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The Academic Minute for 2017.3.6-3.10

Academic Minute from 3.6 – 3.10 Monday, March 6th Leigh Schmidt – Washington University in St. Louis

Robert Brecha, University of Dayton – Home Energy Consumption and Solar Power

How do we make our homes more efficient? Robert Brecha, professor in the renewable and clean

Rob Blair featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our

Alexander Bay, Chapman University – Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown and Thyroid Cancer in Children

Is there a link between the Fukushima nuclear meltdown and cancer? Alexander Bay, associate professor in

Laura Gee, Tufts University – Social Ties and Job Hunting

Networking is important in finding a new job. Laura Gee, assistant professor in the school of

Jeffrey Hall, University of Kansas – Sense of Humor in Relationships

We all want a partner with a great sense of humor, right? Jeffrey Hall, associate professor

Leigh Schmidt, Washington University in St. Louis – Distrust in Non-Believers in America

Non-believers are a minority not often talked about in today’s America. Leigh Schmidt, university professor in

This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.3.6)

This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.3.6 Monday, March 6th Leigh Schmidt of Washington University in

The Academic Minute for 2017.2.27-3.3

Academic Minute from 2.27 – 3.3 Monday, February 27th Isabel Gauthier – Vanderbilt University Sex Differences

David Caplan, Ohio Wesleyan University – Is Hip-Hop Poetry?

Would Garrison Keillor read hip hop lyrics on The Writer’s Almanac? David Caplan, professor of English