Online Ivy League Courses, Giving Conflict Advice, The Science of Friendship, Nurses on the Front Line, Family Search Indexing, Post-Quarantine Jobs

Online Ivy League Courses (0:00:00) Harvard, Columbia, Yale. These Ivy League universities are household names and admittance to any of these schools guarantees a world-class education. However, an education of this caliber is attainable to only a select 5% of the student population—until now. These universities, and other non-Ivy League schools like Stanford and MIT, have begun offering free courses online available to any who wish to enroll. Dhawal Shah from Class Central, the leading destination for finding Massive Open online Courses, is here to discuss these offerings. The Perils of Giving Conflict Advice (0:14:05) We’ve all seen our fair share of arguments and conflict. Especially now as we’re in close quarters with the people that we love the most, but have the power to annoy us the most. Conflict can range from divorce to jealousy to a ten second debate with a coworker. No matter how it manifests in our lives, we can all relate to the feelings of confusion that come along with conflict. Often, we reach out to people close to us for advice. But, are you prepared for when it’s your turn to give the advice? With us today, we have Emily Taylor, certified mediator, conflict specialist, and communications trainer, to help us know just what to say to our friends in need. The Science of Friendship (0:34:07) What does it mean to be a good friend? From experience, many of us might say it means to be loyal, thoughtful, and forgiving of our many flaws. Good friends remember important events in our lives, bring us soup when we’re sick, and laugh not only with us but at us. At least these are the characteristics we think all friends should have. But, what does the actual science say? Lydia Denworth is an acclaimed science journalist who has researched the science and history of human friendship. She’s the author of the book “Friendship”, and she joins us today to discuss the science behind it so we can make and be good friends. Nurses on the Front Line (0:50:38) We know what our view of the pandemic has looked l