A Professor in the School of Earth Sciences and Director of the Mineral Physics Research Group, Wendy Panero studies the behavior of materials under the high pressure and temperature of the Earth’s interior.
Carmen Taleghani-Nikazm, Professor of German, researches language interaction, often through conversation analysis. She joins David Staley to define conversation analysis and the role turn taking plays in conversation, among other areas.
“I want people to base their beliefs on research evidence rather than hunches,” says Brad Bushman, Professor of Communication and the Margaret Hall and Robert Randal Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication. Bushman studies the causes, consequences, and solutions to the problem of human aggression and violence, and shares his insights.
Associate professor of anthropology Barbara Piperata applies an evolutionary and critical biocultural perspective to the study of nutritional anthropology, food security, and reproductive energetics. She’s especially interested in what happens to people’s health as they adapt to their circumstances. She explains her findings to David Staley on this week’s episode.