# michigan minds (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover michigan minds. Page: Feed: --- ## [Debunking the top myths of EV ownership](https://shows.acast.com/michigan-minds/episodes/debunking-the-top-myths-of-ev-ownership) _2026-07-29 · Michigan Minds_ Parth Vaishnav is an assistant professor of sustainable systems, climate and energy at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability. His research aims to understand how technology can help solve social problems, primarily focusing on the environmental and human health consequences of energy production and use. Vaishnav explores how economic, political and operational… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5bbce70b05777cdc119a4a4a/e/6a6a20a2501e9815144796f7/media.mp3) ## [AI English and the environmental cost](https://shows.acast.com/michigan-minds/episodes/michigan-minds-podcast-ai-english-and-the-environmental-cost) _2026-06-22 · Michigan Minds_ Laura Aull , professor of English and linguistics and recent director of the English Department Writing Program at the University of Michigan, joins the Michigan Minds podcast to discuss "AI English," how generative tools disrupt the natural diversity of human speech and why automated hiring and housing systems inherit these linguistic biases. She also explores a largely unexamined downside to our… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5bbce70b05777cdc119a4a4a/e/6a3450004a8189f2c36809fe/media.mp3) ## [Screen time, the fight for kids’ attention](https://shows.acast.com/michigan-minds/episodes/screen-time-the-fight-for-kids-attention) _2026-05-26 · Michigan Minds_ Jenny Radesky , is associate professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical School. Her clinical work focuses on children with autism, ADHD, and learning disabilities, while her research lab examines how young children and parents use mobile and interactive technology, parent-child relationships, and child… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5bbce70b05777cdc119a4a4a/e/6a15fb9fcb11d38a8be9fda0/media.mp3) ## [Ekow Yankah: If you're worried about your vote, don't](https://shows.acast.com/michigan-minds/episodes/ekow-yankah-if-youre-worried-about-your-vote-dont) _2026-05-06 · Michigan Minds_ Ekow Yankah , is associate dean for faculty and research, Thomas M. Cooley Professor of Law and a professor of philosophy at the University of Michigan. His work focuses on questions of political and criminal theory and, particularly, questions of political obligation and justifications of punishment. Yankah joins the Michigan Minds podcast to discuss the legal structures governing American… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5bbce70b05777cdc119a4a4a/e/69fb49258c59df7dd5ca99f6/media.mp3) ## [Ashley Gearhardt: Fake flavors, real cravings create an addiction to processed foods](https://shows.acast.com/michigan-minds/episodes/ashley-gearhardt-fake-flavors-real-cravings-create-an-addict) _2026-04-13 · Michigan Minds_ Many people love to eat ultra-processed foods. Think about those crispy French fries, or the delicious strawberry milkshake. Ultra-processed foods are heavily changed from their original form and made mostly in factories rather than kitchens. Instead of simple ingredients you might recognize—like flour, eggs, or milk—these foods often contain long lists of additives, preservatives, artificial… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5bbce70b05777cdc119a4a4a/e/69dd170f3472e03bc7019faa/media.mp3) ## [When nurses cannot afford to advance](https://shows.acast.com/michigan-minds/episodes/when-nurses-cannot-afford-to-advance) _2026-03-26 · Michigan Minds_ Christopher Friese , a University of Michigan professor of nursing and of health management and policy, is a national authority on health care quality, nursing work environments and workforce policy. Friese joins the Michigan Minds podcast to explain how proposed federal caps on graduate student loans could shape nurses’ education and career decisions, what high student debt is revealing about the… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5bbce70b05777cdc119a4a4a/e/69c559a426c1fb9c0772003f/media.mp3) ## [The elder care gap -- family duty vs. reality](https://shows.acast.com/michigan-minds/episodes/the-elder-care-gap-family-duty-vs-reality) _2026-03-13 · Michigan Minds_ It begins with a single, panicked phone call about a fallen parent or a flickering memory, but it is quickly becoming the defining white noise of a nation. As the American population ages and family structures splinter, a quiet domestic struggle has escalated into a pressing national inquiry: Who is actually responsible for our elders? New insights from the University of Michigan suggest that… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5bbce70b05777cdc119a4a4a/e/69b46dbc7ebe44dc8b313a9a/media.mp3) ## [Why cooling inflation isn't saving your bank account](https://shows.acast.com/michigan-minds/episodes/why-cooling-inflation-isnt-saving-your-bank-account) _2026-02-25 · Michigan Minds_ Joanne Hsu , director of the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers and research associate professor at the Institute for Social Research, specializes in the fields of household finance, consumer sentiment and the impact of economic expectations on the national economy. Hsu joins the Michigan Minds podcast to discuss her findings on current consumer sentiment, offering insight into persistent… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5bbce70b05777cdc119a4a4a/e/699f0635f5ae85b4a27b93fd/media.mp3) ## [Toxic foods, food as medicine, epigenetics makes sense of nutritional triggers on health](https://shows.acast.com/michigan-minds/episodes/toxic-foods-food-as-medicine-epigenetics-makes-sense-of-nutr) _2026-02-17 · Michigan Minds_ ANN ARBOR —News, advice and research about what we eat - and drink - and how it influences our health is inescapable. What we hear less about is exactly what's taking place inside the body when nutrition is considered bad or toxic, say ultraprocessed foods like our favorite packaged cookies, chips or frozen pizza, or good and healthy, those whole, methyl-donor-rich leafy veggies, beefs and eggs.… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5bbce70b05777cdc119a4a4a/e/6994734c2a42aa7d9b16ab97/media.mp3) ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Is5t3mFjhaxN) _2026-02-17 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and start investing with low-cost global access. ## [How to make your holidays less wasteful and more joyful](https://shows.acast.com/michigan-minds/episodes/how-to-make-your-holidays-less-wasteful-and-more-joyful) _2025-12-15 · Michigan Minds_ Shelie Miller, a professor in the University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability and co-director of the Center for Sustainable Systems, spends a lot of her time in the weeds detailing the environmental impacts of our everyday choices. But people wanting to live more sustainably can make the most meaningful gains by focusing on three big-picture categories, she says: food,… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5bbce70b05777cdc119a4a4a/e/69403666cc3f4b4c73407649/media.mp3)