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Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning

Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning

Andrea Samadi

417 episodesEN

Show overview

Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 417 episodes, alongside 6 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 240 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 15th season.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 18 min and 48 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 32 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2021, with 89 episodes published. Published by Andrea Samadi.

Episodes
417
Running
2019–2026 · 7y
Median length
29 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

The mission of the "Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning" podcast is to bridge the gap between neuroscience research and practical applications in education, business, and personal development. The podcast aims to share insights, strategies, and best practices to enhance learning, performance, and well-being by integrating neuroscience with social and emotional learning (SEL). The goal is to provide valuable information that listeners can apply in their work and personal lives to achieve peak performance and overall improvement. Season 1: Provides you with the tools, resources and ideas to implement proven strategies backed by the most current neuroscience research to help you to achieve the long-term gains of implementing a social and emotional learning program in your school, or emotional intelligence program in your workplace. Season 2: Features high level guests who tie in social, emotional and cognitive strategies for high performance in schools, sports and the workplace.Season 3: Ties in some of the top motivational business books and guest with the most current brain research to take your results and productivity to the next level.Season 4: Brings in positive mental health and wellness strategies to help cope with the stresses of life, improving cognition, productivity and results.Season 5: Continues with the theme of mental health and well-being with strategies for implementing practical neuroscience to improve results for schools, sports and the workplace.Season 6: The Future of Educational Neuroscience and its impact on our next generation. Diving deeper into the Science of Learning.Season 7: Brain Health and Well-Being (Focused on Physical and Mental Health).Season 8: Brain Health and Learning (Focused on How An Understanding of Our Brain Can Improve Learning in Ourselves (adults, teachers, workers) as well as future generations of learners.Season 9: Strengthening Our Foundations: Neuroscience 101: Going Back to the Basics PART 1 Season 10:Strengthening Our Foundations: Neuroscience 101: Going Back to the Basics PART 2Season 11: The Neuroscience of Self-Leadership PART 1Season 12:The Neuroscience of Self-Leadership PART 2Season 13:The Neuroscience of Self-Leadership PART 3Season 14: Reviewing Our Top Interviews to Reflect Season 15: Reviewing Our Top Interviews to Apply

Latest Episodes

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Movement to Mastery: Closing Phase 3 of the Brain’s Operating System

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Fueling Sustainable Change—Listen to Your Body and Lead by Example (with Jason Whittrock)

Sep 27, 202635 min

When Sleep Isn't Rest: What 'Sleep Stress' Reveals About Recovery (Bonus Episode)

Sep 13, 202641 min

Attention Is the Gate—How Movement Becomes Lasting Learning with Dr. John Medina

Sep 6, 202646 min

The 4:00 AM Tradeoff: Movement, REM and Recovery (Bonus Episode)

Aug 30, 202629 min

The Hidden Story Behind Your Resting Heart Rate: What Your RHR Can Reveal About Stress, Recovery & Adaptation

Aug 23, 202630 min

The Science of Recovery—How Dr. Kristen Holmes Helps Us Turn Stress Into Greater Capacity

Aug 16, 202645 min

Find Your Gap: How Recovery Unlocks Predictable Performance (Bonus Episode)

Aug 9, 202630 min

Dr. John Ratey and The Movement Loop: How Movement Becomes Human Performance

Aug 2, 202621 min

Five Years, 1,905 Recoveries: How Daily Movement Rewires Your Brain (Bonus Episode)

Jul 25, 202616 min

The Movement Loop: How Movement Activates the Brain for Learning, Adaptation & Performance

Jul 19, 202634 min

How Movement Builds the Brain, the Body & Human Performance (Phase 3 Introduction)

Jul 12, 202625 min

Trust as the Foundation with Greg Hill: How Great Leaders Create the Conditions for Learning, Growth and Performance

Jun 27, 202637 min

Episode 400: Sales Leadership Under Pressure with Majid Samadi: 7 Lessons Learned from 7 Years of Neuroscience

Jun 20, 202647 min

Phase 2 Review: The Motivation Loop: How to Keep Effort Worthwhile

Jun 14, 202628 min

Fun, Fear, Focus: Closing the Motivation Loop with Friederike Fabritius

Jun 9, 202623 min

Move to Learn: How Movement Activates the Brain and Fuels Motivation (with Dr. Chuck Hillman and Paul Zientarski)

May 31, 202635 min

Dopamine, Motivation and Why the Brain Repeats Behavior with Dr. Anna Lembke

May 24, 202623 min

Theory of Mind: The Missing Link Between Attention, Reward, and Motivation with John Medina

May 17, 202637 min

Thought Patterns & Neurochemistry — The Hidden Drivers of Your Life (Revisiting Dr. Caroline Leaf)

Apr 26, 202625 min
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