NEPTUN Biography
KRISTIAN TEICHERT, ESP Teacher
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Major: Biochemistry College/Employer: NEU Year of Graduation: 2017 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Not Available. Past Classes(Look at the class archive for more.)Infectious Diseases -- The Coming Plague in Spring Splash 2017
With the emergence of the Zika virus, and the Ebola epidemic of 2015, understanding infectious diseases is becoming increasingly important in our world today.
What does a pathogen? How does it cause disease?
How does a pathogen move between people?
What makes a pathogen more infectious than others? More dangerous? How do we report this?
Come to discuss these aspects of infectious diseases through the lens of diseases such as Zika, Ebola, the ubiquitous flu and others!
What Makes You Moral? in Splash Spring 2016
There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is biological morality. However, for those select few... who possess the predisposition... I can teach you how people manage to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses.
With that out of the way, this class will focus on the biological basis of morality -- focusing on the neurohormones and their impacts in social environments.
Epidemics: The War to End All Wars (Part 1) in Splash Fall 2014
In the news, you've heard about Ebola, Enterovirus D68 and vaccinations.
What does this really mean? What does it mean to be a good virus? What allows a disease to move to the epidemic, even pandemic levels?
This class will discuss this, and will apply these concepts to a game of Pandemic!
Epidemics: The War to End All Wars (Part 2) in Splash Fall 2014
In the news, you've heard about Ebola, Enterovirus D68 and vaccinations. What does this really mean? What does it mean to be a good virus? What allows a disease to move to the epidemic, even pandemic levels? This class will discuss this, and will apply these concepts to a game of Pandemic!
What Makes You Moral? in Spring 2014
This course will explore the biological mechanisms underlying moral behavior such as trust, as well as why any form of society is doomed to fall into corruption, mayhem and disorder!
Sleeping and Dreaming in Spring 2014
“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” – Edgar Allan Poe
Everyone loves the weekend. Everyone loves waking up to the sound of- wait for it… wait for it…- NOT your alarm clock. And for most of us, 5 days a week, let that god awful noise interrupt one of the most important functions: sleeping. This class will explore the neuroscience and psychology behind sleeping and dreaming, and discuss its importance and effect on our lives.
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