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Fourth Downs and Business Decisions
In today’s Academic Minute, Vanderbilt University's Rangaraj Ramanujam uses fourth down plays to explain why and when businesses choose to...
Mathematics and Learning Disabilities
In today’s Academic Minute, Landmark College's Michelle Bower describes how a teacher’s perception of a student’s math ability can negatively...
What Makes a Martyr?
In today’s Academic Minute, Hamilton College's Barbara Gold examines how Christians of the late Roman Empire created the modern concept...
Words, Sounds, and Meaning
In today’s Academic Minute, Lycoming College's Daniela Ribitsch examines the arbitrary connection between words and the objects they represent. Ribitsch...
Art and the Neuroscience of Color
In today’s Academic Minute, Wellesley College's Bevil Conway discusses how the brain creates color and reveals methods artists have used...
Nostalgia for Communism
In today’s Academic Minute, Bowdoin College's Kristen Ghodsee explains why after only two decades, many former Eastern Bloc countries are...
Why We Like Horror
In today’s Academic Minute, Lock Haven University's Dan Shaw explores the range of theories explaining why many of us enjoy...
Overcoming Fear
In today’s Academic Minute, Purchase College's Paul Siegel discusses how facing your fears can help you overcome them, even if...