In The Media
MSNBC
October 27, 2023
Maren Morris says she’s ‘leaving’ country music. How extremely country of her.
What does it mean to quit a music genre? That’s what many of Maren Morris’ fans are asking themselves in the wake of the singer’s announcement in a recent Los Angeles Times interview that she is “getting the hell out” and “leaving” country music. Jocelyn … Read more
The Wall Street Journal
October 10, 2023
The new jobs for humans in the AI era
Eric Ghysels, a professor of economics and finance at UNC-Chapel Hill, talks about job opportunities that will be created in the era of AI. The Wall Street Journal
The Happiness Lab podcast
October 10, 2023
Dr. Laurie and Sesame Street: Abby Cadabby and the magic of gratitude
Sara Algoe, professor of psychology and neuroscience at UNC and expert on the roles of emotions in social interactions, joined Laurie Santos on a recent episode of “The Happiness Lab” podcast to explain the importance of gratitude to Santos and Abby Cadabby from Sesame Street. … Read more
The New York Times
September 29, 2023
The Black and White Southerners Who Changed the North
As autoworkers strike across the country, “Hillbilly Highway” and “Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class” offer two views of the search for a better life by working-class migrants in the middle of the 20th century. When we think of “the American working … Read more
Nature
September 22, 2023
Discrimination has trapped people of color in unhealthy urban ‘heat islands’
Treeless, breezeless tracts of hot concrete and pavement within cities have become known as urban heat islands. A growing body of research shows that people of color and people living below poverty levels are stuck in these islands, much more so than their white and … Read more
The Past
September 22, 2023
A spectacular synagogue
The ancient village of Huqoq sits on a hilltop several miles from the shores of the Sea of Galilee, in north-east Israel. Since 2011, excavations at the site have been carried out as part of a joint research project by several universities, led by Dr. … Read more
Biblical Time Machine
September 12, 2023
The nasty, yucky, funky world of the first century
Back in the first century, if food-borne bacteria didn’t kill you, you might be affected by the odors alone. In an episode of the Biblical Time Machine podcast, hosts Helen and Dave interview UNC archaeologist Jodi Magness for a frank and sometimes graphic discussion of … Read more