Kevin Caskey, SUNY New Paltz – Manufacturing and Skiing
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How do smaller firms compete with the big boys? Kevin Caskey, professor of Operations Management at SUNY New Paltz, explores avenues that smaller downhill ski manufacturers use to get their products on the slopes. Dr. Kevin R. Caskey is Professor…
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Ryan Kelly, University of Washington – Influential Science and Storytelling
Science papers aren’t usually the best places to find a good story. Ryan Kelly, assistant professor in the school of marine and environmental sciences at the University of Washington, discusses why that needs to change if scientists want to get…
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Akira O’Connor, University of St. Andrews – Deja Vu
Are you having déjà vu? Akira O’Connor, Lecturer in the School of Psychology & Neuroscience at the University of St. Andrews, discusses a new insight into this mysterious phenomenon. I am interested in how contextual information and our expectations help…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.2.13)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.2.13 Monday, February 13th Akira O’Connor of the University of St. Andrews discusses deja vu. Tuesday, February 14th Ryan Kelly of the University of Washington talks on how telling a good story is a…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.2.6-2.10
Academic Minute from 2.6 – 2.10 Monday, February 6th Indranil Goswami – University at Buffalo How to Boost Charitable Giving Indranil Goswami, assistant professor of marketing in the University at Buffalo School of Management, teaches marketing research and studies pro-social…
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Craig Smith, University of Michigan – Children and Confessions
How do you get children to fess up to bad behavior? Craig Smith, research investigator at the University of Michigan, explores how reacting positively might help increase confessions. Dr. Craig Smith’s research focuses on children’s social cognitive development and links…
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David Courtwright featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts…
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Jonathan Dinman, University of Maryland – VEEV
Is there a vaccine on the way for a weaponized virus from the Cold War? Jonathan Dinman, professor of cell biology and molecular genetics at the University of Maryland, explores a breakthrough against a dangerous pathogen. Jonathan Dinman received his…
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Xiaosi Gu, University of Texas at Dallas – Effects of Belief on Nicotine Cravings
Is your brain to blame for your nicotine craving? Xiaosi Gu, Assistant Professor at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas, explores this question. In 2015, Dr. Xiaosi Gu established the Computational Psychiatry…
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Elizabeth Bryda, University of Missouri – Probiotics Can Reduce Stress Levels and Anxiety
Need to reduce your stress? Maybe the answer is in your yogurt. Elizabeth Bryda, Professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology at the University of Missouri, discusses probiotics and how they can help calm you down. Our laboratory takes a…