Podcast: The Academic Minute
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Filip Viskupic, South Dakota State University – Politics Drives Parental COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Nurses
Politics can drive vaccine hesitancy, even for nurses and children. Filip Viskupic, assistant professor of political science at South Dakota University, examines why. Dr. Filip Viskupič is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and a Research Associate at The SDSU Poll at South Dakota State University. Dr. Viskupič earned his Ph.D. from the University of…
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Sylvia Sierra, Syracuse University – Media References in Everyday Conversation
Media references can be a great way to break the ice in a conversation. Sylvia Sierra, assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies at Syracuse University, explores why. Sylvia Sierra is a discourse analyst interested in language and social interaction. She takes an interactional sociolinguistic approach to exploring knowledge management and identity construction in everyday…
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Peter Kaiser, University of California, Irvine – Therapies That Restore the Body’s Own Tumor Suppressing Activity
Your body may have its own way to fight tumors; we just need to trigger it. Peter Kaiser, professor and chair of biological chemistry at the University of California, Irvine, explores a new therapy to do so. Peter Kaiser, PhD, is the chair of the Department of Biological Chemistry at the UC Irvine School of…
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Teresa Wright, California State University Long Beach – Protest in China – What’s New and What’s to be Expected
Protests have dominated the news lately. Teresa Wright, professor of political science at California State University, Long Beach, looks at the dynamics in China. Teresa Wright is a professor of Political Science at California State University, Long Beach. Her research focuses on state-society relations, protest and dissent, and the relationship among capitalism, democracy and authoritarianism—particularly…
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Austin Sarat, Amherst College – Alabama and Lethal Injection Issues
Today on The Academic Minute: Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, explains the stakes for states. Austin Sarat is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science and Chair of Political Science at Amherst College. He is the author of Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America’s…
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Karen Levy, Cornell University – How Surveillance is Changing the Long-Haul Trucking Industry
The trucking industry is modernizing rapidly, but is it for the better? Karen Levy, associate professor in the department of information science at Cornell University, has more. Karen Levy is an associate professor of Information Science at Cornell University and associated faculty at Cornell Law School. Her new book, Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the…
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Mneesha Gellman, Emerson College – How Does Cultural Survival Happen? One Word at a Time
Saving languages from eradication is a tall task as time goes on. Mneesha Gellman, associate professor of political science in the Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies at Emerson College, delves into the process to keep the words alive. Dr. Mneesha Gellman is associate professor of political science in the Marlboro Institute for…
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Ben Cotterill, Clemson University – Children’s Eyewitness Testimony
Can a child be a reliable eyewitness? Ben Cotterill, lecturer in forensic psychology at Clemson University, examines this question. Ben Cotterill, PhD, is a lecturer at Clemson University, where he teaches courses relating to forensic psychology. His research interests include personality development, the reliability and credibility of eyewitness testimony, and testing police procedures used with…
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Huolin Xin, University of California Irvine – A Better Battery for Electric Cars
Making batteries for electric vehicles can come with a human cost in poorer countries. Huolin Xin, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Irvine, discusses one way to change this. Huolin Xin graduated from the Physics Department of Cornell University in 2011 and joined University of California, Irvine in 2018. Prior to…
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Lallen Johnson, American University – Racial Inequality, Age, and COVID-19 Mortality
Certain groups bear more of the brunt from disaster and epidemics. Lallen Johnson, associate professor in the school of public affairs at American University, explains. Lallen Johnson, associate professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University, explores how urban gentrification influences social control. He is specifically interested in the ways by which neighborhood…