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How Heavy Metal Scenes Survive and Thrive
We’ve learned the power of groups after spending time alone during the pandemic. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of...
Nuclear Weapons and the Moral Debate
What is ethical about nuclear weapons? In today’s Academic Minute, Texas State University’s Thomas Doyle explores this question. Doyle is...
Music’s Power for People With Dementia
Helping those in eldercare environments have good quality of life is important. In today’s Academic Minute, Pennsylvania State University’s Daniel...
The Effects of Lung Cancer and Radon in Uranium Miners
Even low-level exposure to radon gas can have harmful impacts. In today’s Academic Minute, David B. Richardson of the University...
Cheerfulness, Then and Now
Have you been cheerful lately? In today’s Academic Minute, Timothy Hampton of the University of California, Berkeley, examines this feeling...
Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution
Certain people can change the game they play all by themselves. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Memphis’s Aram...
The End of Purgatory
The meaning of Purgatory in the Catholic faith seems to be shifting over time. In today’s Academic Minute, the University...
Is Physically Risky Heroism a ‘Guy Thing’?
Is physically risky heroism a “guy thing”? In today’s Academic Minute, Knox College’s Frank McAndrew explores why men feel the...