What if greenhouse gases are not the problem but the solution? Mindiola sees a greener future, in which we use gases like methane and ethane to produce energy and other products.
Joseph Kable’s research focuses on understanding how people make decisions, and in tracing out the underlying psychological and neural mechanisms of choice. Research in his lab draws on methods and ideas from social and cognitive neuroscience, experimental economics, and personality psychology.
Syria in its Regional Context
Ian Lustick
Bess W. Heyman Professor of Political Science
Syria and International Law
Jessica Stanton
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Syria and U.S. Public Policy Debates
Matt Levendusky
Associate Professor of Political Science
Back to the Future? Russia and Syria
Rudra Sil
Professor of Political Science
Professor of English Peter Decherney on media copyright laws in the digital age. His latest book, Hollywood’s Copyright Wars: From Edison to the Internet, examines the history of film piracy, fair use, the formation of the studio system, and digital copyright.
Originally hypothesized by Peter Higgs nearly 50 years ago to explain why the constituents of matter have mass, the Higgs particle has finally been found. The discovery required billions of dollars, participation by more than 40 nations, and the construction of the 17-mile Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. Fay R. and Eugene L.
Assistant Professor of English Salamishah Tillet discusses the significance of Nina Simone. Once called the “chanteuse” of the civil rights movement by Stokley Carmichael, Simone has recently resurfaced as the ultimate icon of black radicalism for contemporary hip hop artists. Considering the widespread interpolation of her music in the predominately masculine hip hop culture, Tillet will discuss how Simone is used as a trope.
Professor of English Timothy Corrigan and Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Endowed Professor in Film Studies Karen Beckman discuss the cinema of the 21st century—what it’s keeping from the past, and where it’s going in the future. Professor Corrigan is the editor of the new book American Cinema of the 2000s: Themes and Variations, in which Professor Beckman authored a chapter.
Political science faculty members Avery Goldstein, David M. Knott Professor of Global Politics and International Relations; Ian Lustick, Bess W. Heyman Professor of Political Science; Michael Horowitz, Associate Professor of Political Science; and Julia Gray, Assistant Professor of Political Science discuss President Obama's global impact.
SAS political science experts dissect the 2012 presidential election in this panel discussion.
The rare earth elements are used in renewable energy applications such as wind power, hybrid- and electric vehicles. However, the current globalized supply chain of rare earths is neither environmentally nor economically sustainable. Illegal mining and smuggling of rare earths is an ongoing problem. But what are these elements? Why are they so widespread in technology? Join Eric Schelter as he discusses the dark side of green energy technologies and prospects for improving the sustainability of the rare earths.