The Rise of Mainstream eSports

The Rise of Mainstream eSportsTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 854, Segment 2

Jul 12, 2018 • 17m

Guest: AJ Dimick, Director of eSports, Entertainment Arts and Engineering, Director of Operations, Varsity eSports, University of Utah This year’s Superbowl attracted more than 100 million TV viewers, but the League of Legends Midseason Invitational drew over 300 million. League of Legends is a video game where virtual teams battle each other with swords and sorcery, and it's one of the most popular eSports. And don’t laugh at that term, because it’s such a big deal ESPN now has a special streaming service dedicated to it.

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What Conservatives Want from Trump's Europe TripJul 12, 201821mGuest: Peter Brookes, Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs, Heritage Foundation President Trump left the NATO Summit in Brussels this morning, pleased with how it had gone. Today he’s in Britain meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May and on Monday he’ll be in Helsinki for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. How do conservative organizations like the Heritage Foundation feel about Trump's actions in Europe?

Guest: Peter Brookes, Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs, Heritage Foundation President Trump left the NATO Summit in Brussels this morning, pleased with how it had gone. Today he’s in Britain meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May and on Monday he’ll be in Helsinki for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. How do conservative organizations like the Heritage Foundation feel about Trump's actions in Europe?

Using Tech to Treat AutismJul 12, 201812mGuest: Alacia Stainbrook, PhD, TRIAD Early Intervention Program Coordinator, Assistant in Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Ideally, a child with autism disorder would get a diagnosis by age 2. In reality, most kids are diagnosed after four years of age. That’s especially true in communities far away from a university or clinic with autism expertise. So Vanderbilt University’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders is deploying a small army of robots to help families in rural Tennessee get treatment.

Guest: Alacia Stainbrook, PhD, TRIAD Early Intervention Program Coordinator, Assistant in Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Ideally, a child with autism disorder would get a diagnosis by age 2. In reality, most kids are diagnosed after four years of age. That’s especially true in communities far away from a university or clinic with autism expertise. So Vanderbilt University’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders is deploying a small army of robots to help families in rural Tennessee get treatment.

Clear Up Vacant Lots, Reduce ViolenceJul 12, 201816m(Originally Aired: 3/19/2018) Guest: Charles Branas, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University If you were in the market for a new home, and your realtor showed you a house with an overgrown vacant lot across the street, would that be red flag? But in many urban communities, trash-strewn abandoned lots can attract drugs and violence.

(Originally Aired: 3/19/2018) Guest: Charles Branas, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University If you were in the market for a new home, and your realtor showed you a house with an overgrown vacant lot across the street, would that be red flag? But in many urban communities, trash-strewn abandoned lots can attract drugs and violence.

The Cost of HappinessJul 12, 201816m(Originally Aired: 4/10/18) Guest: Ed Diener, PhD, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Utah, Utah Valley University They say money can’t buy happiness, but that’s baloney. Lots of research shows income is connected to happiness. The trickier question is: just how much money do you need for optimal life satisfaction? According to newly-published research, the magic number is $95,000 a year, on average, worldwide.

(Originally Aired: 4/10/18) Guest: Ed Diener, PhD, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Utah, Utah Valley University They say money can’t buy happiness, but that’s baloney. Lots of research shows income is connected to happiness. The trickier question is: just how much money do you need for optimal life satisfaction? According to newly-published research, the magic number is $95,000 a year, on average, worldwide.

The Mormon Octopus and Modern IntoleranceJul 12, 201821m(Originally Aired: 10/25/2017) Guest: Anthea Butler, PhD, Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania A little more than 100 years ago, a Baptist missionary group published a pamphlet featuring an inky-black octopus covering Utah and surrounding states. “Like a huge octopus, the Mormon hierarchy is fastening its tentacles throughout the Rocky Mountain States,” read the pamphlet. Looking back, such alarm might seem silly. But if you replace the word “Mormon” with “Muslim,” or “immigrant” or “refugee,” this ominous octopus pamphlet could have appeared on your Facebook feed yesterday.

(Originally Aired: 10/25/2017) Guest: Anthea Butler, PhD, Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania A little more than 100 years ago, a Baptist missionary group published a pamphlet featuring an inky-black octopus covering Utah and surrounding states. “Like a huge octopus, the Mormon hierarchy is fastening its tentacles throughout the Rocky Mountain States,” read the pamphlet. Looking back, such alarm might seem silly. But if you replace the word “Mormon” with “Muslim,” or “immigrant” or “refugee,” this ominous octopus pamphlet could have appeared on your Facebook feed yesterday.