This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.05.16)
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SUNY Oneonta Week on The Academic Minute 2022.05.16 Monday, May 16th Casey Coomes, visiting instructor and prodig fellow, discusses one small animal that is in great peril due to climate change. Tuesday, May 17th Dan Stich, associate professor…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.05.09-2022.05.13
The Academic Minute from 05.09 – 05.13 Monday, May 9th William Warren – Brown University Studying Human “Flocking” to Understand Collective Behavior Bill Warren is Chancellor’s Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences at Brown University, and President of…
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Steve Sloman, Brown University – Bringing Evidence to Bear without Understanding
On Brown University Week: How do people form their opinions on today’s issues? Steven Sloman, professor of cognitive, linguistic, and psychological sciences, explores if the people around us are the key to changing minds. Steven Sloman has worked at Brown…
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Hwamee Oh, Brown University – Why Some Brain Regions and Cognitive Functions Are More Vulnerable to Aging
On Brown University Week: Detecting Alzheimer’s early on is key. Hwamee Oh, assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and human behavior and cognitive, linguistics and psychological sciences, determines one way to do so. Dr. Hwamee Oh is an Assistant…
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Oriel FeldmanHall, Brown University – How Do We Figure Out The Hidden Motives of Others?
On Brown University Week: We all keep some motivations for behavior hidden. Oriel FeldmanHall, assistant professor of cognitive, linguistic and psychological sciences, explores how to peak behind the curtain. Oriel FeldmanHall is the Alfred Manning Assistant Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic…
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Mary Carskadon, Brown University – Adolescence, Sleep, and School
On Brown University Week: The last thing a kid wants to do is wake up for school. Mary A. Carskadon, professor of psychiatry and human behavior, explores the science of kids, school and sleep. Mary A. Carskadon, PhD is an…
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William Warren, Brown University – Studying Human “Flocking” to Understand Collective Behavior
On Brown University Week: Animals aren’t the only ones who flock together. William Warren, chancellor’s professor of cognitive, linguistic and psychological sciences, explores why we do too. Bill Warren is Chancellor’s Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences at Brown…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.05.09)
Brown University Week on The Academic Minute 2022.05.09 Monday, May 9th William Warren, chancellor’s professor of cognitive, linguistic and psychological sciences, explores why humans flock together too. Tuesday, May 10th Mary A. Carskadon, professor of psychiatry and human…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.05.02-2022.05.06
The Academic Minute from 05.02 – 05.06 Monday, May 2nd Wes Routon – Georgia Gwinnett College Dual Enrollment Pays Off Dr. Wes Routon is an applied microeconomist with broad research interests, though much of his work falls within education…
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Linda Sauer Bredvik, Heidelberg University – Interacting at the Intersection of Life and Religion
How do we discuss topics such as life and religion? Linda Sauer Bredvik, lecturer in sociolinguistics at Heidelberg University, determines what to listen for in a discussion to make a better connection. Linda Sauer Bredvik is a sociolinguist who researches…