Monthly Archive:: March 2015

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

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

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

Paul Matthew Sutter, Ohio State – Dark Energy

Paul Matthew Sutter is becoming a regular fixture on the WAMC airwaves having previously offered a

This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.3.9)

  This Week on The Academic Minute Monday, March 9 Paul Matthew Sutter of The Ohio

Jeremy England, MIT – Life’s Physical Origins

Can physics be the branch of science that finally figures out the origin of life on

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

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,

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

Davide Zori, Baylor University – Viking Social Standing

When one thinks of Vikings, lavish dinner parties are probably not the first thing that come