Matrix on Point: The New Gender Gap
Are we witnessing a backlash to the progress of gender equality around the world? New research reveals a growing gender gap in attitudes across a range of topics, particularly striking among younger g...
14 Mai 20251h 1min
Authors Meet Critics: "Native Lands: Culture and Gender in Indigenous Territorial Claims"
Recorded on April 4, 2025, this video features an Authors Meet Critics panel on the book Native Lands: Culture and Gender in Indigenous Territorial Claims, by Shari Huhndorf, Professor of Ethnic Studi...
6 Mai 20251h 22min
Social, Spatial, Ecological, and Racial fixes in New Deal South Carolina: Interview with Morgan Vickers
For this episode of the Matrix Podcast, recorded in Fall 2023, Julia Sizek interviewed Morgan P. Vickers, an Assistant Professor of Race/Racialization in the Department of Law, Societies & Justice at ...
23 Apr 202544min
Consequential Sentences: Computational Analyses of California Parole Hearing Transcripts
Recorded on April 1, 2025, this video features a talk by AJ Alvero, a computational sociologist at Cornell University, presenting findings from an analysis of parole hearing transcripts in California....
23 Apr 20251h 3min
Alex Roehrkasse: The New Contours of Mass Incarceration
Recorded on March 18, 2025, this video features a talk by Alexander F. Roehrkasse, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Butler University. Roehrkasse's research focuses on inequality, v...
23 Apr 20251h 4min
Matrix on Point: Mainstreaming Psychedelics
Psychedelics are steadily moving from the fringes of counterculture to the heart of mainstream society, driven by a growing body of research and shifting public perception. Once relegated to undergrou...
10 Apr 20251h 17min
The State of Higher Education: Interview with Lorna Finlayson
One measure of the fragile state of many democracies is the way in which public universities have come under attack around the world. A new podcast series, produced as part of the Global Democracy Com...
24 Mar 202558min
Los Angeles Wildfires: Risk, Resilience, and Collective Action
As wildfires grow more frequent and devastating, they expose vulnerabilities in infrastructure, governance, and community preparedness. Tackling this escalating threat demands interdisciplinary soluti...
12 Mar 20251h 14min
