In his interview, chemistry professor Brian McBurnett discusses the importance of personal relationships in learning.  He describes  strategies for helping students  relate to their classmates, their instructors, and the content.  Coming from a quantitative discipline that sometimes frightens students, McBurnett illustrates ways to help students see the real-word applications of chemistry.  His strategies, of course, can be applied in many academic areas. 

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
"The Extraordinary Chemistry of Ordinary Things," C. H. Snyder
"Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed the World," P. LeCouteur and J. Burreson