Responding to ISIS, Personal Motivation, Christmas With Kids

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 4, Episode 270

Dec 1, 2015 2:00 pm
2:23:30 mins

Terrorism in Paris: New Neuroscience Tells Us How to Respond (14:41) 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. Personal Motivation (1:02:16) 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 Christmas With Kids (1:49:40) Julie Nelson (the "Child Whisperer") has a master's degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development. She teaches classes such as Applied Parenting and Marriage and Relationship Skills at Utah Valley University. Dr. Matt and Julie talk about her latest book “Keep It Real and Grab a Plunger” providing parenting tips and ideas. Today she shares the resources on how to make Christmas the best time for kids.

Episode Segments

Episode Segments

Terrorism in Paris: New Neuroscience Tells Us How to Respond

48m

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.

Personal Motivation

47m

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

Christmas With Kids

34m

Julie Nelson (the "Child Whisperer") has a master's degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development. She teaches classes such as Applied Parenting and Marriage and Relationship Skills at Utah Valley University. Dr. Matt and Julie talk about her latest book “Keep It Real and Grab a Plunger” providing parenting tips and ideas. Today she shares the resources on how to make Christmas the best time for kids.