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  • The Academic Minute for 2016.2.8-2.12

    The Academic Minute for 2016.2.8-2.12

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    Academic Minute from 2.8 – 2.12 Monday, February 8 Tierney Lorenz – Indiana University Sex and the Immune System Tierney Lorenz is a visiting research scientist at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction at Indiana University, where she studies the relationship between sexual behavior and symptoms of mood disorders. As a…

  • John Turri, University of Waterloo – Moral Obligations

    John Turri, University of Waterloo – Moral Obligations

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    What we think of as common sense morality may need some updating. John Turri, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Waterloo, explains how what we ought to do may not always be what we can do. I’m a philosopher and cognitive scientist at the University of Waterloo. My current research focuses on social…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.2.8)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.2.8)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.2.8 Monday, February 8 Tierney Lorenz of Indiana University explains that an active sex life might be a positive for your immune system. Tuesday, February 9 John Turri of the University of Waterloo delves into moral obligations. Wednesday, February 10 Pierre McDonagh of the University of Bath details the history and future of…