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NewsPoint360 is the digital platform for credible experts to comment on today's most important stories. News cycles come and go. Experts don't.

16/03/2021

Dr. Shannon Schmoll on Possible Life on Venus

Dr. Shannon Schmoll, Director of the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University, speaks to NewsPoint360 about the discovery of phosphine in Venus's atmosphere and what it means for possible life on the planet as well as for future NASA missions.

9 min
16/03/2021

Dr. Jacqualine Grant on Wildfire Causes in the American West

Dr. Jacqualine Grant, Associate Professor of Biology at Southern Utah University, speaks to NewsPoint360 about why wildfires in the Intermountain South area are becoming more common, what's causing them, and how residents in wildfire danger zones can best protect their homes.

13 min
16/03/2021

Dr. Randy Magiera on U.S. Bans of TikTok and Other Online Platforms

Dr. Randy Magiera, Adjunct Professor of Information Technology and Cybersecurity at Tulane University, speaks to NewsPoint360 about the proposed ban by the U.S. government of the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, if a mobile app can ever be fully banned, and how this ties into how public and private companies collect users' data and what they do with it.

13 min
16/03/2021

Anita Windisman on Networking for Business

Anita Windisman, co-founder of Blue Square Collective and former LinkedIn executive, speaks to NewsPoint360 about online networking platforms and gives her tips on navigating the job market in the digital world - even for those who find it intimidating.

11 min
16/03/2021

Dr. Simon Tormey on the Scottish Independence Movement Post-Brexit

Politics in the United Kingdom have been tumultuous to say the least, and it is stoking Scottish desires for independence once again. Dr. Simon Tormey, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law at the University of Bristol, speaks with NewsPoint360 about Scottish nationalist and independence movements in the wake of Brexit, and the likelihood Scotland will see another referendum under First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

12 min
16/03/2021

Dr. Bruno Takahashi on the Media Coverage of Environmental Issues

Dr. Bruno Takahashi, expert in environmental journalism at Michigan State University, speaks about what journalists need to be especially careful of when covering natural hazards like hurricanes and fires, why environmental stories are receiving less coverage by major news outlets and how journalists should go about telling both sides of a story responsibly.

20 min
16/03/2021

Gary Finnegan on the History of the Anti-Vaccination Movement

Gary Finnegan, editor of Vaccines Today, speaks to NewsPoint360 about the history of vaccinations and vaccine hesitancy.

10 min
16/03/2021

Eric Alper on the Music Industry during COVID-19

Eric Alper, founder of That Eric Alper publicity firm, speaks with NewsPoint360 about how musicians have been impacted by, and are adapting to, the global coronavirus pandemic.

16 min
16/03/2021

Bryan Segal on Media Consumption Habits during the Pandemic

Bryan Segal, Senior Vice President at comScore, speaks to NewsPoint360 about how public media, news, and product consumption has changed during the pandemic.

10 min
09/02/2021

Dr. Alicia Walf on the Science of Boredom and Your Brain

Dr. Alicia Walf, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, speaks to NewsPoint360 about what happens in the brain when we're bored, why we're hard-wired to want to avoid it, and strategies on how to embrace boredom when we feel it and reap the mental rewards from a slower pace.

11 min

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Dr. Shannon Schmoll on Possible Life on Venus

Dr. Jacqualine Grant on Wildfire Causes in the American West

Dr. Randy Magiera on U.S. Bans of TikTok and Other Online Platforms

Anita Windisman on Networking for Business

Dr. Simon Tormey on the Scottish Independence Movement Post-Brexit

Dr. Bruno Takahashi on the Media Coverage of Environmental Issues

Gary Finnegan on the History of the Anti-Vaccination Movement

Eric Alper on the Music Industry during COVID-19

Bryan Segal on Media Consumption Habits during the Pandemic

Dr. Alicia Walf on the Science of Boredom and Your Brain

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