In The Media
WCHL
December 12, 2024
On Air Today: Kurt Gray on Why We’re ‘Outraged’ – and How to Find Common Ground
WCHL chats with UNC-Chapel Hill psychologist Kurt Gray, director of UNC’s Center for the Science of Moral Understanding, whose new book is “Outraged: Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground.” They discuss the science behind our increasing political polarization – including … Read more
WCHL-FM
December 5, 2024
‘The Christmas Case of Hezekiah Jones,’ Now At PlayMakers
PlayMakers Repertory Company is back on stage with a new holiday show, “The Christmas Case of Hezekiah Jones” – set in Chapel Hill and co-written by local playwrights Howard Craft and Mike Wiley, running through December 15. Aaron chats with playwright Howard Craft. WCHL_FM
ABC-11
November 26, 2024
How to handle the awkward Thanksgiving conversation: Politics
There are three things they say you should never do at the dinner table, talk politics, talk about religion and talk with your mouth full. … Kurt Gray is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at UNC-Chapel Hill, says there are some tricks to strengthening … Read more
Reuters
November 22, 2024
Fast-forming alien planet has astronomers intrigued
Astronomers have spotted orbiting around a young star a newborn planet that took only 3 million years to form — quite swift in cosmic terms — in a discovery that challenges the current understanding of the speed of planetary formation. … “This discovery confirms that … Read more
ABC News
November 21, 2024
Grad student discovers planet orbiting around nearby star, astronomers say
The celestial body is the youngest transiting planet found to date. … Madyson Barber, a grad student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was researching young transiting systems in space when she made a remarkable discovery. ABC News The story was also covered … Read more
WCHL
November 19, 2024
(WCHL) Oh, the Humanities: ‘Traveling to Unknown Places’ with Lloyd Kramer
Aaron welcomed Lloyd Kramer to the studio for this month’s round of “Oh, the Humanities,” to discuss the book, what initially sparked his interest in the topic, the individuals whose lives and journeys he chronicled, and the relevance of the topic for today. … Tuesday, … Read more
News-Medical
November 6, 2024
Innovative heart model could transform personalized cardiac therapy
A team led by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill have developed an innovative computer model of blood flow in the human heart that promises to transform how we understand, diagnose, and treat heart conditions. This new model, grounded in realistic mathematical descriptions of the heart’s anatomy and … Read more