials Sarah Bunin Benor Roger's pinned tweet Eric Baković MIT's committee on the library system Project DEAL Diamond open access Fernanda Ferreira Brian Dillon Glossa Psycholinguistics Glossa Johan Rooryck La Jolla Cove
Today, I interview Michael Rost, whose young life included the emphasis on "comparative suffering." He tells us that to his father complaining was unwelcomed and was overshadowed by the reminder that others had it far worse. So his young mind learned not to open up to others. Well, when you don't speak much, you're able to become quite the listener. Michael took it to another level, becoming fascinated with tones and vibrations coming through in the voices of the adults around him, allowing the subtleties to help him to discern what was really going on-- the things no one was saying out loud. Later in his doctoral studies of phonology, Michael learned that when we hear, our brain processes emotional response before it processes the actual meaning of the words. He continued to finish his degree and became heavily involved in the academic world, thriving in a world of intellectual talent. But eventually, his mind and body had a disconnect, and the psychological pressure to perform manifested in physical exhaustion, dizziness, and burnout. Although it went against his family's nature, he eventually sought therapy to get to the root of his dizziness and ended up realizing he'd felt pressure from all sides pulling him in different directions and it was causing internal conflict. Now that he's learned to listen to his own voice and focus on his own goals, Michael has learned to slow down and balance his thoughts so that he can teach and write with intention. __________________ Michael Rost has had a lifelong interest in communication theory and has had an illustrious career in academia, specializing in psycholinguistics; in language teacher education, focusing on speaking and listening development; and in instructional design, concentrating on listening-based language courses. Though he has numerous publications in linguistics, Michael recently published his first novel, a memoir called The Journey Home — which is published under the pen name Gabriel Bron. Michael is a great believer in the value of “pivotal experiences” in one's life and career – and he considers his first encounter with Speaking Circles, some 20 years ago, in which he met me (Doreen) and Lee Glickstein, to be a pivotal experience — which transformed his view of public speaking and his view of writing. He is “forever grateful” for this encounter — and for the doors it opened to more personal and more satisfying self-expression. Find Michael here: michael.rost@latcomm.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-rost-b67475/_____________________I'm your podcast host, Dr. Doreen Downing, and I help people find their voice so they can overcome anxiety, be confident, and speak without fear. Get started now on your journey to your authentic voice by downloading my Free 7 Step Guide to Fearless Speaking: https://www.doreen7steps.com.
Welcome back friends and happy spring! (Or fall, as the case may be.) Today's show takes on a disarmingly simple question: What is language for? As in, why do we say things to each other? What do words do for us? Why do our languages label some aspects of the world, but not others? My guest today is Dr. Nick Enfield. He's Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney. Nick has authored or edited more than a dozen books on different aspects of human language and communication—books on word meaning, gesture, conversation, social interaction, the languages of Southeast Asia, and more. His latest book, just published by MIT press, is titled Language vs Reality: Why Language is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists. In it, Nick argues that language is pretty awful at capturing reality—but actually that's fine, because capturing reality isn't the primary reason we use it. The real reason, in his view, is to coordinate with others. In this conversation, Nick and I flesh out this way of thinking about language as foremost a social coordination tool. Along the way, we talk about the two "reductions" that happen as brute reality gets transmuted into words. We discuss the economist Thomas Schelling and so-called Schelling maps. We talk about color words and plant names, salt and spoons, the insights of Benjamin Lee Whorf, the idea of “verbal overshadowing,” and a bunch of other phenomena and thinkers. As I say in the interview, Nick has one of the most expansive views of human language of anyone I know. He draws on anthropology, economics, primatology, developmental psychology, not to mention decades of his own fieldwork in Laos. That expansive—one might say, "many minded"—perspective is on full display here. Briefly, before we get to the conversation: if you have any ideas for future guests or topics—or want to lodge some criticisms—you can reach out to us at manymindspodcast@gmail.com. That's manymindspodcast@gmail.com. We're always eager to hear from listeners. Alright friends, now to my conversation with Dr. Nick Enfield. Enjoy! A transcript of this episode will be available soon. Notes and links 10:00 – Dr. Enfield's 2002 edited book on “ethnosyntax.” Here is a brief overview of serial verb constructions. 15:30 – Dr. Enfield has another book coming out later this year, with Jack Sidnell, titled Consequences of Language. 20:00 – The website of the influential semanticist Anna Wierzbicka, one of Dr. Enfield's early mentors. 22:45 – Roger Brown's classic 1958 paper ‘How shall a thing be called?' 24:30 – Daniel Dor's 2015 book, The Instruction of the Imagination. 25:40 – A popular article about the contributions of the economist Thomas Schelling. Another article on his notion of “focal points.” 37:00 – The classic treatment of color terms across languages is Berlin & Kay's 1991 book Basic Color Terms. 40:00 – Dr. Enfield spent a large portion of his early career at the MPI for Psycholinguistics. 44:45 – The classic treatment of plant names across cultures is Berlin's book, Ethnobiological Classification. 49:30 – Dr. Enfield has been documenting Kri, an indigenous language in Laos. 53:00 – The classic study on “verbal overshadowing” was done by Schooler & Engstler-Schooler in 1990. 58:20 – A classic paper by Krebs and Dawkins on signaling in nonhuman animals. 1:00:00 – The website of the influential (late) linguist Wallace Chafe. 1:08:30 – A widely-circulated 2013 paper by Dr. Enfield and colleagues on whether “huh” is a universal word. Spoiler: it seems to be. 1:10:00 - The researcher Jim Hurford has written several influential books on the evolution of language. Dr. Enfield recommends: Origins of Human Communication, by Michael Tomasello Social Intelligence and Interaction, edited by Esther Goody Language, Thought, and Reality, by Benjamin Lee Whorf You can read more about Dr. Enfield's work at his website and follow him on Twitter. Many Minds is a project of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute (DISI) (https://disi.org), which is made possible by a generous grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to UCLA. It is hosted and produced by Kensy Cooperrider, with help from assistant producer Cecilia Padilla. Creative support is provided by DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster. Our artwork is by Ben Oldroyd (https://www.mayhilldesigns.co.uk/). Our transcripts are created by Sarah Dopierala (https://sarahdopierala.wordpress.com/). You can subscribe to Many Minds on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Play, or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. Feel free to email us at: manymindspodcast@gmail.com. For updates about the show, visit our website (https://disi.org/manyminds/), or follow us on Twitter: @ManyMindsPod.
Some idioms feel like they've been with us forever. We're used to saying it's 'raining cats and dogs', that we feel like 'a fish out of water' or that someone has been 'pulling our leg'. But other idioms have emerged relatively recently, such as 'Groundhog Day', 'first world problems' or 'computer says no'; we might hear people say that a long-running TV show has finally 'jumped the shark' or that a politician has deployed the 'dead cat strategy'. Just like new words, new idioms emerge in language all the time, and enter our vocabulary from TV, movies, sport, politics and the Internet. Michael Rosen talks to Gareth Carrol about the surprising origins of some of these modern idioms and why we pepper our speech with so much formulaic language. Dr Gareth Carrol is Senior Lecturer in Psycholinguistics at the University of Birmingham and is the author of 'Jumping Sharks and Dropping Mics: Modern Idioms and Where They Come From'. Produced by Mair Bosworth for BBC Audio
John M. Kennedy talks about linguistics factoids, psycholinguistics and Toki Pona: The language of the good. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-kennedy98/message
Sara Maria Hasbun, founder of Meridian Linguistics, shares about psycholinguistics, working in the language industry, and “extreme” language learning.Featured Resources Meridian Languages Glossika Mentioned in this Episode Meridian Languages Glossika Tempo App on iOS Tempo App on Android Sara's Website Sara on Instagram Sara on Twitter Episode OverviewSome of the topics brought up during the interview are: Choosing which language to learn Learning languages in diverse language families Studying psycholinguistics Dialect and accent in sign languages Living in different countries and learning the languages Differences between a polyglot and a linguist Learning a language with few resources Why fluency doesn't need to be the end goal for learning a language Deciding when to learn a new language and when to focus on past languages Technology and language Balancing entrepreneurship in languages with language learning Using accountability systems for motivation Rote learning and its benefits Combatting the boring aspects of language learning with tricks and bribes Lessons from living abroad “Extreme” language learning Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy
Dr. Gabriella Vigliocco is Professor of Psychology and Language Sciences in the Department of Experimental Psychology at University College London. There, she is also Director of the Cognition and Language Laboratory and Director of the Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme in the Ecological Study of the Brain. In addition, Gabriella is a Scientist in Residence at the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute in Philadelphia. Gabriella's lab studies how children learn language and how adults use language. She is interested in determining the mechanisms in the brain that allow us to produce language, understand language, and represent knowledge and ideas in our thoughts. Her work spans spoken languages and sign language, and she also works in various populations to better understand how language abilities break down after brain damage. When she's not working, Gabriella enjoys spending time with her 15 year old son, cooking delicious Italian and fusion dishes for family and friends, reading science fiction and fantasy books, and listening to classical music concerts. Gabriella completed her Bachelor of Science at Padua University and Ph.D. degree at the University of Trieste in Italy. Afterwards, she conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Arizona. Before joining the faculty at UCL, Gabriella served as a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin and a visiting scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. Throughout her career, Gabriella has received various awards and honors, including being awarded a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award, being named a Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society, and being named a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Sciences.
As a practitioner, federal magistrate, and now Tenth Circuit judge, Judge Robert Bacharach has seen many different types of legal writing. Recognizing that legal writing can always improve, he studied both historical writing and oratory alongside the science of psycholinguistics and found a new way to help legal writers better their craft. In this week's episode, Judge Bacharach joins Jody Sanders and Todd Smith to share the ideas he compiled in his book, Legal Writing: A Judge's Perspective on the Science and Rhetoric of the Written Word. Judge Bacharach talks about his career, his path to the bench and appointment to the Tenth Circuit, and his process for writing the book. He also shares his perspective on ways to make briefing more interesting for readers while still providing valuable information.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Texas Appellate Law Podcast Community today:texapplawpod.comTwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTube
Stephen talks with Willem “Pim” Levelt, Director Emeritus of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics and author of “A history of psycholinguistics: The pre-Chomskyan era”, about the early history of the neuroscience of language.
How do words shape our thoughts and our reality? How can changing one word dramatically impact people's opinions? What really is the importance of being precise in your speech?Orly studies psycholinguistics, which is the meeting place between psychology and linguistic studies. In particular, she researches how language can affect our attitudes, emotions, and responses. We spoke about the research she's done in the field of conflict resolution and negotiations, where she and her colleagues have shown that different wordings, often very subtle, can have a substantial impact on how we perceive different texts and messages.It's incredible how much our language and the words we choose to use shape our reality and our interpersonal relationships. Language is this miraculous human instinct, and it's such an integral part of our experience that we often take it for granted. So I hope this conversation will help shed some light on some of the different aspects of language - how it works, how we acquire it, and how it affects our thoughts and our reality. @YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBiggerPicturePodcast@Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biggerpicturepodbyroni/@Website: https://thebiggerpicturepod.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebiggerpicturepod.substack.com
Biocognitive Science Institute: Exploring the Causes of Health in Cultural Contexts
Before there was language and grammar, we had emotions with their biological associations, some were to be expressed to others, that we now call transitive verbs, and others did not have an object to receive the action (intransitive verbs). In this lesson I explain why it's important to be coherent with what you feel and how you express it and live it. Feel free if you want to donate to this channel to help maintain the work I share here. If not, just enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/biocognitiveculture/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/biocognitiveculture/support
In this episode nana and I talk about One Room Schoolhouses!
Our guest this week, Yev Diachek, is a PhD student studying Psychology at Vanderbilt University. After completing her undergraduate degree, Yev became interested in Psycholinguistics and the Neurobiology of Language so she took up multiple volunteer positions at Harvard and MIT. After completing her master's, she worked as a full-time research assistant with Ev Fedorenko investigating how language interacts with other cognitive functions in the brain. In her Ph.D., Yev is now asking questions related to the structure and representation of conceptual knowledge and its relation to language. As a cognitive science major and linguistics enthusiast myself, this interview was truly a dream come true -- come on in and experience it for yourself! Questions Answered How is language represented in the brain, and how does it interact with other cognitive functions? Is language fixed or dynamic? Do we ever stop learning? How do we define core linguistic understanding, and is there even such a thing? What's the main goal of language? Is memory is also a part of language and are they separable? Are words meaningful in and of themselves? and many, many, many more! Topics & Concepts The Language System Hemispheric Lateralization The Multiple Demand Network Language Tasks Core Linguistics Understanding Gusture & Non-Verbal Cues Prosody & Intonation Pragmatics & Inference Brain Damage & Aphasia Language and Memory: Aphasia vs. Amnesia Language Learning Specialized vs Generalized Systems Meaning Category-Selective Deficits Concepts & Mental Representation Interactive Map of Concepts in the Brain: https://gallantlab.org/huth2016/ To Learn more, check out Yev's website: ediachek.com The Secret Life of Words Audio Course (Coupon Code) Using 'TEACHER60' or this link (https://listenable.io/web/plans/?coupon=TEACHER60) you can get 60% off your first year of Listenable (it's only $24, or $2/mo)! It expires by May, 10th. Btw, it's the biggest discount Listenable has ever offered. Exciting, right? Keep that wallet thick and expand your brain volume at the same time! My New Audio Course on Listenable: The Secret Life of Words https://listenable.io/web/courses/402/the-secret-life-of-words/ Does free will exist? Maybe. Regardless, please share your cherished feedback with me at abstractcast@gmail.com! Liking the show? Drop us a juicy 5-star rating or a written review on Apple Podcasts! Support the show by Following & Subscribing on: Spotify, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abstractcast/message
We're talking about our "language muscle" and whether we're all born with an innate ability to understand language. Let's dive into the science side of linguistics and use our brains to learn about them!
Glenn and Sebastian were excited about having Paul Amrhein on the podcast given his historical importance to the development of MI. Paul is presently on the faculties of Montclair State University (Professor, Psychology) in New Jersey and Columbia University (Adjunct Associate Professor, Psychiatry) in New York. An experimental psycholinguist by training, he earned his PhD … Read More "Ep 36 – The Psycholinguistics of MI" The post Ep 36 – The Psycholinguistics of MI appeared first on .
Catherine Anderson talks to Meg Grant about why and how we do Psycholinguistics, whether we even need psycholinguistics in a world with neural imaging, and why your prof might mention vegetables in stats class! Intro and Outro music is "Alien Language" by Podington Bear on freemusicarchive.orgFind the show notes and transcript at this link:https://sites.google.com/view/word-to-the-whys-podcast/home/psycholinguistics
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In this episode, Sara gives an overview of the different branches of linguistics and coins the term "perinatal linguistics" to describe the work at the intersection of birth work and applied linguistics. As a perinatal linguist, Sara uses the knowledge, theories, and frameworks of linguistics to describe situations and experiences within pregnancy and birth and aims to improve the pregnancy and birth experience for birthgivers. URLS mentioned in this episode: www.summitbirthutah.com/birthwords TRANSCRIPT: Hi. Welcome, welcome to the second episode of the Birth Words podcast, where we talk about linguistics. I think linguistics is one of those words that people have heard, but are kind of only generally aware of what it really means. And to be honest, those that study linguistics don't necessarily all agree. So we'll talk generally about what linguistics means. The first clarification that I want to give is that linguistics is not about rules about how you should speak. But it's about studying instead, how people do speak. Why do they speak in the ways that they do, and to what effect? What difference does it make when people speak in certain ways, and what underlies the choices that people make in the words that they choose? So in linguistics, we talk about language as a semiotic system: Signs are used to communicate meaning. In some languages, like American Sign Language, this is very obvious—that literally a sign is used to communicate meaning. But when you think about language, that's really all that words are as well: a sign. A verbal sign that communicates meaning to those in a given community that use the same signs to communicate similar meaning. And it's not always the same for every person. But there's generally a level of mutual intelligibility among speakers of the same language, and specifically the same dialect of a language. So, some questions to consider as we think about language as a semiotic system: (Again, that means signs are used to communicate to meaning.) Questions we can ask: what meaning is being communicated? Is the meaning that's being communicated the intended meaning? And what effect does it have on the hearer? Is it empowering or disempowering to the hearer? Is it respectful? Is it a language, a dialect that your interlocutor, the person that you're speaking with, also speaks? Or is there some interplay of different native dialects going on? So I turned today for my introductory linguistics episode to a favorite textbook from college. And back when I thought that I was going to study English and minor in editing, I took a basic course in English language and the textbook for the course was Linguistics for Non-Linguists. And I loved it. I underlined like way too much really, really nerdy stuff in it. Kept it on the shelf for years. And I plan to use it as a reference for this podcast quite a bit, as its title is Linguistics for Non-Linguists, and non-linguists are my target audience for this podcast. So Parker and Riley, the authors of the book, tell us that linguistic theory is “the study of the psychological system of language.” And they clarify “psychological system” to mean “the internalized, unconscious knowledge that enables a speaker to produce and understand utterances in his or her native language.” So again, when we speak, there's so much going on underneath it that's internalized and unconscious, that enables us to communicate. And so linguists really look at, How is that meaning communicated? To what effect? and Why is it communicated in the way that it is? and What does it all mean? So linguists study observable data, namely how people are speaking. They make hypotheses about what it indicates about the speakers’ internal psychological linguistic system, and then they make theories to attempt to explain the system. There are lots of branches of linguistics. Pragmatics means how language is used to communicate within a context. Semantics looks at the meaning of words, sentences and phrases. Syntax is the study of phrases, clauses and sentences. Morphology is the study of word formation. You notice we're getting narrower and narrower with each of these categories. Phonology is the study of sound systems of language and pronunciation. And then there are other lots and lots of other branches that we can look at with linguistics. We can talk about linguistic variation among different social different regions, ethnicities and genders. We can study language acquisition—how does that happen? What are the norms? What happens when there's an intersection of different language communities? And we can talk about language processing. How do we understand one another through language? Psycholinguistics looks at how this really happens in our minds. Discourse analysis closely studies how people understand one another and how they often don't. And neurolinguistics is an interesting branch that talks about how the brain processes language My specific… Well, it's not actually that specific, it's another rather broad arm of linguistics or sister to linguistics, is applied linguistics. And I really liked Wikipedia’s definition of Applied Linguistics, so we're going to go with that: “Applied linguistics is an interdisciplinary field which identifies, investigates, and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems.” So, as applied linguists, we look at what these different linguistic branches and theories and frameworks can do in real life. We have real life problems going on with things involving language, and how can we apply our knowledge and our theories to make these problems better—to better understand them? So, there are some different branches of applied linguistics: conversation analysis, which is fairly self-explanatory—analyzing conversation, and how the norms of conversation are followed and when conversation understanding breaks down; discourse analysis, which looks at broad fields of language, language in use, and analyzes how language is used in different contexts; critical discourse analysis, which views language as a social practice. And it examines the societal power relations that come and the role that language plays in power relations. There's forensic linguistics, which is a really interesting application, and multilingualism, and so much more that applied linguists study. So now, today, I am officially coining the term perinatal linguistics. So I'm applying the knowledge, methods, and theories of linguistics to the perinatal context: the experiences leading up to, during, and immediately following childbirth. So on this podcast will be telling stories, we’ll be examining the stories from linguistic frameworks, we’ll be delving into important topics at the intersection of birth and language. And if you have suggestions for topics you'd like to dig into on the podcast, please submit your suggestions. I would love to hear them. You can go to www.summitbirthutah.com/birth words, that URL will be in the show notes. And there will be a place there for you to submit your suggestions. And also, if you're interested in sharing your birth story and the role that language played in it, I would love to hear that as well. I'd love to have you as a guest on the podcast. There's a forum at the website www.summitbirthutah.com/birtwords, and you can submit a request to share your story on the podcast. I'm looking forward to hearing your ideas and suggestions. I'm looking forward to sharing my ideas with you. So tune in next Monday. Bye! Outro: Did words play an important role in your birth experience? If you're interested in sharing your story on the podcast, go to summitbirthutah.com/birthwords. If you're liking what you hear on the podcast, please leave a review on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, or wherever you choose to listen. For more resources about harnessing the power of words to benefit the birth experience, visit summitbirthutah.com/birthwords Transcribed by https://otter.ai REFERENCES: Parker, F. & Riley, K. (2004). Linguistics for non-linguists (4th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon, Inc. Applied Linguistics. (2019). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_linguistics
Hace ya unos 22 años que Roberto Quina ha trabajado en el campo linguístico. Es catedrático en la UMSA de La Paz Bolivia desde 1999 y ahora sigue la corriente del NeuroELT - incorporando la neurociencia en la enseñanza de los idiomas.Educational QualificationsBA (Licenciado) in Linguistics and Languages. (UMSA)Diploma in University Classroom Management. (UMSA)Master in Higher Education (University Management) (UMSA)ExperienceEnglish Teacher at the CBA La Paz Teacher Trainer (Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics and Research Methodology)Professor at UMSA ( English, Semantics, Research Techniques, Pedagogy and Language)Research Advisor Professor at Escuela de Idiomas del Ejercito ( Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics)Presenter in seminars and workshops about Language Teaching MethodologyLecturer in the area of Neuroscience and Language Teaching (NeuroELT)
Roberto Quina has been working in the language learning field for about 22 years. Currently he is a Professor and an English NeuroELT lecturer bringing neuroscience into language learning at the University UMSA La Paz Bolivia.Educational QualificationsBA (Licenciado) in Linguistics and Languages. (UMSA)Diploma in University Classroom Management. (UMSA)Master in Higher Education (University Management) (UMSA)ExperienceEnglish Teacher at the CBA La Paz Teacher Trainer (Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics and Research Methodology)Professor at UMSA ( English, Semantics, Research Techniques, Pedagogy and Language)Research Advisor Professor at Escuela de Idiomas del Ejercito ( Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics)Presenter in seminars and workshops about Language Teaching MethodologyLecturer in the area of Neuroscience and Language Teaching (NeuroELT)
I visit writer Michael Erard during his residency at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, Netherlands. We talk about the institute, his writing, the language of the dying and the expat experience.
Learn about why blinking communicates a lot more than you probably thought; why astronomers think Uranus is tipped over; and the story of "The Blood Countess," a female murderer who may have inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Please support our sponsors! Visit skillshare.com/curiosity for two months of unlimited access to over 25,000 classes for free. Start your two months now! In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes: Your Blinks Communicate More Than You Think — https://curiosity.im/2swQXeP Astronomers May Have Discovered Why Uranus Is Tipped Over — https://curiosity.im/2sy9Fmk The Female Murderer Known as "The Blood Countess" May Have Inspired "Dracula" — https://curiosity.im/2swQrgL If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.
In 1968, Science published the now-famous paper “The Tragedy of the Commons” by ecologist Garrett Hardin. In it, Hardin questioned society's ability to manage shared resources, concluding that individuals will act in their self-interest and ultimately spoil the resource. Host Meagan Cantwell revisits this classic paper with two experts: Tine De Moor, professor of economics and social history at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and Brett Frischmann, a professor of law, business, and economics at Villanova University in Pennsylvania. They discuss how premodern societies dealt with common resources and how our current society might apply the concept to a more abstract resource—knowledge. Not all human skulls are the same shape—and if yours is a little less round, you may have your extinct cousins, the Neanderthals, to thank. Meagan speaks with Simon Fisher, neurogeneticist and director of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, about why living humans with two Neanderthal gene variants have slightly less round heads—and how studying Neanderthal DNA can help us better understand our own biology. This week's episode was edited by Podigy. Download a transcript of this episode (PDF) Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast [Image: Phillip Gunz; Music: Jeffrey Cook]
In 1968, Science published the now-famous paper “The Tragedy of the Commons” by ecologist Garrett Hardin. In it, Hardin questioned society’s ability to manage shared resources, concluding that individuals will act in their self-interest and ultimately spoil the resource. Host Meagan Cantwell revisits this classic paper with two experts: Tine De Moor, professor of economics and social history at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and Brett Frischmann, a professor of law, business, and economics at Villanova University in Pennsylvania. They discuss how premodern societies dealt with common resources and how our current society might apply the concept to a more abstract resource—knowledge. Not all human skulls are the same shape—and if yours is a little less round, you may have your extinct cousins, the Neanderthals, to thank. Meagan speaks with Simon Fisher, neurogeneticist and director of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, about why living humans with two Neanderthal gene variants have slightly less round heads—and how studying Neanderthal DNA can help us better understand our own biology. This week’s episode was edited by Podigy. Download a transcript of this episode (PDF) Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast [Image: Phillip Gunz; Music: Jeffrey Cook]
Language + Psycholinguistics Kateri and Anne discuss the power of language for an actor and the corresponding study of psycholinguistics. Guest: Sabin Epstein
As an 8 year old, there was one deeply Psycholinguistic question that fascinated Karen. That is, when people talk, do they move their mouth because other people do it? Or do they do it because it's essential to speaking? Listen to this episode to hear how she turned this spark of curiosity into a roaring flame. Dr Karen Mulak conducts Psycholinguistics research in the baby lab at the MARCS institute.
This Week in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence (AI) Podcast
I think you’re really going to enjoy today’s show. Our guest this week is Dominique Simmons, Applied research Scientist at AI tools vendor Dimensional Mechanics. Dominique brings an interesting background in Cognitive Psychology and psycholinguistics to her work and research in AI and, well, to this podcast. In our conversation, we cover the implications of cognitive psychology for neural networks and AI systems, and in particular how an understanding of human cognition impacts the development of AI models for media applications. We also discuss her research into multimodal training of AI models, and how our understanding of the human brain has influenced this work. We also explore the debate around the biological plausibility of machine learning and AI models. It was a great conversation. The show notes can be found at twimlai.com/talk/23.
Today, on Morning Macro we discuss the Italian pension system, yet another risk in the fragile Italian economy; and the psycholinguistics of central banks and stress tests. In part 1, Sigrún spoke to Gustavo Baratta who trades bonds at Banca IMI (Intesa Sanpaolo). Baratta pointed out the weakness of the Italian pension system, funded by … Continue reading 31 March 2017: Italian pension system and the psycholinguistics of stress testing →
Language is one the crowning cognitive achievements of our species. With seemingly little effort, children acquire and master the subtleties of complex facets of language like phonology, grammar, and meaning. In comparison, as adults most of us find it difficult to learn a second language, despite our mature memory and learning systems. For many years child language researchers argued that, because first language acquisition appears so effortless, children must come to the language learning problem with significant innate knowledge of language. As a result, less effort was channelled into investigating how much of language is learnable, and how. In my talk I will reframe the language acquisition process as one that involves significant learning, which starts remarkably early in the womb. In particular, I will show that children are highly skilled at detecting linguistic regularities in their environment, and that properties of interaction create socio‐cognitive ecologies ripe for language learning. Biography: Evan Kidd is an Associate Professor in the Research School of Psychology at The Australian National University, and is a CI in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language. He completed his PhD in Psycholinguistics at La Trobe University, and has held academic positions at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, The University of Manchester, and La Trobe University. His research concentrates on language acquisition and language processing across different languages and in different populations.
Professor Simon Fisher, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen
Dr. Bernard J. Baars Bernard J. Baars, Ph.D. is Affiliated Fellow in Theoretical Neurobiology at the Neurosciences Institute in La Jolla, CA. Bernie is a cognitive scientist specializing in conscious and unconscious brain functions, voluntary control, and concepts of self. These common sense ideas have long been difficult to study in the biobehavioral sciences, but have returned to the forefront in recent decades. He is best known for his book, A Cognitive Theory of Consciousness (1988) in which he develops an integrative theory called Global Workspace Theory (GWT) as a model for conscious and unconscious processes in the human brain. GWT continues to be developed, in collaboration with Professor. Stan Franklin of the University of Memphis, Professor Murray Shanahan of Imperial College, London, and scientists working in the Neural Darwinism tradition of Gerald A. Edelman at the Neurosciences Institute. A number of neuroscientists are advancing the theory from their own perspectives, notably Professor Stan Dehaene and his research group in Paris. A popular account of GWT appeared in 1997, called In the Theater of Consciousness: the Workspace of the Mind, from Oxford University Press (1997; translated into German and Japanese). Bernie cofounded the journal Consciousness & Cognition together with William P. Banks, published by Academic Press/Elsevier, and was the first president of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness. ASSC is still the sole scientific organization dedicated to the empirical study and understanding of consciousness and related issues. Both Consciousness & Cognition and ASSC have helped to expand the accepted reach of consciousness science to a large number of topics, including such fields as animal consciousness. Bernie is also a founder and editor of the web bulletin Science and Consciousness Review, along with Thomas Ramsoy and others. SCR aims to make the fast-growing scientific literature available to a wider web audience. He recently developed teaching materials for a web-based coursethrough the University of Arizona Center for Consciousness Studies. He has also edited a college textbook, together with Nicole M. Gage, called Cognition, Brain, and Consciousness: Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience. (Elsevier/Academic Press, 2007). Bernie authored The Cognitive Revolution in Psychology, editedExperimental Slips and Human Error: Exploring the Architecture of Volition (Cognition and Language: A Series in Psycholinguistics), and coedited Essential Sources in the Scientific Study of Consciousness. His papers include An architectural model of conscious and unconscious brain functions: Global Workspace Theory and IDA,How conscious experience and working memory interact, The conscious access hypothesis: origins and recent evidence, Applying Global Workspace Theory to the Frame Problem, Brain, conscious experience and the observing self, and Global Workspace Theory: A Rigorous Scientific Theory of Consciousness. Bernie earned his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at UCLA in 1970 and his Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology at UCLA in 1977.
Many people say they feel better when they're out in nature. And some projects deliberately get people involved in conservation, horticulture or farming in order to take advantage of the benefits to health and well-being in the great outdoors. It's known as green care and a new report from Nature England suggests it could play a bigger part in our mental health services. Claudia Hammond visits a Care Farm - Church Farm near Stevenage in Hertfordshire to examine the therapeutic benefits. In the final candidate for this year's All in the Mind Awards we hear of a care worker who was nominated for making a real difference to a victim of a violent assault succumbing to post traumatic stress disorder but whose life is turning around as a result of seemingly effortless intervention. For conversations to work we need to take turns to speak and it's something we learn when we're very young and then hone as time goes on. But there are also moments where no one is speaking and it's those lapses in conversation which might give us a clue as to how all this turn-taking takes place with precise millisecond timing. Claudia Hammond speaks to Elliott Hoey, from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, about this research.
Come back and let us know your thoughts on this: http://www.allearsenglish.com/302 Get our FREE IELTS Cheat Sheet: http://www.allearsenglish.com/evaluation Today we have a special guest on the show! Our guest will challenge your assumption that SPEAKING is the most important part of learning English. Julian sees learning languages as a simple, two-step process: Step 1: Learn the language that we need for our specific situation Step 1: Apply the language and use it Julian’s 3 Tips- How to Keep it Practical: Try to do many different kinds of things in the language: English is a process. Spend time with it. You can’t HAVE it. You can’t GET it. You need to constantly maintain it. Julian says that there is no difference between “experiencing” the language and “learning” the language, as far as your brain is concerned. By experiencing the language in many different ways, we can acquire chunks of English which will help us to sound more native-like. You should try to encounter the language through reading, speaking, listening, writing, etc. Get a more well-rounded experience of the language instead of just focusing on speaking. Try to get a balance between intensive activity and relaxed exposure: Some of your work should be deliberate, focused, practical, intensive study. At the same time, some of your work should be a more relaxed encounter with the language. You need to take it in in a way that is enjoyable and easy. You could try listening to music in the language or watching TV. The key is getting a balance between the two forms of learning. Focus on things which are useful to YOU: Exclude things that aren’t useful to you. Don’t bother to learn things that you won’t need to use. According to Julian, we don’t become fluent in English. We become fluent in specific topics such as cooking, law, politics, art, etc. Choose your focus and pursue English in that area. Drop the idea of becoming “fluent” in English in general. Julian’s Bio: Our guest today is an English teacher from England, living in Japan. He is the father of three bilingual children, is halfway through a PhD program in Psycholinguistics and used his insight about language learning to go from speaking poor Japanese in 2008 to being a translator in 2010. Our guest today is Julian from DoingEnglish.com What do you think? Have you focused down on one specific area of English learning? What area are you focusing on? Let us know in the comments!
Two people who hear exactly the same speech sounds will process them differently depending on what their own native language prepares them to expect. This means that greater importance may be attached to some kinds of cues, while others are ignored. Thus, for example, cues to stress can be exactly the same in two languages, but in one language it is possible to get away with ignoring most of them, while in the other listeners need to use all the cues. Each language trains its listeners in particular ways. Understanding how our own languages prompt us to listen for certain cues may allow us to predict problems as well as opportunities in second-language acquisition. Biography: Professor Anne Cutler is a Chief Investigator of the Language Processing program of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language. She studied languages and psychology at the Universities of Melbourne, Berlin and Bonn, taught German at Monash University, but embraced psycholinguistics as soon as it emerged as an independent sub-discipline, taking a PhD in the subject at the University of Texas. Postdoctoral fellowships at MIT and Sussex University followed, and from 1982 to 1993 a staff position at the Medical Research Council Applied Psychology Unit in Cambridge. In 1993 she became a director at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, a post she held till 2013. She was also professor of comparative psycholinguistics at the Radboud University Nijmegen from 1995 to 2013, and, from 2006 to 2013, part-time Research Professor in MARCS Auditory Laboratories. In 2013 she took up a full-time position at the MARCS Institute.
World Ascension with Ascension Culture Era in tome with Theresa J Morris, Tommy Hawksblood, Bill M Tracer, Jairo Ammun Bennu of UK, Janet Lessin of Hawaii and friends. Winter Begins - shortest day and longest night. Winter Solstice -World Blessing. We will be looking how to share our connection in spirit to each other. We share our meditation, counseling, 2015, stories. Future members are asked to join us. We share philosophy, social networking, fellowship and support on this radio show. Cultural identity, Eschatology, Extrospection, Ideology, Life stance, Mental model, Metaknowledge, Metanarrative. Metaphysics, Mindset, Ontology, Organizing principle, Paradigm, Perspective, Philosophy, Psycholinguistics, Reality, Reality tunnel, Received view, Religion. Scientific modeling, Scientism, Social justice, Social reality, Socially constructed reality, Subjective logic, Time, Truth, Umwelt, Attitude, polarization.
Attitude polarization-Now What? Belief, Belief networks, Christian worldview, Cognitive bias, Contemplation Cultural identity, Eschatology, Extrospection, Ideology, Life stance, Mental model Metaknowledge, Metanarrative. Metaphysics, Mindset, Ontology, Organizing principle, Paradigm Perspective, Philosophy, Psycholinguistics, Reality, Reality tunnel, Received view, Religion. Scientific modeling, Scientism, Social justice, Social reality, Socially constructed reality, Subjective logic, Time, Truth, Umwelt, Attitude, polarization.
Theresa J Morris of Kentucky, Tommy Hawksblood aka Thomas Anthony Sinisi of Hawaii formerly of New Jersey and Nick Weston Winnepeg, Canada share information in a free style discussion almost debate...on various topics and attitudes toward worldview attitudes. TJ Morris's Treasure Show shares we need an affirming sustainable Worldview Attitude sharing awareness of the ALL in each of us and how we can share community online people and our known good, bad, indifferent, life together as soul energy. Words we share are Community Online Practicing Skills, Treasure as Stargate, Portal, Grid, Akashic Field, Survival, Sustainability, Good, Polarization,Belief, Belief networks, Christian worldview, Cognitive bias, Contemplation,Cultural identity, Eschatology, Extrospection, Ideology, Life stance, Mental model, Metaknowledge, Metanarrative. Metaphysics, Mindset, Ontology, Organizing principle, Paradigm, Perspective, Philosophy, Psycholinguistics, Reality, Reality tunnel, Received view, Religion. Scientific modeling, Scientism, Social justice, Social reality, Socially constructed reality, Subjective logic, Time, Truth, Umwelt, Attitude, polarization. Many words we research in Black's Law Dictionary with the world with Jairo Ammun Bennu of UK. Theresa J Morris of USA is creator of this archive communication as http://tjmorriset.com, http://aliencommand.aliencontact.org, http://ascensioncenterorg.com, http://acennonprofitinc.org, http://tjmorrismedia.com, http://theresaJmorris.com, http://tjthurmondmorris.com - TJ has been told our archives in cyberspace and where we keep them in the older servers and older programs is being upgraded so changes will have to be made on our old websites. TJMorrisHosting.com, TJMorrisMedia, with TJMorrisET.
Thomas A Sinisi aka Tommy Hawksblood, Thomas Becker, Jairo Ammun Bennu, Nick of Canada will share a Round Table Discussion with Theresa J Morris on Consciousness, OBE, NDE, Soul Energy, and ET Topics. Season 1 Episode 2- ERA Cop a creation of TJ Morris Media. Theresa J Morris became Author of Books 2007-2014 include Roswell Encounters, Roswell Connection, Taken Up, Enchanted Development, Theresa of Ascension, Knowing Cosmology, ACO Alien Contact Organization. TJ became a Radio Host June 3, 2012 as TJ Morris ET Radio and Cosmos Connection and has panel discussions and interviews authors. TJ is a motivational speaker in paranormal and spiritual communities with ET UFO, OBE, NDE, Dreams, and conscious experience shares. Belief, Belief networks, Christian worldview, Cognitive bias, Contemplation,Cultural identity, Eschatology, Extrospection, Ideology, Life stance, Mental model, Metaknowledge, Metanarrative. Metaphysics, Mindset, Ontology, Organizing principle, Paradigm Perspective, Philosophy, Psycholinguistics, Reality, Reality tunnel, Received view, Religion. Scientific modeling, Scientism, Social justice, Social reality, Socially constructed reality, Subjective logic, Time, Truth, Umwelt, Attitude, polarization.
Everything psychologists wanted to know about linguistics but were afraid to ask; by Herr Prof. Dr. Harold Twistenbaum; From Volume CLXV, Number 3, of Speculative Grammarian, September 2012 — Where’s linguistics? / Linguistics is a branch of psychology, which is a branch of biology, which is a branch of digital electronics. (Read by Declan Whitford Jones and Trey Jones.)
The only disappointment with A History of Psycholinguistics: The Pre-Chomskyan Era (Oxford UP, 2012) is that, as the subtitle says, the story it tells stops at the cognitive revolution, before Pim Levelt is himself a major player in psycholinguistics. He says that telling the story of the last few decades is a task for someone else. The task he’s taken on here is to describe the progress made in the psychology of language between its actual foundation – around 1800 – and the point at which it’s widely and erroneously believed to have been founded – around 1951. The story that the book tells is remarkable in many ways: not only for its vast breadth and depth of scholarship, but also for the number of misconceptions that it corrects. Levelt uncovers how many modern theories in psycholinguistics are in fact independent rediscoveries of proposals made in the 19th century, and charts the significant positive contributions made to the science by figures who are often overlooked or even derided now (we discuss a couple of such cases in this interview). He vividly depicts how the rapid march of progress was catastrophically disrupted in the early 20th century, by a combination of political strife and scientific wrong turns, before being restored in the 1950s. In this interview we talk about some of the recurring themes of the book – forgetting and rediscovery, the remarkably prescient nature of much 19th century theoretical and experimental work, and the collective misunderstanding of the history of the discipline. And we touch upon the intentional misunderstandings that allowed research in psycholinguistics to be exploited for financial gain or more sinister purposes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The only disappointment with A History of Psycholinguistics: The Pre-Chomskyan Era (Oxford UP, 2012) is that, as the subtitle says, the story it tells stops at the cognitive revolution, before Pim Levelt is himself a major player in psycholinguistics. He says that telling the story of the last few decades is a task for someone else. The task he’s taken on here is to describe the progress made in the psychology of language between its actual foundation – around 1800 – and the point at which it’s widely and erroneously believed to have been founded – around 1951. The story that the book tells is remarkable in many ways: not only for its vast breadth and depth of scholarship, but also for the number of misconceptions that it corrects. Levelt uncovers how many modern theories in psycholinguistics are in fact independent rediscoveries of proposals made in the 19th century, and charts the significant positive contributions made to the science by figures who are often overlooked or even derided now (we discuss a couple of such cases in this interview). He vividly depicts how the rapid march of progress was catastrophically disrupted in the early 20th century, by a combination of political strife and scientific wrong turns, before being restored in the 1950s. In this interview we talk about some of the recurring themes of the book – forgetting and rediscovery, the remarkably prescient nature of much 19th century theoretical and experimental work, and the collective misunderstanding of the history of the discipline. And we touch upon the intentional misunderstandings that allowed research in psycholinguistics to be exploited for financial gain or more sinister purposes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The only disappointment with A History of Psycholinguistics: The Pre-Chomskyan Era (Oxford UP, 2012) is that, as the subtitle says, the story it tells stops at the cognitive revolution, before Pim Levelt is himself a major player in psycholinguistics. He says that telling the story of the last few decades is a task for someone else. The task he’s taken on here is to describe the progress made in the psychology of language between its actual foundation – around 1800 – and the point at which it’s widely and erroneously believed to have been founded – around 1951. The story that the book tells is remarkable in many ways: not only for its vast breadth and depth of scholarship, but also for the number of misconceptions that it corrects. Levelt uncovers how many modern theories in psycholinguistics are in fact independent rediscoveries of proposals made in the 19th century, and charts the significant positive contributions made to the science by figures who are often overlooked or even derided now (we discuss a couple of such cases in this interview). He vividly depicts how the rapid march of progress was catastrophically disrupted in the early 20th century, by a combination of political strife and scientific wrong turns, before being restored in the 1950s. In this interview we talk about some of the recurring themes of the book – forgetting and rediscovery, the remarkably prescient nature of much 19th century theoretical and experimental work, and the collective misunderstanding of the history of the discipline. And we touch upon the intentional misunderstandings that allowed research in psycholinguistics to be exploited for financial gain or more sinister purposes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The only disappointment with A History of Psycholinguistics: The Pre-Chomskyan Era (Oxford UP, 2012) is that, as the subtitle says, the story it tells stops at the cognitive revolution, before Pim Levelt is himself a major player in psycholinguistics. He says that telling the story of the last few decades is a task for someone else. The task he's taken on here is to describe the progress made in the psychology of language between its actual foundation – around 1800 – and the point at which it's widely and erroneously believed to have been founded – around 1951. The story that the book tells is remarkable in many ways: not only for its vast breadth and depth of scholarship, but also for the number of misconceptions that it corrects. Levelt uncovers how many modern theories in psycholinguistics are in fact independent rediscoveries of proposals made in the 19th century, and charts the significant positive contributions made to the science by figures who are often overlooked or even derided now (we discuss a couple of such cases in this interview). He vividly depicts how the rapid march of progress was catastrophically disrupted in the early 20th century, by a combination of political strife and scientific wrong turns, before being restored in the 1950s. In this interview we talk about some of the recurring themes of the book – forgetting and rediscovery, the remarkably prescient nature of much 19th century theoretical and experimental work, and the collective misunderstanding of the history of the discipline. And we touch upon the intentional misunderstandings that allowed research in psycholinguistics to be exploited for financial gain or more sinister purposes.
The only disappointment with A History of Psycholinguistics: The Pre-Chomskyan Era (Oxford UP, 2012) is that, as the subtitle says, the story it tells stops at the cognitive revolution, before Pim Levelt is himself a major player in psycholinguistics. He says that telling the story of the last few decades is a task for someone else. The task he's taken on here is to describe the progress made in the psychology of language between its actual foundation – around 1800 – and the point at which it's widely and erroneously believed to have been founded – around 1951. The story that the book tells is remarkable in many ways: not only for its vast breadth and depth of scholarship, but also for the number of misconceptions that it corrects. Levelt uncovers how many modern theories in psycholinguistics are in fact independent rediscoveries of proposals made in the 19th century, and charts the significant positive contributions made to the science by figures who are often overlooked or even derided now (we discuss a couple of such cases in this interview). He vividly depicts how the rapid march of progress was catastrophically disrupted in the early 20th century, by a combination of political strife and scientific wrong turns, before being restored in the 1950s. In this interview we talk about some of the recurring themes of the book – forgetting and rediscovery, the remarkably prescient nature of much 19th century theoretical and experimental work, and the collective misunderstanding of the history of the discipline. And we touch upon the intentional misunderstandings that allowed research in psycholinguistics to be exploited for financial gain or more sinister purposes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology
The only disappointment with A History of Psycholinguistics: The Pre-Chomskyan Era (Oxford UP, 2012) is that, as the subtitle says, the story it tells stops at the cognitive revolution, before Pim Levelt is himself a major player in psycholinguistics. He says that telling the story of the last few decades is a task for someone else. The task he’s taken on here is to describe the progress made in the psychology of language between its actual foundation – around 1800 – and the point at which it’s widely and erroneously believed to have been founded – around 1951. The story that the book tells is remarkable in many ways: not only for its vast breadth and depth of scholarship, but also for the number of misconceptions that it corrects. Levelt uncovers how many modern theories in psycholinguistics are in fact independent rediscoveries of proposals made in the 19th century, and charts the significant positive contributions made to the science by figures who are often overlooked or even derided now (we discuss a couple of such cases in this interview). He vividly depicts how the rapid march of progress was catastrophically disrupted in the early 20th century, by a combination of political strife and scientific wrong turns, before being restored in the 1950s. In this interview we talk about some of the recurring themes of the book – forgetting and rediscovery, the remarkably prescient nature of much 19th century theoretical and experimental work, and the collective misunderstanding of the history of the discipline. And we touch upon the intentional misunderstandings that allowed research in psycholinguistics to be exploited for financial gain or more sinister purposes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cutting Through the Matrix with Alan Watt Podcast (.xml Format)
--{ Marketing Depopulation: Psycholinguistics, the Perfuming of Poses, Makes Ominous Matter Smell Like Roses: "Most Wish to Disbelieve Evil Rules the Land, Money and Science Really do Command, The Future Which is for Themselves, They Say, Being the "Most Evolved", Paving the Way For Them and Theirs, The People Resource Must be Culled and This Without Remorse, From Their Lofty Heights, With Ease Pragmatic, Funding Sterilization, Words Less Dramatic, Such as "Family Planning" to "Help the Poor", Who'll Swap Families for Money, There's the Lure For Women, Then Men, From Food Inc. Mercantile Bisphenol A and Injections Render them Infertile, In These First-World Nations They Think I Jest, Yet it has Proven Successful all Over the West, A Right-Minded Public Would Tear to Pieces The Darwinian Monsters, "Most Evolved Species", But the Injuries to Mind, Massive -- The Harm Already Done, On this Earth's Old Farm" © Alan Watt }-- World Divided into 3 Regional Trading Blocs - Karl Marx, Withering Away of the State - Communism Financed from Western World - CFR-RIIA - Long-Range Plans and Goals - Futurist Society - 3 Levels of Science and Technology - Total Information Network - Public Don't Mind "Unobtrusive" Surveillance - Elite Use the Public to Build their Future - Underground Bases - U.S. Finishing off Job of World Standardization, Middle East Wars - Biowarfare - Think Tanks Planning and Shaping the World - United Nations Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - Depopulation, Meetings of "Philanthropists" - Sterilization of the "Unfit" - Global Healthcare Initiative - Effects of Synthetic Estrogens on Male and Female - Melamine added to Infant Formula etc. - Babies in China Born with Breasts - Monsanto - Effects of Vaccination, Varying Degrees of Autism - We ARE Under Attack. Domestic Use of Hollow Point Bullets on Civilians - Training to be Dehumanized - Laser Guns to be Used on Prisoners. (See http://www.cuttingthroughthematrix.com for article links.) *Title/Poem and Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - Aug. 24, 2010 (Exempting Music, Literary Quotes, and Callers' Comments)
Cutting Through the Matrix with Alan Watt Podcast (.xml Format)
--{ Standing Up to BP, Obama Shows He's a Fighter, Full Marks to His Overpaid Intrepid Scriptwriter: "Everyone Prattling About Obama's Speech, Complaining His 9th Grade Delivery Out of Reach, Over the Head of Media's 6th Grade Presentation, For a Dumbed-Down Public's Low-Brow Frustration, Good Deflection from Content on Media's Part, An Analysis Should Break America's Heart, Behind Comments on Energy, Carefully Crafted, The Price of Energy Means You'll Be Shafted, Years of Pain and Sacrifice to Come, You Won't Recognize America After it's Done, Wind Farms and Turbines to Save the Day For a Small Population (They Omit to Say), Nor that Agenda 21 Means No Private Car, Working in Your Community, No Need to Go Far, Strange How Crisis Fits All In with Their Planning, Air-Conditioned World Managers, Peasants a-Fanning" © Alan Watt }-- Culture and Mores Created for Each Generation - Psychological Warfare - Agenda Continues On Regardless of Contrary Evidence - Analysis of Obama's Scriptwriter-Written Speeches, Psycholinguistics, Hyped-Up Gulf Oil Spill, Disaster used to Push Agenda 21 Mandates - Media Downloads give Public Opinion and Conclusions - Awards for Top Scriptwriters - Rule by "Experts" (New High Priests) - Prof. Says 2014 is "Year of Crisis". Memes and Themes to give You "Your" Thoughts - Scripted G8/G20 Meetings - UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2010, New Era of "Sustainability" and Governance - Elitist Psychopaths' Hatred of "Inferior" Public - Council on Foreign Relations, Writers/Journalists/Actors Recruited as Members - Following "Celebrities" and "Stars". Internet Censorship for U.S., Authority to Shut Down Traffic and Websites (and Phones). Deposits of Lithium and Minerals "Found" in Afghanistan. Public-Private Partnerships (Public Pay for Infrastructure/Maintenance and Private Profits) - Privatization of Sewer and Water Services. (See http://www.cuttingthroughthematrix.com for article links.) *Title/Poem and Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - June 17, 2010 (Exempting Music, Literary Quotes, and Callers' Comments)
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--{ Top Climate-Fudging Professors -- The Higher They Climb, The Harder They Fall: "For the Greenies Who Think Warming is Our Fate, Here Comes the Hot Scandal of Climategate, Top Climate Professors, Opinion Not Budging, Admit to Each Other Their Theories They're Fudging, Hacked E-mail Exchanges will Make You Sick, Such as Altering Data Using 'Nature Trick,' Combining Real and Fake Data for Casual Perusal So the IPCC Masters Tolerate No Refusal To Reorganize All Life Existing on Planet, Their Lies Now Exposed, We Demand They Can it!" © Alan Watt }-- Collusion of Academia in Climate Change Scam, Fake Data to Suit Agenda, Deleted Contrary Evidence - Greatest Con in History - Figures Fudged to Show Global Warming - Record Low Temperatures - Science blended with Politics - Relevant (Contrary) Findings Stifled by High-Paid IPCC Clique of Liars - Exposure of World Political Agenda. Smear Campaign against "Climate Deniers", Psycholinguistics, Discrediting by a Term - Blend of Soviet System with West - New Religion for Totalitarian Regime. New History, Obliteration of the Past, Elimination of "Bad Parts" - Brainwashing Children. Club of Rome Think-Tank, "Political Globalization" - Re-formation of United Nations as Ultimate Power, Only Body Allowed to Use Deadly Force - Takedown in Standard of Living, Creation of Apathy in Public. (Articles: [-- Here are a bunch of articles on the Great Climategate Scam Exposed, following hacked e-mail exchanges coming to light, concerning global warming professors agreeing to fudge the data, etc.: -- "Breaking News Story: CRU has apparently been hacked - hundreds of files released" (wattsupwiththat.com) - Nov. 19, 2009. -- "Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of 'Anthropogenic Global Warming'?" by James Delingpole (telegraph.co.uk) - Nov. 20, 2009. -- "Hacked E-Mail Is New Fodder for Climate Dispute" [Hacked E-mail Exchanges of Global Warming Con-Men] by Andrew C. Revkin (nytimes.com) - Nov. 21, 2009. -- Link to E-mails in .zip file - "Climate audit whistleblower FOIA / FOI2009.zip / File size: 61.93 MB" (megaupload.com). -- "Warmist conspiracy exposed?" [Warming Scientists' e-mails expose Tremendous Fraud] by Andrew Bolt (news.com.au) - Nov. 20, 2009. -- "Climate Scientists Alleged to Have Manipulated Data" (environmentalleader.com) - Nov. 23, 2009.] ["Climate change denial MEP attacks church" [Member of Euro-Parliament Blasts Church for Preaching Global Warming] by Allegra Stratton (guardian.co.uk) - Nov. 20, 2009.] ["IMF warns second bailout would 'threaten democracy' " [Democracy Can't Tolerate Second Bailout] by Angela Jameson and Elizabeth Judge (timesonline.co.uk) - Nov. 23, 2009.] ["EU history will be all the history taught in schools" [EU History to Replace all Countries' Histories] by Christopher Booker (telegraph.co.uk) - Nov. 21, 2009.] ["Author Francesco Stipo to Present Book 'World Federalist Manifesto' at the National Press Club" [Club of Rome Director presents World Federalist Manifesto] (mmdnewswire.com).]) *Title/Poem and Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - Nov. 23, 2009 (Exempting Music, Literary Quotes, and Callers' Comments)
Cutting Through the Matrix with Alan Watt Podcast (.xml Format)
--{ Climate Treaty Tyranny, Nonscience (Nonsense) Stupidity: "The Agenda Rolls Forth with Droll Banality, Psycholinguistics, Repetition Changes Reality, We're in it Together Fighting Common War, Only Planners and Bright Sparks Know What it's For, Like All Wars Our Freedoms Just have to Go, 'Cos Front-Men Called Leaders Say it's So, Like Shamans in Ritual, Face Grimaced in Pain, They'll Ward off the Sun, Diminish the Rain, Then Perfect the World with GMO Grass, While We'll be in Rags if We Allow This Farce" © Alan Watt }-- Man is Most Adaptable Species on Planet - Techniques for Creating Obedience - Law and Coercion, Followed by Force - Soviet Union, Indoctrination, Childish Propaganda Movies - Human Dramas to Change Ideas - Tax-Funded Advertising Campaigns - Coronation Street - Climate Change / CO2 TV Ads, "Heretics" and "Sin", Shaming into Compliance - Environmental Treaties and Laws for Micromanagement and Bondage - Perpetual War, Terrorism Within, Forbidden Contrary Opinions - Children Turned against Adults. Club of Rome, Uniting Mankind in Common Cause (Global Warming, Famine, Scarcity, etc.) - UN IPCC, Bogus Science, Born Liars - One-Sided Brainwashing. Britain, Spying on Innocents - MI5, Sting Operations for Young People (to Create Terrorism) - Intelligence Gathering "Outweighs Civil Liberty Concerns" - Salem Witch Hunts, Accusations. Idea of Democracy, Revolutions, Government to Serve the People - Fabian Strategy, Totalitarianism, Layers of Govt. and Bureaucracy - Society Turned Upside Down. ICANN - Internet-Use Identification, Licences, Tracking and Data Collection of Everything You Do. (Articles: ["Ministers target climate change doubters in prime-time TV advert" by Ben Webster (timesonline.co.uk) - Oct. 9, 2009.] ["A bedtime story about drowning kittens and puppies... Labour's £6m campaign to highlight the dangers of climate change" by Kirsty Walker (dailymail.co.uk) - Oct. 20, 2009.] ["Spying morally right, says thinktank" (guardian.co.uk) - Oct. 16, 2009.] ["Security boss calls for end to net anonymity - Kaspersky's online police state" by Dan Goodin (theregister.co.uk) - Oct. 16, 2009.]) *Title/Poem and Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - Oct. 20, 2009 (Exempting Music, Literary Quotes, and Callers' Comments)
Cutting Through the Matrix with Alan Watt Podcast (.xml Format)
--{ Certain Deception by Weaponizing Perception: "Are You Sure You Reason, Reach Your Own Conclusion, With Psy-Ops, Technotronics, Mixing in the Confusion, Along with Media, Releasing Each Authorized Version To Counter Your Logic, Disable Personal Assertion, Negating Your Memory as You Live through Events, 'Media Can't All be Wrong' as You Give Your Consent, Then You Parrot with Friends, Authorized Story, For Acceptance Amongst Peers, War's Hygienic, Not Gory, With Crisis after Crisis, have You Noticed -- No Anxiety, Bombarded by Waves of the Calming Variety, Peoples' Rights have been Stolen Across the Whole Globe, As They Sponge Up the Psy-Ops by Lucifer's Strobe, Addicted Public Purchase Each Plastic Weapon, Brain Cells are Dying, Herein Lies the Lesson" © Alan Watt }-- Reality Creation, Perception Alteration, Programming - Revolutions in Culture - Conclusions Given to You - Totalitarian Psychiatry, Mental Health Associations, Nazi Party - "Freedom from Morality" - Pharmaceutical Industry, Drugging, "Expert" Psychological Advice and Classifications. Psycholinguistics, Doublespeak, War is Peace - U.S.-NATO "War Without Borders" - Nobel Prize for Obama - "First-Strike" Policy - Propagandic News for Mind Control - Only One Party, Only One Agenda - War on Iraq / Afghanistan / Iran / Syria, Changing Targets, G.W. Bush and Saddam Hussein. Manipulation and Debilitation of Human "Data Processing" and Minds - Weaponry to Alter Behavior, Psychotronic-Technotronic Warfare - Placid Populations - High-Tech Weapons to "Incapacitate Individuals" Physically and Mentally - Cyber Attacks, Information Warfare on Adversaries - Computer Viruses from Military - All Media used for Psy-Ops - "Information Noise" to Change Behaviour - Thought Implantation. (Articles: ["The New Face of Psychiatry: 'Perception Management' " by Beverly K. Eakman, The New American (globalgulag.com) - Oct. 13, 2009.] ["Obama and the Nobel Prize: When War Becomes Peace, When the Lie Becomes the Truth" by Michel Chossudovsky (globalresearch.ca) - Oct. 12, 2009.] ["The Mind Has No Firewall" by Timothy L. Thomas (carlisle.army.mil) - From Parameters, Spring 1998, pp. 84-92.]) *Title/Poem and Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - Oct. 14, 2009 (Exempting Music, Literary Quotes, and Callers' Comments)
Cutting Through the Matrix with Alan Watt Podcast (.xml Format)
--{ Problems Solved by 'Highly Evolved': "Lots of Videos for Public to See, With Rothschild, Strong, Saying How it's to be, Creating Enviro-Banks with Themselves in Control, Profiting from Misery as They Tax the Poor Prole, Government like Money is Just a Tool, Rich Select Head Man, Any Old Fool, Whether Slow of Speech or Quick of Wit, Just as Long as He can Follow a Script, The Black Humour of Carbon Set to Pave An Impoverished Planet, Each One a Slave, Amidst All Squalor, the Rich Live of Course, In Advanced Supercities, Owning Each Resource" © Alan Watt }-- Media News Blitz against Meat Eating - Public Trained to Give Up Everything to "Save the Planet" - Impoverishment of World, Plunder by Big Bankers. "Fifth Man" Victor Rothschild, International Security / Spy Agencies - Cecil Rhodes, Charitable Foundations - Top Financiers Linked to Slave Trade, Slave Industry Bailouts. Charismatic "Champions", Emotional Talk, Slogans - Who Benefits from Carbon Taxes? - Carbon Trading Scam, Chicago Climate Exchange - Maurice Strong, UN, Ontario Hydro, Energy Crisis - Parallel Government (Not Voted In) - Canadian PM Brian Mulroney, NAFTA. Pentagon Classifies Protests as "Low-level Terrorism" - Blend of Soviet and West for Third Way - Political Correctness, Terminology, Psycholinguistics. India to Get ID Cards, Tracking - U.S. Bill HR 2749, FDA Complete Control over All Food Production and Transportation - Canada Beekeepers, Licences, Govt. Restrictions. Plato, Francis Bacon - Parliament Swearing-in Ceremony - Repetition of Daily Nonsense becomes Fact - Charade of Clapping Trained Seals and "Democracy". (Articles: [Video: "George Hunt: UN UNCED Earth Summit 1992 (Population reduction, Bank Scams etc..) - 36:58" [Video Clips of Rothschild and Strong at Environment Meetings.] (video.google.com) - June 6, 2006.] ["Rothschild and Freshfields founders linked to slavery" by Carola Hoyos (ft.com) - June 26 2009.] ["Obama's involvement in Chicago Climate Exchange--the rest of the story" by Judi McLeod (canadafreepress.com) - March 25, 2009.] ["Pentagon Rebrands Protest as 'Low-Level Terrorism' " by Tom Burghardt (dissidentvoice.org) - June 19, 2009.] ["ACLU Challenges Defense Department Personnel Policy To Regard Lawful Protests As 'Low-Level Terrorism' " (aclu.org) - June 10, 2009.] ["ID cards for India: 1.1billion citizens will go into second largest citizens' database" (dailymail.co.uk) - June 28, 2009.] ["Henry Waxman's betrayal of our existence - HR 2749" by Scaredhuman (dailykos.com) - June 17, 2009.]) *Title/Poem and Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - June 29, 2009 (Exempting Music, Literary Quotes, and Callers' Comments)
Cutting Through the Matrix with Alan Watt Podcast (.xml Format)
World Culture, Academia - Proles - Dialectic - "Old Man" is Obsolete - "Political Ponerology" book, Psychopathy, Elite - Sadomasochists, Nuremberg Trials. History - Top Gang, Darwinism, "Survival of Fittest" - Huxley, Dominant Minority, Scientific Elite - Evolution, "Evolved" Types, Hinduism. Psycholinguistics, New Words - Communism, Lenin, Updated Reality - "Brave New World", Genetic Manipulation, Human Genome Project. "Reseeding" Planet - Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, Genesis Project - World Wildlife Fund, Cryogenic Arks, Breeding. Think Tank Projections, Post-9-11 Hundred Years War - Wars, Plagues of European Middle Ages - Pandemics, Population Reduction - Food Shortages, Riots, UN FAO Quotas. Sterility - China, Female Infanticide - Transhumanist Agenda, Programmed Manufactured Humans. Power of Purse - Tool of Money for Control - Government-Issued Credit Accounts.
Cutting Through the Matrix with Alan Watt Podcast (.xml Format)
Crown Corporations, Private Investment - CIA, Cold War, Technology - RFID Chips, Active ID Card, Public Perception. Psycholinguistics, Public Relations - Encounter Groups, Indoctrination - Science of Wording, Terminology - Advertising, Marketing, Advisors, Advocates. "Free Willy", "Save the Whales", Greenpeace - Media Education. Monitoring, Experimentation, Psychology - HAARP Frequency - Bill Cooper, Area 51 Military Operation - Aerial Spray Planes. Bob Marley (and his Father) - Marijuana Alteration by Military - LSD, Victor Rothschild, Porton Downs - Ulterior Purposes - Drugging, Chemical Weapons. "Aggressive" Culture - Martial Arts, Video Games, Wrestling Matches, Sports - Generation of Soldiers - Tranquilization, IDs, Slavery. (Article: "RFID: Making the World a Better Place" by Mark Baard, parallelnormal.com - Nov. 29, 2007.) (Article: "AIM Global Joins Forces with World's Top RFID Solution Providers to Launch Aggressive RFID Consumer Awareness Campaign" www.aimglobal.org - Nov. 13, 2007.) (Article: "Researchers say drugs could sap an enemy's will to fight" by Michael Dumiak, Defense Technology International - Nov. 2007.) *Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - Nov. 28, 2007 (Exempting Music, Literary Quotes, and Callers' Comments)
Cutting Through the Matrix with Alan Watt Podcast (.xml Format)
Psycholinguistics, The WORD, Two Pillars, Altering Perception, Vocabulary, Fictional Hero Images, Selling Fantasy, The War Room, Psychiatry and Drugging, Individual Purpose, Know Thy Self, Composites, 3 Levels of the Matrix, Positive Reinforcement, Terminology, Foundations, Toynbee, Psychotronic Weaponry, Secret Technology, (Song: "It's Only Words" by the BeeGees, "Be My Baby" by Ronnie Spector and the Ronnettes, "Fool on the Hill" by the Beatles, "E-Bay Song" by Weird Al Yankovic)