9: The Hamster Wheel of Rumination
More COVID! In past episodes, we've spoken about how to go outside in a way that's safe and responsible. But we haven't spoken about *why* to do it. In this episode, Dr. Ming Kuo discusses the many psychological challenges of social isolation and how nature can help to overcome them.
For a rough transcript of this episode, please visit https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jscarlton/teachgreatlakes/master/episode-9/TMATGL%20-%209.txt.
Our guest today is Dr. Ming Kuo of the Landscape and Human Health Laboratory at the University of Illinois.
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Our guest today is Dr. Ming Kuo of the Landscape and Human Health Laboratory at the University of Illinois.
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Creators and Guests
Host
Stuart Carlton
Stuart Carlton is the Assistant Director of the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program. He manages the day-to-day operation of IISG and works with the IISG Director and staff to coordinate all aspects of the program. He is also a Research Assistant Professor and head of the Coastal and Great Lakes Social Science Lab in the Department of Forestry & Natural Resources at Purdue, where he and his students research the relationship between knowledge, values, trust, and behavior in complex or controversial environmental systems.