Month: January 2017
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Mark Molesky, Seton Hall University – Gulf of Fire
We hear about The Next Big Earthquake, but what about the one that already happened? Mark Molesky, associate professor in the department of history at Seton Hall University, delves into a tremor of the past. I study a wide range of subjects in modern and early modern European history, with a particular emphasis on intellectual…
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Reed Scherer, Northern Illinois University – Fossils and Rising Sea Levels
Ice sheets are vulnerable to melting in a warming world. Reed Scherer, professor of geology at Northern Illinois University, takes a look back in history to help predict the future. As a youngster in Brooklyn, N.Y., Reed Scherer loved the ocean and the diversity of its creatures. By age 7, he had started collecting fossils,…
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Rafael Narvaez, Winona State University – Souls
You’ve got body and soul. Or do you? Rafael Narvaez, associate professor of sociology at Winona State University, explores the question of souls and our reality. Rafael Narváez is a sociologist educated in Lima, Peru, and at the New School for Social Research in New York City. His research involves, broadly, the intersections of sociology,…
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Andrew Wood, San Jose State University – Twilight of the Roadside Motel
We’re losing part of our history. Andrew Wood, professor of communication studies at San Jose State University, details a small part of Americana that’s becoming a thing of the past. Dr. Wood has authored or co-authored books on internet communication, reality television, roadside Americana, and the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair. His 2009 book City…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.1.2)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.1.2 Monday, January 2nd Andrew Wood of San Jose State University explores a part of Americana that’s being left by the wayside. Tuesday, January 3rd Rafael Narvaez of Winona State University discusses souls. Wednesday, January 4th Reed Scherer of Northern Illinois University examines ocean fossils in mountains and sea…