Monthly Archives: October 2015

Perspectives on the 2012 Presidential Election

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Alan Abramowitz and Drew Westen CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO PODCAST In the first CMBC lunch of the 2013 Spring semester, Alan Abramowitz (Political Science, Emory University) and Drew Westen (Psychology, Emory University) offered contrasting analyses … Continue reading

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Theories of (Embodied) Mind: Some Thoughts and Afterthoughts

Monday, October 22, 2012 Michael Moon and Elizabeth Wilson In Spring 2011, Michael Moon (Graduate Institute for Liberal Arts, Emory) and Elizabeth Wilson (Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Emory) teamed up to teach a CMBC-sponsored graduate seminar with the title … Continue reading

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Images in the Mind

Friday, September 28, 2012 Laura Otis and Krish Sathian CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO PODCAST Laura Otis (English, Emory) and Krish Sathian (Neurology, Rehabilitation Medicine and Psychology, Emory) came together in the first CMBC lunch of the year to discuss … Continue reading

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Narrative: Films and Texts

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Salman Rushdie CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO PODCAST In an eagerly anticipated CMBC lunch seminar that filled to capacity minutes after registration opened, Emory University Distinguished Professor and acclaimed writer Sir Salman Rushdie shared his views … Continue reading

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Handwriting: The Brain, the Hand, the Eye, the Ear

Friday, February 24, 2012 Evelyne Ender CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO PODCAST Earlier this semester, the CMBC hosted a lunch seminar helmed by Dr. Evelyne Ender, Professor of Comparative Literature and French at Hunter College and the Graduate Center at … Continue reading

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Cultural and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Emotion

Monday, October 31, 2011 Jocelyne Bachevalier and Dierdra Reber CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO PODCAST The CMBC’s second lunch seminar of the fall semester brought together Dr. Jocelyne Bachevalier (Psychology) and Dr. Dierdra Reber (Spanish and Portuguese), Emory scholars from … Continue reading

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What is Language?

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Robert McCauley and Susan Tamasi CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO PODCAST Last spring, Dr. Susan Tamasi (Linguistics) and the CMBC’s own Dr. Robert McCauley co-taught the CMBC-sponsored undergraduate course Language, Mind, and Society (LING 301), a required course … Continue reading

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How a Conductor Prepares for an Orchestral Performance

Monday, May 23, 2011 Robert Spano Have you ever wondered what it is that an orchestra conductor does? A few weeks ago on Thursday, April 7th, a group of faculty and graduate students had the distinct privilege of discussing this … Continue reading

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The Bodily Aesthetics of Human Meaning-Making

Friday, April 8, 2011 Mark Johnson Last Friday, the CMBC hosted a lunch discussion led by Dr. Mark Johnson of the University of Oregon. Following a presentation by Dr. Johnson entitled “The Bodily Aesthetics of Human Meaning-Making,” faculty and student … Continue reading

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What Does the Brain Have to Do with Sex and Gender?

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Deboleena Roy and Kim Wallen CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO PODCAST This past Tuesday, the CMBC hosted a lunch discussion titled “What does the brain have to do with sex and gender?” The discussion was led … Continue reading

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