Academic Minute

Why do some chromosomes act selfishly? In today’s Academic Minute, part of Scripps College Week, Patrick Ferree finds out.

Fiction can bring truth to the fore. In today’s Academic Minute, part of Scripps College Week, Myriam J.A. Chancy looks into the history of Caribbean women. 

Photography can reveal many hidden things about the people who lived centuries ago. In today’s Academic Minute, part of Scripps College Week, Ken Gonzales-Day looks back at some.

We’re all tired of waiting. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Texas at Austin’s Annabelle Roberts says we’re most impatient right before we get what we want.

How can you become a good thinker? In today’s Academic Minute, Wake Forest University’s Eranda Jayawickreme uses some brainpower to find out.

Which misinformation will cause the most harm is important to figure out. But how? In today’s Academic Minute, Binghamton University’s Thi Tran looks for a little help.

Gender fluidity may be part of the current zeitgeist, but it’s not a wholly new topic. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Tennessee’s Megan Bryson examines one historical example.

Humans have long used stories to explain things we can’t understand, and an eclipse is no different. In today’s Academic Minute, part of Indiana University’s Total Solar Eclipse segment, Moira Marsh uses mythology to tell the story of the darkened daytime sky.