Responding to ISIS, Personal Motivation, AIDS Research

Terrorism in Paris: New Neuroscience Tells Us How to Respond  Dr. Eric Haseltine is a former Intelligence Officer and entertainment executive. He trained as a neuroscientist. Following 9/11 he joined the National Security Agency as the Associate Director. Owns Haseltine Partner LLC- a consulting company for intelligence agencies and the Department of Defense. Dr. Haseltine joins Dr. Townsend to talk about the neurological responses that take place when violent acts occur and how we can better balance that helps to defend against the attacker, rather than fuel the fire.  Listen to the Interview here  Personal Motivation  Dr. Scott Geller is an Alumni Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Applied Behavior Systems at Virginia Tech.  He has authored or coauthored many publications addressing the development and evaluation of behavior-change interventions to improve quality of life. Dr. Geller talks with Dr. Townsend about the Power of Personal Motivation  Listen to the Interview here HIV and AIDS Research  Dr. Bradford Berges is a Professor of microbiology and molecular biology at BYU. Dr. Berges studies how viruses cause disease in humans and is researching HIV/AIDS. Three decades ago, testing positive for HIV, more or less was a death sentence. Today, after years of research, an early diagnosis can be treated and maintained and patients can live a normal lifespan. In the United States, about 1.2 million people currently live with HIV, with 37 million worldwide, millions of them unknowingly living with the virus. Dr. Berges explains to Dr. Townsend what the current advances in HIV/AIDS research are and what it means to the lives of those with the disease.  Listen to the interview here