This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.09.30)

This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.09.30

Monday

Radu Iovita, associate professor of anthropology, looks into how new discoveries by archaeologists are changing our view of Neanderthals.

Tuesday

Andrew Chang, Leon Levy postdoctoral fellow, asks how our brains differentiate between music and speech.

Wednesday

Katherine Compitus, clinical assistant professor at the Silver School of Social Work, examines how dogs aren’t only animals that can help out with mental health therapy.

Thursday

Claudia Passos-Ferreira, assistant professor of bioethics, considers when consciousness starts for newborns.

Friday

Anasse Bari, professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, digs into whether a nation stands to benefit as a whole when their national sports team succeeds on a global stage.