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Ryan Lizardi, SUNY Polytechnic Institute – Millennials, Your Nostalgia Window is Now!

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10/04/23 • 2 min

On SUNY Polytechnic Institute Week: Nostalgia can be big business. Ryan Lizardi, associate professor of digital media and humanities, says the window is now wide open for millennials. Ryan Lizardi is Associate Professor of digital media and humanities at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. He focuses his research on media encouraged nostalgia, including his books Mediated Nostalgia (2014), Nostalgic Generations [...]

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David Grenardo, University of St. Thomas – Compensating College Athletes for Playing

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09/29/23 • 2 min

On University of St. Thomas Week: College athletes getting paid to play is inevitable, so how should it work? David Grenardo, professor of law, looks into the options. David A. Grenardo is the Associate Director of the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions and Professor of Law at the University of St. Thomas [...]

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Bryana French, University of St. Thomas – Radically Healing Racial Trauma

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09/25/23 • 2 min

On University of St. Thomas Week: Healing racial trauma can make a big impact. Bryana French, associate professor of psychology, determines the framework to do so. Bryana H. French, PhD, LP, is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas. Her research, teaching, and clinical practice focuses [...]

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Lars Tragardh, Uppsala University – The Swedish Theory of Love

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09/06/23 • 2 min

What is the Swedish theory of love? Lars Tragardh, professor of history at Uppsala University, explains. Ph.D in History from UC Berkeley; professor of history at Uppsala university, Sweden; public commentator on Swedish politics and society. The Swedish Theory of Love Americans are fond of thinking of themselves as rugged individualists. But compared to Swedes [...]

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Susan Farrell, College of Charleston – Kurt Vonnegut’s Continuing Appeal to the Young

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09/07/23 • 2 min

Kurt Vonnegut’s appeal to young people continues. Susan Farrell, professor of English at the College of Charleston, determines why a member of the Greatest Generation still holds sway today. Susan Farrell is a professor of English at the College of Charleston and the 2009 Bill Moore Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Award Recipient. She specializes in contemporary American [...]

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John MacCormick, Dickinson College – Fairness First in Artificial Intelligence

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09/08/23 • 2 min

A.I. is not without bias. John MacCormick, professor of computer science at Dickinson College, discovers the thriving research field of fairness in A.I. John MacCormick is the author of three books, including Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future: The Ingenious Ideas That Drive Today’s Computers and What Can Be Computed?: A Practical Guide to the [...]

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Kayla de la Haye, University of Southern California Dornsife – Uncovering the True Extent of Food Insecurity in the U.S.

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08/18/23 • 2 min

On USC Dornsife Week: How many people are food insecure in the United States? Kayla de la Haye, associate professor of population and public health sciences, examines the data. Kayla de la Haye is an Associate Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences at the University of Southern California. She works to promote good health [...]

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Emily Rosado-Solomon, Babson College – Mental Health and Work

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09/04/23 • 2 min

Your workplace has a large impact on your mental health. Emily Rosado-Solomon, assistant professor of management at Babson College, explores what makes employees feel good or bad. Emily Rosado-Solomon is an Assistant Professor of Management at Babson College. She received her PhD at Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations, and previously served on [...]

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Darrell Kaufman, Northern Arizona University – Is It Really the Hottest in 100,000 Years?

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09/05/23 • 2 min

This summer has been a hot one...but was it as unprecedented as it seemed? Darrell Kaufman, Regents’ professor of earth and environmental sciences at Northern Arizona University, determines the answer using history. Dr. Darrell Kaufman is a Professor in the School of Earth and Sustainability at Northern Arizona University. He was a lead author on the [...]

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Lewis Davis, Union College – COVID on Campus

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09/11/23 • 2 min

COVID rates on campuses didn’t always follow the socioeconomic script. Lewis Davis, Thomas Armstrong professor of economics at Union College, explores why. Lewis Davis is the Thomas Armstrong Professor of Economics and Chair of the Economics Department at Union College. He has over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, with recent work addressing the religious, climatic, and [...]

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The Academic Minute currently has 1121 episodes available.

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The average episode length on The Academic Minute is 2 minutes.

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The first episode of The Academic Minute was released on Feb 13, 2020.

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