The front page of Sunday’s New York Times featured a list of one thousand names of Americans who have died from coronavirus. At the time of publication, the COVID-19 death […]
Language learning and memory
Think back to high school. Did you take a foreign language? If so, how much do you remember? Could you say what you ate for breakfast today in that language? […]
Memories: Alzheimer’s Disease
Tonight, the Perpetual Notion Machine wraps up the series of shows devoted to memory. Sometimes memory doesn’t always work according to plan. Bad things can happen like dementia and other […]
Memories: The Brain and the Research
Last week we learned a little about the science of memory. Tonight, the Perpetual Notion Machine continues the topic of memory. Our guest, psychologist and neuroscientist at UW-Madison Brad Postle, […]
Memories: What are They?
During this holiday season, we’ll certainly remember the good times of some of the Christmas’ in the past, and also form good memories of this Christmas. So, for this episode […]
The UW-Madison Kohler Fellows Discuss “Waste”
Marie Christine Kohler Fellows, hosted by the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at the UW-Madison, are senior graduate or professional students selected on the strength of their commitment and abilities to […]
