Podcast: The Academic Minute
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Jim Downs, Gettysburg College – New Theories of Epidemiology
On Gettysburg College Week: How did doctors begin to track infectious diseases? Jim Downs, professor of Civil War era studies and history, delves into the history. Jim Downs is the Gilder Lehrman-National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Civil War Era Studies and History at Gettysburg College. He is the author of Maladies of Empire:…
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Salma Monani, Gettysburg College – Mediating Human-Nature Relations
On Gettysburg College Week: Streaming can be harmful to the environment. Salma Monani, chair and professor of environmental studies, explores how to start to change this. Salma Monani is an Environmental Humanities scholar and teacher. She has extensively published on ecocinema studies, explorations of Indigenous ecomedia, film and environmental justice, and is co-editor of four…
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Christopher Fee, Gettysburg College – Paddling in the Wake of the Vikings
On Gettysburg College Week: Retracing steps from the past can open up new understandings of today. Christopher Fee, chair and professor of English, heads to the open water. Christopher R. Fee, Ph.D., is Graeff Professor in the English Department at Gettysburg College and teaches numerous courses on various medieval subjects. His courses include popular seminars…
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Jennifer Bloomquist, Gettysburg College – Linguistic Minstrelsy in Children’s Animated Film
On Gettysburg College Week: Animated movies play an important role in the lives of children. Jennifer Bloomquist, professor of linguistics and Africana studies, determines explains why the representation of the characters on the screen matters. Jennifer Bloomquist is Associate Provost for Faculty Development & Dean of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Programs. Prior to her appointment…
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Megan Benka-Coker, Gettysburg College – Evaluating Real-World Global Health Interventions
On Gettysburg College Week: How people cook in their homes can have consequences. Megan Benka-Coker, assistant professor of health sciences, examines one method with the potential to help cut down the risks in hard to reach areas. Dr. Benka-Coker is an Assistant Professor in the Health Sciences Department at Gettysburg College. She is an environmental…
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Jenny Sabin, Cornell University – AI Architecture Driven by Humans, Powered by AI
On Cornell University’s Impacts of A.I. Week: How humans interact with artificial intelligence may take many forms. Jenny Sabin, Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Professor in Architecture & Inaugural Chair of Design Tech, details a piece of architecture that humans and A.I. can help influence. Jenny E. Sabin is an architectural designer whose work…
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Qian Yang, Cornell University – AI Tool Gains Doctors’ Trust by Giving Advice Like a Colleague
On Cornell University’s Impacts of A.I. Week: Getting people to trust A.I. can be a tricky process. Qian Yang, assistant professor in information science, examines how doctors became comfortable with using the technology. Qian Yang is an assistant professor in Information Science at Cornell University and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) researcher. Her research expertise is in…
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Jonathan P. Chang, Cornell University– How AI Tools Could Help Make Online Discussions Healthier
On this Student Spotlight during Cornell University’s Impacts of A.I. Week : Online discussions have many pitfalls; what if A.I. could step in to help? Jonathan P. Chang, PhD candidate in computer science, explores this question. Jonathan P. Chang is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at Cornell, advised by Cristian Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil. He earned his undergraduate…
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Malte Jung, Cornell University – Social Cost of AI in Social Interactions
On Cornell University’s Impacts of A.I. Week: Technology that guides how we respond in conversations may have some negative effects. Malte Jung, associate professor of information science, outlines them. Malte Jung is an Associate Professor of Information Science at Cornell University and the Nancy H. ’62 and Philip M. ’62 Young Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow. He…
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Farzin Lotfi-Jam, Cornell University – A Recursive History of Urban Simulation
On Cornell University’s Impacts of A.I. Week: How do we answer the many questions about the intersection of A.I. and humanity? Farzin Lotfi-Jam, assistant professor of architecture and director of Realtime Urbanism lab, invites us to engage with these questions. Farzin Lotfi-Jam is Assistant Professor in the department of Architecture at Cornell AAP where he…