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Through scholarships, publications, programs and awards, the Mensa Foundation has provided education and recognition to thousands of people around the world. Conversations with Mensa takes the new ideas and fresh insights shared through the Foundation's activities and presents them to the general public in an easy-to-use format.
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As a follow-up to the February 2011 Colloquium — and as a forerunner to the 2012 AG Colloquium titled "Social and Video Games" — this Conversation explores the evolution of social games and the people who play them. Mensa member Gordon Walton, VP and Executive Producer at Playdom Austin, joins Dr. Mia Consalvo, Visiting Associate Professor of Comparative Studies at MIT, to discuss Dr. Consalvo's research with regard to the development of social interaction and communities via online gaming.
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While the general population is made up of approximately 75 percent extroverts and 25 percent introverts, the membership of Mensa is the nearly the reverse: approximately 65 percent introverts and 35 percent extroverts. This Conversation will help listeners both within and outside Mensa understand and appreciate the wonderful gifts that introverts have to offer, and to make sense of the frequently confusing and uneasy feelings that introverts experience.
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Mensa member, Weather Channel® meteorologist and "Hurricane Hunter" Warren Madden discusses the future of our weather patterns with Dr. Josh Wurman, creator of the Doppler on Wheels program and founder of the Center for Severe Weather Research.
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Tim Westergren, founder of the Music Genome Project™ and of Pandora® Internet Radio, discusses the success, scope and synergy of the twin projects with New York composer and pianist — and Mensan — Aaron Dai. Click the link above to listen.
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Mensa member and actor Myles Jeffrey talks to “verbivore” Richard Lederer about the lessons one can learn from Richard's lifetime of successful evolutions. Click the link above to listen.
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In this Conversation, Heather Preston – a NASA researcher, astronomy instructor and Mensan – discusses exciting developments and complex theories in cosmology with George Musser, editor for Scientific American magazine and author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to String Theory. Click the link above to listen.
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Dr. Frank Lawlis, author of The ADD Answer, provides basic information about Attention Deficit Disorder and the steps that can be taken to manage it. Leading the discussion is Mensa member Robin Crawford, an experienced educator and mother of twin Mensans. Click the link above to listen.
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Renowned actor and Mensan Alan Rachins discusses the area where psychology and poker intersect with internationally recognized poker professional Howard Lederer. Click the link above to listen.
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Entrepreneur, writer and Mensan Tarek Saab converses with the Mensa Foundation's 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Dr. Jane Piirto, about the ramifications of her life's work in creativity and giftedness. Click the link above to listen.
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