- I'm planning on organizing my project into a podcast segment. I kind of have a manly voice though and I definitely don't want people to have to listen to me the whole time (especially since I can be pretty loud/monotone after a period of time). So, I want to set it up kind of like a radio talk show and have it flow more like a conversation and have "guests" on the show. But we'll see how it goes.
Here's my super cool outline:
- Opening:
- Introduction of self, name of the show, name of first "guest" and what field I'm studying (spoiler alert: psychology). Followed by background information about the evolution of communication in psychology.
- Body section 1:
- Case studies
- Evidence: "Familiarity Promotes the Blurring of Self and Other in the Neural Representation of Threat" published in the Oxford Journals.
- Proves: the study shows that a human's brain is wired to connect with people so deeply that what another person experiences, our brain makes it feel as though we are experiencing the same situation.
- Important: this study is important since it backs up the findings that have been gaining momentum in the field of science recently (2013).
- Evidence: "Sleep Drives Metabolite Clearance From the Adult Brain" published in the Science Journal.
- Proves: the study followed up on a recent discovery that the brain flushes out neurotoxins as we sleep via cerebrospinal fluid.
- Important: this study is important because it helped to shed light on one of the biggest mysteries in psychology: sleep. Researchers are slowly but surely figuring more out throughout the years.
- Body section 2:
- Youtube videos
- Evidence: "Crashcourse: Intro to Psychology" by CrashCourse (the beautiful and amazing Hank Green).
- Proves: this series on youtube proves that psychology is continuing to grow as more and more mass media are wanting to learn more about how we work and wanting to know why we do what we do.
- Important: this series is important since it helps the general public to have access to sound psychology information for free without taking a class or being too inconvenienced.
- Evidence: "Big Thinkers in Mental Health" by BigThink.
- Proves: this series on youtube proves that mental disorders are a topic that needs to be talked about and the discussion needs to be opened up to the public, not just the professionals.
- Important: this series is important because it's taking a stand to try and ge rid of the stigma around mental health issues by being more open about them and dedicating an entire series designed to educate the public and normalize mental illness.
- Body section 3:
- Ted talks
- Evidence: "Why People Believe Weird Things" by Michael Shermer.
- Proves: this TED talk by skeptic Shermer is given to try and explain why we, as humans, can believe the craziest things, but still rationalize it to ourselves.
- Important: this talk is important because it shows just how powerful persuasion can really be and follows the discovery of how a person's ability to overlook the facts in certain situations is stringer than in others.
- Evidence: "The Paradox of Choice" by Barry Schwartz.
- Proves: this TED talk aims to try and prove how choice isn't always a good thing, but it can actually make us even more indecisive if given the option to choose.
- Important: this talk is important because it highlights the choice of choosing in Western societies and how it isn't always a good thing even though many Westerners see it that way (entitled).
- Closing:
- Talk about how far technology has come and how psychology is becoming more and more popular with the public, increasing the need for advancement and communication. Say goodbye to the audience and announce the name of the talk show again.
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