When Experts Attack!

When Experts Attack!
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"When Experts Attack!" fights misinformation, zaps half-truths, and sets the record straight. Each episode is a conversation with a specialist in science, art, society or health, for example. Hear guests answer the question: "Hey, what does everybody get wrong about what you do?"

  1. The early 19th century Jay-Z of American brass bands

    -3 J

    The early 19th century Jay-Z of American brass bands

    Music professor Colin Roust discusses the complete works of Francis Johnson, an internationally famous African American composer who reshaped the origins of American music.

    34 min
  2. Science education shouldn't happen in a silo

    02/12/2025

    Science education shouldn't happen in a silo

    Imogen Herrick says schools can serve as "estuaries of learning" — a metaphor that connects science to larger culture and society.

    25 min
  3. Trump's trade war didn't come from nowhere

    29/08/2025

    Trump's trade war didn't come from nowhere

    International trade expert Raj Bhala assesses the greatest disruption in trade since the end of World War II and asks whether manufacturing will really return to the U.S.

    1 h 1 min
  4. Some therapists need musicianship

    19/08/2025

    Some therapists need musicianship

    Maybe the least-known specialty in any music school is music therapy — the clinical and evidence-based use of music to improve health and well-being. In this episode, associate professors of music CharCarol Fisher and William Matney outline what the latest research shows are the musical skills that make a good therapist.

    32 min
  5. Algorithms amplifying outrage

    17/07/2025

    Algorithms amplifying outrage

    James Yékú sees social media empowering people to respond to corrupt political leaders in his home country of Nigeria — yet, social media also shuts down debate on important social and literary topics.

    28 min
  6. Tariffs could cost America

    30/05/2025

    Tariffs could cost America

    Jack Zhang researches the sometimes-hidden complexities of tariffs and says innovation, competition, small business and the pocketbooks of working-class Americans might suffer under the new wave of American taxes on foreign imports.

    27 min
  7. Regalia is for scholars, not just kings

    11/04/2025

    Regalia is for scholars, not just kings

    Why do university graduates wear caps and gowns? Steve Wolgast gets medieval explaining how European scholars centuries ago, wearing gowns for warmth in chilly libraries, led to an Ohio academic suggesting American universities standardize academic dress.

    42 min
  8. The online sports-betting boom

    15/11/2024

    The online sports-betting boom

    Researcher and gambler Justin Balthrop explains pitfalls of legalized online sports betting, including more credit card debt and fewer sound financial investments.

    30 min
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"When Experts Attack!" fights misinformation, zaps half-truths, and sets the record straight. Each episode is a conversation with a specialist in science, art, society or health, for example. Hear guests answer the question: "Hey, what does everybody get wrong about what you do?"

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  • Création
    When Experts Attack!
  • Années d’activité
    2020 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    68
  • Classification
    Tous publics
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    When Experts Attack!