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Teaching in Higher Ed · 2025-04-24 · 45 min · 8,416 words

How to Keep Our Brains Sharp, with Therese Huston

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Today on episode number 567 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, How to Keep Our Brains Sharp with Therese Houston. Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Welcome to this episode of Teaching in Higher Ed. I'm Bonnie Stahoviak and this is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to improve our productivity approaches so we can have more peace in our lives and be even.

more present for our students. I'm overjoyed to be welcoming back to Teaching in Higher Ed, Dr. Therese Houston. She's a cognitive neuroscientist and faculty development consultant at Seattle University, where she transforms good science into great. practice.

She was the founding director of the university's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and is now a consultant for Seattle University's Center for Faculty Development. In her latest book, which we'll be discussing today, Sharp, 14 Simple Ways to Improve Your Life with Brain Science, she delivers a treasure trove of neuroscience-backed strategies to help readers think faster. Focus better, and perform at their best, whether in the classroom, the office, or beyond. Therese has written three other books, including Teaching What You Don't Know, which was published by Harvard University Press. Therese is an international speaker and has led workshops for organizations of every size, from the

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