Perspectives

Psychologist Lori Markson, of Arts & Sciences, discusses research on how optimism works in babies and young children, and in turn what that means for adults’ expectations, in a “Big Think” video.

Robert Wykes, professor emeritus of music in Arts & Sciences, shares memories on WashU Perspectives about when actor Robert Guillaume studied voice and musical theory at the university. Guillaume died last month.

Ena Selimovic, a PhD candidate in comparative literature in Arts & Sciences, writes on the Center for the Humanities site about career possibilities, both inside and outside of academia, for those with humanities degrees.

Stephen Legomsky, of the School of Law, has published his first novel, “The Picobe Dilemma,” a science-fiction work that explores a neurosurgeon’s attempts to access and store human memories and experiences to preserve the essence of one’s life, even after death, and the questions his effort raises.

Writer Eileen G’Sell, lecturer in Arts & Sciences, had a poem, “Melody, Speed, And A Man Worth Manning,” published in Alive magazine last month.

Patrick Rishe, director of Olin’s Sports Business Program, writes in Forbes that the NHL expansion team Vegas Golden Knights are enjoying early success, and the team may hold a first-mover advantage even when an NFL team comes to town in a few years.

Leigh Eric Schmidt, of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, writes an article on the Aeon website about statues, museums and other ways that secularists have pushed against religion in the public sphere.

John Baugh, the Margaret Bush Wilson Professor in Arts & Sciences, discusses his research and thoughts about the field of linguistics in a Q&A with the Linguistic Society of America.

Graham Colditz, MD, PhD, of the School of Medicine, writes a blog post on the Gateway Region YMCA site offering eight tips to reduce your risk of breast cancer.

Andrew Butler, of Arts & Sciences, writes a post on The Learning Scientists blog about what educators should know about multiple-choice tests and whether the best practices for evaluating students are also good for learning.