Month: March 2015
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Radu Sporea, University of Surrey – Photography: The Science of Aperture
The ubiquity of cell phone cameras makes everybody a photographer – or so they think! Today on The Academic Minute, Radu Sporea, an engineer at the University of Surrey, will teach us how to improve our photography skills through a scientific profile of aperture. Dr. Radu Sporea is Royal Academy of Engineering Academic Research Fellow in the Advanced…
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Karen Bonuck, Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Sleep & Childhood Obesity Risk Factors
A holistic approach to wellness examines all influencing factors. Karen Bonuck, a professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is studying the relationship shared by sleep and childhood obesity. Dr. Karen Bonuck is an epidemiologist who conducts research on pediatric sleep and parent-child interventions. Dr. Bonuck has published extensively on the impact sleep-disordered breathing and/or…
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Jon Pierce-Shimomura, UT Austin – Treating Alcoholism with Worm Experiments
Academic research sometimes takes scientists into unforeseen places. Today on The Academic Minute, Jon Pierce-Shimomura, a professor at The University of Texas at Austin, discusses his research aimed at treating alcoholism through the intoxication of worms. Jon Pierce-Shimomura, assistant professor in the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research at The University of Texas at…
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Paul Matthew Sutter, Ohio State – Dark Energy
Paul Matthew Sutter is becoming a regular fixture on the WAMC airwaves having previously offered a fascinating piece on cosmological nothingness and talking with Bob Barrett on The Best of Our Knowledge last week. Today on The Academic Minute, Dr. Sutter, astronomer and physicist at Ohio State University, profiles dark energy. Dr. Paul Matthew Sutter…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.3.9)
This Week on The Academic Minute Monday, March 9 Paul Matthew Sutter of The Ohio State University takes us to deep space with a profile of the cosmological concept of dark energy. Tuesday, March 10 Jon Pierce-Shimomura of The University of Texas at Austin is working with worms in an effort to treat alcoholism.…
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Jeremy England, MIT – Life’s Physical Origins
Can physics be the branch of science that finally figures out the origin of life on Earth? Jeremy England, a professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is using physics and working to unravel the beginning of life. Jeremy England was born in Boston and grew up mostly in New Hampshire. After graduating…
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Dan Chelotti 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 (#1276), Bob has selected…
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Lynn Helding, Dickinson College – A Science of the Voice
Vocology is an emerging field focusing on the voice. Lynn Helding, a professor at Dickinson College, discusses the importance of a science of the voice. Lynn Helding is an associate professor of music (Voice) at Dickinson College, who finds inspiration in the nexus between art and science. As a singing artist, she has performed around…
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Maurice Gattis, University of Wisconsin-Madison – Marriage Equality & Religious Denomination
Is your church in favor of same-sex marriage? Maurice Gattis, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is studying the effects of pro-LGBT stances held by religious institutions. Maurice Gattis has engaged in research activities regarding health disparities, GLBT populations, homelessness, and adolescent risk behaviors in the United States and Canada. His primary work…
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Davide Zori, Baylor University – Viking Social Standing
When one thinks of Vikings, lavish dinner parties are probably not the first thing that come to mind. But, Davide Zori, a professor at Baylor University, will tell us: vikings were really into parties. Davide Zori is assistant professor in the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core at Baylor University. His research concentrates on the Viking expansion into…