The NYU Steinhardt podcast features presentations, round-tables, and other events highlighting the work of full time, adjunct, and visiting lecturers at NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

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Episodes

Malcom Gladwell: Outliers

Author Malcom Gladwell discusses his latest book Outliers and also answers questions from students in NYU Steinhardt's Department of Applied Psychology. (Download the MP3).

Charles Murray: The Psychology of Intelligence

In this podcast, Steinhardt associate professor of applied psychology Joshua Aronson introduces his class on "The psychology of intelligence" to guest speaker Charles Murray, author of The Bell Curve and most recently Real Education. Murray, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC, makes the compelling - and controversial - argument that too many high school graduates are being pushed to enter 4 year residential colleges in pursuit of a Bachelor's degree. He argues that the BA degree is useless for a large portion of students, given than 1/3 drop out before finishing the degree. For Murray, rigorous certification tests based on content knowledge specific to certain professions might be preferable - and more cost effective - than the traditional 4-year bachelor's degree. Murray's lecture was delivered on April 2, 2009 at NYU's Kimmel Center for Student Life.

C. Cybele Raver: Human Development and Social Change

In this episode, Professor C. Cybele Raver discusses her decade long research into social and emotional development in children in the context of early educational settings. In addition to her work as a teacher and scholar, Professor Raver is also the Director of the Institute of Human Development and Social Change at NYU Steinhardt.

Intelligence and How to Get it by Richard Nisbett

In November 2008, the NYU Steinhardt Department of Applied Psychology awarded Professor C. Cybele Raver the Zigler Award in an event honoring the lifetime achievement of Dr. Edward Zigler.  Dr. Zigler is a renowned researcher in the field of childhood behavior and developmental studies.  This episode features distinguished psychologist and author Richard Nisbett speaking at NYU Steinhardt's Department of Applied Psychology. Professor Nisbett has made significant contributions to the study of social cognition, class, aging and intelligence. The lecture shares a title with Professor Nisbett's forthcoming book Intelligence and How to Get It which will be released in February of 2009 by W.W. Norton and Co.

Howard Gardner: Town Hall Interview

In this podcast, Howard Gardner discusses the evolution of his own thinking over the last few decades. As a developmental and cognitive Psychologist with expertise in neuropsychology, Professor Gardner developed the theory of Multiple Intelligences in the early 1980s. The interest shown by educators in this work stimulated him to become involved in educational reform in the United States and Abroad. In more recent work, Howard has addressed issues of policy—effecting a transition in his scholarship from “how things are” to “How Things Ought to Be.” Professor Gardner is interviewed by fellow Steinhardt professor Marcelo Suarez-Orozco.

The Neglected 95%: Why American Psychology Needs to Become Less American by Jeffrey Arnett

This episode features a talk given by Dr. Jeffrey Arnett to students and faculty in NYU Steinhardt's Department of Applied Psychology. Dr. Arnett is a renowned scholar in the field of teenage and young adult psychology and author of the book Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens through the Twenties.

The State of Education in America by Pedro Noguera

In this podcast, Steinhardt Professor Pedro Noguera discusses the The State of Education in America. Professor Noguera is the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education. His research and academic work has focused on the equality of education for children from different backgrounds in public education.(MTFC-P).

Philip Fisher speaks at IHDSC

Research Scientist Philip Fisher speaking at NYU Steinhardt's Institute for Human Development and Social Change. Dr. Fisher's research is focused on prevention in the early years of life, the effects of early stress on the developing brain, and the plasticity of neural systems in response to environmental interventions. He is the developer of the Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care Program for Preschoolers (MTFC-P).

Roger Rees at the NYU Steinhardt Shakespeare Forum

Award winning actor Roger Rees speaks at the NYU Steinhardt Shakespeare Forum to discuss the implications of producing and teaching Shakespeare in the 21st century.

The Seduction of Common Sense

A reading by Dr. Kevin Kumashiro from his book The Seduction of Common Sense: How the Right Has Framed the Debate on America's Schools. He is joined by NYU Steinhardt professor Dr. Gary Anderson to discuss the book and how to reframe the debate around educational policy to a more positive effect.

The Science of Practice: Can Data Trump Lived Experience?

This episode features the keynote speech from the 5th Annual Anne Cronin Mosey Lectureship, hosted by the NYU Steinhardt's Department of Occupational Therapy. The subject of this year's Anne Cronin Mosey Lectureship is The Science of Practice: Can Data Trump Lived Experience and the keynote speaker is Dr. Helen Polatajko, Chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto and internationally renowned researcher, educator, and clinician.

Dr. Polatajko's controversial lecture focuses on the effectiveness of sensory integration, a form of occupational therapy in which special exercises are used to strengthen a patient's sense of touch, balance, and where the body is in space. Dr. Polatajko challenges more conventional thinking about the technique and asks whether new standards should be embraced by the Occupational Therapy community.

Education in Conflict and Emergency Settings: Afghanistan

Visiting Professor Dana Burde discusses the challenges of building educational systems in post-conflict environments. Her current work is focused on examining the impact of community schools on children's protection in and life chances in Afghanistan.

The Playwrights of The Exonerated

This episode features Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, authors of the Award winning and critically acclaimed drama “The Exonerated.”  The playwrights speak with students in NYU Steinhardt’s Educational Theatre program about the origins of their work, their creative process, and the political power of theatre.

Classroom Management

NYU Steinhardt Professor James Fraser, author of The School in the United States: A Documentary History, will discuss the historical issue of Classroom Management which has always been of critical importance to educators as they go into the field.

Kwame Appiah on Global Citizenship

In this podcast you will hear Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah speak on global citizenship. Dr. Appiah is the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University's University Center for Human Values.

Motivating and Engaging Students

In this podcast you will hear a presentation given by David Kirkland, Assistant Professor of English Education at NYU Steinhardt. The presentation was given in October of 2007 at one of the NYU Steinhardt's Partnership School Forums. Professor Kirkland shared his work and ideas on using student culture to engage and motivate individuals in the classroom.