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Voices In The Family August 200908/03/09 Many of us lose a night's sleep to anxiety every now and then. But what happens when you're one of the 10-15% of adults who can't get a full nights' sleep for months and years on end? Everything from our relationships, our quality of life, and our ability to work is affected. This week on Voices in the Family, we talk to a woman who's had insomnia for over 50 years, Gayle Greene, Professor of English at Scripps College. She is a lifelong insomniac, and author of the book "Insomniac". Click here for her blog Sleepstarved. We will also be joined by Dr. Phil Gehrman, Assistant professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine program at the University of Pennsylvania. For their website, click here. 08/10/09 With soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, we hear a lot about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Psychologists are also interested in a different response to trauma; post-traumatic growth. Many survivors report personal growth and development in the aftermath of trauma - and say they have found happiness and fulfillment they wouldn't have known otherwise. Dan Gottlieb will discuss this newly emerging field, and explore what we can learn from it. Joining Dr. Gottlieb will be Dr. Richard Tedeschi, who coined the term "Post Traumatic Growth." He is a professor of Psychology at UNC Charlotte. 08/17/09 Its not often that a research psychologist is turned into a Fox TV action hero, but nothing can surprise Paul Ekman. And we mean that in more ways than one: named by the American Psychological Association as one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century, Paul Ekman, through his reseach has laid the groundbreaking basis which has helped us to decipher human emotion. And he proved that these basic emotions manifest the same way, the world over. Used predominantly for detection of deception, his work has been used by the CIA, and intelligence agencies all over the world. It also inspired and inspired the Dalai Lama to contribute $50,000 to his research and write the book Emotional Awareness with him, as well as inspired Fox to create the new TV show Lie to Me, based on him and his work. 08/24/09 When Mary Pipher published her book Reviving Ophelia in 1994, her life changed dramatically. The book became a best-seller, and Pipher became a household name and a much sought-after expert and speaker. Instead of enjoying her success, Pipher found herself struggling with depression, self-identity issues, and low self esteem. She describes her struggle and subsequent quest for quieter life in her new book: Seeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World. Dr. Dan Gottlieb will speak with Mary Pipher about her life and work. 08/31/09 Artificial intelligence has been a part of the human consciousness for sometime. From Rosie on the Jetsons to the Terminator. And even as portrayed in the movie A.I., robots do the very thing that makes us human... love. So are these works of fiction, or is it becoming a reality? Join Dr. Dan Gottlieb and his guests for the next Voices in the Family, to discuss Artificial Intelligence. Dan's guests are Marvin Minsky and Kerstin Dautenhahn. Minsky is one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence. He is also Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and E.E.C.S. at M.I.T. Dautenhan is an expert in the field of Social Robotics, Socially Intelligent Agents and Artificial Life. More information |
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