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The Academic Minute — 84 episodes
Colleen Heflin, Syracuse University - New SNAP Rules Threaten the Ability of Older Adults to Retire and Live With Dignity
Nancy Huang, Texas A&M University - Inside the Cell’s Secret Droplets
Amaryllis Tsiknia, University of Southern California - Novel Markers May Offer Early Clues to Alzheimer’s Risk
Kim Plofker, Union College - International Math in 18th-century India
Jonathan Lambert, New York University - Green Clay Tennis Courts Sequester Carbon Dioxide in Plain Sight
Victoria Fields, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - The National Alliance of Black Feminists
Nick Solomey, Wichita State University - Helping NASA Study Energy From The Solar Core
Waruna Seneviratne, Wichita State University - Automated Toolless Manufacturing of Composite Structures in Space
JaeHwan Byun, Wichita State University - Rethinking Learning with AI
Heidi VanRavenhorst-Bell, Wichita State University - Measuring Performance of the Mighty Human Tongue
Nikki Keene Woods, Wichita State University - Why Patient Trust Determines Whether Technology Improves Care During Pregnancy
Sharaya Jones, George Mason University - Why Choosing Stuff to Share is an Ordeal
Zihan Chen, Brown University - The Hidden Cost of a 1965 Medicare Rule
Erin M. Kenney, Hartwick College - Taking a Closer Look at the Impact of Parent-Child Conversations
Aron Barbey, University of Notre Dame - Intelligence Emerges When the Whole Brain Works As One
Esti Blanco-Elorrieta, New York University - Putting a Number on Bilingual Experience
Mariah Purol, Union College - What Happens to Our Love Lives When the Rest of Life Gets Messy
Stephen Schmidt, Union College - Making A [Tax] Effort for Black Students' Education
Holli Frey, Union College -Tick, Tick… Boom! Unraveling the Secrets of Caribbean Volcanoes
Guillermina Seri, Union College - Democracy, Markets, Rights, and Emergency Rule
Kristin Bidoshi, Union College - What Does it Mean to Teach Language During War?
Carrie Cutler, Washington State University - From Future Tasks to Past Events Cannabis Intoxication Disrupts Memory in Many Ways
Jonas Mureika, Loyola Marymount University - Can You Paint Like Jackson Pollock? Physics has the Answer
Kim Miller, Wheaton College - African Women's Friendships as Hidden Histories
Jean Wactawski-Wende, University at Buffalo - A Women's Health Study for the Ages
Jean-Baptiste Ruffio, Unviersity of California, San Diego - How Big Can a Planet Be?
Samantha Dodson, University of Calgary - She Sees the Trees, He Sees the Forest: Gender Stereotypes of Concreteness and Abstractness
Ken Brown, University of Iowa - AI is Not Just For Work Anymore
Emery N. Brown, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Your Brainstem's Bundles
Fabian Klenner, University of California, Riverside - How Do We Search for Life Beyond Earth?
Harry Reis, University of Rochester - How to Feel Loved
Robert DiNapoli, Binghamton University – Easter Island Myths
Craig Clements, San Jose State University - Understanding the Science of Wildfires and Extreme Fire Behavior
Clinton Haarlem, Trinity College - How Ecology and Lifestyle Drives an Animal's Speed of Sight
Naomi Baron, American University - Negotiating How Much AI Reads for Us
Nick Dorzweiler, Wheaton College - Understanding the Relationship Between Politics and Anxiety
Jenny M. Munson, Virginia Tech - Unraveling the Secrets of "Chemo Brain"
Petra Fromme, Arizona State University - Materials That Harness Humidity to Capture Carbon
Emily Balcetis, New York University - What Motivates Runners?
Amber Kerwin, Hartwick College - Understanding the Barriers to Recruitment of Women in Law Enforcement
Dimitrios Mathios, Washington University in St. Louis - Developing a Blood-Based Test to Detect Brain Cancer Using AI
Tom Grant, University at Buffalo - Predicting Protein Movements to Speed Up Drug Discovery
Rohini Srihari, University at Buffalo - AI Can Give Voice to People Who Cannot Speak
Sambandamurthy Ganapathy, University at Buffalo - The Human Brain Offers Clues to How to Make AI More Energy Efficient
Jordana Maisel, University at Buffalo - Inclusive Design is More Than Just Curb Cuts
Stephan Santa Ramirez, University at Buffalo - The Importance of Embracing Historically Marginalized Students
John Yates, Scripps Research Institute - Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease Through Changes in Protein Shape
Ross Hollett, Edith Cowan University - Cutting through Cravings in 15 Seconds
Adrienne Rhodes, University of Iowa - How Companies Can Keep Their CFOs
Francisco Polidoro, Jr., University of Texas at Austin - NASA’s 1969-71 Design Process Offers a Road Map for Today’s Breakthrough Inventions
Carol Ritter, Cedar Crest College - A Solution to a Frustrating Dilemma for Crime-Scene Investigators
Christine Constantinople, New York University - How Animals Make Inferences
Joe Salvatore, New York University - Could You Match Inaugural Address Quotes to the Presidents Who Spoke Them?
Sewin Chan, New York University - Boomeranging Back to Parents Can Mean Moving Away From Opportunity
Emiko Kranz, New York University -Discrimination Linked to Diminished Immune System Function
Marissa Bergh, New York University - How Housing Influences Nursing Home Moves
Charlotte Hogg, Texas Christian University - What Sororities Can Tell Us About Belonging
Sriniwas Pandey, Binghamton University - Platform Recommendations and Diverse Opinions on Social Media
Maria Steenland, University of Maryland - Stark Mortality Difference Between Pregnancy and Abortion
Cole McFaul, Georgetown University - Pulling Back the Curtain on China’s Military-Civil Fusion
Beatrice Golomb, University of California San Diego - New Diagnostic Code for Gulf War Illness
Khan Iftekharuddin, Old Dominion University - How Does Non-Invasive Detection of Aggressive Brain Tumor Recurrence Work
Hong Qin, Old Dominion University - How Fast Can a Viral Variant Spread?
Maryam Golbazi, Old Dominion University - Where the Heat Hits Hardest
Tiffany Zhu, Old Dominion University - How Should AI Talk About Us?
George McLeod, Old Dominion University - Building Digital Twins of Our World to Improve Coastal Resilience
Jinglu Jiang, Binghamton University - Multitasking and Phishing Emails
Carlena Ficano, Hartwick College - Systemic Barriers Faced By Minority and Women Entrepreneurs
Indranil Bardhan, University of Texas at Austin - A Positive Lesson From COVID-19 Clinical Trials and IT Capabilities Decreased Death Rates in Hospitals
Raymond Goodrich, Colorado State University - Testing a Promising New Cancer Immunotherapy in Ovarian Cancer Patients
Edison Bicudo, Aston University - How Language and Cognition Shape Our Societies and Political Life
Alex DiFeliceantonio, Virginia Tech - Ozempic, Wegovy May Help Reduce Alcohol Use
Read Montague, Virginia Tech - Parkinson's and Essential Tremor
Stephanie DeLuca, Virginia Tech - Intensive Therapy Benefits For Infants and Toddlers With Cerebral Palsy
Sarah Lessard, Virginia Tech - Keto Diet, Exercise and High Blood Sugar
Zhen Yan, Virginia Tech - Weightlifting Beats Running for Blood Sugar Control
Xiaolu Zhou, Texas Christian University - AI in World Regional Geography Education
Amina Zarrugh, Texas Christian University - DNA-Based Ancestry Testing and Misunderstandings of Race
Melissa Reynolds, Texas Christian University - The (Deep) History of Media and Medical Misinformation
Jeannine Gailey, Texas Christian University - Rewriting the Body Story
Ariane Balizet, Texas Christian University - How Studying Shakespeare Makes Better Leaders
Bridger Ruyle, New York University - The Drugs in Your Drinking Water
Joyce G. Onyenedum, New York University - How Specialized Cells Help Plants to Climb
Yuki Miura, New York University - See Your Neighborhood Underwater