Se Hyun Ahn – University of Seoul – North Korea’s Energy Crisis
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Energy consumption, creation, transport and usage are all serious topics that countries invariably deal with at one time or another. Se Hyun Ahn, professor of International Relations at The University of Seoul, profiles the energy issues North Korea is currently…
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Michelle Hersh, Sarah Lawrence College – Lyme Disease and an Unlikely Relationship
“We couldn’t detect an effect, which is really surprising,” said Michelle Hersh in a recent article that appeared in the Poughkeepsie Journal. Dr. Hersh is speaking about the unlikely relationship between ticks and white-footed mice. Though these ticks carry Lyme…
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David Kaplan 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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Dan Jurafsky, Stanford University – The Language of Reviews
Reading online reviews of a restaurant before heading out for a meal is commonplace in today’s digital world. In a recent study, Dan Jurafsky, a linguist at Stanford University, has found some common tropes present in many online reviews. Dan…
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Radu Sporea – University of Surrey – Solar Efficiency
Harnessing the full potential of solar power might indeed solve the world’s ongoing energy crisis. Of course, this is much easier said than done. Radu Sporea, an engineer at The University of Surrey, discusses the potential obstacles. Dr. Radu Sporea…
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Sean Morrison, UT Southwestern – Cellular Protein Production
Our understanding of how cells function is growing every day. Dr. Sean Morrison, Director of the Children’s Research Institute at The University of Texas Southwestern, explains how a new technique for understanding the way stem cells function reveals new clues…
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Robert Burne, Australian National University – Martian Minerals and Microbes
“But our finding, that stevensite can form around biological organisms, will encourage re-interpretation of these Martian deposits and their possible links to life on that planet” said Dr. Robert Burne in a recent article on ABC Science. Dr. Robert Burne,…
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David Pincus, Chapman University – Fractal Psychological Processes
Fractals are naturally occurring patterns that replicate in a self-similar manner. But, as Chapman University psychologist David Pincus explains, understanding fractal patterns can tell us about our psychology. Dr. David Pincus obtained his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Marquette University…
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Peter Jaskiewicz, Concordia University – Family Businesses
Tightly held companies and corporations are often controlled by a small group of family members. As such, when it is time for a change in leadership (due to a retirement, for example), many times the role is filled via an…
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Veronica Davidov 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…