Michigan Minds

The number of kids living in a home with both parents and grandparents has nearly doubled in the last 20 years. Why does it matter? In this episode, University of Michigan professor Natasha Pilkauskas explains why finding out the reasons for this trend are important. She also says it should spark a rethinking of the way educational and social services are designed.

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There’s a lot of debate about trigger warnings but far less research on whether they actually work as intended. University of Michigan PhD student Izzy Gainsburg talks about his study on trigger warnings and why more research is needed before setting policy on them.

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Everyone’s excited about the potential for autonomous vehicles. But there’s a lot to be ironed out, especially in regard to safety, before we have a fleet of driverless cars on the highway. That’s according to professor Matt Reed, who heads the biosciences group at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. But he does see lot of potential for low-speed, autonomous vehicles in the near future.

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Despite gains by women in the workplace, the gender pay gap remains persistent. University of Michigan professor Cindy Schipani says there are moves companies can take right away to close that gap. Some already have, providing a blueprint for what works.

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When Muslim teenagers in America face discrimination or negative messages, how resilient they are depends a lot on how well they integrate their Muslim and American identities. University of Michigan professor Muniba Saleem explains why this identity integration matters a great deal to students who grapple with two identities.

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The hit Netflix show 13 Reasons Why has drawn some criticism recently for its portrayal of teen suicide. In this Michigan Minds episode, U-M researchers Victor Hong, MD, and Cynthia Ewell Foster, PhD, talk about their study, which asked at-risk youth about how the show affected them. The researchers also talk about resources available to parents and the community to help start the conversation about the show with teens.

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The value of research universities has been questioned in some circles, along with the taxpayer support public institutions receive. But University of Michigan professor Jason Owen-Smith explains how research universities are a critical part of our social and economic infrastructure.

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E-cigarette marketing has become “the wild west,” says U-M School of Public Health adjunct professor Cliff Douglas. The FDA has recently taken steps to limit the sale of vaping products to minors. Douglas says regulators should develop policies that help longtime cigarette smokers access a less harmful alternative, but limit vaping products’ appeal and availability to young people.

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It’s a myth that we don’t produce enough food to feed a growing global population. The problem is unequal access to food. Lesli Hoey of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning shows how we can start to solve these problems by rethinking how we study and manage the food supply.

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Facebook is being criticized for not doing enough to keep so-called fake news off its platform, but also catches heat for overreach when it tries. School of Information Professor Cliff Lampe sheds light on exactly what Facebook is up against.

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