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  • Michael Mann featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

    Michael Mann featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

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    As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1397), Bob has selected…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.6.5-6.9

    The Academic Minute for 2017.6.5-6.9

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    Academic Minute from 6.5 – 6.9 Monday, June 5th Aly Colon – Washington and Lee University The New Gatekeepers of News Aly Colón is the Knight Professor of Media Ethics in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications at Washington and Lee University.  Prior to joining Washington and Lee, Colón spent more than 30 years…

  • Michael Mann, Penn State University – Extreme Weather and Climate Change

    Michael Mann, Penn State University – Extreme Weather and Climate Change

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    Is climate change causing more extreme weather events? Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Meteorology and Director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University, delves into this question. Mann is author of more than 200 peer-reviewed and edited publications, and has published three books including Dire Predictions: Understanding Climate Change, The Hockey Stick…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.6.5)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.6.5)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.6.5 Monday, June 5th Aly Colon of Washington and Lee University examines the new gatekeepers of news. Tuesday, June 6th Ivan Dylko of the University at Buffalo explores whether personalized news feeds are a good thing or part of the problem. Wednesday, June 7th Amanda Lotz of the University of Michigan will look into The…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.3.20-3.24

    The Academic Minute for 2017.3.20-3.24

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    Academic Minute from 3.20 – 3.24 Monday, March 20th Michael Mann – George Washington University Local Weather and Belief in Climate Change Michael Mann is an Assistant Professor of Geography at The George Washington University.   Here he teaches classes on GIS, Python programming, and spatial modeling.  His research has focused on the application of spatial…

  • Michael Mann, George Washington University – Local Weather and Belief in Climate Change

    Michael Mann, George Washington University – Local Weather and Belief in Climate Change

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    Does the local weather determine if you believe in global warming? Michael Mann, assistant professor in the department of geography at George Washington University, discusses the difference between climate and weather and how it affects our beliefs. Michael Mann is an Assistant Professor of Geography at The George Washington University.   Here he teaches classes on…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.3.20)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.3.20)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.3.20 Monday, March 20th Michael Mann of George Washington University discusses if your local weather can affect your belief in climate change. Tuesday, March 21st Melissa Armstrong of the University of Florida looks into what you’re not telling your doctor. Wednesday, March 22nd Uriel Cohen Priva of Brown University examines…