George H.W. Bush, Gratitude & Charity, Lucid Dreaming, Spanish ArchaeologyTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 958
Dec 5, 2018 • 1h 44m
The Legacy of George H.W. Bush
Guest: James Goldgeier, Visiting Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, Professor of International Relations, American University
Since his passing, many have praised Bush for his humility, kind temperament and generosity, but he wasn’t elected for a second term, which in modern US politics is considered a failure. He was criticized for lacking a domestic agenda, but Bush's primary passion and work was in foreign policy, and he played a key role in the reunification of Germany, the expansion of NATO, Russian's transition from communism, and - of course - the Middle East.
Brain Science Confirms that Giving Beats Receiving
Guest: Christina Karns, Research Associate, Center for Brain Injury Research and Training, University of Oregon.
We’re in the season of giving and receiving. Some new brain imaging work reveals an interesting connection between the two – the more grateful you are for what you have, the more you enjoy giving to others. Also, gratitude can be intentionally cultivated and the results will show up in brain scans.
Controlling Your Own Dreams
Guest: Deirdre Barrett, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard
Have you ever been in the middle of what you thought was reality and then suddenly become conscious that it was really a dream? Lucid dreaming moments are not uncommon. And researchers are now working on a device that aims to use advanced sleep tracking techniques and light and audio signals to artificially stimulate a lucid dream. Can lucid dreaming be controlled and directed? And to what end?
Apple Seed
Guest: Sam Payne
Sam Payne shares a story
Archaeologist Digs Spain’s 450-Year Old in North Carolina
Guest: Christopher Rodning, Professor & Graduate Studies Coordinator, Department of Anthropology, Tulane University
Starting in 1567, decades before the British came on the scene here in America, Spanish explorers built a series of forts in the Appalachian Mountains, stretching from modern-day North Carolina into Tennessee. Spain was looking t