Anthony Bogaert, Brock University – Asexuality Studies
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The more we learn about human sexuality, the more complicated it seems. Anthony Bogaert, a psychologist at Brock University, chronicles an often-overlooked section of human sexuality: asexuality. Dr. Anthony Bogaert is Professor of Health Sciences and Psychology. He has taught…
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Shirley Anne Warshaw, Gettysburg College – Executive Orders
Discussion of presidential executive orders has proved to be a recurring topic of late. Dr. Shirley Anne Warshaw, a political scientist at Gettysburg College, provides a historical analysis of this political process. Shirley Anne Warshaw is Professor of Political Science…
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Terry Godlove 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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Mike Allison, University of Scranton – Revolutionary Governments
When a revolution occurs and the acting government of a nation is overthrown, what happens next? University of Scranton political scientist Mike Allison is studying the aftereffects of revolution and focusing his research on the effectiveness of newly instated governments.…
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Kim Haines-Eitzen, Cornell University – Acoustic Soundscapes
You’ll be amazed at what you hear when you listen closely. Kim Haines-Eitzen, Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Religions, Early Christianity and Early Judaism, Religion in Late Antiquity at Cornell University, analyzes educational depth of acoustic soundscapes. Kim Haines-Eitzen (Ph.D., University…
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Angela Crean, University of South Wales – Telegony
Can your past sexual partners influence the genetics of your children? Dr. Angela Crean, an evolutionary ecologist at The University of New South Wales, profiles telegony. Dr Angela Crean is an evolutionary ecologist who is interested in phenotypic links between…
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2015.01.12 – This Week on The Academic Minute
Monday, January 12 Angela Crean of The University of New South Wales teaches us about telegony. Tuesday, January 13 Kim Haines-Eitzen of Cornell University discusses the majesty of acoustic soundscapes. Wednesday, January 14 University of Scranton political scientist Mike Allison…
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David Cotter, Union College – Gender Inequality Trends
Are we getting closer towards achieving gender equality or have the trends begun to reverse? Dr. David Cotter, chair of Union College’s sociology department, dissects shifting attitudes toward gender bias. Dr. David A. Cotter is Professor of Sociology at Union…
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Richard Peltier, UMass Amherst – Indigenous Air Pollution
The term air pollution might evoke images of an industrialized city with many factories each with billowing smokestacks or a crowded freeway of cars pumping emissions into the atmosphere. But, as Richard Peltier, assistant professor of environmental health sciences at…
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Richard Lachmann 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…