Tag: University of Toronto

  • Matthew Feinberg, University of Toronto – Persuading Political Opponents

    Matthew Feinberg, University of Toronto – Persuading Political Opponents

    If you want someone to switch political sides, try their perspective. Matthew Feinberg, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, explores why people tend to stick to their own side in a heated debate. Matthew Feinberg is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Rotman. He earned his…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.10.17)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.10.17)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.10.17 Monday, October 17th Matthew Feinberg of the University of Toronto explores why its hard to persuade your political opponents to take your viewpoint. Tuesday, October 18th Scott Selisker of the University of Arizona discusses brainwashing in the past and present. Wednesday, October 19th Curtis Dozier of Vassar College details…

  • The Academic Minute for 2016.07.25-07.29

    The Academic Minute for 2016.07.25-07.29

    Academic Minute from 7.25 – 7.29 Monday, July 25th Jonathan Wynn – University of Massachusetts Amherst Festivals Jonathan Wynn works at the intersection of urban and cultural sociology. His two major publications are The Tour Guide: Walking and Talking New York (2011, University of Chicago Press, Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries Series) and Music/City (2015, University…

  • Andrew Ching, University of Toronto – Publicity and Paid Advertisements

    Andrew Ching, University of Toronto – Publicity and Paid Advertisements

    Does publicity add to or subtract from paid promotional materials? Andrew Ching, associate professor of marketing at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, examines whether something needs to be said twice if someone else has already said it for you. Andrew Ching is Associate Professor of Marketing at Rotman. He is a winner…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.07.25)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.07.25)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.7.25 Monday, July 25 Jonathan Wynn of the University of Massachusetts Amherst discusses why festivals are better for cities than building more concrete buildings. Tuesday, July 26 Henna-Riikka Peltola of the University of Jyvaskyla explores sadness in music. Wednesday, July 27 Andrew Ching of the University of Toronto examines…

  • The Academic Minute for 2016.07.04-07.08

    The Academic Minute for 2016.07.04-07.08

    Academic Minute from 7.04 – 7.08 Monday, July 4th Jeff Nesteruk – Franklin & Marshall College Humanities and Business Jeffrey Nesteruk is a Professor of Legal Studies at Franklin & Marshall College.  A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, he has written widely on corporate law, business ethics, and liberal education.  He has…

  • Eric Taylor, University of Toronto – Human Perception

    Eric Taylor, University of Toronto – Human Perception

    Selective attention is a key practice to help us process our busy world. Today on The Academic Minute: Eric Taylor, post-doctoral research fellow in the department of psychology at the University of Toronto, discusses the two modes of information selecting we use and whether they’re automatic. Eric is a post-doctoral research fellow in the department…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.07.04)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.07.04)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.7.04 Monday, July 4 Jeff Nesteruk of Franklin & Marshall College discusses how businesses can benefit from the humanities. Tuesday, July 5 Eric Taylor of the University of Toronto delves into human perception. Wednesday, July 6 James Waller of Keene State College explores how to stop genocide. Thursday, July…

  • Spike Lee featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

    Spike Lee featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

    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 (#1329), Bob has selected Spike…

  • The Academic Minute for 2016.2.22-2.26

    The Academic Minute for 2016.2.22-2.26

    Academic Minute from 2.22 – 2.26 Monday, February 22 Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon – University of Pennsylvania Slacktivism Sandra González-Bailón is an Assistant Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, affiliated faculty at the Warren Center for Network and Data Sciences, and research associate at the Oxford Internet Institute. She completed her doctoral degree in Nuffield College…