Experts

Richard Hanley

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Credited with inventing the field of "Philosophy and Popular Culture." Research focuses on unconventional topics: time travel, artificial intelligence and evolutionary theory.
Specializes in metaphysics, the philosophy of language, philosophy and pop culture and ethics. Hanley examines certain controversial topics: ethics, abortion, capital punishment, warfare, affirmative action and legal interpretation.
Writes and records music under the stage name Gourmet Rapport. Music is a collection of songs about philosophy.
Author of the books "South Park and Philosophy" and "The Metaphysics of Star Trek." Editor of the "Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Language."

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Disaster Research Center

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Sal Mistry

Management

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Jennifer Horney

Epidemiology

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David Redlawsk

Political Science

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Allison Karpyn

Education and Social Policy

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Philip Gable

Psychological and Brain Sciences

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