A very moving and inspiring movie/talk. Ben Dunlap talks about his experiences with Hungarians and much much more. This talk should be of special interest for students in “The Psychology of Prejudice, Hate and Violence”. Students in 414 who just finished the chapter on student diversity and are thinking about ways to increase tolerance and reduce prejudice will also find this meaninful.  P.S. Bring the Kleenex…

(Click the link [#4] in the right hand column to view the movie).

This week’s move/talk is by Jeff Hawkins who is from the Redwood Center of Theoretical Neuroscience in Berkeley, California. Jeff thinks that we need a theoretical basis for neuroscience and gets us started with the beginnings of his own theory that the human neocortex doesn’t work like a processor; rather, it relies on “a memory system that stores and plays back experiences to help us predict, intelligently, what will happen next“.

Click on the link (movie monday #3) in the right hand column to view the talk and feel free to make comments using the comment function at the bottom of this post.

The second Movie Monday is by Dr. Martin Seligman. Some of you may remember his work in the area of “learned helplessness” from your previous psychology classes here at CSUC. Dr. Seligman is currently working in the area of positive psychology. In this talk he discusses his views on the state of psychology and his work in the area of the psychology of happiness.

Click on the #2 Movie Monday link on the right hand column of this site to view the movie/talk.

The movie/talk for this week is by Dave Eggers. Eggers has instituted an amazing after school writer’s program and is now encouraging others to get involved in their public schools as well. Watch the talk and see about the power of “transformative learning”!

To view the film please click on the “Move Monday #1: Dave Eggers Once Upon a School” link in the right hand column of this site.