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Dr. Sandra Russ, Case Western Reserve University – Imagination in Children’s Play

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In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Sandra Russ of Case Western Reserve University examines how the level of imagination in children’s play has responded to recent technology and time restrictions.

5:00 am

Thu August 9, 2012

Dr. Earle McBride, The University of Texas at Austin – D-Day Beach Sand

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Credit Marc Airhart/U. of Texas at Austin

Earle McBride discovered shrapnel and other microscopic relics from the D-Day invasion more than four decades later on Omaha Beach.

Credit Earle McBride/U. of Texas at Austin

Omaha Beach sand seen through a binocular microscope. Pastel grains are carbonate rock fragments, carbonate skeletal grains, and iron-oxide coated quartz grains. Rust coated shrapnel grains are visible in the center. (Mean grain size = 0.2 mm.)

Credit Earle McBride/U. of Texas at Austin

Scanning electron microscope image of shrapnel grains and an iron bead, remnants of the D-Day invasion.

By Bradley Cornelius

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In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Earle McBride of the University of Texas at Austin explains the discovery of microscopic artifacts on one of history’s most famous beaches.

Earle McBride is Professor Emeritus and the J. Nalle Gregory Chair Emeritus in Sedimentary Geology in the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin. His research is focused on the physical and chemical processes that alter sand over time. He holds a Ph.D. in geology from Johns Hopkins University.

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5:00 am

Wed August 8, 2012

Dr. Lawrence Rosenblum, University of California Riverside – Unconscious Senses

By Bradley Cornelius

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In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Lawrence Rosenblum of the University of California Riverside, reveals how our senses are often telling us more than we consciously realize.

5:00 am

Tue August 7, 2012

Dr. Judyth Sassoon, University of Bristol – Arthritic Dinosaur

By Bradley Cornelius

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In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Judyth Sassoon of the University of Bristol explains the discovery of a pliosaur fossil with signs of severe arthritis.

5:00 am

Mon August 6, 2012

Dr. Ben Ellis, Washington State University – Yellowstone Super Volcano

By Bradley Cornelius

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In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Ben Ellis of Washington State University reveals research indicating that the Yellowstone super volcano may have erupted more frequently than previously thought.

Ben Ellis is a post-doctoral researcher in the School of the Environment at Washington State University where his research interests include constraining the volume and frequency of explosive eruptions from silicic volcanoes. He holds a Ph.D in Geology from the University of Leicester.

Dr. Ben Ellis – Yellowstone Super Volcano

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Academic Minute

5:00 am

Fri August 10, 2012