Why do we get such a kick out of jumping out of our skin? In this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we talk to horror writer Stephen Graham Jones. Plus, we find out how the Halloween business works with Greg Reinke, a costume shop owner.

Music credits:

Sneaky Snooper by Audionautix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C1menjq55c

“Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

Sea ice hit the second lowest point on record this year, and that’s a big deal from the North Pole to Texas. The Brainwaves podcast breaks it down with Walt Meier and Twila Moon of The National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Read more about Walt Meier of the National Snow & Ice Data Center: https://nsidc.org/research/bios/meier.html

Read more about Twila Moon of the National Snow & Ice Data Center: https://nsidc.org/research/bios/twila-moon

Audio and music credits:

Arctic ice audio from NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjtX4GJPFRc

“Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

Plenty Step by Freedom Trail Studios: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox6kpKKe0u4

DESCRIPTION:

We talk with a law professor about the definition of racism and its impact on the law. A history professor shares how can help descendants of slaves better understand their family origins. And we’ll take a look at the importance of music in the lives and cultures of slaves in the Americas. That and more in this episode of the Brainwaves podcast.

Professor Anna Spain Bradley specializes in international dispute resolution and international human rights, and has practice experience in international arbitration and negotiation at the U.S. Department of State. https://www.colorado.edu/law/anna-spain-bradley

Assistant Professor Henry Lovejoy specializes in the history of Africa and the African Diaspora during the era of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. https://www.colorado.edu/history/henry-lovejoy

Professor Susan Thomas is the director of the American Music Research Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on Cuban and Latin American music. https://www.colorado.edu/music/susan-thomas

People don’t trust the education system. After decades of progress, bullying is on the rise. Why? We’ll find out in this edition of the Brainwaves podcast. We talk to Liz Meyer, a bullying expert and CU Boulder education professor, and Kathy Schultz, author of a new book on trust in schools.

Transcript: https://www.colorado.edu/today/node/35193/

Credits:

https://www.colorado.edu/education/elizabeth-meyer

https://www.colorado.edu/education/kathy-schultz

Music:

School Bell/License: Sampling Plus 1.0

School hallway/ambience 2 SoundEffectsFactory

Risey_-_02_-_Memories_Of_Thailand_Beat_Doctors_stuck_in_Britain Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

“Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

John_Bartmann_-_07_-_African_Moon

YT American_Vernacular

Who is a mass shooter? How are the media doing in reporting on mass shootings? What are some of the ways to get guns out of the hands of people experiencing personal crises? In this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we talk to Beverly Kingston with the University of Colorado Boulder’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence; Malcolm Graham, the brother of a shooting victim; Liz Skewes, journalism department chair at CU Boulder’s College of Media, Communication and Information; and Sara Brandspigel at the Colorado School of Public Health’s Program for Injury Prevention, Education & Research.

Credits:

Beverly Kingston: https://behavioralscience.colorado.edu/person/beverly-e-kingston;

Elizabeth Skewes: https://www.colorado.edu/cmci/people/college-leadership/elizabeth-skewes;

Sara Brandspigel: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/PublicHealth/research/ResearchProjects/piper/about/Pages/organization.aspx

News clips: Kristen Dahlgren, NBC News, Victor Blackwell, CNN, Diane Masedo. ABC News, Amy Robach, ABC News

Music: “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

Music & Artist: Heartbeat of the Hood - Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; White Hats - Wayne Jones; The New Order - Aaron Kenny

Music promoted by: You Tube Audio Library: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music?nv=1/

This week: the world of accessibility. On this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we’ll talk to a CEO making prostheses from plastic bottles, a lawyer fighting international copyrights for disability accommodations and a PhD student working on augmented reality lenses for NASA’s astronauts that could one day help blind people.

Music credits:

Tanzen by KieLoBot: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Hounds_of_Darkmoor/Tanzen

African Moon by John Bartmann: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/John_Bartmann/Public_Domain_Soundtrack_Music_Album_One/african-moon

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

Journalism is changing. Print is struggling. Digital media is thriving. That’s changing how journalists make money and challenging public trust in the Fourth Estate.

In this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we talk to Pat Ferrucci, an assistant professor of journalism in the College of Media, Communication and Information; Larry Ryckman, editor of the Colorado Sun; and Sandra Ristovska, an assistant professor of media studies at CMCI and an expert on images in the media.

Transcript: https://www.colorado.edu/today/node/34713/

Music credits:

Arizona Moon by Blue Dot Sessions, Free Music Archive

Back to the Wood by Audionautix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COa8qnRdLBc

Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

As football season approaches, how are scientists and health professionals thinking about concussions? On this episode of Brainwaves, we talk to researcher Matt McQueen and CU Boulder football head coach Mel Tucker.

Transcript: https://www.colorado.edu/today/node/34657/

Music credits

Hang for Days by Silent Partner from YouTube Audio Library http://goo.gl/YmnOAx

Side Steppin’ by Otis McDonald from YouTube Audio Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7W8C8QkLhw

“Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

Tornadoes, floods, fires and more affect 160 million people per year worldwide. On this episode of Brainwaves, what science is doing to help people and their property survive.

Link to transcript: https://www.colorado.edu/today/2019/08/06/brainwaves-transcript-natural-disasters

Music credits:

Hi Q by Diamond Ortiz: youtube.com/watch?v=ce-Bl3eMXFk

Morning Mist by Quincas Moreira: youtube.com/watch?v=Ycxd0CRhvjA

“Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

45 years ago, on August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned. On this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, what were some of the long-term impacts, did America ever truly heal, and given the state of politics, could Congress ever carry out impeachment in a bipartisan way ever again? We talk two political scientists: CU Boulder professor Ken Bickers and the Benson Center’s William B. Allen.

Link to transcript: https://www.colorado.edu/today/node/34433/

Music Credits:

Chris Zabriskie: Vendaface Air Hockey Saloon

You Tube: Night Snow

You Tube: American Vernacular