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Are Video Games Beneficial?
In today’s Academic Minute, Iowa State University's Douglas Gentile discusses the positive and negative sides of exposure to video games...
Economics and the Blood Supply
In today’s Academic Minute, Johns Hopkins University's Mario Macis explores how changing the economics of blood donations could increase the...
Language and Numbers
In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Miami's Caleb Everett explores the complicated relationship between numbers and words. Everett is...
Democratic Presidents and War
In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Notre Dame's Michael Desch questions the assumption that Democratic presidents are less likely...
Marge Simpson
In today’s Academic Minute, Jessamyn Neuhaus of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh explores the iconic status of...
“Scientists Say”
In today’s Academic Minute, Columbia University's Gavin Schmidt examines why we shouldn’t always expect scientists to agree. Schmidt is a...
Surprise and Memory Formation
In today’s Academic Minute, Brown University's Wael Asaad reveals the important roles that expectation and surprise play in the learning...
Love in Ancient Rome
In today’s Academic Minute, Hamilton College's Barbara Gold outlines the difference in how love is experienced today and how it...