Mind’s Eye, Motherhood on the Resume, Republic of Detours

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Nov 30, 2021 9:00 pm
1:44:11 mins

3% of people can’t conjure up a picture with their "mind's eye." A new campaign is aiming to list the position of "mother" on resumes. Congress could put unemployed writers to work documenting life during the pandemic—an initiative very similar to a program during the Great Depression. Also, on today’s show: the size of one’s pupil might correlate with one’s intelligence; Americans are still consuming a lot of beef despite varied options.

Episode Segments

Episode Segments

Those With No Mind’s Eye

19m

The ability to conjure an image in your “mind’s eye” is something most of us take for granted.

Are Mothering Skills Employable?

19m

Why don’t women put motherhood and the many skills it includes on their resumes?

The Size of Your Pupil and Intelligence Have Been Linked in a Recent Study

13m

We’ve all heard that eyes are the window to the soul, but what if they can tell us more about our brain, too?

How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America

38m

There’s a proposal in Congress to put unemployed writers and journalists back to work collecting stories about life in America during and after the pandemic. It's not a new idea.

More Poultry and Fish Consumption Doesn’t Decrease Beef Consumption

14m

Despite rising numbers of fish and poultry consumption, beef consumption numbers haven’t declined.