7 Minutes in Heaven With a Scientist is a product of frank, a gathering and online community of people who use and study strategic communication to ignite change. frank is housed in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Hosts / Dr. Lauren Griffin + Annie Neimand, almost Ph.D. Music / Scott Kauffmann a.k.a The Captain Written, Directed + Produced / Lauren Griffin + Annie Neimand Sound and Mix / Brandon Telg
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For storytellers, no prize is more revered than the Pulitzer Prize. Dr. Karin Wahl-Jorgensen has studied Pulitzer Prize-winning stories of the last 20 years. What she found provides insights for how scientists and communicators can tell engaging stories about data and complex issues. As it turns out, the best storytelling is personal and emotion-dr…
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In May 2011, the Center for Disease Control released its Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse campaign to raise the public’s awareness about the need to prepare for a potential emergency, such as a terrorist attack, flood, or earthquake. It was a viral success. But did extensive awareness and exposure lead people to actually make an emergency kit? D…
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A major barrier in getting people to take action on climate change may be the human mind. How we think is one of the greatest hurdles for solving some of our biggest climate problems. On this episode of 7 Minutes in Heaven with a Scientist, we talk to Dr. Ezra Markowitz, leading climate conservation psychology scholar, about why it is so hard to mo…
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Save the planet or recycle? Make someone happy or make someone smile? Stick it to the man or change policy? What is more effective: big, lofty goals or concrete, actionable ones?In this episode of 7 Minutes in Heaven with a Scientist, we talk to Dr. Melanie Rudd, marketing scholar, about the power of concrete goals and calls to action in making peo…
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The Science Behind This Crazy Election Season
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In the first episode of 7 minutes in Heaven With a Scientist... Because Everyone is a Little Bit Curious, we dive deep into the science of this political election season. We talk to three of your new favorite scholars about why misinformation spreads and how it is tied to identity and memory, how we perceive the moral minds of political others, and…
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Live from Self Narrate's Storytelling Meet-up in Gainesville, FL. Sponsored by frank
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Live from Self Narrate's Storytelling Meet-up in Gainesville, FL. Sponsored by frank by Seven Minutes in Heaven With a ScientistBy Seven Minutes in Heaven With a Scientist
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