Monthly Archive:: October 2014
Megan Ferry, Union College – Foreign Language Learning
We’ve previously examined how the multilingual nature of today’s classroom is shaping language learning. In today’s
22/10/2014
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Tamara Bogdanovic, Georgia Tech – Tidal Disruption
We’re learning more and more about black holes every day. Tamara Bogdanovic, a professor of physics
21/10/2014
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Doug Smith, UC San Diego – Molecular Motors
In today’s Academic Minute, a physicist at The University of California San Diego discusses the role
20/10/2014
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Anna Leahy, Chapman University – Scientific Poetry
Poetry and science are areas of academia you’d assume have little to no overlap. But, Anna
18/10/2014
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Neal Hall, UT Austin – Fly Inspired Hearing
The way flies perceive sound is helping engineers improve on microphone technology. Dr. Neal Hall, an
17/10/2014
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Edward LeBrun featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our
16/10/2014
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Paul Smethurst, University of Hong Kong – Cultural History of the Bicycle
The bicycle is so much more than two tires, brakes & handlebars. Dr. Paul Smethurst, an
16/10/2014
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Valorie Titus, APU – Eastern Tiger Salamander
In short, the eastern tiger salamander is in danger. However, Dr. Valorie Titus, a professor of
15/10/2014
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Michele Coscia, Harvard University – The Importance of Memetics
Before there was KnowYourMeme.com – the definitive encyclopedia of internet tropes, the concept of memes needed
14/10/2014
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Diane Beauchemin, Queen’s University – Hair Sample Forensic Advances
Criminals better start wearing hairnets! Dr. Diane Beauchemin, a chemist at Queen’s University in Canada, is
13/10/2014
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