This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.12.06)

This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.12.06   Monday, December 6th Amanda McKinney, assistant professor of

The Academic Minute for 2021.11.29-2021.12.03

  The Academic Minute from 11.29 – 12.03 Monday, November 29th David Bray – Florida International

Heather Houser, University of Texas at Austin – Infowhelm

Listening to the news can be overwhelming at times. Heather Houser, associate professor of English at

Jacqueline Rifkin, University of Missouri Kansas City – How Nonconsumption Can Turn Ordinary Items into Perceived Treasures

What makes trivial things seem special to someone? Jacqueline Rifkin, assistant professor of marketing at the

Mark Canada, Indiana University Kokomo – Poe In His Right Mind

Are highly creative people more prone to madness? Mark Canada, professor of English at Indiana University

Robert DiNapoli, Binghamton University – Easter Island Myths

What happened on Easter Island? Robert DiNapoli, post-doctoral research associate in the environmental studies program at

David Bray, Florida International University – Mexico’s Community Forests

Who does the best job of managing forests sustainably? David Bray, professor in the department of

This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.11.29)

This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.11.29   Monday, November 29th David Bray, professor in the

The Academic Minute for 2021.11.22-2021.11.26

  The Academic Minute from 11.22 – 11.26 Monday, November 22nd Kerry Whigham – Binghamton University

Ben McCall, University of Dayton – Modernity is Incompatible with Planetary Limits

Our current rate of energy use cannot go on forever. Ben McCall, professor of sustainability at