The Marshmallow Test Revisited

The Marshmallow Test Revisited

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 837 , Segment 3

Episode: Bias and Insubordination at the FBI, Revisiting the Marshmallow Test, Unmasking Robin Williams

  • Jun 19, 2018 11:00 pm
  • 13:54 mins

Guest: Tyler Watts, PhD, Research Assistant Professor in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University Thanks to something called the Marshmallow Test, it’s a widely-known fact that kids who are able to exercise a bit of self-control as toddlers will have more success in life – they’ll get better standardized test scores, do better in college and even in their careers.  But a team of researchers recently attempted to replicate that original Marshmallow test published in 1990 and found the link between success in life and being able to resist the temptation of a fluffy marshmallow as a toddler is not nearly as strong as we thought.

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The Art of Poetry for Worship

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Guest: Karen Lynn Davidson, PhD, Former English Professor at BYU, Former Member of LDS General Music Committee, and Author of “O Savior Thou Who Wearest a Crown” and “Each Life That Touches Ours for Good” Sunday worship for many Americans includes hymn singing. What makes a good hymn? And how is writing a hymn different from just writing a poem? Karen Lynn Davidson is a scholar of the hymn writing process and a writer of hymns herself. Two of hers are included in the hymnal used by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – a collection she helped develop, in fact. This week, the LDS Church announced plans to revise the current hymnal in the next few years “to unify members and reflect the needs of members around the world.”

Guest: Karen Lynn Davidson, PhD, Former English Professor at BYU, Former Member of LDS General Music Committee, and Author of “O Savior Thou Who Wearest a Crown” and “Each Life That Touches Ours for Good” Sunday worship for many Americans includes hymn singing. What makes a good hymn? And how is writing a hymn different from just writing a poem? Karen Lynn Davidson is a scholar of the hymn writing process and a writer of hymns herself. Two of hers are included in the hymnal used by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – a collection she helped develop, in fact. This week, the LDS Church announced plans to revise the current hymnal in the next few years “to unify members and reflect the needs of members around the world.”