Episode 54: Racing to the Bottom
Professor Nathan Jensen explains how cities and states often lose more than they gain when politicians use tax incentives to bring businesses to town.
18 Okt 201625min
Episode 53: Polls, Polls, Polls
Professor Amy Fried explains the use and abuse of public opinion research and tells how polling methods have changed over the past 100 years.
12 Okt 201629min
Episode 52: Paying the Price
Professor Sara Goldrick-Rab discusses the impact of the high cost of college on students at public and community colleges, including hunger, homelessness, and debt without getting a degree. She explai...
4 Okt 201629min
Episode 51: What Does Presidential Look Like?
Professor Kelly Dittmar discusses how gender impacts attitudes towards candidates and informs voters' expectations. Informed by the Presidential Gender Watch 2016 project, Dittmar flags what to look a...
26 Sep 201628min
Episode 50: Kindergarten Math
This special episode tells the story of a professor who helped to inform local policy: Tamara Kay corrected misleading statistics about a labor law in New Mexico. For context, Professor Raymond Hogler...
20 Sep 201628min
No Jargon is on break
No Jargon is on break this week. It's the beginning of the semester and professors and SSN chapters are starting up for the new year. If you need your scholarly fix, read a brief on affirmative action...
13 Sep 20161min
Episode 49: Science of Abortion Law
Professor Ushma Upadhyay examined an abortion pill law in Ohio that required health care providers to use outdated FDA rules. Said to protect women's health, the law instead hurt women's health and in...
6 Sep 201620min
Episode 48: Rio, Ryan Lochte, and Resistance
Professor Jules Boykoff places Rio 2016 in historical context from the Olympics' elitist beginnings to their continued strain on host cities. As rising costs burden the public without delivering lasti...
30 Aug 201630min
