Curiosity Unplugged Podcast
1) How Can We Best Prepare for Emerging Infectious Diseases?
As of mid-February, there had been more than 73,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus infections worldwide, leading to some 1,800-plus deaths. This novel coronavirus is the latest infectious age...Show More
2) What Does China’s Rise Mean for the United States?
Some 40 years ago, the People’s Republic of China was described as being “an impoverished backwater.” The nation has achieved remarkable growth in its real annual gross domestic product, which averag...Show More
3) Working Toward Zero—How Do We Get Our Buildings to Net Zero Carbon to Help Reverse Climate Change?
As more information becomes available on the causes of climate change and how to reverse its effect, one thing is clear: cities and buildings play a big role in both. Cities contribute 70 to 75 percen...Show More
4) Holding Your Own: Why Do We Sometimes Do Not-So-Good Things?
The high holiday season that began with Thanksgiving is now in full swing. For many individuals, it’s a time of living large and letting go—of cash, of a sensible eating and drinking regimen, or of a ...Show More
5) One Year Out, How Close Are We to a Secure 2020 Election?
The vulnerability of the electronic systems that support most elections became widely publicized during the 2016 United States presidential election following the news of Russian government attempts t...Show More
6) Has Politics Enveloped the Supreme Court and the U.S. Judicial System?
The members of the Supreme Court of the United States first assembled in New York City’s Merchants Exchange Building in 1790 and in 1869 the court’s present total of nine judges was established. Amid ...Show More
7) One Hundred Years After Its Founding, Is the Bauhaus Still Relevant?
Founded in 1919 in Weimar, Germany, by architect Walter Gropius, the Bauhaus existed for 14 years before being shut down. Cited as the “most influential design school in history” by Nature: The Intern...Show More
8) Are Universities Relevant in Today’s Economy?
Stories in the popular media on the value of a college education tend to head in opposite directions. One business publication covers why a notable CEO says that a college degree is not necessary for ...Show More
9) Gun Violence and the Second Amendment: Has the Price of Freedom Become Too High?
Believed to be of such importance to its new country that it was included in the Bill of Rights, the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution reads: “A well regulated Militia, being necessar...Show More
Gun Violence and the Second Amendment: Has the Price of Freedom Become Too High?
49:18 | Jul 3rd, 2019
10) Is There a Dividing Line Within Freedom of Speech on College Campuses?
The core tenet of higher education in the United States has been that students who attend these institutions will be given a diverse, encompassing experience that offers all viewpoints, no matter how ...Show More