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Treating Alcoholism Through Worm Experiments
Academic research sometimes takes scientists into unforeseen places. In today's Academic Minute, Jon Pierce-Shimomura of the University of Texas at...
Dark Energy
Paul Matthew Sutter previously offered a fascinating piece on cosmological nothingness and spoke with Bob Barrett on WAMC's The Best...
Program 38: Sweet Briar's Stunning Decision to Close (March 6, 2015)
The new edition of This Week focused on the week's undisputed big story: Sweet Briar College's surprising announcement that it...
Life’s Physical Origins
Can physics be the branch of science that finally figures out the origin of life on Earth? In today's Academic...
A Science of the Voice
Vocology is an emerging field focusing on the voice. In today's Academic Minute, Dickinson College's Lynn Helding discusses the importance...
Religious Denomination and Marriage Equality
Is your church in favor of same-sex marriage? In today's Academic Minute, the University of Wisconsin at Madison's Maurice Gattis...
Viking Social Standing
When one thinks of Vikings, lavish dinner parties are probably not the first thing that come to mind. But in...
Sexuality Spectrum
Human sexuality seems to be growing increasingly complex as the days go by. In today's Academic Minute, Cornell University's Ritch...