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  • Spike Lee, University of Toronto – A Cultural Look at Moral Purity

    Spike Lee, University of Toronto – A Cultural Look at Moral Purity

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    The definition of purity doesn’t change across cultures, but ideas about the processes of purification do. Spike Lee, associate professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, explores how different cultures consider purity…and morality. Spike W. S. Lee is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.2.22)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.2.22)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.2.22 Monday, February 22 Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon of the University of Pennsylvania explores if slacktivism online makes a difference in the real world. Tuesday, February 23 Timothy Amukele of Johns Hopkins University discusses how drones can improve medical access in poorer countries. Wednesday, February 24 David Hugh-Jones of the University of…

  • Anne Bowers, University of Toronto – Value of Diamonds

    Anne Bowers, University of Toronto – Value of Diamonds

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    Are you thinking of popping the question soon? Anne Bowers, Associate Professor of Strategic Management at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, explores how the story attached to a diamond may move the price more than the 4 C’s. Anne Bowers is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management at Rotman. Her primary…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.1.18)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.1.18)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.1.18 Monday, January 18 Adam Arenson of Manhattan College explores the lives of freed slaves after they reached the end of the Underground Railroad. Tuesday, January 19 John Christian of West Virginia University delves into how to get home when you’re lost in deep space. Wednesday,January 20 Peter Polos of Seton Hall University examines if…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.7.6)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.7.6)

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      Monday, July 6 Michael Howell of the University of Minnesota explains the importance of sleep training. Tuesday, July 7 Kentaro Toyama of The University of Michigan explores the equality of the use of technology. Wednesday, July 8 Larry Stevens of the University of Northern Arizona touts the brain boosting power of chocolate. Thursday, July…

  • Tiziana Casciaro, University of Toronto – Professional Networking

    Tiziana Casciaro, University of Toronto – Professional Networking

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    Networking with your colleagues can be an onerous task. Tiziana Casciaro, a professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, is studying the nature of networking and the resultant feelings. Tiziana Casciaro is an associate professor of organizational behavior at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. Her research concerns…

  • 2015.1.26 – This Week on The Academic Minute

    2015.1.26 – This Week on The Academic Minute

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    Monday, January 26 Stacy Tye-Williams of Iowa State University analyzes instances of workplace bullying. Tuesday, January 27 Lucy Thairu of Stanford University profiles infant mortality in Tanzania. Wednesday, January 28 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Brian Balin explores advances in research into Alzheimer’s disease. Thursday, January 29 Kit Wesler of Murray State University offers an…

  • 2015.01.05 – This week on The Academic Minute

    2015.01.05 – This week on The Academic Minute

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    Monday, January 5 Kimberly Fenn of Michigan State University shows how social media might be corroding the accuracy of memory. Tuesday, January 6 Jacob Hirsh of The University of Toronto explores the predicative nature of personality traits. Wednesday, January 7 New York University media professor Charlton McIlwain analyzes the journalistic slant present in news coverage…

  • Spike Lee, University of Toronto – Framing Love

    Spike Lee, University of Toronto – Framing Love

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    Flowery depictions of transcendent love have inspired some of the finest art we have. But, is our conceptual idealization of love & romance perhaps hurting us? In today’s Academic Minute, Spike Lee, a marketing professor at The University of Toronto, frames the shared experience of love in a completely different way. Spike W. S. Lee…

  • Michael Inzlicht, University of Toronto – The Science of Self-Control

    Michael Inzlicht, University of Toronto – The Science of Self-Control

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    Is there a measurable limit to the amount of self-control each person possesses? Dr. Michael Inzlicht, associate professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, studies self-control and is helping to debunk a popular theory regarding the now widely studied topic. Dr. Michael Inzlicht earned his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Brown University, 2001. His…