Month: December 2014
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Radu Sporea, University of Surrey – Technological Nomenclature
Every commercial for new electronics is packed with flashy tech terminology meant to entice you into thinking you need this new device. Radu Sporea, professor of engineering at The University of Surrey and The Academic Minute‘s resident technology expert, analyzes the way we talk about technology and electronics. Dr. Radu Sporea is Royal Academy of Engineering Academic…
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Jean M. Twenge, SDSU – A Corrision of Trust
As a population, it seems we’re growing less and less trusting. Dr. Jean M. Twenge, psychologist at San Diego State University, is studying our growing suspicions. Jean M. Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, is the author of more than 100 scientific publications and the books Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans…
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Steven Soifer, University of Memphis – Paruresis
Certain afflictions are embarrassing to discuss. Because of this, they remain untreated and can often worsen. Dr. Steven Soifer, professor of social work & chair of the department at The University of Memphis, profiles shy-bladder syndrome. Dr. Steven Soifer received his Ph.D. in Social Welfare Policy from Brandeis University in 1988, and his M.S.W. from…
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Gary Small, UCLA – Teens and Screens
Smart phones are everywhere these days. It seems anywhere you turn, you’ll find someone with their head metaphorically buried in their mobile device. They may be checking their social media profiles, googling something or even looking up directions – but one thing is for sure: they’re not interacting with the people surrounding them. Gary Small,…
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Spike Lee, University of Toronto – Framing Love
Flowery depictions of transcendent love have inspired some of the finest art we have. But, is our conceptual idealization of love & romance perhaps hurting us? In today’s Academic Minute, Spike Lee, a marketing professor at The University of Toronto, frames the shared experience of love in a completely different way. Spike W. S. Lee…
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Behind The Scenes: Dr. Lawrence Ian Reed records at WAMC
Thanks very much to Dr. Lawrence Ian Reed of Skidmore College for coming down to WAMC Northeast Public Radio‘s studios to record his segment for The Academic Minute. Dr. Reed is a visiting assistant professor in Skidmore College’s Department of Psychology. His Academic Minute segment is about the nature and psychology of facial expressions. Learn…
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Megan Ferry featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1263), Bob has selected…
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Eve Waltermaurer, SUNY New Paltz – Intersection of Crime/Health
Prisoners face a unique set of health challenges. Eve Waltermaurer, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at SUNY New Paltz, profiles the need to study criminology and health through an interdisciplinary lens. Dr. Eve Waltermaurer holds a PhD in Epidemiology, with a concentration in Criminology from the University at Albany. She has conducted…
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Brian Southwell, UNC at Chapel Hill – Social Media Disparity
The manner by which information travels on social media tends to corrode it’s accuracy. Dr. Brian Southwell, research professor of mass communication and health behavior at the University of North Carolina, discusses the disparity of shared information on the internet. Dr. Brian Southwell is Director of the Science in the Public Sphere Program in the…
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Paul Arciero featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1262), Bob has selected…