Tag: Television
Kids cartoon characters that use AI to customize responses help children learn
Ying Xu, University of Michigan
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Pickleball’s uphill climb to mainstream success
Josh Woods, West Virginia University
Most newer sports are hybrids of older ones, and pickleball is no exception. The...
Why are so many people delighted by disgusting things?
Bradley J. Irish, Arizona State University
Halloween is a time to embrace all that is disgusting, from bloody slasher...
How corporate takeovers are fundamentally changing podcasting
John Sullivan, Muhlenberg College
At first glance, it may seem as though Big Tech can’t figure out how to...
How prosthetic penises in shows like HBO’s ‘Minx’ reinforce existing stereotypes...
Peter Lehman, Arizona State University
Entertainment Weekly recently published an interview with actor Taylor Zakhar Perez, teasing the piece...
Why some women are traveling to South Korea to find boyfriends
Min Joo Lee, Wellesley College
For my entire life I’ve obsessively watched South Korean television dramas, or K-dramas.
After Hollywood thwarted Anna May Wong, the actress took matters into...
Shirley J. Lim, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
The U.S. Mint will, over the next...
What made Bob Saget’s Danny Tanner so different from other sitcom...
Jessica Troilo, West Virginia University
Bob Saget, who died on Jan. 9, 2022, is probably best remembered for his...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
