Author: Academic Minute
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.03.10)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.03.10 Monday Marcia Bjornerud, professor of geosciences and environmental studies at Lawrence University, describes the downsides of the Enlightenment. Tuesday Cara Furman, associate professor of early childhood education at Hunter College of the City University of New York, discusses practical wisdom for ethical decision making for teachers.…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.03.03-2025.03.07
The Academic Minute from 3.03 – 3.07 Monday Jo Mackiewicz – Iowa State University Learning Skilled Trades in the Workplace Jo Mackiewicz is a professor of rhetoric and professional communication at Iowa State University. She studies the communication of pedagogical and workplace interactions. She’s written several books and numerous articles, published in Technical Communication Quarterly, Technical Communication, Journal…
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Melinda Boyd, Cedar Crest College – Food Nostalgia
What is food nostalgia and how can it help seniors? Melinda Boyd, assistant professor of nutrition and public health at Cedar Crest College, whets our appetite. Melinda Boyd is an assistant professor of nutrition and public health at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Her higher-education teaching experience includes teaching courses in clinical nutrition, public…
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Patrick van Esch, Coastal Carolina University – Digital Immortality: A Life That Never Ends
Immortality has been a quest of humanity for a long time; are we getting closer? Patrick van Esch, associate professor of marketing at Coastal Carolina University, determines one way we might be cracking the code. Dr. Patrick van Esch is an accomplished academic, researcher, and thought leader specializing in digital marketing, consumer behavior, and the…
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Matthew Redmond, University of Lille – The Making of Midlife
Are you having a midlife crisis? Matthew Redmond, Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Lille, explores how humans have dealt with this throughout history. Matthew Redmond is a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Lille. His research explores how the existential condition of being shapes literary form. He has published in…
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Grace Moore, University of Otago – Literature and Hope in a Time of Fire
Fire can prepare soil for new growth, but also leave beyond trauma for those afflicted. Grace Moore, associate professor of English at the University of Otago, considers the literary context. Grace Moore is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Otago. Her research spans Victorian studies, Australian studies, and the Environmental Humanities. Grace…
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Jo Mackiewicz, Iowa State University – Learning Skilled Trades in the Workplace
Learning doesn’t stop once you’re in the workplace. Jo Mackiewicz, professor of rhetoric and professional communication at Iowa State University, explains why. Jo Mackiewicz is a professor of rhetoric and professional communication at Iowa State University. She studies the communication of pedagogical and workplace interactions. She’s written several books and numerous articles, published in Technical…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.03.03)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.03.03 Monday Jo Mackiewicz, professor of rhetoric and professional communication at Iowa State University, explains how to learn new skills in the workplace. Tuesday Grace Moore, associate professor of English at the University of Otago, explores fire in a literary context. Wednesday Matthew Redmond, Marie Curie…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.02.24-2025.02.28
The Academic Minute from 2.24 – 2.28 Monday Erik Van Aken – Rocky Mountain College Chaos and Cause Erik Van Aken is Instructor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Rocky Mountain College. His research focuses on the metaphysics of causality, scientific methodology, and debates on objectivity. Tuesday Ann Kronrod – University of Massachusetts Lowell What Can…
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John Beverley, University at Buffalo – Solitude, transcendence, and healthy aging through the lens of artificial intelligence
Can artificial intelligence help us as we age? John Beverley, Co-Director of the National Center for Ontological Research and assistant professor at the University at Buffalo, examines. Dr. Beverley’s work is at the intersection of ontology engineering, formal logic, and ethics. Alongside his affiliations, Dr. Beverley is the co-lead developer for the Basic Formal Ontology…