Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
Kate Sweeny: Waiting Is The Hardest Part
Season 2014 Episode 16 | 1m 13s
Waiting is the Hardest Part – Kate Sweeny watches her (and your) wait.
Kate Sweeny is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of California Riverside. She studies threat management in everyday life – how we wait for potentially bad news. By night and on the weekends, Kate pursues her passion for belly dancing. She’s been “shaking it” now for more than a decade.
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Funding for The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers is provided by Winton Capital.
Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
Kate Sweeny: Waiting Is The Hardest Part
Season 2014 Episode 16 | 1m 13s
Kate Sweeny is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of California Riverside. She studies threat management in everyday life – how we wait for potentially bad news. By night and on the weekends, Kate pursues her passion for belly dancing. She’s been “shaking it” now for more than a decade.
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