Send us a text Episode 32: Faith, Suffering and Search for Meaning In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Professor Jeff Hastings sets aside his planned topic on sensation and perception to address something he feels is long overdue: the role of spirituality, meaning, and compassion in navigating life’s hardest moments. Drawing from his experiences teaching 90–100 students each semester—many of whom share stories of trauma, grief, and even thoughts of self-harm—Professor Hastings refle...
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Send us a text Episode 32: Faith, Suffering and Search for Meaning In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Professor Jeff Hastings sets aside his planned topic on sensation and perception to address something he feels is long overdue: the role of spirituality, meaning, and compassion in navigating life’s hardest moments. Drawing from his experiences teaching 90–100 students each semester—many of whom share stories of trauma, grief, and even thoughts of self-harm—Professor Hastings refle...
Episode 13: Attention -- How Your Brain Chooses What to Focus On (and What It Misses)
Psychology for Students
12 minutes
8 months ago
Episode 13: Attention -- How Your Brain Chooses What to Focus On (and What It Misses)
Send us a text In this episode of Psychology for Students, we explore one of the most important — and misunderstood — topics in psychology: attention. Professor Jeff Hastings and teaching assistant Angela break down how your brain decides what to notice and what to ignore, why multitasking is a myth, and how limited attention shapes your experiences, relationships, and success in school. We’ll discuss selective attention, inattentional blindness, change blindness, and the dangers of tas...
Psychology for Students
Send us a text Episode 32: Faith, Suffering and Search for Meaning In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Professor Jeff Hastings sets aside his planned topic on sensation and perception to address something he feels is long overdue: the role of spirituality, meaning, and compassion in navigating life’s hardest moments. Drawing from his experiences teaching 90–100 students each semester—many of whom share stories of trauma, grief, and even thoughts of self-harm—Professor Hastings refle...
