Confrontation can be scary and speaking up for yourself takes courage. In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers find their confidence to fight for themselves.
Part 1: When Luis Melo doesn’t see his name on a report that he spent nine months working on, he decides to confront his boss.
Part 2: When another professor at a conference makes an inappropri ... Show More
Jul 4
Mishaps: Stories about unintended mistakes
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers share tales of well-intentioned choices gone wrong.Part 1: In fourth grade, Ro Moran is thrilled to be trusted with the class pet iguana, Iggy, for the night. But by morning, something is very wrong. Part 2: As an exchange student ... Show More
26m 6s
Jun 27
Best of Story Collider: Pride
To close out Pride Month this week, we're sharing a special best of episode featuring stories about coming out in science! Part 1: Science educator Charlie Cook experiments with coming out to students. Charlie Cook is a non-binary white settler on ancestral, unceded Musqueam, Squ ... Show More
28m 55s
Feb 2021
How To Teach Behavior Analysis: Session 147 with DiGennaro-Reed, Reed, and Madden
In this episode of Behavioral Observations, I chat with Drs. Florence DiGennaro-Reed, Derek Reed, and Gregory Madden. While we talked a bit about their new book, An Introduction to Behavior Analysis, we framed the discussion around the process of teaching itself, textbook notwith ... Show More
1h 14m
Jul 2021
Teaching First-Year and First-Generation Students: A Conversation with Lisa Nunn
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to bring you podcasts on everything from how to finish that project, to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Wish we’d bring in an ex ... Show More
53m 57s
Jun 2023
Fifty Years in Behavior Analysis: Session 229 with Jose Rios
This is a conversation I've really been looking forward to sharing with you. Jose Rios is a legend in our field, particularly if you're a behavior analyst in California, where he's based out of. In this conversation, Jose recounts his more than 50 year career in providing ABA se ... Show More
1h 37m
Apr 2019
Evolutionary Psychology With Dr. Geoffrey Miller
Dr. Geoffrey Miller is an evolutionary psychologist, effective altruism advocate, and author. His work has been featured in places like Nature, Science, Discovery Channel, The Washington Post, National Geographic Channel, and The Economist. In this wide-ranging conversation, Chad ... Show More
56m 43s
Oct 2021
Dr. Maya Shankar | Change Happens
Imagine being so drawn to a pursuit as a kid, it consumes most of your waking hours, rapidly becomes your identity, and is the thing you believe you’ll devote your life to, and then, in the blink of an eye, it’s taken away. That’s what happened to Maya Shankar, who fell in love w ... Show More
1h 1m
Oct 2023
EA532: Luis Murillo - From Colombia to L.A. | An Architect's Story of Passion and Persistence
From Colombia to L.A. | An Architect's Story of Passion and PersistenceLuis was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, where he also received his bachelor’s degree in Architecture at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in 1994. Although his birthplace was in the mountains, he alwa ... Show More
44m 21s