Episodios

  • Episode 11 - Compliance Techniques and Persuasion
    Jan 25 2025

    In this episode, I discuss Robert Cialdini's 6 factors affecting compliance, the foot-in-the-door and door-in-the-face techniques, and how they relate to advertising.

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    14 m
  • Episode 10 - DNA
    Jan 11 2025

    In this episode, I discuss misconceptions and questions around deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, and how it relates to inheritance and genetics.

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    13 m
  • Episode 9 - Taxonomy and Phylogeny
    Dec 17 2024

    In this episode, I discuss the meaning of biological taxonomy and how it differs from phylogeny. https://helpimteaching.wordpress.com/2024/12/17/episode-9-taxonomy/

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    14 m
  • Episode 8 - Drug Metabolism and Pharmacology
    Nov 13 2024

    In this episode, I discuss how drugs are designed by pharmacologists and processed by the body.

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    18 m
  • Episode 7 - Soil Textures and Pedology
    Oct 24 2024

    In this episode, I discuss the soil texture pyramid and how the organisms in soil contribute to plant growth, as well as explain regenerative agriculture practices.

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    18 m
  • Episode 6 - Tajfel and Social Identity Theory
    Sep 25 2024

    In this episode, I explain the studies of famous social psychologists like Solomon Asch and Henri Tajfel, and discuss how groupthink and social norms can affect classroom management.


    Transcript and sources:

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ZQ_CBbhSla3H-wW0LWkEug_2Wtmpizrn-i6Q8yPKxE/edit

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    13 m
  • Episode 5 - Ecological Succession
    Mar 1 2024

    In this episode, I talk about the process by which barren expanses of rock become thriving ecosystems over time. I discuss equilibrium, pioneer species, and climax communities.


    Sources and transcript: https://wordpress.com/post/helpimteaching.wordpress.com/127

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    15 m
  • Episode 4 - Pollination Syndromes
    Feb 4 2024

    In this episode, I talk about different forms of pollination and how they affect the way plants and flowers look. I discuss plant fertilization, zoophily, cross pollination and self pollination, and the origin of angiosperms.


    Sources and transcript: https://wordpress.com/post/helpimteaching.wordpress.com/101

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    16 m