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Deepak Sarma on the death of personality MOCA Soundcloud: Deepak Sarma, professor of south Asian religions and philosophy, discussed “The Death of Personality” on the Museum of Contemporary Art’s Soundcloud program.

Supreme Court's prayer ruling: Does it allow Satanists' invocations, too? The Christian Science Monitor: Jessie Hill, professor of law, discussed the recent Supreme Court ruling that states sectarian content is permissible in public invocations and official prayer. “…it seems quite likely that…

Where ideas come from Australian Broadcasting Network: Mark Turner, professor of cognitive science, talked about the source of the idea. He believes ideas are generated by the brain’s ability to “blend” multiple thoughts rapidly. All animals do it, he said, but human beings can blend contradictory…

In tech transfer, an idea isn’t always a product, and an inventor isn’t always an entrepreneur MedCityNews: Michael Haag, executive director of technology management, discussed the company CardioInsight, which developed a noninvasive way to map the electrical activity of the heart.

Think like Cleveland: Six ingredients to boosting business growth Entrepreneur: Michael Goldberg, visiting assistant professor of design and innovation, talked about his massive open online course, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Growing Entrepreneurship in Transitioning Economies," which uses Cleveland…

Writing Against Time: The Musical! Stanford University Press: In a Q&A, associate professor of English Michael Clune discussed his book, Writing Against Time, which recently inspired a composer to create a musical piece that mediates on time and its suspension—the subject of Clune's book.

College program trains next generation of entrepreneurs WKYC: Bob Sopko, director of Blackstone LaunchPad at CWRU, and student entrepreneurs Chris Wentz, Craig Lewis and C.J. Valle discussed the assistance Blackstone LaunchPad provides to student startups.

Addressing childhood obesity where children live, learn, and play National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Shirley Moore, associate dean for research at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, discussed the collaborative IMPACT trial to implement childhood obesity interventions. “We have…

Experimental technique coaxes muscles destroyed by war to regrow NPR: A research team at University of Pittsburgh is working on an experimental technique to help people regrow muscle tissue. Arnold Caplan, professor of biology, said the study means, "there's a good chance that instead of all this…

Scalia gets his facts wrong in EPA dissent Associated Press: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s dissent in an environmental case contained an error in which he misreported an earlier case. Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, is credited as one of the first to point out…