Business and Social Media (17:07)

Anjana Susarla is a professor of business at Michigan State University. We all saw the video, a bloody man being dragged off a United Airlines flight.  If your fears of flying wernʻt justified by that video, it might have left you just a little bit angry.  Whatever your reaction, social media took that video and made United Airlines the biggest P-R flub of the year. Anjana Susarla explains how companies are reacting to the social contract they have with the public and the importance of social media to a business bottom line.

 

Kids and Emotional Eating (1:04:51)

Silje Steinsbekk, an Associate Professor at the Dept. of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology and a clinical child,- and adolescent psychologist. Surveys reveal that 38% of adults say that they eat more when stressed or sad. The problem is that emotional eating increases your risk of becoming overweight: regularly eating a large number of additional calories for reasons other than hunger will do your waistline no favors. Previous research shows that a tendency to eat for comfort begins in early childhood, but we know very little about where this actually comes from, especially during the important formative years. Is comfort eating triggered by nurture or nature? Silje Steinsbekk has performed some research and is here today to share her results.

 

Coaches Corner - Better Co-Parenting (1:22:03)

Splitting up parenting duties can make managing a household easier but that doesn't mean both parents should be completly involved in the lives of their children. Dr. Matt Townsend shares some steps to become a better co-parent.

 

The Marriage Paradox (1:50:46)

Brian Willoughby, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University. Dr. Willoughby is also the Director of the RELATE Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to studying and improving romantic relationships. Dr. Willoughby's research focuses on young adult dating and relationship patterns. Dr. Willoughby's specific expertise areas include dating, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage formation, and marital attitudes/beliefs. Dr. Willoughby talks about his new book "The Marriage Paradox" which explores millennials attitudes towards marriage.