# Terrence Sejnowski

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On the philosophy of simplification in computational neuroscience - with Mazviita Chirimuuta and Terrence Sejnowski - #29

Computational neuroscientists rely on simplification when they make their models. But what is the right level of simplification? When should we, for example, use a biophysically detailed model and when a simplified abstract model when modelling neural dynamics? What are the problems of simplifying…

Uncommon Sense Teaching: The Brain-Based Strategies Every Teacher Needs

#235: This week on the Shake Up Learning Show, we're kicking off our Fall Book Study with a deep dive into Uncommon Sense Teaching by Barbara Oakley, Beth Rogowsky, and Terrence Sejnowski! This powerful book blends brain-based research with practical teaching strategies that you can start using imm…

Humor and visuals in technical writing with Dennis Dawson

In this episode, I talk with Dennis Dawson, a technical writer with 40 years of experience who creates the sketchnotes for Write the Docs talks. We talk about how humor and visual elements can make documentation more engaging and memorable, the science behind why graphics help information stick in …

Can Glial Cells Unlock New Clues to Brain Health?

Neuroscience has long focused on neurons, but researchers are turning their attention to another kind of brain cell: glial cells. These non-neuronal cells help shape information processing, support brain circuits and influence vulnerability to neurodegenerative diseases — and there are roughly as m…

Spending Your Training Budget Wisely

Happy New Year, Peers!! Welcome to the latest episode of the Testing Peers podcast, this time panel explores how testers and quality professionals can make the most of their training budgets, whether that budget is zero, modest, or stretches into several thousand pounds. Hosts this week: Russell Cr…

Overcoming the Curse of Expertise and Other Ways to Be Inclusive in Our Teaching, with Sheila Tabanli

Sheila Tabanli shares ways to overcome the curse of expertise and other ways to be inclusive in our teaching on episode 608 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode “I suggest, sign up to a course that you have no idea, and then we’ll talk la…

How do Northeast Ohio high schoolers feel about AI in the classroom?

K-12 students, educators share how they are using artificial intelligence in the classroom No matter where you went to school, there is one task that has united most of us in misery — homework. Perhaps you remember staying up all night writing an essay on a Shakespeare play that you, of cours…

Terrence Sejnowski chats chatbots and what we can learn at the intersection of AI and neuroscience

Terrence Sejnowski, PhD, is a professor, head of the Computational Neurobiology Laboratory, and holder of the Francis Crick Chair at Salk, and he's played a hand in two entirely new scientific fields emerging—first computational neuroscience, then NeuroAI. Hear what it was like creating the first t…

Episode # 402: Dr. Barbara Oakley

Barbara Oakley, PhD is a Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan; Michigan’s Distinguished Professor of the Year; and Coursera’s inaugural “Innovation Instructor.” Her work focuses on the complex relationship between neuroscience and social behavior. Dr. …

(Un)common Sense Teaching - A Conversation with Dr. Barbara Oakley

Professor Barbara Oakley is a Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Oakland University. Barbara’s research has been described as “revolutionary” in the Wall Street Journal. She is New York Times best-selling author who has published in outlets as varied as the Proceedings of the National Academ…