David Shorter, University of California Los Angeles – Contact with ETs Might Not Go Well, Based on Our History
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First contact with extraterrestrials has been imagined many times, but what would happen in reality? David Shorter, professor of world arts and culture at the University of California Los Angeles, has an idea. Dr. David Shorter is a tenured professor…
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Paula Marantz Cohen, Drexel University – Defining Good Conversation
A good conversation can bring many benefits. Paula Marantz Cohen, dean and distinguished professor of English at Drexel University, tells us why. Paula Marantz Cohen is Dean of the Pennoni Honors College and Distinguished Professor of English at Drexel University.…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.11.06)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.11.06 Monday Paula Marantz Cohen, dean and distinguished professor of English at Drexel University, tells us why a good conversation can bring many benefits. Tuesday David Shorter, professor of world arts and culture…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.10.30-2023.11.03
The Academic Minute from 10.30 – 11.03 Monday Marjan Ehsassi – Johns Hopkins University Putting the Public Back in Policy Dr. Marjan H. Ehsassi is a Berggruen Future of Democracy Fellow (non-resident) and Strategic Director of the Democratic Action Fund.…
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Joseph Davies, Cardiff Metropolitan University – Psychological Trauma and its Impacts on Forensic Inpatient Obesity
Why are psychiatric inpatients often obese? Joseph Davies, lecturer in applied psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University, discusses his findings. Dr Joseph Davies is a psychologist and lecturer in applied psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University in South Wales, and member of…
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Lisa Donovan, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts – Studying the Arts and Deep Learning
Studying the arts can lead to deep, rigorous learning. Lisa Donovan, professor of arts management at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, explores how arts can help the cause of academic rigor. Dr. Lisa Donovan is a professor in the…
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Insiya Hussain, University of Texas at Austin – Social Impact Framing Can Inhibit Job Candidates from Negotiating
Can money and altruism mix? Insiya Hussain, assistant professor of management at the University of Texas at Austin, explores this in the workplace. Insiya Hussain is an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School…
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Sarah Seymour, Chiang Mai University – Solace and Saudade
Humans are always trying to find meaning in life. Sarah Seymour, expat specialist and lecturer at Chiang Mai University, examines this through the work of a poet. Sarah Seymour is a fiction writer and essayist, and currently teaches at Chiang…
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Marjan Ehsassi, Johns Hopkins University – Putting the Public Back in Policy
U.S. citizens don’t feel like they are being heard in politics. Marjan Ehsassi, Berggruen Future of Democracy fellow and research and assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, details this in an international framework. Dr. Marjan H. Ehsassi is a Berggruen…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.10.30)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.10.30 Monday Marjan Ehsassi, Berggruen Future of Democracy fellow and research and assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, details why U.S. citizens feel like they are not being heard in politics. Tuesday…