The Academic Minute Podcast
1) Juvenile Delinquency
Kids who are prosecuted as adults have a hard road ahead. In today's Academic Minute, part of University at Albany Week, Megan Kurlychek details the issues with charging youths as adults. Kurlychek is...Show More
2) Forensic Misconduct
Forensic science still has a fallibility -- people. In today's Academic Minute, Montclair State University's Jessica Henry explores what can be done about forensic misconduct. Henry is an associate pr...Show More
3) Pushing Buttons
Do you like pushing buttons? In today's Academic Minute, Indiana University's Rachel Plotnick examines why we became a nation of button pushers. Plotnick is an assistant professor of cinema and media ...Show More
4) Drones
Some stories in the news can give drones a bad reputation. In today's Academic Minute, the City University of New York's Travis Fox explores how they are also used for good. Fox is a professor of jour...Show More
5) Microbes
Microbes are a rich area of study. In today's Academic Minute, Hartwick College's Stephanie Carr discusses thinking small to find big answers. Carr is an assistant professor of biology at Hartwick. A ...Show More
6) World War I Poetry
We’ve seen and heard a lot of stories from WWII – but what about WWI? In today's Academic Minute, the University of Kansas's Lorie Vanchena looks back at the Great War and the literature that describe...Show More
7) Perceptions of the Vikings
Are we romanticizing the Vikings too much in popular cultureÂ? In today's Academic Minute, Gettysburg College's Christopher Fee looks into whether the myth has become more like fact. Fee is a professo...Show More
8) Americans' Quality of Life
Americans donate the most to charity. But today on the Academic Minute, Franklin Pierce University's Allan Rachlin examines why we’re not at the top of other quality-of-life lists. Rachlin is an assoc...Show More
9) Early Childhood Care
Early childhood care is vital. In today's Academic Minute, Harvard University's Stephanie Jones looks into how to study it to gain more perspective. Jones is a professor in early childhood development...Show More
10) Mass Hysteria
Mass hysteria is often different from what we imagine. In today's Academic Minute, the University of South Carolina's Barry Markovsky describes how looking at individuals can change the perception of ...Show More