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“A Hip Hop Dissertation is a Community Body of Work:” Dr View Describes His Research
Stevie ‘Dr. View’ Johnson, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Creative Practice in Popular Music at The Ohio State University. He joins Voices of Excellence host Prof. David Staley to discuss the origi
Brian Skinner Talks Physics, From Basketball to Quantum Entanglement
Brian Skinner, associate professor of physics, joins David Staley this week to talk about his wide range of research topics, ranging from quantum entanglement and its implications to the physics of cr
Knoester Discusses Research on Impact of Sports in Daily Life
Chris Knoester, Professor of Sociology and Chair of Research of the Sports and Society Initiative at Ohio State, discusses the emerging field of sports sociology and the ways in which politics, econom
Gleissner Reflects on Emphasis on Literacy in Former Soviet Bloc
Philip Gleissner, Assistant Professor in the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, specializes in the study of the culture and communication of former socialist Eastern Europe
Start Dancing With Devils, Says Michelle Wibbelsman
Michelle Wibbelsman, Associate Professor of Latin American Indigenous Cultures, ethnographic studies and ethnomusicology in the department of Spanish and Portuguese, studies ritual and politics, aesth
Categories Keep Us Alive, Says Vladimir Sloutsky
Vladimir Sloutsky, Professor of Psychology, researches conceptual development and interrelationships between cognition and language. His most recent publication describes how humans can learn about ca
David Brakke Explains How the Gnostics Influenced “The Matrix”
David Brakke, Professor and Joe R. Engle Chair in the History of Christianity in the Department of History, studies and teaches the history and literature of ancient Christianity from its origins thro
How To Be Curious, With Doug Alsdorf
Doug Alsdorf, Professor in the School of Earth Sciences, researches satellite hydrology, large tropical wetlands, and geophysics. He describes himself as driven by curiosity, to ask “why is that there
How to be curious, with Doug Alsdorf
Doug Alsdorf, professor in the school of earth sc