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Alec Sears

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Intellect

Workplace myth-making

By Alec Sears
November 01, 2017
A BYU linguistics professor is exploring the ways companies use myth and storytelling to foster unity and support during times of change.

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Intellect

BYU students make winter hammocking a warmer reality

By Alec Sears
April 23, 2017
BYU's 2017 Student Innovator of the Year created a lightweight insulator that covers hammocks for cold-evening camping.

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Intellect

How to fit in when you stand out: Don’t try so hard

By Alec Sears
March 06, 2017
When in Rome you do as the Romans do, right? Not necessarily. When it comes to fitting in with foreign cultures, “just be yourself” might be the more appropriate mantra, says new BYU research.

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Intellect

Picking teams and picking music in P.E.

By Alec Sears
February 01, 2017
BYU education professor David Barney recently published two studies on P.E. practices that can help kids have better experiences: listening to music and picking teams privately.

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Events

Capturing the Magic of Mary Poppins

By Alec Sears
January 25, 2017
Outfitting the musical world's most iconic nanny requires creativity, engineering, and a spoonful of sugar.

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Intellect

Team up with innovative greats from centuries past

By Alec Sears
January 12, 2017
BYU’s new collaborative alternate reality game, designed to attract youth to STEM, lets teens join forces with a mysterious group of innovators to fight the destructive entity known as “S.”

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Intellect

What do Google searches reveal about consumer intentions?

By Alec Sears
January 03, 2017
BYU professor Jeff Dotson launched a study with Google and Drexel University to see if comapnies can use search volume to assess brand health in real time.

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Intellect

BYU Hosts World-Famous Double Bass

By Alec Sears
January 03, 2017
One of the oldest double basses in the world has a rich musical history filled with ghost stories, international fame, an airplane accident and most recently, a six-week visit to BYU.

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Intellect

When Your Brain Gets Transmogrified: BYU Professor Explores Mental Illness in Award-Winning Book Inspired by Calvin and Hobbes.

By Alec Sears
December 07, 2016
Martine Leavitt was reading Calvin and Hobbes one rainy day when the thought occurred to her that nowadays Calvin might be diagnosed with having schizophrenia.

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