# please let (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover please let. Page: Feed: --- ## [Seminar Series - Keio+Emory | "Performing for Failure: Embodying Grief on Stage Through Ethnodrama"](https://center-for-mind-brain-and-culture.simplecast.com/episodes/seminar-series-keioemory-performing-for-failure-embodying-grief-on-stage-through-ethnodrama-EQo_VWV1) _2026-04-08 · cmbc@emory.edu (Yoon Won Chang, Brendan Ozawa-de Silva) · Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture_ "Performing for Failure: Embodying Grief on Stage Through Ethnodrama" Yoon Won Chang | PhD Candidate Department of Anthropology, Emory University This talk is an excerpt from an ethnography that documents the making of a theater performance about grief after suicide in contemporary South Korea. I analyze how the actors and the director interpret and embody the real-life stories collected through… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/b1b24fe5-8830-4ec2-8f4f-ec6d8d5498d1/be81cb29-78a8-4c58-9fd5-58ed93bd23bd/episodes/audio/group/3cc82510-dee0-4366-bed3-ff0caf1eebf8/group-item/3192d16f-1b0c-43e0-9b6d-4faeb79e9399/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=hiAXhpyQ) ## [Lecture | Raphaël Julliard "The Creative Engine and the Sense of Rightness"](https://center-for-mind-brain-and-culture.simplecast.com/episodes/lecture-raphael-julliard-the-creative-engine-and-the-sense-of-rightness-G0m7Qt9Q) _2026-04-03 · cmbc@emory.edu (Raphaël Julliard, Philippe Rochat) · Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture_ Raphaël Julliard | Anthropology of the Creative Process | Laboratoire d’Anthropologie Sociale, Ehess, Paris, France "The Creative Engine and the Sense of Rightness" My research operates at the intersection of anthropology, the psychology of creativity, and micro-phenomenology. It is driven by a central question: in the uncertainty of the creative act, how do creators know when it works? While… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/b1b24fe5-8830-4ec2-8f4f-ec6d8d5498d1/be81cb29-78a8-4c58-9fd5-58ed93bd23bd/episodes/audio/group/b9a0f0ea-5f4b-4ef5-9817-538abf5f1a66/group-item/f5c19d79-8ddf-4a82-a73f-9def1d4ff5e0/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=hiAXhpyQ) ## [Lecture | Chris Krupenye "The Social Minds of Humans and Other Apes"](https://center-for-mind-brain-and-culture.simplecast.com/episodes/lecture-chris-krupenye-the-social-minds-of-humans-and-other-apes-X5Cj41Fm) _2026-03-26 · cmbc@emory.edu (Chris Krupenye, Dietrich Stout) · Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture_ Chris Krupenye | Psychological & Brain Sciences | Johns Hopkins University "The Social Minds of Humans and Other Apes" Humans are defined in no small part by the complexity of our social lives, and the cognitive mechanisms we possess for making sense of our social worlds. These capacities support unique forms of communication, cooperation, and culture. But how did they evolve, and to what extent… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/b1b24fe5-8830-4ec2-8f4f-ec6d8d5498d1/be81cb29-78a8-4c58-9fd5-58ed93bd23bd/episodes/audio/group/7ecc1d3e-48bc-4508-bdfa-39d6d2ee17f2/group-item/21a55f2d-ae1f-4f83-ad37-c023899c4a9f/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=hiAXhpyQ) ## [Lecture | Ken Paller "Sleep-based Memory Reactivation and Opportunities for Better Benefits from Sleep"](https://center-for-mind-brain-and-culture.simplecast.com/episodes/lecture-ken-paller-sleep-based-memory-reactivation-and-opportunities-for-better-benefits-from-sleep-FnysPK_y) _2026-03-23 · cmbc@emory.edu (Ken Paller, Stephan Hamann, Dietrich Stout) · Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture_ Ken Paller | Neuroscience | Northwestern University "Sleep-based Memory Reactivation and Opportunities for Better Benefits from Sleep" "Sleep is critical not only for its restorative benefits but also for its contributions to memory function. Memory reactivation occurs covertly during sleep. Corresponding changes in the brain move memory consolidation forward, enhancing the likelihood of later… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/b1b24fe5-8830-4ec2-8f4f-ec6d8d5498d1/be81cb29-78a8-4c58-9fd5-58ed93bd23bd/episodes/audio/group/a54b02f3-38ca-4264-b9da-436198aac183/group-item/b9d4ae4e-bdec-471d-89bb-17890fc9e172/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=hiAXhpyQ) ## [Seminar Series - Keio+Emory | Jared Medina + Masaki Matsubara "The Embodied Mind and Empathetic AI: A Dialogue in the Keio-Emory Seminar Series"](https://center-for-mind-brain-and-culture.simplecast.com/episodes/lunch-jared-medina-masaki-matsubara-the-embodied-mind-and-empathetic-ai-a-dialogue-in-the-keio-emory-seminar-series-mBeNtt6u) _2026-03-18 · cmbc@emory.edu (Jared Medina, Masaki Matsubara) · Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture_ Jared Medina | Department of Psychology, Emory University My presentation will explore the cognitive mechanisms behind how the mind actively does embodiment. Using evidence from perceptual illusions (such as the mirror box and rubber hand illusion) and individuals with brain damage, I will discuss foundational processes that shape our bodily awareness. This overview is designed to provoke a… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/b1b24fe5-8830-4ec2-8f4f-ec6d8d5498d1/be81cb29-78a8-4c58-9fd5-58ed93bd23bd/episodes/audio/group/edcf4cac-3624-4c19-a745-4335636f3385/group-item/faa4b561-4152-4cbb-b70d-73d619750d6f/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=hiAXhpyQ) ## [The Rhythm of the Cosmos](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diya-kumar8/episodes/The-Rhythm-of-the-Cosmos-e3fo9so) _2026-02-28 · Spaced Out Podcast · Spaced Out_ Most planetary systems are born in beautiful orbital resonances, these elegant gravitational rhythms where planets lock into precise integer ratios. But when those resonances break, the resulting chaos might either destroy world... or deliver the ingredients for life! Please let me know if there are any topics you would like to break down or conversations you want to hear! Note: This music is not… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/46082258/podcast/play/116188504/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-28%2F419014765-44100-2-c23e1d948e4d3.mp3) ## [Lunch | Davor Vincze "Interdisciplinary Performance in Immersive & Interactive Environments"](https://center-for-mind-brain-and-culture.simplecast.com/episodes/lunch-davor-vincze-interdisciplinary-performance-in-immersive-interactive-environments-0NTtrTXs) _2026-02-27 · cmbc@emory.edu (Davor Vincze, Laura Emmery, Dietrich Stout) · Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture_ Davor Vincze | Guest Artist | Hong Kong Baptist University "Interdisciplinary Performance in Immersive & Interactive Environments" In this lecture, Vincze explores how contemporary artistic practices move beyond single disciplines to create experiences that are immersive, interactive, and integrative. Drawing on theoretical frameworks by Janet Murray (immersion and the fourth wall), Ronald Rowe… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/b1b24fe5-8830-4ec2-8f4f-ec6d8d5498d1/be81cb29-78a8-4c58-9fd5-58ed93bd23bd/episodes/audio/group/5c3e7ca8-7712-4f34-9b14-03a638b2a956/group-item/d11c927a-fab6-4dca-a5aa-41770dcf5ae2/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=hiAXhpyQ) ## [Lecture | Sashank Varma "The Travelling Salesperson Problem: How Humans 'Efficiently' Solve a Problem Which is 'Hard' for Computers"](https://center-for-mind-brain-and-culture.simplecast.com/episodes/lecture-sashank-varma-the-travelling-salesperson-problem-how-humans-efficiently-solve-a-problem-which-is-hard-for-computers-LLG0qbQO) _2026-02-17 · cmbc@emory.edu (Sashank Varma) · Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture_ Sashank Varma | Interactive Computing / Psychology | Georgia Institute of Technology "The Travelling Salesperson Problem: How Humans 'Efficiently' Solve a Problem Which is 'Hard' for Computers" “The Traveling Salesperson Problem (TSP) is an important problem in mathematics and computer science. A TSP instance is a set of points. To solve it is to produce a ‘tour’ that starts at one point and… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/b1b24fe5-8830-4ec2-8f4f-ec6d8d5498d1/be81cb29-78a8-4c58-9fd5-58ed93bd23bd/episodes/audio/group/b0f15967-f589-438d-ab4a-ca8bbb7e079f/group-item/074b7623-c2b0-4943-8bfe-364c5a801940/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=hiAXhpyQ) ## [Lecture | Shaun Gallagher "Compassion: Real and Artificial"](https://center-for-mind-brain-and-culture.simplecast.com/episodes/lecture-shaun-gallagher-compassion-real-and-artificial-_soZ0Xxv) _2026-02-11 · cmbc@emory.edu (Shaun Gallagher, Dietrich Stout) · Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture_ Shaun Gallagher | Lillian and Morrie Moss Professor of Philosophy | University of Memphis "Compassion: Real and Artificial" I’ve proposed a pattern theory of compassion. On this view, compassion is a specific pattern of dynamically related factors that include physiological, cognitive, and affective processes, relational/intersubjective processes, and motivational/action tendencies (Gallagher,… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/b1b24fe5-8830-4ec2-8f4f-ec6d8d5498d1/be81cb29-78a8-4c58-9fd5-58ed93bd23bd/episodes/audio/group/4ccf9c37-491e-4836-a770-7b29eaca6661/group-item/e890ab92-df0a-466a-b0bd-fdf559d50248/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=hiAXhpyQ) ## [Lecture | Deepu Murty "Understanding, Remembering, and Communicating Threatening Events"](https://center-for-mind-brain-and-culture.simplecast.com/episodes/lecture-deepu-murty-understanding-remembering-and-communicating-threatening-events-1AmpucgG) _2025-10-31 · cmbc@emory.edu (Deepu Murty, Robert Liu) · Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture_ Deepu Murty | Associate Professor, Chair of the Committee for an Inclusive Community Psychology | University of Oregon "Understanding, Remembering, and Communicating Threatening Events" Threat alters how we represent information. Under threat, individuals tend to prioritize central details at the expense of surrounding contextual information—a shift that reflects and drives changes in medial… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/audio/be81cb29-78a8-4c58-9fd5-58ed93bd23bd/episodes/8dd38182-0f33-4645-a803-e6ac52cd72a5/audio/6c83d526-791c-4fd4-a956-d97353a230e5/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=hiAXhpyQ) ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FksdTEn2Kf0d) _2025-10-31 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [Lecture | David Sloan Wilson "Mind, Brain, and Culture from a Generalized Darwinian Perspective"](https://center-for-mind-brain-and-culture.simplecast.com/episodes/lecture-david-sloan-wilson-mind-brain-and-culture-from-a-generalized-darwinian-perspective-wKtJuAzP) _2025-10-28 · cmbc@emory.edu (David Sloan Wilson, Dietrich Stout) · Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture_ David Sloan Wilson | Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology / Biological Sciences Binghamton University | State University of New York "Mind, Brain and Culture from a Generalized Darwinian Perspective" Generalized Darwinism refers to any process combining the three ingredients of variation, selection, and replication (VSR). It is both old and new: Old, because all the insights associated… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.simplecast.com/audio/be81cb29-78a8-4c58-9fd5-58ed93bd23bd/episodes/ab601b54-294d-4240-850c-8b4a8807b22d/audio/0f0e9912-86b7-4227-ab6c-12de72618df6/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=hiAXhpyQ) ## [Hot Jupiters with Professor Malena Rice](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diya-kumar8/episodes/Hot-Jupiters-with-Professor-Malena-Rice-e37gq6e) _2025-08-30 · Spaced Out Podcast · Spaced Out_ Hot Jupiters are some of the strangest planets we have discovered - they are giant planets that orbit scorchingly close to their stars. How do they exist, and what can they teach us about planetary systems? I chat with Yale Professor Malena Rice about her research into these mysterious planets and what they can reveal about planet formation. Enjoy! Please let me know if there are any topics you… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/46082258/podcast/play/107554446/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-30%2F406547965-44100-2-f289ad457827c.mp3) ## [Lunar Origins: Long Before the Landing](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diya-kumar8/episodes/Lunar-Origins-Long-Before-the-Landing-e3632lk) _2025-07-27 · Spaced Out Podcast · Spaced Out_ Long before humans left footprints on the Moon's surface, it had a much more violent beginning! In this episode we go back to the formation of the solar system to explore the Moon's origin story and understand how vital it is to life on Earth. Enjoy! Please let me know if there are any topics you would like to break down or conversations you want to hear! Note: This music is not mine, you can find… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/46082258/podcast/play/106055796/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-27%2F404623367-44100-2-906deb45e2611.m4a) ## [Cosmic Fireworks with Professor Mansi Kasliwal](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diya-kumar8/episodes/Cosmic-Fireworks-with-Professor-Mansi-Kasliwal-e334grq) _2025-05-20 · Spaced Out Podcast · Spaced Out_ An engaging discussion with Caltech Professor Mansi Kasliwal on what she describes as "Cosmic Fireworks" - the brightest, fastest, and most energetic events in our Universe! We break down what they are, why they are relevant, how we observe them, and what they have taught us! Enjoy! Please let me know if there are any topics you would like to break down or conversations you want to hear! Note:… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/46082258/podcast/play/102957370/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-21%2F400686395-44100-2-c13424df00064.m4a) ## [Explaining the Silence: Theories for Alien Life](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diya-kumar8/episodes/Explaining-the-Silence-Theories-for-Alien-Life-e3104f3) _2025-04-02 · Spaced Out Podcast · Spaced Out_ In this episode of Spaced Out, we dive deeper into one of the most puzzling questions: given the size and age of the universe, why haven't we found intelligent life yet? Building on the last episode about the Drake Equation and the Fermi Paradox, we explore several theories—some grounded in science, others leaning into sci-fi—that try to explain this silence. Whether you're curious about how… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/46082258/podcast/play/100716451/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-3-2%2F397665300-44100-2-79d9cb1864693.m4a) ## [The Numbers Say Aliens Are Out There—So Where Are They?](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diya-kumar8/episodes/The-Numbers-Say-Aliens-Are-Out-ThereSo-Where-Are-They-e30hi1v) _2025-03-23 · Spaced Out Podcast · Spaced Out_ In this episode of Spaced Out , we look at one of the most fascinating questions in science: why haven't we found any aliens? Before we explore the many theories that try and explain this, I walk through the Drake equation - a super useful way to think about how many intelligent civilizations could be out there. It's not so much a strict calculation as it is a framework for searching for life.… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/46082258/podcast/play/100238847/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-2-23%2F397059987-44100-2-81f0ad195f1c3.m4a) ## [Planet Formation](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diya-kumar8/episodes/Planet-Formation-e2qibv7) _2024-11-04 · Spaced Out Podcast · Spaced Out_ This is a crash course to planet formation! In this episode, you will learn how planets form from dust grains and gas, the different temperatures and compositions in the disk, and why the planets in our solar system exist where they do. This episode naturally follows the last one, the Physics of Star Formation. It is a bit longer of an episode, but is easy to follow. Enjoy! Note: This music is not… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/46082258/podcast/play/93973927/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-10-4%2F389258195-44100-2-22606ca26963d.m4a) ## [The Physics Behind Star Formation](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diya-kumar8/episodes/The-Physics-Behind-Star-Formation-e2nui85) _2024-09-03 · Spaced Out Podcast · Spaced Out_ The very beginning of one of my favorite astronomy topics (planet formation) is star formation! In this episode, I explain the basics of star formation (especially the physics behind it) in simple ways, with many analogies! I hope you all enjoy it! Note: This music is not mine, you can find it on YouTube and other platforms! Title: Cosmic Storm by A Himitsu [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/46082258/podcast/play/91227845/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-8-3%2F385742954-44100-2-be235c806b15a.m4a)