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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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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-dr…
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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? D…
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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 mo…
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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 peo…
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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…
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Live from Self Narrate's Storytelling Meet-up in Gainesville, FL. Sponsored by frank by Seven Minutes in Heaven With a ScientistSeven Minutes in Heaven With a Scientist
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The power of love is so strong we can feel it in our bodies. It pulsates through us like liquid gold, cleansing and healing our soul. I find that even if we manufacture the emotion, by thinking of a person, place or thing that we really love, we can still connect with that power and use it to transform ourselves for the better. This is an excercise…
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I always find it interesting that regardless of how tired i can be, sometimes the minute my head hits the pillow my mind springs into action. Does that sound familiar? Or there are the times when I think I’ve had a full night’s sleep only to look at the clock and see I’ve slept only an hour. This used to cause me such stress and aggravation — my ch…
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This body scan will help you discover parts of your body that you know exist but generally don’t pay attention to unless they are sore (case in point, the baby toe until you stub it). It’s nice to give recognition to our bodies parts when they are feeling good and send them a little love and gratitude for everything they do for us. If there are are…
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