Sleep Resets the Brain’s Operating System
Why do we need to sleep? In today’s Academic Minute, Washington University in St. Louis’s Keith Hengen delves into our brain to find the answer.
There’s a very limited chance you’ve heard of the Madden-Julian Oscillation. In today's Academic Minute, Columbia University's Adam Sobel details this phenomenon known better by its acronym, the MJO. Sobel is a professor in Columbia’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and director of the Columbia Initiative on Extreme Weather and Climate. A transcript of this podcast can be found here.
Why do we need to sleep? In today’s Academic Minute, Washington University in St. Louis’s Keith Hengen delves into our brain to find the answer.
Looking back in history can help us solve the problems of today. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Cambridge’s Ayse Zarakol takes a look back.
Why is there such a large variety of attitudes to even well-evidenced science? In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Bath’s Laurence Hurst explores the differences between those who trust in science and those who do not.
Shared attention can be key to bridging the gaps between us in society. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s Garriy Shteynberg explores.
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