Seven Minutes in Heaven With a Scientist

Jun 16 2017 40

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7 Minutes in Heaven With a Scientist is a product of frank, a gathering and online community of people who use and study strategic communication to ignite change. frank is housed in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Hosts / Dr. Lauren Griffin + Annie Neimand, almost Ph.D. Music / Scott Kauffmann a.k.a The Captain Written, Directed + Produced / Lauren Griffin + Annie Neimand Sound and Mix / Brandon Telg

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What Makes Better Stories

Jun 16 2017 17 mins

For storytellers, no prize is more revered than the Pulitzer Prize. Dr. Karin Wahl-Jorgensen has studied Pulitzer Prize-winning stories of the last 20 years. What she found provides insights for how scientists and communicators can tell engaging stories about data and complex issues. As it turns out, the best storytelling is personal and emotion-driven. Featured Scientist: Dr. Kari

Are You Ready for a Zombie Apocalypse?

Feb 16 2017 13 mins

In May 2011, the Center for Disease Control released its Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse campaign to raise the public’s awareness about the need to prepare for a potential emergency, such as a terrorist attack, flood, or earthquake. It was a viral success. But did extensive awareness and exposure lead people to actually make an emergency kit? Dr. Julia Fraustino would say no.

This is Your Brain on Climate Change

Jan 05 2017 16 mins

A major barrier in getting people to take action on climate change may be the human mind. How we think is one of the greatest hurdles for solving some of our biggest climate problems. On this episode of 7 Minutes in Heaven with a Scientist, we talk to Dr. Ezra Markowitz, leading climate conservation psychology scholar, about why it is so hard to move people to action on climate cha

How to Change the World, Actually

Dec 01 2016 16 mins

Save the planet or recycle? Make someone happy or make someone smile? Stick it to the man or change policy? What is more effective: big, lofty goals or concrete, actionable ones? In this episode of 7 Minutes in Heaven with a Scientist, we talk to Dr. Melanie Rudd, marketing scholar, about the power of concrete goals and calls to action in making people happy and driving social chan

The Science Behind This Crazy Election Season

Nov 02 2016 31 mins

In the first episode of 7 minutes in Heaven With a Scientist... Because Everyone is a Little Bit Curious, we dive deep into the science of this political election season. We talk to three of your new favorite scholars about why misinformation spreads and how it is tied to identity and memory, how we perceive the moral minds of political others, and the history of conspiracy theorie

Live from Self Narrate's Storytelling Meet-up in Gainesville, FL. Sponsored by frank

Sep 16 2016 14 mins

Live from Self Narrate's Storytelling Meet-up in Gainesville, FL. Sponsored by frank by Seven Minutes in Heaven With a Scientist