Illuminating Intellect - Marquette University

Episodes

1. 5

   Dr. Robert Fox on Pediatric Mental Health

   Dr. Robert Fox began studying parenting shortly after his first child was born. This evolved into working with families in poverty and then for families of young children with mental health issues. In 2003, he founded the Behavior Clinic in partnership with Penfield Children’s Center, a...

   Oct 31, 2018

   39m
2. 4

   Dr. John Borg on The Shock Physics of Engineering

   While growing up, Dr. John Borg experimented by launching rockets. Today he's still researching the effects of explosions and collisions. His specialty lies in shock physics, the research of understanding how material responds under extreme conditions. The professor of mechanical engineering has...

   Aug 17, 2018

   22m
3. 3

   Dr. SuJean Choi on The Science of Overeating

   Dr. SuJean Choi studies how different parts of the brain tell us to keep eating even when we're full, which includes more than 300 distinct human motivations to eat. Dr. Choi is the recipient of both the Rev. John P. Raynor, S.J., Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence, and the Way Klingler...

   Jul 31, 2018

   28m
4. 2

   Dr. Jennifer Finn - Episode 12

   Dr. Jenn Finn discusses parallels between ancient tourist traps and modern theme parks, why she earned two PhDs and how ancient history lessons such as the fall of Rome are relevant today. She's accomplished an extraordinary amount in the past year. In addition to winning an Olympic-distance...

   Jul 27, 2018

   35m
5. 1

   Dr. Sandra Hunter - Episode 11

   Dr. Sandra Hunter specializes in studying muscle fatigability and endurance performance. She has published research on age differences between the sexes among elite marathon runners that has been written about in Runner's World, the New York Times and many other publications. Further reading:...

   Jun 22, 2018

   28m