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Dr. Robert Dobler talks about the myriad ways that we grieve. He describes how we can see shrines and altars all around us from vinyl records to Facebook posts. This is an episode from the Remembering and Forgetting Podcast series presented by Themester and the College of Arts and Sciences of Indiana University.

Historian Dr. Mark Roseman discusses his extensive research on the Holocaust and other genocides. He explains that tragedies like this are more relevant today than many of us might like to admit. This is an episode from the Remembering and Forgetting Podcast series presented by Themester and the College of Arts and Sciences of Indiana University.

Dr. Rich Shiffrin, head of Indiana University's Memory and Perception Laboratory speaks about his storied career and what questions remain about our own brains. Spoiler alert: there’s a lot of them. This is an episode from the Remembering and Forgetting Podcast series presented by Themester and the College of Arts and Sciences of Indiana University.

Historian Dr. Alex Lichtenstein discusses what parts of history we remember, why, and the importance of asking about the past. This is an episode from the Remembering and Forgetting Podcast series presented by Themester and the College of Arts and Sciences of Indiana University.

Liz Shea, director of the Contemporary Dance Program here at Indiana University, discusses somatic dance and how to use dance to train memory. This is an episode from the Remembering and Forgetting Podcast series presented by Themester and the College of Arts and Sciences of Indiana University.

Dr. Cara Wellman studies stress. On this episode she discusses the effect stress has on memory and the brain and tips dealing with stress. This is an episode from the Remembering and Forgetting Podcast series.

Dr. Stephanie Kane studies water. As a professor in the School of Global and International studies, she researches how humans interact with waterways and flooding and how they shape the development of our living spaces and economies. This semester, she’s teaching a class on the political ecology of the arctic circle. Dr. Kane looks at how animals and humans are adapting in a region that’s in a constant state of flux and environmental turmoil.

Dr. Ivan Kreilkamp studies pets. As a professor in the English Department, he researches animal representation in Victorian-era literature, with a special focus on the domestication of dogs and other pets. He also studies the earliest days of the animal rights movement and how it influenced literature of the era (and vice versa).

Dr. Brandon Barker wants to know why we distrust snakes. As a folklorist and professor in the Folklore Department, Dr. Barker examines the myths we build around animals and why we attach humanistic characteristics to them. He also looks at how these myths have influenced our modern perceptions of animals.

Dr. Jeanne Sept takes us on a journey from animal to human. Dr. Sept, a professor in the Anthropology department, looks at our evolution from our earliest hominid ancestors to modern-day humans. By examining our past, she takes us on a journey that will help us understand who we are today and who we may become in the future.