Tag: David Coogan
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The Academic Minute for 2017.10.16-10.20
Academic Minute from 10.16 – 10.20 Monday, October 16th Omer Gokcumen – University at Buffalo The Ghost Species of Ancient Humans Omer Gokcumen is an expert in evolutionary anthropology — the study of how humans evolved and how they differ from non-human primates such as gorillas and chimpanzees. He can speak to the media about…
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David Coogan, Virginia Commonwealth University – Changing the Narrative in Jail
What should you do with your time while in jail? David Coogan, professor in the department of English at Virginia Commonwealth University, examines a writing exercise that could change your course once you are released. Since 2006 David Coogan has been teaching writing workshops in autobiography at the Richmond City Jail (RCJ). The work has…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.10.16)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.10.16 Monday, October 16th Omer Gokcumen of the University at Buffalo examines how a ‘ghost’ species of ancient human could re-write our history books. Tuesday, October 17th Brian Moon of the University of Arizona explores how data and algorithms could change the music we hear in the future. Wednesday, October…