Peter Serles, California Institute of Technology – Machine Learning Could Make Superefficient Planes
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3D printing may hold the key to making airplanes superefficient. Peter Serles, Schmidt Science Fellow at the California Institute of Technology, looks to let this research take off. Dr. Peter Serles received his PhD from the University of Toronto working…
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Anita Rao, Georgetown University – The Impact of Voluntary Labeling
Labels on products showing ‘healthier’ information, may not be telling the whole story. Anita Rao, Beyer Family associate professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, tells us why. Anita Rao, Beyer Family Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s…
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Jasmine Loveland, University of Vienna – A Super Enzyme in Overdrive: How Ruffs Lower Testosterone
What can birds teach us about testosterone? Jasmine Loveland, Lise Meitner postdoctoral fellow at the University of Vienna, examines this. Dr. Jasmine Loveland is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vienna and a guest scientist at the Max Planck…
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Sarah Kakadellis, University of California, Davis – States Unlikely To Meet U.S. Food Waste Reduction Goal
Federal food waste reduction goals are proving hard for states to meet. Sarah Kakadellis, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis, explains why. Kakadellis’ research addresses the significant yet mostly untapped…
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Gabe Kwong, Georgia Tech University – Using Computer Logic to Enhance Cancer Detection
Finding the right treatment for cancer is difficult at times, so how can computing power help us with this goal? Gabe Kwong, the Robert A. Milton associate professor of biomedical engineering at Georgia Tech University, examines. Gabe A. Kwong, Ph.D.…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.04.14)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.04.14 Monday Gabe Kwong, the Robert A. Milton associate professor of biomedical engineering at Georgia Tech University, examines how finding the right treatment for cancer is difficult at times, and computing power may help…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.04.07-2025.04.11
The Academic Minute from 4.7 – 4.11 Monday Rafaela Fontes – Virginia Tech University Persistence with Abstinence from Substance Use Rafaela Fontes is a research scientist in the Addiction Recovery Research Center at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. Her work…
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Frank McAndrew, Knox College – Why Do Old People Hate New Music?
Certain age groups think the music of today is not as a good as it used to be. Frank McAndrew, Cornelia H. Dudley professor of psychology at Knox College, explores why this may be. To the extent that there is…
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Brandon Vaidyanathan, Catholic University of America – Science is a Quest for Beauty
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but is it also in science? Brandon Vaidyanathan, professor of sociology at the Catholic University of America, takes a closer look. Dr. Brandon Vaidyanathan is Professor of Sociology and Director of the…
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Tali Caspi, University of California, Davis – How Cities Shape What Animals Eat
What do animals eat when they live in urban spaces? Tali Caspi, urban ecologist and Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Davis, takes off the lid. Tali’s work on urban wildlife focuses on emerging patterns and underlying mechanisms of…