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The Measure of Everyday Life

WNCU public radio

Interested in human behavior and how people think? The Measure of Everyday Life explores ideas about how we live and why people act as they do. Independent Weekly has called the show "unexpected" and "diverse" and says the show "brings big questions to radio." Join host Dr. Brian Southwell (@BrianSouthwell) as he explores the human condition. Episodes air each Sunday night at 6:30 PM in the Raleigh-Durham broadcast market and a podcast of each show is available online the Wednesday following. The

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29:51

Correcting History

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/09/29

Who was the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean and return? Why don't we know the history of Pacific navigation to the same extent we know Atlantic history? On this episode, we talk with Andrés Reséndez, the author of Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery.

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29:54

Documenting Social Movements

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/09/22

How can photography offer testaments of social movements? On this episode, we talk with Veronica Chambers, editor for narrative projects for The New York Times and author (with Jennifer Harlan) of Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter, a visual accounting of the movement and responses to the movement.

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29:36

Population Growth and Wellbeing

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/09/01

Population growth in the U.S. has slowed to its lowest rate since the 1930s according to recent Census data. How should we think about changes in our population size? On this episode, we talk with John Seager, who has written a book on population dynamics and is president and CEO of the nonprofit organization Population Connection.

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29:37

How We Think about Autism

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/08/25

Autism likely has been part of society for a long time, although we have only named it and a spectrum of related experiences relatively recently. On this episode, we talk with Eric Garcia, author of We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation, about his quest to change the way we think about the autism spectrum.

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29:43

Measuring Well-Being

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/07/28

As we reconnect with neighbors and family members, many people have had a chance to think differently about a question that they have uttered thousands of times before: “how are you?” What does it mean to say you are doing well? How can we measure well-being? On this episode, we talk with Mohsen Joshanloo, associate professor at Keimyung University in South Korea and also an honorary fellow at the University of Melbourne in Australia.

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28:50

Pandemics and Public Safety

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/07/21

When the United States faced the 9-11 crisis in 2001, we heard a lot about first responders and the role they play in saving lives in the face of emergencies. What happens, though, when those first responders are asked to save lives in the middle of a pandemic? On this episode, we talk with Ross Owens, a social scientist with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate.

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29:55

Returning to In-Person School

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/07/14

This fall in the United States, many children will set foot in a classroom after having been away for months or even longer. On this episode, we explore students’ return to in-person school from a social and emotional perspective with Dr. Jenny Radesky, a pediatrician with the University of Michigan.

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29:50

Returning to the Workplace

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/06/16

In the United States, employers are planning for people to return to workplaces, yet not everyone is ready to go and some of those who worked onsite throughout the pandemic are exhausted and not fully recovered from the trauma of the past year. On this episode, we talk with psychiatry professor Dr. Nadia Charguia of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill about her team's work to improve work life.

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29:39

Reducing Plastic Waste through Innovation

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/06/09

Addressing our plastic waste problem is important for the health of our planet. On this episode, we talk with two researchers who are trying to help, Mathieu Aguesse and Alexandre Truan of Schoolab and the University of California, Berkeley. They have worked with students and industry partners to generate innovative solutions to our plastic problems.

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29:42

Making Experiments Work for Public Policy

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/05/26

How can we assess the potential impact of policy innovations like requiring police to wear body cameras? David Yokum of Brown University has argued that experiments can help and he has spent his career -- working for the Obama administration, the mayor's office in Washington, D.C., and various universities -- demonstrating the utility of social science for policymaking. On this episode, we talk with Yokum about his work.

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29:34

The Diffusion of Electric Cars

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/05/19

The recent gas outage in the Southeastern United States highlighted possibilities for alternatives to gas-powered vehicles. Electric cars have emerged as a prominent option. On this episode, we talk with Dr. John Graham of Indiana University, who served in the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush and is author of a new book, The Global Rise of the Modern Plug-In Electric Vehicle: Innovation, Strategy and Public Policy.

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29:42

Incarcerated People and the Pandemic

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/05/12

The COVID-19 pandemic has been quite challenging for many people. On this episode, we talk with Megha Ramaswamy of the University of Kansas School of Medicine about the experiences of people who have had to face an additional burden during the pandemic: being involved with the criminal justice system.

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29:51

Imposters and Society

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/05/05

Examples of imposters have been in the headlines recently but cultural references to the phenomenon might be more prevalent than you realize. On this episode, we talk with two editors of a new book entitled The Imposter as Social Theory: Thinking with Gatecrashers, Cheats and Charlatans. Steve Woolgar is professor emeritus at Linkoping University in Sweden. Else Vogel is a faculty member at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

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29:38

Social Science amidst a Pandemic

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/04/21

We all have stories about living during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some people, though, also have stories to tell about doing research during this challenging time. On this episode, we talk with researchers Seronda Robinson and Brittany Baker about the Advanced Center for COVID-19 Related Disparities (ACCORD) at North Carolina Central University.

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29:42

Raising Helpful Adults

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/04/07

In many U.S. families, chores tend to fall on the shoulders of parents – and sometimes one parent – while children don’t contribute as much as a parent might like. Family life is not exactly the same around the world, however. In this episode, we talk with Lucia Alcala, a faculty member at California State University, Fullerton, who has studied cultural differences in family life.

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29:43

The Evolution of Online Activism

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/03/31

For people who have the resources to participate, an important portion of life now is spent online on the Internet. Some of those online activities now include political expression and political behavior. On this episode, we talk with Deen Freelon of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill about what we know about online activism in its various forms.

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29:41

Why People Cry

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/03/17

Many of us have had opportunities to cry in recent months. Why do we shed tears at all, though? Why do people cry? On this episode, we talk with clinical psychologist Lauren Bylsma of the University of Pittsburgh about a common experience that we don't yet fully understand.

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29:48

Housing Evictions and COVID-19

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/03/10

What if helping people with their rent could affect the COVID-19 pandemic? On this episode, we talk with Christopher Timmins, Kay Jowers, and Annabel Hu of Duke University about a new paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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29:42

Family Dynamics and Societal Emergencies

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/02/24

Many of us have faced challenges during this past year as the world has coped with a pandemic. What do we know about how families cope and adapt in such situations? On this episode, we talk with Alyssa Witting of Brigham Young University about families in the midst of mass trauma.

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29:45

The Science of Hope

The Measure of Everyday Life ·

2021/02/17

We have been talking a lot about hope during these challenging days. What do we know about how hope actually operates? On this episode, we talk with psychologist Christian Waugh of Wake Forest University about the effects of anticipation on our lives. .

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