Join Ethan Allen and Jay Fidell while they discuss he new dichotomy placebo v. nocebo ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time for great content and great community. Our vision is to […]
Faces, First Impressions and Fast Judgment
On Likable Science, RB Kelly and Ethan discuss how we judge such traits as trustworthiness, competence, and dominance from brief glimpses of faces. Scientists are learning more about what factors are universal in these signals, and which ones are tightly bound up in our upbringings. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am […]
Hawaiian Health and Illness
Likable Science explores Dr. Fox’s research into traditional Hawaiian concept of ma‘i (illness) and mana (well being). She describe how these and related concepts shaped Hawaiian medicine, and how her training in clinical practice is uncovering their value in modern day medicine. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm […]
Adventure Of Collaborative Learning
Hālau ʻĪnana is an innovative KS outreach facility that offers the I Am A Scientist program to keiki on the weekends throughout the year, via a partnership with the Hoʻoulu scholarship program of Chaminade University ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming […]
Coding, Cars & Cognition
Oceanit staff are using model Korean cars controlled via the Altino system to teach coding skills to a wide range of individuals – students, teachers, even inmates. Controlling the model cars via coding teaches core principles of analytic thought, while providing a physical manifestation of the coding process. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet […]
Hawaii Native Bees
Ethan and Darin discuss the multiple species of native Hawaiian bees, and the vital ways that they interact with Hawaiian plants. We’ll examine the threats facing these amazing creatures, and the implications of their possible extinction. Likable Science looks at what we as individuals and communities can do to support this critical component of Hawaii’s […]
The Science Of Body Language
RB Kelly will ‘walk’ us through the science underlying body language. We’ll explore how our posture, facial expressions, movements and other non-verbal cues reveal our feelings and attitudes ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us […]
Scientific Community Management
Elisha Wood-Charlson, manager of various scientific communities at UH and globally, will discuss the growing phenomenon of scientific communities and the needs and challenges of managing these entities. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us […]
Connecting People With Nature
We’ll explore Danny’s recent 8 week expedition from the source to mouth of the Yukon River, as well as some of his earlier projects. We’ll discuss how the interactions of people and nature, and how these are captured and portrayed in videos, can potentially shape people’s attitudes toward environmental concernsTakeaway: Video documentaries offer a broad […]
Coasts, Concerns, And Creativity – Oceanit
Tune in for Likable Science as Mike Foley and Ethan Allen explore how Oceanit is creatively merging classical civil engineering methods with cutting edge technologies to address the challenges of Hawaii’s ever-changing coasts. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows […]